{"id":6453,"date":"2017-11-10T11:46:38","date_gmt":"2017-11-10T18:46:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.miguelitoslittlegreencar.com\/blog\/?p=6453"},"modified":"2017-11-10T11:48:20","modified_gmt":"2017-11-10T18:48:20","slug":"remembering-maurice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.miguelitoslittlegreencar.com\/blog\/remembering-maurice\/","title":{"rendered":"Remembering With Maurice"},"content":{"rendered":"[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” specialty=”off” transparent_background=”off” background_color=”#a8cf45″ parallax_method=”off” custom_padding_tablet=”50px|0|50px|0″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”3.0.82″ custom_padding=”10px|||” box_shadow_position=”outer” global_module=”5837″][et_pb_fullwidth_post_title title=”on” meta=”off” author=”off” date=”off” categories=”on” comments=”on” featured_image=”off” featured_placement=”background” parallax_effect=”on” parallax_method=”on” text_orientation=”center” text_color=”light” text_background=”off” text_bg_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0.9)” module_bg_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0)” title_all_caps=”off” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” title_font=”|on|||” title_font_size=”35px” custom_padding=”2%||2%|”]\n[\/et_pb_fullwidth_post_title][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” transparent_background=”off” background_color=”#ffffff” parallax_method=”off” custom_padding=”0%||0px|” _builder_version=”3.0.82″ box_shadow_position=”outer”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px” parallax_method=”off” parallax_method_1=”off” column_padding_mobile=”on” _builder_version=”3.0.85″ width_unit=”off” custom_width_percent=”100%” use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ make_fullwidth=”on”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_post_title admin_label=”Featured Image” title=”off” meta=”off” author=”off” date=”on” categories=”on” comments=”on” featured_image=”on” featured_placement=”below” parallax_effect=”on” text_color=”dark” text_background=”off” module_bg_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0)” border_style=”solid” title_font_size=”40px” title_text_color=”#a8cf45″ background_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0)” _builder_version=”3.0.82″ custom_padding=”|0px||0px” box_shadow_position=”outer” parallax_method=”on” \/][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row make_fullwidth=”on” background_color=”#ededed” parallax_method=”off” parallax_method_1=”off” parallax_method_2=”off” column_padding_mobile=”on” _builder_version=”3.0.85″ custom_padding=”|0px||0px” use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Title” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”right” header_font_size=”50px” text_font_size=”18″ module_alignment=”right” _builder_version=”3.0.86″ custom_padding=”|20px||”]\n

Featuring Maurice James Strong<\/strong>
Retired Flying Officer, Royal Canadian Air Force<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Date Location” background_layout=”light” header_font_size=”50px” text_font_size=”18″ module_alignment=”left” _builder_version=”3.0.86″ custom_padding=”|||20px”]\n

November 8, 2017
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”The Story Header” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”center” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” text_font=”|on|||” text_font_size=”32″ module_alignment=”center”]\n

The story<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Bio” background_layout=”light” use_border_color=”on” text_font_size=”18″ module_alignment=”left” _builder_version=”3.0.86″]\n

Maurice James Strong is a decorated Royal Canadian Air Force<\/a> pilot who survived a major plane crash in World War II. After the war, he was stationed in Germany where he was tasked with \u201cimpressing, even taunting the Russian pilots\u201d while guarding the border. He served with the RCAF from 1940-1946.<\/p>\n

Maurice recently celebrated his 97th birthday, which was attended by his son Keith, daughter Denise, his six grandchildren, and seventeen great-grandchildren.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_divider color=”#eaeaea” show_divider=”on” divider_style=”solid” divider_position=”top” hide_on_mobile=”on” height=”2″ disabled_on=”on” \/][et_pb_text admin_label=”Fun Facts Header” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”center” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” text_font=”|on|||” text_font_size=”32″ module_alignment=”center”]\n

