WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
George Tanco is 90! From left: Alex Tanco-Smith (granddaughter, daughter of Sheryl and Dean); Dean Smith (son-in-law, Sheryl’s partner); Sheryl Tanco (daughter); Susan Tanco (daughter); Francesca Tanco-Smith (granddaughter, daughter of Sheryl and Dean); Sam Tanco (grandson, son of Susan); George; Eileen Smith (George’s partner)
I first met George when I was elected to the Notary Society Board of Directors and I was in practice in Terrace. The second year I was on the Board, George became President. I was impressed by his cool, calm manner, and his style of leadership. After knowing George for a couple of years, one day I asked him if he would like to come up to Terrace and run my office while I was away on a golf trip to Ireland. He said Yes, moved into my home in Terrace, drove my pickup truck, and ran my office for 3 weeks. When I returned, my staff told me they wished I had stayed away longer; the bankers in town and my clients also told me that my Notary “Dad” was terrific. George and I attended a UINL (Union of International Notaries) meeting and conference in Berlin; his lawyer daughter Susan came along as did my then-8-year-old daughter Ambur. The two of them loved Ambur and kept her entertained!
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When I became Secretary of the Notary Society several years later, George was the Notary I went to for advice and assistance. For many years, he was my “Acting Secretary.” I enjoyed working with George and our many non-Chapter dinners together! He was the first BC Notary chosen as Notary of the Year and he is an Honourary Life Member of The Notary Society.
George will never be 90 in my eyes. He will always be a youngster!
G. W. Wayne Braid, Friend, was CEO of The Society of Notaries Public for 17 years, CEO of the BC Notaries Association until his recent retirement, and is the former EO of The Notary Foundation.
Mary-Ann, Esther, George and Wayne, Rosalyn, Susan, and Rosario
BC Notaries Association
Volume 29 Number 3 Fall 2020
