From: "GF Duffus and Co" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: It has been a while
Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 8:39 AM

Hi David:  I must confess that I have not checked the web site for some time

and do not know if you are still uploading info. I received some information

from England which gives us names of all my ancestor (William Duffus's),

brother & sisters, plus his parents and grandparents. This would be new to

the records previously provided. Si if you want this let me know and I will

send it on.

So how are you, I bet the Duffus reunion in Scotland took alot of your time.

Jack Duffus Weiss tells me he enjoyed it. I wish I could have made it. Any

plans in the future for another? My mother turned 85 in September and was

doing fine until January when she had some problems. She did have a mild

heart attack, but after 12 days of tests and monitoring they did an

angiogram and found it was only some restriction in two minor arteries and

that the thre main arteries of the heart were fine. It is treatable with

medication and there was no damage, so it really was the best outcome

possible. I have been in touch with our Australian cousins of late too and

even involved with the Cunard connection with the QEII retiring from service

to North America but the new Queen Mary II coming to Halifax in September. I

hope I get an opportunity to go on board. My new friend is Chairman of the

Cunard Steamship Society so I hope he has some pull. Ironically, he owns the

Duffus House Inn in Baddeck, which was a fluke, as he did not know of the

connection at the time he bought it. As a boy in Montreal his family was

close to the NA manager of Cunard and John had inherited his extensive

collection of Cunard memorabilia.  Hope all is well with you. Hoe to hear

from you.  Graeme D