[the lemur]

There are people in Ford Nation who will tell you that since the father was "working" at the TTC, he could have been dead for two years without anyone noticing.

It's funny how neither Rob nor Doug has ever said, 'You know, my grandpa worked at the TTC so my family knows something about transit, blah blah blah'.

 

[FordsLastDay]

Ugh. Horrible date format. It's backwards. Otherwise I like the idea.

Unfortunately, I'm finding that "liking the idea" doesn't translate into "buying the buttons". (Sorry you don't like the date format...I went with the Canadian version.)

FLD
www.fordslastday.com

 

[fishie]

Notice that none of them was referred to in the obituary (no "beloved brother of").

There were two in Doug Sr.'s death notice from 2006:

"Dear brother of Audrey MOSLEY and Lorraine YOUNG" I guess the others have passed on? Doug Sr. was the youngest, right?

 

[sweetlou]

*•.¸(*•.¸♡¸.•*´.)¸.•*´
«´Jimmi T. Not all women are fluffy-headed imbeciles. Just sayin' `»
¸.•*(¸.•*´♡`*•.¸)`*•.¸

Yes, TOBorn, yes.

 

[sublime]

whatever else peaks your interest

Oh, deer. Oh, pud99.

 

[casita]

Perhaps Casita could post a link to the 1935 Star articles?

http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy....eviewPDF/C65C3562C2714A65PQ/1?accountid=14369

( The link has "timed out". )

 

[pud99]

It's funny how neither Rob nor Doug has ever said, 'You know, my grandpa worked at the TTC so my family knows something about transit, blah blah blah'.

While little Henry Edsel was electrocuted at a TTC-related location, but it is far from clear that the gibberish on the grave-finder pages means that his father worked for the TTC - not to mention that his father died two years before the kid did (1933, versus 1935).

Casita: I now know how to get to the archives on-line, but I do not have my library card with me at the moment. Can you say whether the articles about the accident and the inquest indicate where the deceased kid's deceased father used to work?

 

[Oriana]

Doug Ford Sr. wears big fur coats and drives a Lincoln, but stingy with his employees:

https://wilfredreinke.wordpress.com/tag/randy-ford/

Also re wiki, Randy was also involved in Doug's drug dealing. Maybe entries should read: Doug Jr., along with his brother Randy... if anyone really cares that is.

 

[TOBorn]

Ok seriously? They named a kid Henry Edsel ?

Guess K-car was taken.

 

[pud99]

 

[pud99]

There were two in Doug Sr.'s death notice from 2006:

"Dear brother of Audrey MOSLEY and Lorraine YOUNG" I guess the others have passed on? Doug Sr. was the youngest, right?

Missed that. Thanks.

Every story I've seen says Doug Sr. was the youngest.

 

[pud99]

Oh, dear. Oh, pud99.

Indefensible, i know.

ETR (edited to remove): The Cupertino Effect is not a worthy excuse. One ought to be vigilant about such a well-known problem with spell-check programs (difficulty with the rarest or most unusually spelled variant, as with peek, peak and pique).

 

[sweetlou]

Especially when they all end with the same (different) last letter (just like Mama KFo). Wonder how many more they could've come up with?

Kracka? Kumbaya? Kaka?

 

[euler]

I knew you were an old timey guy, but you were reading the 1935 paper! What are you like 90?

Star has archives online for members, I *think*... You can also find them at the library, I'm sure. Never tried myself, but I recall people saying old newspapers were recorded on microfilm.

 

[GavinTheAlmighty]

Oh Snap! Also, truth.

Speaking of Dougie Junior, I just saw a candidate profile on Torontoist for one of the candidates running in Ward 2. And he's got a bit of a slap against the brothers Ford:

http://torontoist.com/2014/05/meet-a-council-candidate-andray-domise-ward-2/

Full disclosure: I am working on Andray Domise's campaign.

Domise is a solidly serious candidate with precisely zero love for the Fords. As part of our research, we've been looking at voting records. They have done so little and have actively voted against so many things that would benefit Rexdale on any meaningful level that it's scary.