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Subject: [Leica] "ORDER of CANADA" awarded! ;-)
From: geneduprey2015 at gmail.com (Gene Duprey)
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2015 11:51:31 -0600
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WOW!! Congratulations on this Award Ted!!  So well deserved, could not
happen to a nicer guy!

Gene & Chris

On Thu, Dec 31, 2015 at 8:40 AM, Richard Taylor <r.s.taylor at comcast.net>
wrote:

> Ted - I want to add my own congratulations to those you've already
> received.   I feel honored to have known you through all those years of the
> Cape Cod Leica meetings and to have had the benefit of your comments on the
> work we presented.
>
> Many thanks and I hope every second of the award ceremony is an absolute
> delight.
>
> Dick
>
> On Dec 30, 2015, at 5:48 PM, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote:
>
> > Hi Crew,
> >
> > Well as of today the Official press release from the offices of the
> Governor
> > General announcing those nominated to receive, "The ORDER of CANADA!" It
> > seems I'm selected as one of the recipients. J
> >
> >
> >
> > WOW! HOLY MACKERAL! I CAN'T BELEIVE IT? HOLY COW! ME? SELECTED TO RECEIVE
> > THE ORDER of CANADA!!!!!  If you'd like to find out what this is all
> about?
> > Please go here.   <http://www.gg.ca> www.gg.ca.
> >
> > When I lived in Ottawa many years ago I had news assignments to attend
> this
> > very special event and photograph recipients receiving their award. Now
> I've
> > come full circle to recipient and someone will be photographing me. J
> >
> >
> >
> > Now let me tell you, this is one tough call for the "old emotional jerk"
> to
> > cope with! I have no idea how I'll do on 12 February 2016? Certainly
> > standing before the Governor General receiving this incredible honour
> > bestowed on me. Oh I'll cry that's a given so I'll have a few hankies in
> my
> > pockets to help me cope! J
> >
> >
> >
> > This is the second highest award a citizen of Canada can receive in
> > recognition of service to their country and career. As I type this I've
> > already had two e-mails from media sources and waiting for a live radio
> > interview with the CBC, Canada's  national radio service.
> >
> > I realise many of you have no idea how important this event is? But in
> > Canada it's a major sized biggy as an "HONOUR BEYOND ONES WILDEST
> DREAMS!"
> >
> > cheers,
> >
> > ted  J
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> >
> >
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In reply to: Message from kcarney1 at cox.net (Ken Carney) ([Leica] Christmas 2015)
Message from kcarney1 at cox.net (Ken Carney) ([Leica] Christmas 2015)
Message from tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant) ([Leica] Christmas 2015)
Message from tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant) ([Leica] "ORDER of CANADA" awarded! ;-))
Message from r.s.taylor at comcast.net (Richard Taylor) ([Leica] "ORDER of CANADA" awarded! ;-))