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And man- would have a lot to say about Water- for customers and employees alike loading up the" equlpment. a merit told me to r m ‘th him . ’ _ . .. . . ‘ This issue could be easily solved ge“ 00 Wt ' , . 100 5 WHEN crop or City fathers flhd We apprecrate the efforts to prowde by asking the parking officials to I guess some of the veterans who roomed With him com- goxmllfigfizangdfi $332}: OmVStriuhglylmdigdm mm? so avoid the Waterloo Square parking ginsimeylcouldnt get ready for the game because of all the How could a city blessed with However. we have another seri- lots until] 4 am. I am sure that the "The phone would ring like crazy for him. But I was just two universities allow for the sys- ous issue. When the laws changed (’"y offWaterloowtshes [‘0th :3: thrilled to be tagging along. ' tentatic ruin ofstreets formerly to allow licensed establishments to fhni: fmfigrierf‘tocémli‘Ségiof I e “later. when we played together in Chicago. we became lined with beautiful well kept homes stay open an hour later. the cities ' close friends - we'd go fishing, stuff like that. within walking distance of uptown. did not change the parking bylaw to Deal Fatldn “The biggest thrill for my mom was when she could sit and the 'I‘ech park. and those same uni- itccount for employees working Waterloo have a coffee with Bobby Orr. But it kind of fell apart When I versrties. ater. ~ ‘ ‘ . had my legal problems with eson and Bobby was still loyal These were once proud, well The employees at The Duke of 75%? W t7 ‘ " ’ ”9W '7 to Al back then... and then itErgglstly mended itself later. established neighbourhoods where Wellington have been receian a? {5.2“}... . ., ' if“; 4 “But humble? Bobby never liked looking like a big shot. professors and other professionals parkénlgShticketiat 211:0 am. but do £27K: :7 ”‘1“ ~“ " .' ' “‘7'” ‘1‘ 1- Even when we would ride in a limo, he'd ride in the front with once ived. not n' wo unti 3:30 am. :8 . ;¢.,rf§‘h‘t"-‘i . . - , ' the driver. What has been allowed to hap~ Although I understand that there is TEE"? ”‘7'“ ' j " 7" “7 ‘ ' ,' "But he was hurting â€" I'm talking about the injuries to his pen to these streets is a disgrace that is alternative parking in the city's r: V” ~“'é§t?"~ .j "" " ‘ knees, and the frustration that went defies logic or reason. Jane Jacobs parkade. I have a serious issue with i”. fecf't‘ét'f 3' "’ ’ f "3 ' along with all that. I imagine that was â€"_ where are you? the young female employees enter- ,&?Q*=T 4A.- ]. ' ‘ '--‘"' I . the worst thing to a competitive guy ing such a place at such a late hour. ngx$ ' 3 3’ :2 i» like him. ' ( ' I I I \ I Iwould think that the City ofWaterâ€" "féijf‘: in“? - ' ‘ “as - “He could play through the physi- ( ( )j [ j \ I \ Hilda Mason loo wouldbebehind us in saying ' "“ ”i=9." . ‘ "14: A”: cal pain a lot of the time. but not Waterloo that it is unsafe to put these people . ,H:“"?"§"": . . ’T ”a,“ being able to do the things he knew he in harms way. ’ . ‘ "A 5* ~‘ ”W" " ‘9’” a“; *‘ should be capable of doing. and at . . only twenty~eight years of age? That i} . . was probably the worst pan. r , ' I 'he ma 0 of hem a mom he the m é ' ey. When the Bruins used to practice, ,_‘ the place would be packed and people This is ic'nie “mew moment The onewehave do. but i think, that is the magic ofbeing a mom. would be cheering for him to show been waiting for. As the girls got older. the breakfasts got better them his magic _ at a practiceI?Y The first Mother's Day when all of the children are (although they still left the Cleanup to me). Or WE “And he would just start ragging officially out of the house. living in theirown spaces. went out for breakfast. which inevitablyl paid for. the puck and people would be clapâ€" DAVID We have, in the past few years. had a childless And together. they would still head out to do ping. He'd do things he wouldn't do in WARD Mother's Day or two, but that has only been tempo- things together - - ~ things Of interest [0 