Condolences
I was extremely saddened to hear of John's passing. Although it is some years since we've been in contact, I still treasure the many memories from our many years of curling together at the Winter Club, both in men's and mixed curling. John was a fine curler and even better teammate and I enjoyed those years immensely. He will be greatly missed. My sincere condolences to the family. Sincerely, Jock Abra.
John Poitras, I am saddened to hear that he has left us. I vividly remember John at Amoco where he was one of my first mentors as a young geophysicist in the 1970’s. John taught me of the value of seismic check shots to provide the ability to change seismic time to depth. For the past fifty years I have applied his teachings for all the wells I have recommended.
I am saddened to read of John Poitras' passing. My fondest memories are curling with John at the Calgary Winter Club. He was very passionate about the game but that radiating smile never faded whether we won or lost. I know John felt a tremendous loss when Noreen passed away. The most recent memory of John was seeing his picture in the newspaper accepting a Metis Veterans Recognition Award for his exemplary service in the Second World War. My condolences to all his family and friends. Rest in peace John.
What a shame to hear that John has left us. He was a treasured individual. Most of John's relatives and friends would never have heard my name but I believe that I have probably known John for longer than any of them and his name will never be forgotten by me. I was one of John's first pupils in the school he took over in 1956(?) in Green Lake Saskatchewan. Actually I remember this as being 1946. That year the Sask. Department of Education built a brand new school ( replacing three log schools ) and hired John to be the principal. I was in his first grade 7 class. All the other teachers were nuns from the nearby convent and John was lucky enough to find a home with the local priest and they both took their meals with the Nuns at the convent next door.As I was entering grade 8 my parents decided to send me to a boarding school in Prince Albert, Sask. and I lost contact with John until I found in 1960 that we both worked for the same oil company. My family eventually moved to Meadow Lake where John grew up and one of his good friends was my wife's brother, so the Poitras name was well known in our house and that of my wife. Both boys (John and and Bud ) joined the army in the latter stages of WW2 and that separated them from their high school friendship. My last contact with John was during the last 20 years or so when he and I and about 20-30 past employees of the oil company we all worked with, met once a month to share a lunch and relate past memories of our work . These were good times and it breaks my heart to realize John is now gone. I will always think of those early days as John was a major part of my life. Lindsay Milne (Calgary)
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