RMC Class of 85

RITCHIE, Colonel Karen Tragically, October 13, 2008 at the age of 45. Beloved wife of Don
Peddle. Loving daughter of John Ritchie and Barbara Aaron. Dear sister of Tracy and Angela.
Fondly remembered by her extended family and large circle of friends. Karen dedicated her life to
her family, the Military and to her passion for The Girl Guides of Canada. Friends may pay
respects at the Beechwood National Memorial Centre, 280 Beechwood Ave., Ottawa, Sunday,
October 19 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Eucharist in Memory of Karen will be held Monday,
October 20 at Christ Church Cathedral, 420 Sparks Street, Ottawa at 1:30 p.m. Interment
National Military Cemetery at Beechwood Cemetery. In memoriam donations to The Girl Guides
of Canada, 50 Merton St., Toronto, Ontario, M4S 1A3, www.girlguides.ca , appreciated. Karen
loved life and lived life to the fullest and will be fondly remembered by all who knew her.
Published in the Ottawa Citizen from 10/17/2008 - 10/18/2008

Karen's family has requested that donations be made to Girl Guides Canada

14962 Sandy Malone (nee Gebhardt)

September 1, 2008

I hope this note finds you healthy and content. I am embarrassed to have taken so long to update
our class website, but have finally gotten around to it. Please excuse my procrastination.

I live in the Seattle area, and my way of keeping apprised of Canadian current events is by
watching the odd CBC news broadcast, the Rick Mercer Report and the likes of This Hour Has
22 Minutes. I have also found reading Veritas, and occasionally the weekly e-Veritas, to be most
informative, and at times entertaining. I enjoy hearing from classmates all around the world.
Although we have classmates, family and friends in volatile locations like Iraq and Afghanistan, the
world doesn't look like it's going to change overnight. I pray for their safe return.

It is difficult to imagine that it has been 27 years since most of us entered the "hallowed" halls of
RMC, and almost 25 years since graduation. Lot's of life altering events have no doubt taken
place. Some of us have changed jobs (again), spouses, and even have children that are in college,
married or even having children of their own. I look forward to catching up with you in 2010-if not
before, if just to find out how many grandparents are in our class - not me … yet.

Tim Patriquin has volunteered to look into how we might best collect $100,000 to be presented to
the College on our 30th Reunion (in 2015). Please expect to receive information from him.

The College grounds have changed quite a bit, especially with the newly completed dormitory
adjacent to Massey Library. I plan to take photos when I go to Ex-Cadet Weekend this
month-and will post them shortly thereafter-certainly by Thanksgiving.

I am still open to the idea of someone else being our Class Secretary, taking over in 2010 (or
before if you'd like). Please let me know if you are interested in undertaking this enormous
responsibility.

With the Summer Olympics behind us and soon the US Presidential election too, hopefully things
will improve, especially on the world peace and economic fronts.

Take care and I hope to see you soon.

TDV

Sandy Malone
Class of '85
Secretary