RE EPISODE 402: JOHN RICKER … HEROES IN OUR LIVES EPISODE 402 WLL BE DELAYED
Hi John (Wardle)
Castlefield Institute,
august 2021
RE: HEROES IN OUR LIVES
This story will be slow in coming because when JOHN RICKER edited my speech in 1980’s he revealed
so much about himself…about John Ricker.. that I must follow the evidence to Earl Birney and Frank
Underhill…two heroes of Ricker’s that I have never known. Reveals so much.
The theme is HEROES IN OUR LIVES…think about it. Our heroes reveal so
much about who we are, what we believe, our life journey.
For those of you who do not know John Ricker. Please do not feel this episode is
peripheral to your lives. It is not. Recollections of heroes … personal heroes…says
so much about the essence of each of us.
Origin of the story comes from my discovery among the dust detritus of my files
a speech that I made long ago. John Ricker edited the speech ruthlessly. The
story HEROES IN OUR LIVES is the result of his edit. Who is John Ricker?
He was a little kid in Great Depression…a high school valedictorian in 1942…a
rear gunner in a war where many of his friends died…a teacher of history…a receiver
of the Order of Canada…a friend. A person who triggers thought.
So the episode will take more time. Worth it. And I must make the story readable
by people who have never heard of John Ricker.
I send these comments as an explanation of the delay.
alan skeoch
august 2021