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WA] mun) CHRONICLE ' Wednesday. September 39. mm ' 3 “Fluids an M0 2 . WM w .RUBYNAI.S how we 1mm ’ “MW““fi'fifi‘fiZM “mm ~ - wasa...“ 519mm â€"â€"-â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"#â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"*~â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€" The ties that bind I 0 0 Canada 3 next Governor General says hrs departure from Waterloo is only temporary Br Cir/mun“. PROM; PAnxmu 7“ t'Iiroltit‘It'Stajf ' ' ' ~ . ‘ ‘ fter more than a decade . I” “" . A Aleading the University of . ' Waterloo, tomorrow is Pres» idem David lohnston's last day. . , On Friday. he'll be officially l "f , . installed as Canada's 28th Governor 2 3 General in the Senate Chambers in ’ ' , c: . Ottawa. But he's not saying good- $ , g ' bye to Waterloo. , »_ ' . "it's just a five-year leave, and , -' a. we'll be back," lohnston said in a recent interview. “We're keeping . our home here. so it’s just a sojoum away." ' Home is Chatterbox Farm in ' Heidelberg, and lohnston expects ' ' d to continue to visit over the next ' 4. 2, few years. _. . 2 _-,,1‘“‘.x_, . - in fact. he'll return in just three " " T "' ».,.»;g x" 1 weeks. to accept an honorary Doc- "7 ‘ ,‘ i f‘ . - tor of laws degree front the Univer- ~.. 341} ‘ w ‘ sity of Waterloo at its convocation " " ceremonies. , , Throughout his entire career. ' Johnston has been lauded many times â€"â€" this will be his 14th hon- orary degree -â€" but as his influence grew, he often made it clear that his main priority was his family â€"â€" wife Sharon. their five daughters. and The theme for David Johnston‘s installation ceremony as Governor General on Friday is A Call to Service. their pat-[nets and children. mom coumsv or Una/tun or wATEllOO TWO family members won't be seemed to live acharmed life, mov- The lohnstons now have seven no farewell celebrations or retirement date next spring to build there for the ceremony on Friday ing from one success to another. grandchildren: two through surro- fundraising as he left the presiâ€" the endowment. But within two that will reflect the theme. A Call to He’s the author of several books, gacy. two through adoption. two dent‘s chair at UW, more than 1.000 months, donations totaling $5 mil- Service: lohnston’s father passed has sat on many panels, commis- through in vitro fertilization and people gathered a couple of weeks lion poured in. away more than 20 years ago. his sions and boards, and moderated one anatural birth. ago to say goodbye. and to "Donations ranged from $100 to motherafewyears later. televised leader'sdebates That's why lohnston was the announce the David lohnston $1 million. It really represents a “if Mom and Dad were alive But eventually adversity comes perfect person to chair an expert lntemational Experience Awards. cross-section of the community: today. my mother would say about into everyone's life, and lohnston is panel that advised the Ontario gov- The award will support UW stu- people he's touched in his academ- all these nice things, ‘You see, ltold no exception. ernment to fund three rounds of dents going abroad for co-op posi~ ic life. and in his personal life." you so. and nobody was listening.’ “Welost ababy," he said. WP. and to remove complicated tions in developing areas, but will lackson said before lohnston left to “A rid my father would say, 'l "One of our daughters, through barriers in the adoption process. also help to bring international stu- take up his position at Rideau Hall. . think you're making a terrible mis- surrogacy, had a baby that reached So far, none of those recommen~ dents to Waterloo who could not “I'm thrilled for the country. but take. You‘re describing someone full-term and then died in the last dations have been adopted. afford to be here otherwise. also, a little selfishly. don't want to other than my son.‘ hour of its birth. And for us it was “We are impatient. We cast our “it‘s a two-way street," lohnston share him." “He wasa little more realistic.“ an indescribably tragic circum- recommendations so they would said. “We should be educating Over the past 11 years, lohnston From his beginnings growing up stance, in particular watching our be cost positive, and would not. in global citizens here. and educating has rarely been seen at any public as a choirboy and athlete in Sault daughter and son-in~law deal with fact. involve new expenses to the our Canadian students to function occasion without a UW tie around Ste, Marie, through his education at that." taxpayer . , . so we expect careful effectively and humanely on the his neck. And he's not retiring that Harvard. Cambridge and Queen's “Having the support and care of consideration and positive move- world scene.” neckwear anytime soon, universities, and into his academic family and friends and neighbours ment on the recommendations." Tim lackson. chair ofthe awards “The University of Waterloo is career at Western, University of was most important to us and to lohnston said. fund, said he thought he would home. Anytime l'm back at the Uni Toronto, and Mc(;ill. lohnston has our daughter and son-in-Iaw." Though he asked that there be have until Johnston's expected versity, l’ll bewearing my tie." 6512 Face the facts % 2 , 2 2b ' WIT H G l NA 5 '\