SAMUEL GEORGE HAMBLY

SAMUEL GEORGE HAMBLY Died peacefully on February 19, 2003, in his 96th year. Sam war born on March 6, 1907, on a farm north of Bradford. He was an elementary school teacher and a vice principal with the Toronto Board of Education for 40 years. He was the founder of Camp Allsaw which he operated in Haliburton from 1962 to 1998. In January, 1942 Sam joined the Canadian Army. In February, 1944 he was one of 500 officers loaned to the British Army in preparation for the invasion of Europe. He was placed in charge of a mortar platoon of 60 men and given the rank of Captain. He took part in June, 1944 in the invasion of Western Europe. He was involved in heavy action throughout Western Europe for the balance of the war. After the war he was part of the occupation force in Germany until he was discharged in September,1945.The driving force of Sam's life after the war was promotion of interest in the preservation of the environment. This was the focus of his work as a teacher and a vice principal. It was the unifying theme of Camp Allsaw. Sam had great influence on the lives of thousands of young people. He is one of those rare people of whom it can be said that the world is a better place for his having been there. He was predeceased by his wife Marjorie in August, 1996, by his parents Franklin and Florence, by his brother John and by his sister Adeline. He will be sadly missed by his son Peter and his wife Alice and by their children Jennifer and Douglas, and by his daughter Vesta and by John's wife Mary and also by his many friends and supporters in his work in the preservation of the environment. Friends will be received at the Ward Funeral Home 'Weston Chapel', 2035 Weston Rd. (3 blocks north of Lawrence), Weston, on Friday, February 21, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral service will be held at Beverley Hills United Church, 65 Mayall Ave., Downsview, on Saturday, February 22, 2003, at 11 a.m. Cremation to follow.