Sunday, 5 July 2015

Struck By Lightning

Gordon Ross Whidden was the son of Harold A Whidden & Florence Whitford.   

Great grandson of Samuel Whidden & Sophia Vincent – descendants of the Nova Scotia Vincents - George Vincent & Mary Higgins.
 

On June 12, 1951, Gordon was out on the farm with his tractor when he was struck by lightning.  It was a neighbour who discovered young Gordon and yes, his hat was still smouldering! 

Gordon was born in the Jarrow district of Alberta and spent two years at the Schools of Agriculture at Vermilion and Olds.  He enlisted for WWII in 1942 and returned home in 1946 having served overseas.  

He married Helen Knudson and had two children, Gail and little Virginia born two months after his death.

Gordon was only 28 years old.

Obit 






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