I was born Wayne H Tester in Flint, Michigan, USA and three months later we moved back to Canada where Dad started work with the Department of Lands and Forests in Normandale, Ontario. Three years later we moved to Dorion, Ontario where Dad was manager of the government trout rearing station, and I received my public school education.

My high school education was at Port Arthur, (now Thunder Bay), and Owen Sound, graduating in 1949. I entered the Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto in September, 1949 and graduated with the degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery in May, 1954 standing in the top 1/3 of my class. I started practice in Chesley, Ontario and moved to St Catharines in November, 1955 where I practiced until my retirement in 1989.

I married my wife Joan in May, 1955 and we were blessed by a son Ian who is a dentist practicing in St Catharines, a daughter Lynn who is an office supervisor living in Minesing, Ontario and a daughter Cheryl who is a free-lance physiotherapist living in Wellandport, Ontario.

Ian has 3 children – Christopher, Lauren and Jillian. Lynn and her husband Jim, who is a high school teacher, also have 3 – Tyler, Brandon and Kyle. Cheryl and her husband Dave have 2 children – Graeme and Erin.

I had the opportunity to vote to decide my citizenship when I turned 21 and had no problem voting as a Canadian and thereby becoming a Canadian citizen. I have always been proud of this.

I have had many interests and have lived a varied and continually stimulated life.

In Dentistry, I had an active and fulfilling relationship with my patients, enjoying being able to help improve and maintain the health of those who visited me over the years. I was active on the council of the Niagara Peninsula Dental Association, serving as President in 1969 and two years on the publications committee of the Ontario Dental Association; I wrote a column called "Dentistry Today" for over 2 years in the St Catharines Standard as Dr Ian Wayne.

While in the Faculty of Dentistry I earned my athletic letter mostly through intramural basketball, (1 championship), and waterpolo, and spent three years on the dental year book committee, the last as editor of Hya Yaka, the Faculty year book.

I have been very active in the community, serving 35 years on the council of Mountainview United Church, two as council chair. After joining Mountainview the second year of its inauguration, I was active on many church committees, projects, preached occasionally and in the latter years provided computer related assistance. In 1993 I co-chaired the Muskoka Conference of the United Church of Canada with Leona Knash with a committee composed of Mountainview members. I served on this organization's steering committee for several years.

Photography has been a very meaningful and motivating force for many years. I joined the St Catharines Photographic Club in 1969 and served on its Board of Directors for 14 years, two as President and two separate terms as newsletter Editor. When I was President, the club boasted over 200 members. I won many awards with my photographs in colour slides and colour and monochrome prints, both locally and in International salons. I judged 5 International Salons and extensively in Ontario and New York State. Among the awards were a fellowship in the Colour Photographic Association of Canada and I was the first to win the Kodak award for the outstanding photographer in the Niagara Region, (both the American and Canadian sides of the border); and the photographic highlight was the designation of Artiste (AFIAP) in the International Federation of Photographic Art.

For many years I enjoyed creating and showing audiovisual presentations using three projectors, memory programmer and stereo sound on both sides of the border. I now do everything digitally. I presented at the New England Society of Photographers twice and I was published in books and magazines such as Readers Digest and Photo Canada; sold my photography through Canadian Press stock photo agency and also sold many of my fine art prints.

Other interests throughout the years included flying (standing first in my graduating class), scuba diving, hunting, fishing, gardening, woodworking, skiing, curling, golf, traveling and hiking with the beauties of nature.

Early retirement years were dedicated to learning a new way of life and I decided to learn as much as possible about computers. I at one time edited as many as 5 newsletters as well as other types of publications. This gradually evolved into a consuming interest in desktop publishing and computer graphics and at present I am webmaster for 3 websites.

Soon after retirement I became involved in the Probus Club of St Catharines, serving as Newsletter Editor for four years and as President from September 1996 – September 1997. Probus membership is important to me in my retirement years and I enjoyed being involved in other member services. I also became coordinator of IPN C2 – the informal Probus network Canada group 2 – a worldwide group on Probians active on the Internet and interested in exchanging email. I am no longer a coordinator of IPN C2 but I now edit "The International Letter" — copies of which can be accessed from the index page of my website.

I believe in striving for a positive outlook in life, no matter what the circumstances. Maintaining an interest in the needs of others will always serve to fulfill any thoughts of accomplishment.

The following may serve to sum it all up for me.

My Creed

To live as gently as I can
To be, no matter where, a man;
To take what comes of good or ill
And cling to faith and honor still;
To do my best, and let that stand
The record of my brain and hand;
And then, should failure come to me,
Still work and hope for victory.

To have no secret place wherein
I stoop unseen to shame or sin;
To be the same when I'm alone
As when my every deed is known;
To live undaunted, unafraid
Of any step that I have made;
To be without pretense or sham
Exactly what men think I am.

To leave some simple mark behind
To keep my having lived in mind;
If enmity to aught I show,
To be an honest generous foe,
To play my little part nor whine
That greatest honours are not mine.
This, I believe, is all I need
For my philosophy and creed.

Edgar A Guest

The music is My Way

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