Ed Davis and Mr. Purdy - Eaton's - Collections

Scope and Content: Presentations/Retirements - Ed Davis and Mr. Purdy - Eaton's, Part 9/65. Mr. Ed Davis, Eaton's Store Manager, congratulates Mr. Purdy on his retirement as they speak together during what is believed to be Mr. Purdy's last day at Eaton's.

History Biographical: Garry Allison was born in Lethbridge in 1940. During his career, he served as the Sports Editor of the Lethbridge Herald, as well as the District Editor, City Editor and finished his journalism career as the Outdoors Editor. He worked fulltime in the Herald's Sports department in 1974 after working in the Printing Department. Allison was an avid rodeo fan and spent much of his career covering local rodeos throughout Southern Alberta, beginning in the mid-1960s until his retirement in 2002. He received numerous awards for his coverage of rodeos, high school sports and the outdoors, including the Max Bell Memorial Award for outstanding coverage of amateur sports in Alberta. Because of his achievements in Southern Alberta sports, he was inducted into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and the Lethbridge Sports Hall of Fame. Allison was heavily involved in the local community, including coaching the high school girls’ basketball in Coalhurst and Winston Churchill for ten years. Family was a central priority to Garry Allison: he and his wife, Mary, were married for 55 years and had cared for foster children for 32 years.

Scope and Content: Presentations/Retirements - Ed Davis and Mr. Purdy - Eaton's, Part 9/65. Mr. Ed Davis, Eaton's Store Manager, congratulates Mr. Purdy on his retirement as they speak together during what is believed to be Mr. Purdy's last day at Eaton's.