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Hamilton, Ontario
Westminster Avenue. 1970 - 1973.
The Card family settled into their house at 35 Westminster Avenue. They eagerly awaited the
arrival of their belongings. However, after several weeks of being told things “were on the way”,
North American Van Lines informed them their van had caught fire on the New York Thruway and
most of their load was lost. Prior to the move the moving company agent tried to convince Helen
that “we never lose a load” and accept lower insurance coverage. Helen dug in and insisted on
full coverage. She, in her usual organized fashion, had a detailed list of every item that was
shipped so the family was able to get full value and replace lots of older items with newer ones.
Sadly, photos had been stuffed (for “safety”) between clothes in the dressers and our Boston
pictures were lost. A few items did survive including the clothes dryer bought in Dedham, MA
(lasting through the Kirk Crescent days) and Helen’s sewing machine in a solid cabinet that her
father, Jack, had hand made for her – it’s still going strong! We still have several other furniture
items that Jack built over 60 years ago.
Sharon settled into Chedoke School and Mike into preschool. During the 1970-71 academic year
Bob became a senior medical resident. Helen became involved in lots of activities. Many of
these took place at the Terryberry Library (a name that’s hard to forget). In addition to being back
close to family new friends (who remained in touch for years) were made such as the O’Malley’s
(Brian and Elizabeth). Queen’s classmates, Sid (Meds ’63) and Judy (Crain – NSc ’62) Dinsdale
and Tom (Meds ’64) and Nancy Disney lived nearby. Bob was studying for two Royal College
exams (Internal Medicine and Hematology). This was hard on the young family. Sharon sent a
card to her dad – “I really hope you pass this one”. Bob is so grateful for the family and Helen’s
support at the time. In 1971 Bob began his academic career at McMaster University Medical
Center (“MUMC”). This included teaching the inaugural McMaster medical school class.