Fun facts<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row padding_mobile=”off” parallax_method=”off” make_equal=”on” parallax_method_1=”off” parallax_method_2=”off” parallax_method_3=”off” column_padding_mobile=”on” _builder_version=”3.0.82″ box_shadow_position=”outer” disabled=”off” disabled_on=”off|off|off”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_blurb admin_label=”Blurb 2″ url_new_window=”off” use_icon=”on” font_icon=”%%257%%” use_circle=”off” use_circle_border=”off” icon_placement=”top” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”center” use_icon_font_size=”off” background_color=”#f9f9f9″ use_border_color=”on” border_color=”#c9c9c9″ custom_padding=”20px|20px|20px|20px” border_width=”2px” _builder_version=”3.0.86″]\n

While stationed in England, Maurice met his wife Joy through his best friend, a fellow pilot.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb admin_label=”Blurb 2″ url_new_window=”off” use_icon=”on” font_icon=”%%171%%” use_circle=”off” use_circle_border=”off” icon_placement=”top” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”center” use_icon_font_size=”off” background_color=”#f9f9f9″ use_border_color=”on” border_color=”#c9c9c9″ custom_padding=”20px|20px|20px|20px” border_width=”2px” _builder_version=”3.0.86″]\n

He tells the story of a time while posted in Germany when his popularity soared among his fellow service men. For quite some time the men had been subjected to eating Spam<\/a> for three meals per day<\/em>. He had enough of that, so he took his rifle into the woods surrounding their post and promptly hunted and returned with a deer. His star rose quickly after that.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_blurb admin_label=”Blurb 2″ url_new_window=”off” use_icon=”on” font_icon=”%%151%%” use_circle=”off” use_circle_border=”off” icon_placement=”top” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”center” use_icon_font_size=”off” background_color=”#f9f9f9″ use_border_color=”on” border_color=”#c9c9c9″ custom_padding=”20px|20px|20px|20px” border_width=”2px” _builder_version=”3.0.86″]\n

His daughter Denise remarks that he is a patient, positive father who never complained — not even about the major injuries he sustained from his service.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb admin_label=”Blurb 2″ url_new_window=”off” use_icon=”on” font_icon=”%%98%%” use_circle=”off” use_circle_border=”off” icon_placement=”top” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”center” use_icon_font_size=”off” background_color=”#f9f9f9″ use_border_color=”on” border_color=”#c9c9c9″ custom_padding=”20px|20px|20px|20px” border_width=”2px” _builder_version=”3.0.86″]\n

Because of injuries from a plane crash, his right eye is a prosthetic eye.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb admin_label=”Blurb 2″ url_new_window=”off” use_icon=”on” font_icon=”%%97%%” use_circle=”off” use_circle_border=”off” icon_placement=”top” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”center” use_icon_font_size=”off” background_color=”#f9f9f9″ use_border_color=”on” border_color=”#c9c9c9″ custom_padding=”20px|20px|20px|20px” border_width=”2px” _builder_version=”3.0.86″]\n

He keeps a small, die cast model of a Supermarine Spitfire<\/a>, the aircraft that he flew.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_blurb admin_label=”Blurb 2″ url_new_window=”off” use_icon=”on” font_icon=”%%96%%” use_circle=”off” use_circle_border=”off” icon_placement=”top” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”center” use_icon_font_size=”off” background_color=”#f9f9f9″ use_border_color=”on” border_color=”#c9c9c9″ custom_padding=”20px|20px|20px|20px” border_width=”2px” _builder_version=”3.0.86″]\n

After the war he worked as a meteorologist in Whitehorse, Fort St John, Calgary, and Edmonton for the then-named Department of Transport until his retirement in the 1980s.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb admin_label=”Blurb 2″ url_new_window=”off” use_icon=”on” font_icon=”%%377%%” use_circle=”off” use_circle_border=”off” icon_placement=”top” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”center” use_icon_font_size=”off” background_color=”#f9f9f9″ use_border_color=”on” border_color=”#c9c9c9″ custom_padding=”20px|20px|20px|20px” border_width=”2px” _builder_version=”3.0.86″]\n

He would like you to check out his grandson Ryan Anderson\u2019s band F&M<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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