retirement - po1 kathy thom, mmm, cd,rms clk 1

RETIREMENT-PO1KATHYTHOM,MMM,CD,RMSCLK
1. AFTER30YEARSOFSERVICETOCANADA,THEROYALCANADIANNAVY,ANDTHE
LOGISTICSBRANCH,KATHYWILLRETIREON10MAY2016.
2. KATHY’SSERVICEHASTAKENHERFROMONEENDOFTHECOUNTRYTOTHEOTHER,
WITHPOSTINGSTOCORNWALLISNS,BORDENON,OTTAWAONANDTHEMAJORITYOF
HERCAREERINHERHOMETOWNOFVICTORIABC.
3. HERSERVICEONHMCSVANCOUVERANDHMCSOTTAWACOMPRISEDOFTOOMANY
TRIPSTOHAWAIITOCOUNT,TWOTRIPSTODUTCHHARBOURALASKA,ALLOVER
NORTHEASTASIA,INCLUDINGTWOOPPORTUNITIESTOWALKTHEGREATWALLOF
CHINA.
4. HERPROUDESTACCOMPLISHMENTWASBEINGINVESTEDINTOTHEORDEROFTHE
MILITARYMERITASALEADINGSEAMANIN2001-ONLYTHEFOURTHRCNJUNIORRANK
MEMBERTOBENAMEDTOTHEORDERATTHATTIME.THEJOURNEYHASBEEN
AMAZINGANDUNFORGETTABLE,BUTITISTIMETOCHANGEGEARSANDTRY
SOMETHINGDIFFERENT.
5. KATHYWILLFINISHOFFHERCAREERASTHECHIEFCLERKATHMCSMALAHATANDIS
CURRENTLYUNDERTAKINGHERDIPLOMAPROGRAMMEFORMEDICALOFFICE
ASSISTANT.FINISHINGHERCAREERWHEREITSTARTED,KATHYWILLREMAININ
VICTORIA,CLOSETOHERFAMILYANDFRIENDS.
6. ADEPARTWITHDIGNITYCEREMONYWILLTAKEPLACEATHMCSMALAHAT,LOCATED
AT20HURONSTVICTORIABCON20FEBRUARYFROM1500TO1700.RSVPS,
ANECDOTESANDSTORIESCANBEFORWARDEDTOPO1MIKEMITCHELLAT
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DEPARTALARETRAITEDUM1KATHYTHOM,MMM,DC,COMMISSGR
1. APRES30ANSDEBONSETLOYAUXSERVICESAUCANADA,ALAMARINEROYALE
CANADIENNEETALABRANCHEDELALOGISTIQUE,KATHYPRENDRASARETRAITELE10
MAI2016.
2. KATHYASERVIDUNBOUTALAUTREDUPAYSDURANTSACARRIERE,AVECDES
AFFECTATIONSACORNWALLIS(N.-E.),BORDEN(ONTARIO),OTTAWA(ONTARIO)ET
DANSSAVILLENATALELAMAJEUREPARTIEDUTEMPS,AVICTORIA(C.-B.).
3. SONSERVICEABORDDESNCSMVANCOUVERETOTTAWAONTDONNELIEUA
BEAUCOUPTROPDEVOYAGESAHAWAI,AINSIQUADEUXVOYAGESADUTCH
HARBOURENALASKAETDESVISITESPARTOUTENASIEDUNORD-ESTDONTALA
GRANDEMURAILLEDECHINEADEUXREPRISES.
4. SAPLUSGRANDEREALISATIONESTDAVOIROBTENULORDREDUMERITEMILITAIREEN
TANTQUEMATELOTDE1RECLASSEEN2001.ELLEETAITLAQUATRIEMEMILITAIRE
SUBALTERNEDELAMRCALARECEVOIRACEMOMENT-LA.LAVENTUREAETE
INCROYABLEETINOUBLIABLE.ILESTMAINTENANTTEMPSDEPASSERAAUTRECHOSE.
5. KATHYTERMINERASACARRIEREENTANTQUECOMMIS-CHEFAUNCSMMALAHATET
SUITPRESENTEMENTSAFORMATIONENVUEDOBTENIRSONCERTIFICATDE
SECRETAIREMEDICALE.ELLETERMINESACARRIEREDANSLAVILLEOUELLEADEBUTEE.
ELLEPREVOITDEMEURERAVICTORIAPRESDESAFAMILLEETDESESAMIS.
6. UNECEREMONIEDEDEPARTALARETRAITEAURALIEUAUNCSMMALAHATSITUEAU
20,RUEHURONAVICTORIA(C.-B.)LE20FEVRIERDE15HA17H.VEUILLEZCONFIRMER
VOTREPRESENCE,ENVOYERVOSANECDOTESETHISTOIRESAUM1MIKEMITCHELLA
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