MOm- Once a game â€" because he never wanted to ' rary. This one (as much as any child the teen years came. the girls Still went embarrass the other team. moves out permanently) is different ) . along although there W353 significant "He was so respectful. Today. lots of stars do their fancy because no one has any intention of l l l i l i ll amount of rolling of eyes and body lan- tricks in games That's a way in which the game has changed. coming back I“ )l l R K I W89 WhtCh suggested they WOUId be a It's more about entertainment. but less humble." Not that we would let them. 1'11 peti- ‘ [Gt happier dOIhS something 9'50 So that‘s what Jim and my work in chronicling his recollecv tion for a quarantine from the World 5,: This weekend. I guess. I will be tions mostly looks like. Health Organization if it was necessary _ , ‘2'"- responsible for breakfast. I Wt" also be I encourage him to tell me his stories. and he tells me what I suppose this means the burden of f g. ‘ 3 responsibte for clean'ms UP Wthh is he's comfortable sharing. But the part of that pattern that I find making Mother's Day worthwhile Will . ‘ only fair. We Will h0t 80 out f0! dinner. precious comes when I think we're done. now fall on me after years of passing that tai‘l One Of the great pleasures 0f Diana's It's when I work towards closure that lim's best stories come on to the children. It fell under the pro» . . life is cooking (and it is also one Of out. I‘m not sure why that is? Lemon ofthe well~wom saying. “Well. 1;. I those thhltgsgge {‘85 a tldrd timfnlfttlhg Perhaps he is just warming up. or maybe it's about trust - oney. you're not my mother." », " anyoneese ). twou drive I’ he's warmin u to me. Whatever it is. it‘s the content that As bedrocksolid as that excuse is. I do . ‘ ’ around the bend it there were people in comes after [fire But my pen down that captures my heart. have to admit that Diana is the mother of ‘:& . her kitchen making her SUPPER Which. “Bobby paid for a lot of my late wife's medical bills when I all three girls ( I know. because I was BR come It? think Gilt. would be amusing couldn't. you know? The players' alumni helped out too. ere). MN in itse . But there was a enerous ersonal che ue there from And you would know that just by look~ BOURKE l have h0t heard or any 819‘“ plans Bobby. 8 P q ing and meeting the trio. They all have ff" thl§ particular Mother's Day bl“- “And he's so humble he didn't want anybody knowing he'd aspects of their mother which are quite h f 8W9“ If“ Sizzlgcahffii I)???” some- taken care of things for me. But ten years have gone by and clear. t ingo interest '5 a 00t. Pe zips. acinga people should know that he took care of a lot of the hills that Thankfully. they each got more of her than me. small hint in the newspaper Wt" pay ofl'as a came with Liz' passing. Anyhow Mother's Day in the past went throng! a reminder to the 055P'ln8 0f the tremendous debt "I played with Gretzky a little and he was something, but series of changes. At first. when the girls were old they owe their mother. Bobby's my hero. I feel very fonunate to have had him as a enough. they would bounce around In the kitchen But. Diana would probably was! she has been friend.“ making "breakfast". This was never as bad as the repaid several times over throudi the relationship time someone tried to marinate a steak in orange she has developed with all of them in the past four or u. juice, but that's a story for another time. The and five years David Wand is looking fora publisher [or his book about llm result m always declared tasty. but it was my job to A"Othtft pan or the "1385‘? Of the mom. Harrison. an old-time hockey player who playedfor Baum, spend the next three hours cleaning up the kitchen. "‘ Toronto, Change and Edmonton ofthe NHL MAM and lateron.thegirlsandtheirmotherwouldgoout WBOW-“WOI‘IMIM3KOOLI‘M ClewlandofrheWHA Weaninmachadat to do what Mom wanted. Strangely enough they mominganu can be readied 10'0""!th dwrdOflnnIngconm seemed to resemble thing the children would like to WWW-m