WO Loren Fink 00375 HRA/ARH
- AFTER MORE THAN 41 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO HER COUNTRY AND THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES, WO LOREN FINK (NEE BASTIN) WILL RETIRE ON 3 AUGUST 2018
- WO FINK ENROLLED IN THE CAF ON 22 SEP 77 AS AN ADMIN CLK. AFTER COMPLETION OF QL3 TRG, SHE WAS POSTED TO CFS YORKTON WHERE HER LOVE OF THE SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS BEGAN. IN 1981 SHE MADE HER WAY TO ONTARIO FOR SHORT STOPS AT CFRC DET WINDSOR AND CFRC LONDON BEFORE RETURNING TO THE PRAIRIES IN 1985 AT CFB PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE WHERE SHE WAS PROMOTED TO MCPL. IN 1990 SHE WAS POSTED TO CF PERSONNEL APPLIED RESEARCH UNIT IN WILLOWDALE, ON WHERE SHE WAS PROMOTED TO SGT. IN 1994 LOREN WAS POSTED TO THE GREENER PASTURES OF HEIDELBERG, GERMANY AND AFTER A STOP IN GEILENKIRCHEN FOR A FEW YEARS CAME BACK TO SASKATCHEWAN IN 1998 WITH A POSTING TO CFRC REGINA, REAFFIRMING THAT THE NICEST SHADE OF GREEN WILL ALWAYS BE RIDER GREEN. AFTER BLESSING THE RESERVES WITH HER PRESENCE IN RSS STOPS AT 16 SVC BN AND 16 FD AMB, LOREN COMPLETED HER COLLECTION OF THE PRAIRIE PROVINCES IN 2007 WHEN, ON PROMOTION TO WO, SHE WAS POSTED TO 4 WING COLD LAKE IN MEDLEY, ALBERTA. IN 2011 SHE WAS POSTED TO 3 DIV HQ IN EDMONTON AND IN 2015 CAME OVER TO HER CURRENT POSITION AS BTL/ULO CHIEF CLK AT 3 CDSB EDMONTON
- LOREN AND KEVIN WILL BE REMAINING IN THE EDMONTON AREA MAINLY TO ANNOY ESKIMO FANS
- A DEPART WITH DIGNITY LUNCHEON WILL BE HELD AT THE EDMONTON GARRISON WOS AND SGTS MESS ON 27 JULY 2018 WITH A START TIME OF 1130 HRS. THOSE INTERESTED IN ATTENDING ARE ASKED TO CONTACT SGT MICHELLE DONAHUE. THE MEAL WILL BE A CHOICE OF BBQ CHICKEN BREASTS OR BRATWURST, BABY POTATOES, CORN AND SALADS. FOR ANYONE WITH ALLERGIES OR OTHER DIETARY REQUIREMENTS PLEASE ADVISE UPON RESERVATION. THE COST WILL BE APPROX 15.00 PER PERSON. CASH BAR WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE. PLEASE CONFIRM ATTENDANCE NLT 29 JUNE 2018 WITH PAYMENT (MICHELLE.DONAHUE AT FORCES.GC.CA)
CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES, BEST WISHES, CAREER ANECDOTES SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO SGT DONAHUE