LEST WE FORGET 151 LENTON, Marjorie Ellen Marjorie was born on March 18, 1938 and completed grade 12 at Carpenter Composite High School in 1956 and then joined the Royal Canadian Air Force. She was posted to St. Jean, Quebec; Clinton, Ontario and Falconbridge, Ontario. She was released with Honourable Discharge as Airwoman First Class to marry Roy S. Covey on August 28, 1958. Roy was posted to Chatham, New Brunswick, France and Belgium, Cold Lake, Alberta and finally Comox, BC. LENTON, Richard Roderick “Dick” WWII Richard Roderick Lenton was born in Birch Lake, Saskatchewan on September 23, 1911. His brothers and sisters called him “Dickie Bird”, a name given to him by his mother because he always played the mouth organ “like a bird”. He has always been called Dick by the family. Dick joined the Saskatoon Light Infantry along with brother Wilfrid in 1939. He served in England, Italy, and the Mediterranean during World War II. It was in England that he met and courted Rose E. Pitts. Dick and Rose were married in 1942 but when he returned to Canada after the war, Rose remained in England. Richard met and Matilda (Tilly) Watch and they lived happily in Regina for many years. Rose eventually came to Canada but did not stay long. Sadly, all this did was separate him and Tilly. After Rose went back to England, Dick lived alone with his beloved pets. Dick and Wilfrid worked together in their younger days, hauling logs by horse, building bridges and roads, and farming. Dick lost the sight of his left eye when he was hit by a piece of steel when he worked at IPSCO, a steel company in Regina. Dick loved animals, and when he could no longer have pets, he filled his apartment with pictures of animals. He loved music, especially the fiddle. He loved little kids, but he did not have any children of his own. He always had a few coins in his pocket for his nieces and nephews. Dick lived a long life and passed away on October 12, 2006, at the age of 95.
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