Sunday, May 28, 2000 — North Shore News - 23

SENIORS

Preschot l couple remembered

GERRY and Arlene

(Duff} McKenzie are friendly and interest- ing, but perhaps even

more importantly, they .

are genuine and com- :fortable people tobe _ . with. a The type of folks you > Want to keep ii In touch with.

The blend of their personali-." ’ ties, intelligence, work ethics.

‘and ingenuity has helped to:

develop | hundreds of young -”

~ minds...

Set: as good ‘of an ody.”

“cation and training as you “ can, and ¢reate’a healthy

" and honest lifestyle for your”

-o self,” advises the McKenzies. : Gerry and Arlene’ set their goals and successfully real- ized the reality of their dreaias. ! Gerry and Arlene were ra in Vancouver, 1933

and 1934 res esa Gerry

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while Arlene will maintain her hobbies of crafts and knitting.

If the surrounding fofty, majestic cedar trees could whisper, and the walls, nooks, and crannies of Cedars Preschool could speak, they would echo the voices of hundreds of happy preschoolers saying: “Thank you, Mr. and Mrs. McKenzie, for your care, concern and guidance through the years.”

And, to be sure, many appreciative parents extend to Gerry, Arlene, and the wonderful staff at Cedars Preschool, a sincere thank you for providing 25 years of a much-needed service in the Lynn Vailey area.

NEWS photo Terry Peters

AFTER 25 years, Gerry and Arlene. McKenzie are retiring from owning and run- ning Cedars Preschoo! in Lynn Valley. The couple say they will cherish the mem-

orles as they move into a new home with their cats.

Gerry and Arlene married

in 1955. They accepted

teaching positions in

Victoria: he in junior high

school; she in primary

; school. They built a house

in Victoria and taught there

for the next 10 years.

The McKenzies decided to move to North Vancouver in 1969 where they raised their own family, two adopted children. Time

" . evolved and life for the

: ry Unive ty-of B.C. and _ , grad- d,s”

erry has: worked on and off with his father’s ‘company, Tymac-Launch, a water-taxi business.-He got:a kick out of: running ‘the boats, and i it~

as a break'from teaching

id hi other i inte: ests...

McKenzie family was very

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The hearts of Arlene and Gerry were large and caring, and they loved children. So

in 1975 on a three-lot piece. -

of property, they built their home and the Cedars Preschool. For the first year, Arlene operated the - preschool herself, but the following year Gerry retired from teaching and joined Arlene in running the preschool. They bought a- school bus to take the chil-

dren on day trips through- out the Lower Mainland. Through the years Gerry has built a lot of things ‘ around the schooj, both inside and ovt, and almost all of the playground e hip- ment. He has also taught the children to do some easy woodwork projects. The attendance at the preschool has been as high as 100 chil- dren, and presently stands at

Always interested in try- ing something new, Gerry built himself an airplane, then sold it and bought into another plane. However, . before he had a chance to fly it, he suffered a heart attack and had a bypass. Gerry says: “That was in - 1980 and it slowed me down a bit, but that was 20 years ago.”

The McKenzies agree when they say: “The years operating the preschool have been very rewarding years.

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We have met a lot of won- derful parents and the chil- dren have been delightful.”

Gerry continues: “It doesn’t matter where we go, we are always running into former students and it’s great to meet up with them again.”

This June, Gerry and . Arlene are retiring after 25 years of running Cedars Preschool. They are moving, with their two cats, to their newly built home in a quict and scenic setting elsewhere in the Lower Mainland.

There, they will settle down and enjoy some gar- dening and we, hobbies. Gerry will continue doing woodwork and reading,

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The Cedars Preschool will be torn down, but it will leave behind in the hearts of hundreds of former students and their parents, fond memories of an extra- ordinary and caring couple. The McKenzies lived their own advice: “Get as good of an education and training as you can and create a healthy and honest lifestyle for yvour- self.”

So, Gerry and Arlene, from all of us, we wish you a long, heaithy, and happy retirement.

Vikki Finkbeiner is a North Vancouver writer. If you know of someone who ‘might make an interesting profile, send your iden to Vikki c/o North Shore News.

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