ShiloBrats Guestbook

Submitted by
Name: John McKay
From: Victoria BC
E-mail: jmckay16@shaw.ca

Comments:
Our family moved from Esquimalt BC (Work Point Barracks PMQ's) to Shilo in 1951-52. My brother and I went to Princess Elizabeth school I was in grade 3 and my brother was in grade 4. We then moved back to Esquimalt after only a year at Shilo. Our family lived a #17 Esquimalt crescent. My name is John McKay, my older brother is Wally and my mom Emily and dad Gordon. My dad was in the Dental Corp - RCDC. My parents are long gone, I will be 72 this year and my brother Wally 73. My brother is travelling across Canada with his wife and he phoned me today, June 20 2015, from Brandon to ask me where we lived in Shilo, I remember all that stuff but he doesn't, so I told him and he said he was going to go there and see the old house. I remember the parachute jump tower, it was across a field from out backyard. I remember back then you could walk to the edge or end of town and see nothing but prairie flat land forever. I recall wind / sand storms with the tumbling tumbleweeds and we would get sand between the storm windows and our inside windows. Every kid had a skating rink in their backyard, dad turned the hose on in the winter and the next day the skating rink was ready. Great memories for only a year there when I was 8 years old.

Added: June 21, 2015

Submitted by
Name: Bill Gillespie

Comments:
How fantastic to view the photos of my dear old friends taken at Brian's Celebration of Life.

You guys all look GREAT!

Sincere thanks for being present in support of all the Brats who hold fond memories of Brian.

Added: June 15, 2015

Submitted by
Name: Ken Jenkins

Comments:
You're right Faye, and didn't realize it untill after I had taken the shot, then everyone scattered and never got completely back together again for a group photo, I did get captured with some of the guys, and added a couple more photos to the album. Check it out... :!cool:

Added: June 14, 2015

Submitted by
Name: Faye Helgason Linseman
From: Ottawa
E-mail: fayeh51@yahoo.com

Comments:
The gallery shows a lovely picture of Brian Howie, and one of his pals from 50 years ago. Ken Jenkins, you should have been in that picture. Anyone would have taken it for you. You and Brian were friends and played together. We are missing you from the shot.

Added: June 14, 2015

Submitted by
Name: Danny turner
From: edmonton
E-mail: dannyb1@telus.net

Comments:
Sorry to hear of Brian Howie's passing it brings back memories of listening to the 45 my brother Floyd had of The Action.

Added: June 14, 2015

Submitted by
Name: Ken Jenkins
From: Courtenay, Vancouver Island
E-mail: kenjenkins@shaw.ca

Comments:
There are four people I think of as influences in my life. Leonardo da Vinci, Frank Lloyd Wright, Walt Disney and Brian Howie, who was all those rolled up in one, and he was there first to set that high standard of appreciation for me to be influenced by the others. I didn't get to go to their memorial service, but yesterday I had the privilege of attending the one for Brian Howie, not to mourn his passing, but to celebrate his life, an appreciation for how his life continues, extended through others that he influenced.

It wasn't officially a Shilobrat mini-reunion, but 50 years ago, everyone in this group were together at various Shilo activities, myself, Bruce Howie, Doug & Don Jordan, Keith & Judy Hummel, Mel Rioux, Gloria Johnson, Gill Willerton, now one more time, and yes, Brian was also there!, his spirit will never fade.

Check the Gallery for the latest collection of antique Shilobrats and comment here in the Guestbook what you remember about any of them.

Added: June 14, 2015

Submitted by
Name: Bill Brown

Comments:
Does anyone know where Gerry Crowder is these days?

Added: June 8, 2015

Submitted by
Name: ( D ) DOUG

Comments:
Come on people, there is this site besides Face BOOK. That's why this site is here for, to be used , SO USE IT;;;; ( D ) :!devil:

Added: June 8, 2015

Submitted by
Name: Perry Switzer
From: CB Shilo
E-mail: pswitzer@mymts.net

Comments:
Ahh yes I remember many things in Shilo.We were there in the late 50''s til mid 60's.It was a wonderful place to be a kid.Always something to do after school.We lived at 5 Quebec Crescent.I remember many of the names I see doing posts.
ShiloBrats is a great site.When is the next reunion or mini reunion happening?

Added: May 28, 2015

Submitted by
Name: Bill Anderson
From: Halifax NS
E-mail: also.bill.anderson@gmail.com

Comments:
So glad I found this website. 67 yo Army Brat here. Dad was in the Signal Corps all his life. He died in 1964 at age 40. In the mid to late 50s we lived in Brandon, Camp Shilo and Winnipeg. I am trying to piece together the order of moves, but I think we were in Winnipeg for Gr5 1958-59 and Gr6 1959-60 school years. I think I was probably in Brandon for a short bit waiting to get into PMQ in Shilo so we were probably in Camp Shilo Gr4 1957-8 and perhaps Gr3 1956-7

My wife and I drove across Canada in 2010 and it turned into me retracing my Army Brat years. I happily found the two places in Winnipeg that I lived including the PMQ @ Fort Osborne Barracks.

When we came to Shilo the sand made it seem so familiar. I kept driving around the building that ended up being Princess Elizabeth School because the exit doors from each classroom seemed so famailiar. The memory of sneaking back into the classroom through those doors while there was a party going on outside, on the last day of school, my friend Doug and I went to the teachers desk to open the drawer to look at the strap that lay in there. Ha kids.

Thanks so much for having this website. I will enjoy looking around. I have no clear memory of what street we lived on there, it seems every military base loves to name it's streets after Canadian War battles

Many regards
Bill.
Son of Sgt. Harold B. Anderson (16136) RC Signals

Added: May 22, 2015