retirement – wo shirley downey, cd, mosid 00298

RETIREMENT – WO SHIRLEY DOWNEY, CD, MOSID 00298, RMS CLK
1. WO SHIRLEY DOWNEY WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CAF ON 14 FEBRUARY 2016
AFTER MORE THAN 24 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE.
2. ORIGINALLY FROM SYDNEY, NS SHIRLEY JOINED THE CAF AS AN ARMY ADMIN CLK ON
22 MAY 1991 AND BECAME AN RMS CLERK AS PART OF THE AMALGAMATION OF THE
TRADES IN 1998.
3. UPON COMPLETION OF HER INITIAL TRADE TRAINING SHIRLEY WAS POSTED TO
DGMP OTTAWA. OVER THE NEXT 24 YEARS SHE HAS BEEN POSTED TO CFSU OTTAWA, 1
CDN FD HOSP, 3 RCR, RCD, 4 ESR, CFB GAGETOWN, CFB KINGSTON AND HMCS
CATARAQUI. SHE DEPLOYED TO BOSNIA & HERZGOVINA FROM DEC 95 TO JUN 96 AND
AGAIN SEP 03 TO APR 04.
4. TO THE MANY PERSONNEL WHO HAVE SHARED HER JOURNEY THROUGH THE YEARS,
SHIRLEY WISHES TO SEND A HEARTFELT THANK YOU FOR THE TREASURED
MEMORIES. THESE INDIVIDUALS HELPED MAKE HER CAREER VERY ENJOYABLE AND IT
HAS BEEN HER HONOUR TO SERVE WITH THEM. TO HER FAMILY, WHO HAS ALWAYS
BEEN THERE FOR HER, SHE WILL BE FOREVER GRATEFUL FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT,
LOVE AND SUPPORT THEY HAVE PROVIDED.
5. WO DOWNEY, ALONG WITH HER HUSBAND KEITH, SON TYLER AND DAUGHTER
MEGAN, PLAN TO REMAIN IN THE KINGSTON AREA. HER FUTURE PLANS INCLUDE
EMPLOYMENT WITH THE PUBLIC SERVICE.
6. ANYONE WISHING TO SEND CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES, ANECDOTES AND
PHOTOS ARE ASKED TO FORWARD THEM TO WARRANT OFFICER HEATHER MURDOCH
BY E-MAIL OR MAIL AS FOLLOWS: [email protected], 1 WING
HEADQUARTERS, SGT K.S. SMITH, CD BUILDING, PO BOX 17000 STN FORCES, KINGSTON,
ON K7K 7B.
RETRAITE DE L’ADJ SHIRLEY DOWNEY, CD, IDGPM 00298, COMMIS SGR
1. L’ADJ SHIRLEY DOWNEY PRENDRA SA RETRAITE DES FAC LE 14 FEVRIER 16, APRES
PLUS DE 24 ANNEES DE SERVICE LOYAL ET DEVOUE
2. ORIGINAIRE DE SYDNEY NE, SHIRLEY S’EST ENROLEE DANS LES FAC LE 22 MAI 91, EN
TANT QUE COMMIS D’ADMINISTRATION DE L’ARMEE, PUIS ELLE EST DEVENUE COMMIS
SGR A LA SUITE DE LA FUSION DES GROUPES PROFESSIONNELS EN 98
3. APRES AVOIR TERMINE SON INSTRUCTION DE BASE, SHIRLEY A ETE AFFECTEE AU
DGPM OTTAWA. AU COURS DES 24 PROCHAINES ANNEES, ELLE A ETE AFFECTEE A L
USFC OTTAWA, AU 1 H CAMP C, AU 3 RCR, AU RCD, AU 4 RAG, A LA BFC GAGETOWN, A
LA BFC KINGSTON ET AU NCSM CATARAQUI. ELLE A PRIS PART A DES DEPLOIEMENTS EN
BOSNIE HERZEGOVINE, DE DEC 95 A JUIN 96, PUIS DE SEPT 03 A AVR 04
4. SHIRLEY TIENT A REMERCIER CHALEUREUSEMENT TOUS CEUX ET CELLES QUI L’ONT
ACCOMPAGNEE AU LONG DE SA CARRIERE; ELLE CHERIRA TOUS LES BONS SOUVENIRS.
ILS ONT RENDU LA CARRIERE DE SHIRLEY DES PLUS AGREABLES ET CE FUT UN HONNEUR
POUR ELLE DE SERVIR A LEUR COTE. ELLE SERA ETERNELLEMENT RECONNAISSANTE DE
L’ENCOURAGEMENT, DE L’AMOUR ET DU SOUTIEN DES MEMBRES DE SA FAMILLE, QUI
ONT TOUJOURS ETE LA POUR ELLE
5. L’ADJ DOWNEY ET SON MARI KEITH, AINSI QUE LEUR FILS TYLER ET LEUR FILLE
MEGAN, PREVOIENT RESTER DANS LA REGION DE KINGSTON. A L’AVENIR, ELLE COMPTE
TRAVAILLER AU SEIN DE LA FONCTION PUBLIQUE
6. LES MESSAGES DE FELICITATION, LES ANECDOTES ET LES PHOTOS DOIVENT ETRE
ACHEMINES A L’ADJUDANT HEATHER MURDOCH, PAR COURRIEL
[email protected], OU PAR LA POSTE QUARTIER GENERAL DE LA 1RE
ESCADRE, EDIFICE SGT K.S. SMITH, CD, C. P. 17000 SUCC FORCES, KINGSTON
(ONTARIO) K7K 7B4.