Performance at the
Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival
on Danforth and Logan
GreekTown
Location
Faiza R. Ansari
Director of operations
GreekTown on the Danforth
Business Improvement Area
Thank you for coordinating 2 great afternoons
as part of the Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival
Today's concert is a special tribute
to Bryan Michael Cassidy
A Tulip Friendship Garden of 600 Tulips Bulbs
will be offered to Mr. David Miller, Mayor of Toronto
in honor of Mr. Cassidy.
Quinten Rutgers reading a story
written by Jana Cassidy and Ray Seed (nephew)
My husband Bryan Michael Cassidy had a very
special
bond with Holland. A bond that stretched beyond life itself.
After joining the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1943, he was
assigned to the 420 Snowy Owl Squadron based in Yorkshire,
England as a tail gunner. Returning from his third mission over
Germany on April 25, 1944, his Halifax III night
bomber was shot down and crashed into a field near the
Dutch village of Zuilichem in the province of Gelderland.
Only my husband and the mid-upper gunner Ray Tanner survived.
The remaining five members of the crew, pilot Doug Watterson,
navigator Ed Webb, bomb-aimer Alfred Redmonds, flight engineer
Art Hansford and wireless operator Bill Murphy, perished and
were buried in Zuilichem. To this day the villagers maintain
their graves and every year on May 4, they all gather to
remember the sacrifices these young Canadians made for
their freedom. My husband eluded the Nazis for about three
days, surviving on water from the dikes and a chocolate bar
from his escape kit. He was eventually captured as he
attempted to cross one of the bridges over the river Waal.
Initially, he refused to give the enemy any information other
than his name, rank and serial number. He wasn't carrying
any identification so the Gestapo considered him to be a spy.
As a result, he had no choice but to give the name of the
squadron he was with in England. That information satisfied
the interrogating officer. He was then listed as a Prisoner of
War and stayed at several camps or stalags, in Germany,
Poland and East Prussia, until his liberation in 1945.
When he first visited the graves of his crew mates in 1985
he thought this was where he should have been. They lived
together, ate together, creating an unbreakable bond that
transcends time. On May 4, 2005, he was finally reunited
with his "brothers in arms" in Holland. May he rest in peace.
Private Frank Miller
3rd Canadian Infantry Division
D-Day Boys
Liberator of the Netherlands
Martin van Denzen
President of the Dutch Canadian Association
of Greater Toronto
and producer and Host for the Dutch Programme
CJMR 1320 - Radio - the voice of the city
Luluk and her fans
Audience / TV
Birgit - Ernst - Bill - Fotis - Sonja - Christine
top: Mr. Rossignol Junior
Jamming inside the Stage
bottom: Mr. Rossignol Senior
Bus driver
Dear Larry,
Thanks for a wonderful party
and for inviting all our friends and family
2nd day at the Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival
Special Guest
Kiki jamming with Luluk
Toronto Fire Department
a quick stop to enjoy some jazz
Luluk receiving gifts from Ibu Nuk
Driving from Toronto ON to Windsor ON
location: Dieppe Park, Riverside Drive
Detroit River
Cartunes - created by local artists in Windsor
to celebrate the automotive Industry
The Stage Bus at Dieppe Park
Dieppe Park
performance is presented by the City of Windsor
and the Windsor Lancaster Committee
Special Events Coordinator, Parks & Recreation Services, City of Windsor
Thank you for organizing a great day in Windsor
Sponsors:
Mayors Office
Windsor HArbour Commission
Ground Effects
Kamsel Leasing
the Circle of Seven
Elias Deli (breakfast provisions)
Paddy O'Ryans (dinner provisions)
the Hilton
Windfest productions - Ken Brandes
Boblo Boat Foundation and owners and volunteers of the Ste Claire
Convention and Visitors Bureau of Windsor, Essex County and Pelee Island
Piano tuner: Rick Moor
emcees
left: Mr. Gordon Orr
Manager Convention and Visitors Bureau of Windsor,
essex County and Pelee Island
right: Mr. Michael Duben
City of Windsor GM Client Services
Royal Canadian Legion Colour Guard detachment
and
Mr. Garnet Ryan
Royal Canadian Legion District A Commander
right: Mr. Garnet Ryan
Royal Canadian Legion District A Commander
Essex and Kent Scottish Regiment detachment
with
Honorary Colonel Rae Martin and
Lieutenant Colonel Phillip Berthiaume
Greetings by reverend Jurrien Camman.
Heidi and Lauren Toffen from Walkerville High School
Singing the Netherlands and Canadian
National Anthems
left: Mr. Richard D. Ter Vrugt ,
Honorary Consul of the Netherlands, London, ON
right: His Worship Mr. Eddie Francis
Mayor of the City of Windsor
Rene receiving a City of Windsor Nell Rose Bush
(Nell is the mother of the current
Prime Minister - The Honorary Paul Martin
His Worship Mr. Eddie Francis
Mayor of the City of Windsor, receiving a Tulip Friendship Garden.
Left: Lieutenant Colonel Phillip Berthiaume
Middle: Mr. Richard D. Ter Vrugt ,
Honorary Consul of the Netherlands, London,ON
right: His Worship Mr. Eddie Francis
Mayor of the City of Windsor
Right: the Honorary Brian Massey - Member of Parliament
Mr. Garnet Ryan
Royal Canadian Legion District A Command
Audience
Special Guest:
On Drums: Mr. Rodney Mecks
Rodney and Deborah Mecks
Mr. Milorad Sokolovic
WWII Veteran from the Balkan
during the Partizan War in Yugoslavia
Fighting the Germans
Mr. William van den Amstel
Prisoner at a German War kamp when he was 17.
