From “Lumberjack Larry”, the memoirs of Larry Gladney of Clarenville
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I received an invitation from Tom Curran, the secretary treasurer of the Newfoundland Overseas Forestry Association, asking if I could come to Grand Falls and lay a wreath at the unveiling of a memorial to the 34 unit members who never returned to their native land or loved ones, but died in the line of duty from various causes, such as being sawed to death, falling off a truck, poison, tuberculosis, meningitis, hanging, killed by a train, drowning, being shot, burned to death, tractor turning over (and) various other ways. The Memorial is a beautiful block of black marble with the unit's badge, the caribou, at the front above the 34 names in gold letters and each side has a tree emblazoned on it. The Memorial was placed there by the Newfoundland Forest Protection Association, in conjunction with the Town of Grand Falls and was unveiled by Dr. Rex Gibbons, the Minister of Natural Resources, who was assisted by Mr. Stu Weldon, President of the Newfoundland Forest Protection Association, Mayor Walwyn Blackmore of Grand Falls and Tom Curran. It stands on a small mound between a small stream and Cormer Avenue and it is a place of sanctuary and peace. Reverend William Rice read the dedication, and Reverend Ray Cole read the benediction. Frank Thompson, a member of the NOFUA, read the 34 names.
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I received an invitation from Tom Curran, the secretary treasurer of the Newfoundland Overseas Forestry Association, asking if I could come to Grand Falls and lay a wreath at the unveiling of a memorial to the 34 unit members who never returned to their native land or loved ones, but died in the line of duty from various causes, such as being sawed to death, falling off a truck, poison, tuberculosis, meningitis, hanging, killed by a train, drowning, being shot, burned to death, tractor turning over (and) various other ways. The Memorial is a beautiful block of black marble with the unit's badge, the caribou, at the front above the 34 names in gold letters and each side has a tree emblazoned on it. The Memorial was placed there by the Newfoundland Forest Protection Association, in conjunction with the Town of Grand Falls and was unveiled by Dr. Rex Gibbons, the Minister of Natural Resources, who was assisted by Mr. Stu Weldon, President of the Newfoundland Forest Protection Association, Mayor Walwyn Blackmore of Grand Falls and Tom Curran. It stands on a small mound between a small stream and Cormer Avenue and it is a place of sanctuary and peace. Reverend William Rice read the dedication, and Reverend Ray Cole read the benediction. Frank Thompson, a member of the NOFUA, read the 34 names.
