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Note: Betty was a high school teacher who taught for many years in Kempville Ont. In 1966 she accepted a post to teach at the Canadian Armed Forces base near Dusseldorf, Germany. On her Christmas break, Betty and another teacher, Marian Stockwell, were on their way to a skiing holiday, when their car ran into a truck. Betty was killed instantly. Marian eventually married Otto Gloeckler.
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Note: HI13
Note: (Research):Hello Ruth,
Again thank you for responding to my call and here is the information on the AD Astra stones and the teachers cairn. If you or any members of the family would like any additional info. just contact me via email at stucolt@cogeco.ca <mailto:stucolt@cogeco.ca> or tel 905 937 6365
All I need, as memtioned in our tel conversation, is Betty's year of birth as soon as convenienly possible since there is a deadline. I am assuming the memorial will meet with the approval of the family but I did not want to go ahead with this iniative without the knowledge and consent of the family. I should also mention friends of Betty's will pay the $160 for the stone so there is no cost to the family.
Sincerely, Stuart Colt Former teacher at Soest Sr. School Germany, 1965-1967
NOTE: Copy of email sent to Ruth Brown in July 2017 and forwarded to me for confirmation of Betty's birthdate.
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Ad Astra
What is the Ad Astra Program?
Introduced in January 1996, the Ad Astra Stone Program continues to attract an exceptional level of interest and participation. Originally proposed by Maj (Ret) Roy Skillicorn and developed by Colonel (Ret) "Cy" Yarnell, the project involves the installation of engraved markers along the walkways of the Airpark beside the National Air Force Museum of Canada. Countless hours of dedicated volunteer work have enabled the project to succeed far beyond the expectations of its founders. To date, more than 11,000 stones have been placed in the park, raising more than
1.1 million dollars for the Museum. Each year, a dedication ceremony is held in the Airpark on the last Saturday in September. The ceremony is a way of publicly commemorating and thanking all those who have supported the Ad Astra Program and the Museum.
Bearing the words "Ad Astra" and adorned with an Air Force Roundel, the 6 x 10 gray, granite stones are inscribed with a person's name, their hometown and province, and the years of birth and death (these dates are engraved only when the Museum is informed of the person's passing). Information regarding service number, rank and decorations, does not appear on the stone but will be recorded in a Museum Register that also identifies the location of the stone in the Airpark.
Donations to the Ad Astra Program may be made on behalf of any Canadian airman or airwoman who has served or is serving in Canada's Air Force or an Allied Air Force, their spouse or others whom the Board of Directors deem appropriate. The donation required for a stone in 2016 is $160. Upon receipt of the Ad Astra Stone application and payment, the Museum will issue a charitable income-tax receipt to the donor. A second, duplicate Ad Astra stone can be placed in the Airpark in another location of your choice, for an additional $100 donation. This second stone must be identical to the original stone and purchased at the same time.
2017 Ceremony
The 2017 Ad Astra Stone Dedication Ceremony will take place Saturday, September 30th at 14:00 hrs in the National Air Force Museum of Canada's Airpark.
This event is open to the community and we encourage families and friends of Ad Astra Stone recipients to attend. Guests are asked to be seated by 13:45 in the Airpark.
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DND OVERSEAS TEACHERS AD ASTRA STONE INITIATIVE
During the DND Overseas Teachers Stammtisch reunion in Trenton last
September, a former CFB Baden pilot and friend of many of the teachers
there kindly gave a guided tour of the National Air Force Museum of Canada
and its co-located Airpark with AD ASTRA memorial stones. During the tour
the idea arose of an AD ASTRA cairn memorial being established to
commemorate the important role that the more than 5000 DND overseas
teachers and staff played in the education of children on Canada's
military installations in Europe during the Cold War era.
This idea of an AD ASTRA cairn generated enthusiastic support. There was
also talk about creating a cluster of AD ASTRA stones around the cairn to
commemorate family and friends having a connection to our DND teaching
experience.
With this in mind the Stammtisch 2016 reunion organizing committee is
using the surplus funds from the reunion to have an AD ASTRA cairn
established in the Airpark at the National Air Force Museum of Canada to
memorialize our DND overseas teaching service. It is in the same style as
the very impressive Afghanistan Memorial, also located at CFB Trenton.
The DND Overseas Teachers cairn monument will be in place for the annual
memorial dedication ceremony, being held this year on Saturday, September
30, 2017. The inscription on the cairn will be in English and French:
******************* In memory of the over 5000 teachers and staff from every province and
territory in Canada who taught and provided their support to the children
of Canadian Armed Forces families stationed in England, France, Germany,
Belgium, Sardinia and the Netherlands from 1954 to 1994.
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