LEST WE FORGET 229 HONEY, Russell WWII Russell Honey was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Honey of Forgan, Saskatchewan. He served in the Royal Canadian Air Force and after discharge in 1945, he entered University graduating with Honours in Law. He practiced in Port Hope and then entered politics, being elected in Durham County. In 1985, he was an MP for the Liberal Government in Ottawa. HOOLE, Lloyd WWII Lloyd Hoole was born on September 15, 1921 on a farm in the Bounty/Milden area. He was the only son of James Ernest and Alberta Leone (Currie) Hoole. The family had taken over the farm established by Professor Golan Hoole who had arrived in Canada in 1912 to farm and teach at the University of Regina. During the 1930’s, the family was unable to make a go of farming and moved to Vancouver in 1938. Lloyd’s first job was as a telegram delivery man for the CPR. He recalled a flurry of telegrams surrounding the royal visit of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in 1939. In 1940, Lloyd joined the Royal Canadian Air Force; however, his poor eyesight prevented him training as a pilot. He did become an accomplished Morse Code operator, training with No. 2 Wireless School in Calgary. He subsequently moved to Montreal where he became a wireless instructor. While in Montreal, he met Helen MacGregor Oswald who was in the Women’s Division of the RCAF. They married in Vancouver on September 16, 1944. Five children resulted from the union: Leslie, David, Vicki, Terry and Erin. After the war, Lloyd became a radio news announcer for CJOR in Vancouver. In the 1960’s, the family moved to Cranbrook, BC where Lloyd eventually became owner of several radio stations in the east and West Kootenays. The couple retired to Galiano Island in 1981 where Lloyd enjoyed golfing. Despite not being able to qualify as a pilot for the RCAF, Lloyd owned and piloted his own Cessna 337. A high school drop-out because of the Depression, he obtained his GED high school equivalency at the age of 65 and became a Governor of the Board of Notre Dame University in Nelson. Lloyd Hoole passed away on October 21, 1998, as the result of an accident.
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