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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 8 Feb 2012, p. 11

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' a? at mamb" ”FMWIWWWW Silcox shared a story about Stae‘ . - x " ‘fié‘: mopportunitytowma IMMW' “at last days. as caregivers 3‘ Colum~ 531 g f 5% Tickets are available online at bia Forest long Term Care Facility read ’ ‘ . httpzl Immosalconllnenn. click on events. Or a book to her to keep her sharp mind _, r â€" “5‘9‘743'6333- “8w. ~ ‘~ _ “I“ . Proceeds from the classic support Mosaic pro- The book they were reading to her "‘ \ ’ m and m that help Chm' M “d was Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code. ‘ » . ”“5th Region. ‘ which was a worldwide sensation at ' ’ the time. é; if _ The page-turner occupied Staebler " 3 1;; a ' during her last days and she reached 53?“ _. . fir. ‘ W11] 11mm]: Memorial the conclusion of the book just before ‘5§§.i:*:“l“‘i_>5«, " W ;i _ ‘ ' [Mum [28b 10 succumbing toastroke. , _ 3213 ' ' “One of the people I interviewed 'é‘ ‘; Wilfrid Laurie! University will welcome Dan P. wasawomanwhowasapersonalsup- ' " Wabadingexpeninpemomfltypsydtol- port worker that was reading the book 7 ’ mi 09’. as mum Ht'tmberger Memorial We to Edna who had become too weak to ‘ «ac mm a professor from Northeastern Uni- read it for herself," said Silcox‘ "The verslty in Bvanston. [1].. will deliver his lecture. worker would read it to her and appar- Nancy Sikox with an autographed copy of Dan Brown's the Do Vlnd Code. called Gage W. Bush and the may; Dyan: ently she passed away as they just fin» scum-onto AWWMM 1Q ' ishedit.‘ _ . Matchmfonner .SpreoidemGeorgeW. Silcox thought it was just an inter 5'8“?de Dan Brown Wt . 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Silcox “in was dedicated to the memoâ€" support of two of salable” favourite McAdams "8005 a W storm of W“ ”She was still curious." said SilCOX W of Edna.’ . . chartttes â€" The Workins Gem" and a] mm. mm“ M and . deeply mm life , 'Edna always wanted to be in the know Fit“ hm“! ‘0 "“5 past Christmas the WWW- “on, of memPflOm combined with the hum wanted m see what a” the fuss was when Silcox said she stumbled on the Shes sharing the story locally in the moment "1.88er and provided a personal justifi~ about." book again as she was making some hopes someone with a soft spot for cation {0" Bush‘s decision togoto war But the “my didn't “OP more in, space in her home library for some Edna might like a special memento “The lecture will be intriguing for anyone inter- ’ 531m, as a mygmmms package was new editions. She thought it was a while raisingfunds foragoodmuse. ested in contemporary politics, history and the 49mm“ ‘0 “'3' “WWW” all" 5h“ "l“ was” ‘9 “I“ leave the tome on the “I m'trym'g ‘99.” how much I can potential role of psychology in understanding tially shared the “my with mt. wam. shelf with such an interesting story get for it while giwng the proceeds to leadership and declslon-maldng in the real world" looChroniclc. v behind it to languish in the-dust. one of Edna's charities.“ said Stlcox. said Michale Pratt a laurier professor of psycholo- The package wa, pmmmrkpd [mm “I just thought it was stupid to hat/e 'l‘m trying to see if somebody who KY- ‘ New Hampshire and “m knowing any this book sitting here,” said Silcoa It knew and loved Edna is interested in The lecture will take place from 2:31) p.m. to 4 0'10 from ”‘3' P3” 0’ ”1" “WM ll” 8'5" contained 1mm“ of Bevys "we buying "‘ . pm. in the Bricker Academic Building. room . mind med with [he Whummwc black book where Edna got all her “I probably could have sold It on BAZOl. l “You haw l0 “WW "It ll" wn W” recipes from. eBay. but I d’dnl want It to ”.15! go (9 A reception will follow in the Science Building. 1 sitive and l wag w” mmnh m ”1”" “There was the letter from Dan anybody if there Is somebody in Ednas room [42005. The lecture is free and open to the 1 it." said Silcox. Brown plus the two photos and l- Circle that would treasure It.” public 0““. opened. it “mm, ”m n, he a thought I shouldn't just leave this book Silcox can be contacted at sil- r spfcial edition iii The I)" l'mu (ode bins around." coxOCWIspca ‘ , ,. ‘_ , t , Gull) OPENING SPRIN- ‘ It; ‘- l ‘ I l, x‘ i , l 1 I . - - a z . ,. -7» .7 -- figyflte/r’» ' V Come to today for your auto servrce needs and receive °$|0dfenylubeloilurvlu OUptoflScflywrmnmico E . ‘ cw; ll lhh‘k . I ll-JC‘ I . i . l ’ -l\ ' IIhUU uuuâ€" «me ”5°“ MI ”my "HM routs fl «taunt-mi t Illulllugor I " ll ' M m (K COLUMBIA EXPRESS LUBE ‘ ' ‘ wv- - ‘ 0(33 Colby Dr. Waterloo " * a Q ‘ I ; QWOPRO 12 Sl9-77’2~3036 ‘ - r ~ w ‘~~ « ~ a

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