up to about 25 years ago i wouldn't of given you a nickle for a shot of scotch. until then every once in awhile you would be somewhere and ,it's happened to all of us, all that was left was scotch so you par-taked because you wanted more. obviously it was stuff at the bottom end of the scotch scale because i didn't want anymore the next day.
that all changed when i had the opportunity the meet and be-friend a man by the name of george flemming. at the time of his retirement from the r.c.m.p. he was chief superintendent, the big boss, and headed the counter espionage bureau, head spy. that has big meaning for both canada and the united states for various reasons.
anyway, one day while at his home he asked if i would have a drink of scotch with him. guessing he would not be drinking the run of the mill lower end brands i obliged. what he served was a shot of Lagavulin. every year now for christmas when i buy numerous cases of various products, rye-rum-vodka for my customers, i always buy a case of Lagavulin for my home stock.
thank you george.
eorge D.
REGIMENTAL NUMBER -16157 / O.791
FLEMING, Supt. George D. Peacefully, with his family by his side, on Monday, November 14, 2005 at The Ottawa General Hospital, in his 80th year. Cherished and loving husband of Judith Ann (nee Schrieder) of Ivanhoe, Ontario. Dear father of Philip (Roanne Preston) of Vancouver, British Columbia and Sarah Herring (Wesley) of Ottawa. Loving grandfather of Katharine and Evan Herring. Fondly remembered by his sister-in-law Jean Fleming of Ivanhoe, her daughters Joanne Ferguson of Trenton, Ontario and Janice DeClair of Belleville, Ontario, brother-in-law Gary Schrieder of Picton, Ontario, sister-in-law Amy Schrieder (Paul Chapelle) of Belleville and their children Sam and Lucy Chapelle. Predeceased by his parents, Thomas Emo and Edna (nee Belford) Fleming, his bother John and sister, Shirley Lloyd. George was born in Ivanhoe, Ontario, January 6, 1926, and received his earlier education in a one-room schoolhouse (SS # 12 Huntingdon). He went on to attend Madoc Secondary School, where his education was interrupted by the war. He joined the navy in May, 1943 and served until the cessation of the war in 1945. After discharge, he continued his high school education at, and graduated from the Veterans' Rehabilitation School in Brockville, Ontario. After working as a surveyor in Belleville for two years, he joined the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Ottawa, serving in Prince George, British Columbia, Dawson, Yukon Territory and along the Alaska Highway. Having joined the RCMP for Special Branch duties, he was then posted to Headquarters in Ottawa and from there went on to posts in the United Kingdom and several European cities, lastly in Vienna, Austria. In 1958, he returned to Toronto, Ontario to take up counter-espionage duties where he remained until 1966. After promotion to the rank of Inspector, he headed up the Foreign Services Directorate, later being promoted as Director, FSD, supporting the rank of Superintendent. At the time of his retirement in 1984, this position was considered that of Chief Superintendent. Friends and family will be received at the McConnell Funeral Home, 112 Durham Street South, Madoc, Ontario (613-473- 2833)
