Uncle Henry!! Who was this man?? Not many of us, including those of us who are related to him, know who this man is. Once thing we know for sure, he was private man. I first met Henry before I married Glen when we were driving from Toronto to Ottawa in 1963, we stopped at his place of employment near New Castle, Ontario. He lived and worked for about 20 years on a Dairy and Orchard farm for his very good friends Lewis and Phyllis Clark. I remember hum being very shy and almost nervous as he was not used to having company or relatives popping in as all his relatives were out west in Saskatchewan. But I'm getting ahead of myself here. Henry's life began on the Dufour farm north of Bankend, Saskatchewan on May 20, 1919. He was one of ten Dufour children and all of them have predeceased him he was the last of that generation of Dufours. But there are more generations coming up. Over the years we have said goodbye to his siblings: Nettie Dufour, Mary Birley (Balfour), Jessie Harkness (Elwood), Hannah Markusson (John), Edwin Dufour (Doris), Cecilia Casement (Lloyd), Daniel Dufour, Samuel Dufour ( Anne, and Jim Dufour (Evelyn). Cecilia and Edwin were twins as well as Daniel and Samuel were twins. When Henry was about 23 years old in 1942, he joined the Army and served with the Calgary Rifles, overseas, active Mainly in the United Kingdom and Central Mediterranean area..... This was a period in his life that we learned later, was hard for him to talk about so we knew very little about his experiences during the war. After serving 4 years in the Army, he returned to Canada in 1946 to live and work at Newcastle, ON., Durham County. We he moved to Foam Lake in 1966, he decided to further his education getting his carpentry papers. He lived in Regina from 1971 to 1986 and was employed with a construction company and work on many large construction sites. Henry decided to retire to Foam Lake to help look after his elderly mother and his sister Nettie. He resided in his cozy house in Foam Lake until he was 96 year old and could no longer get his own quality care and eventually moved into the Invermay Nursing Home for his final year. He enjoyed a quiet life in Invermey, which was a choice of his. His nephews, Richard and Glen and their spouses visited regularly and when some of the far-away nephews and nieces could come he always enjoyed their visits. But not as much as he liked his quiet solace, with his wheelchair facing the window, watching the birds and squirrels and nature. He was always happy and brought a smile to our faces. Rest in Peace Henry - We Love You and will miss our visits with you.