What follows is the eulogy that the five of dad’s children contributed to. It was delivered by my sister Wendy Michon at the service held at the Colborne Legion Br. 187 on Monday July 31st.
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Memories of Dad
Don May was the fourth child of John and Lillian May. Lillian May was the direct descendant of Issac Ireland, who settled in Burnley, north of Warkworth in 1803. This area later became known as ‘Little Ireland.
When Dad turned 18 he did what thousands of young Canadians were doing at that time. He joined up to fight Hitler. He enlisted in the Irish Regiment of Canada and was part of the Signals Platoon attached to Headquarters Company. He was part of a group who proudly called themselves “The D-Day Dodgers”. After landing in Italy, he would eventually see action in France, Belgium, Holland and, just after the German surrender, they entered Germany. Read the rest of this entry »
