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| - MacAdam Clan - (Descendants of Alban Bertram and Margaret Tena - MacDonald - MacAdam) Morell, PEI, Canada |
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| BIOGRAPHY - GERALD PIUS MACADAM (Born: December 6, 1916) Gerry, the eldest of twelve siblings, was born at home on December 6, 1916. He received his education at Mount St. Mary's School in Morell where he completed Grade ten. Gerry's love of trucks was evident from a very young age. From the time he could sit up, he used a pot cover as a steering wheel, pretending he was driving a truck. At the age of 16 years, he bought his first truck. In those days, he and his friends found it difficult to scrpae up thirty-five cents to buy gas to 'go girling'! Gerry was a tall, handsome guy and a great athlete; hockey was his passion. He played with the Morell Dreadnaughts and was a great defenceman. He joined the navy in World War II and continued to play hockey with the navy team. After the war, he owned his own trucking business. He had a fleet of trucks and two cars, the latter which he used for taxies. Gerry had a steady girlfriend (Hope Dingwell) for several yeaars. It just didn't work out, even though they were very much in love. Gerry had many faithful friends and they came in nearly every night to play cards - most often hearts and stop the bus. He was a great listener and many people came in to discuss their problems with him. 'Uncle Gerry' is fondly remembered by his many nieces and nephews for his generosity, particularly at Christmas time. He suffered severely with arthritis for thirty-one years, but seldom ever complained. Gerry spent time in Camphill Hospital in Halifax and Sunnybrook in Toronto. In the last three years of his life, he was blind and confined to a wheelchair. In 1975, his illness finally overtook him and he died at 59 years young. His generosity was demonstrated once again - when he left his three largest trucks to his drivers. |