January 11, 2008
Missing Lions Club citizen located as a teacher. He taught in Bella Coola for five years, and then earned his diploma in special In our Lake education from McGill Windermere District LiUniversity in Montreal, ons Club special feature and his French language on Citizenship Award diploma from Laval Uniwinners, published on versity in Quebec City. Dec. 28th, one person Mark has been teachwas overlooked - Mark ing science and special Bradshaw. education ever since in Mark was home visMission. iting his mother Gladys Mark Bradshaw For the past ten years Bradshaw of Invermere he was been a member over the Christmas holiand president of the Misdays when he read The Pioneer and was surprised to find that sion Association for Community Livhis name was not included, although ing. For 15 years, he has also been an he received the award when he gradu- executive member and president of the ated from David Thompson Secondary Mission Teachers’ Union. Mark wrote that he got the travel School in 1975. The award is presented each year to bug from Barbara Duthie, the high a graduating student who shows all the school librarian; and Harold Yeo, the qualities of good citizenship, and it is English teacher. He chose to teach biology because of his wonderful biology accompanied by a financial bursary. Further inquiries revealed that The teacher, Bill Thompson. His mother Gladys was a teacher Pioneer was unaware of Mark’s achievement, because his name had never made who worked with special needs children it onto the large shield bearing the for years, so he also chose that teaching area as a result. names of the other winners. “DTSS gave me a world view and “I was disappointed that Mark’s name had been forgotten because he is I’ve been working with student and a wonderful person and I’m so proud community groups ever since,” he of his achievements,” said his mother. wrote. “World justice is important to She said it is especially important to her me.” An inveterate traveller, Mark has that Mark is recognized because his sis- visited more than 30 countries and ter, Bev Hoffman, was killed after doing plans to travel even more extensively after his retirement. many good works for other people. Mark has another sister Linda BradMark’s sister Bev and her husband Del Hoffman of Invermere worked as shaw and a brother Aaron Bradshaw, volunteers for the Rotary Club. They both of whom still live in Invermere. Lions Club president Kris Borek were on a trip to Mexico when they stopped to help some stranded travel- said she doesn’t know why Mark’s name lers on the side of the highway, and were was never included, but she is taking the subsequently robbed and shot to death shield to the engraver to have Mark’s by two American men. One of them name added. There was also another skipped year died in prison and the other is still servon the permanent record of winners ing his life sentence. Before returning to his home in 1973. Was this also an oversight or was Mission, B.C., Mark dropped off an the award never presented that year? If anyone can help solve the mystery, outline of his life since 1975. Mark finished high school as presi- please call us at 341-6299. The plaque also bore two names of dent of the Student Council and editor of the yearbook. He went on to the citizens that we were unable to track University of Victoria, where he gradu- down and contact. Serge Cabelguen ated in 1981 with a Bachelor of Science graduated in 1979 and Sarah Bigelow in 1994. If you know either of these peodegree in biology and history. In 1982 he received his certification ple, we would love to hear from them. By Elinor Florence Pioneer Staff
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