Joined the Navy after WWII
Our concert is a special tribute to you
Mr Edward Lee
WWII Veteran
With the Royal Canadian Airforce
4040 Squadron
involved during D-Day
Liberator of the Netherlands
on her way to Chicago
Agent for:
Bik Bent Braam/Trio BraamDeJoodeVatcher/All Ears
Executive Producer - Festival Epicure
Windfest Production
Windsor, ON - early in the morning
Sergeant Stan W. Jones - WWII Veteran from Windsor
Wireless Operator, Lancaster 101 (Special Duty) Squadron,
Bomber Command Ludford Magna, Lincolnshire, U.K. April 29th. 1945
Liberator of the Netherlands
Driving from Windsor ON to
Ohsweken ON.
playing succer while the driver is a sleep
Arrival at Six Nations veterans association
Performance at Veterans Park
The Village of Ohsweken,
Six Nations of the Grand River Territory Ontario
Presented by the Six Nations Veterans Association
Ohsweken, Ontario
Reception at
Six Nations veterans association
Mona Staats
wearing native Iroquois costume
Dr. Angela O'Rourke, native from six nations
Reverend Norman Casey - Padre for Six Nations
veterans association
left: John Monture
president of the Six Nations Veteran Association
middle:Mr. Les Harrington - WWII Veteran
Member of the RCL Branch 90 - Brantford ON
right: Robert Monture - 2nd vice President
Marion Hill,
Six Nations Canadian Women’s Army Corp
It was 1944 and Marion Hill was eighteen years of age
when she walked by the recruitment office in Brantford, ON
and decided to go in. Marion was one of a number of
women who joined the Canadian Women’s Army Corp.
and made the commitment to serve her country in the mid 1940’s.
1st Batakion Argyle and Southerland Highlanders PS
Liberator of the Netherlands
Ms. Nina Burnham
Nina Burnham comes from a strong family of
veterans at Six Nations. Three brothers and one sister
served in both the Canadian Armed Forces
and the American Army.
Pointing at a document about her uncle,
Brigadier General O.M. Martin.
Native officer in Canada.
Mr. Bud Keeton
veteran from the Korea War
Bill Little - PPCLI
member of the Royal canadian legion
Paris Ontario - branch 29
veterans present at the reception:
Norm Allen - Navy
Lucy Martin RN - Canadian Army
George Roach - Royal Canadian Submarines
N. Gale MacAulay - Navy
Derek Pite - Army
Ed Maddock - RCNVR
Jesse Green - USA Army
Bob O'Rourke - US Navy
Angela O'Rourke - US Army
Iyan McHenry - US Airforce
RE Johson - USMC
Don McNaughton - US Army 1st AD
Walter Hawkins - Army
Les Harrington - RCL branch 90
Chuck Camillan - RCL branch 90
Ross Shered - Unit 13 KVA
Len Hill - Unit 13 KVA
John Rank - President Unit 13 KVA
Mary Donavan - J/cpt
Joe Finch - RCL branch 90
Albert M. Collins - RCL branch 461
John Bradley Senior - Royal Canadian Army WWII
John W. Dave Brantford
June Lynn - RCL Brantford branch
Betty Jo Bryson - RCL Brantford branch
Doreen Newton - RCL Brantford branch
W-1900 PTE Audrey Lethbridge - RCL Brantford branch
Ted Vanderlans - Branch 543 Harly-Burford-Cathart
Florence King - Branch 543 Harly-Burford-Cathart
Marion Hill - Branch 463 / South Brantford
Bud Keeton - RCL #29 Paris
Frank Sharpe - RCL #29 Paris
Bill Little - RCL #29 Paris
Just before driving to the location
we had an empty Battery
Jumpstart
Michael Bromberry
giving a warm welcome in the Cayuga Language
Michael Bromberry
Marion and Peter Ittinuar
Building Aboriginal Economies Co-ordinator
Business and Economic Development Unit
Corporate Aboriginal Policy & Management Branch
Ontario Native Affairs Secretariat
and Guitarist with Rankin File.
Thanks for initiating our visit to Ohsweken
Pianist, singer , song writer
Mr. Murray Porter. Native from Six Nations
Robert Johnson - Vietnam Veteran
Listening to the music
Dressed up in Mohawk
Six Nations Elected Chief
Mr. David General
Mr. David General receiving a tulip Friendship Garden
Luluk and Michael Bromberry
combining Indian dance and Indonesian music
Lucy Martin - Veteran Nurse in the Royal Canadian Army
George Roach - Veteran / RCN Submarines
John Bradley - Six Nations / WWII Veteran
left: Mike White - 1st Vice President - Six Nations Veterans
Association.
middle: John Monture
right: Brian La Forme
Chief of "New Credit of the Mississauga Reserve"
Carolyn King
Partnership Development Advisor
Two Rivers Community Development Centre
Thank you Carolyn for all your work and organisation
top: Mr. Derek Pite and his wife - WWII Veteran RCA
zone commander with the RCL Branch 90
Peter Smith - WWII Veteran
July 5th
Ms. Lillian Burnham Montour
Thank you Nina Burnham for all your care