Jimmy was a great guy. He lived behind me on Egan. In summer he'd play ball with us kids behind Woodland garage. His recent passing brings back a lot of memories. When he played for Canadians he always brought some kids to the game. When he played for American hockey teams, Verdun was always his home and he was there as often as possible. In 1945 when he came home from the War he was met by Toe Blake at the train and taken right to the Forum.
His Dad was the traffic Cop at Wellington and LaSalle for almost two decades. He was there Monday to Friday 7-9 and 3-6. Helping kids crosss the road. The story is that when he was a detective he tried to prosecute someone who had a lot of power and was demoted to traffic. Ed
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talking about cops....did you know detectives John
Walsh...Harvey...and Newlove..cop Gallagher...
I knew of them John. The cop I remember most had the patrol around where I lived was Seargent Walter Daniels. He had a noticable scar on his face that made him look tough but he was actually a nice guy. Ed
Could this be Mr. Jimmy Peters ?
joey
joey-verdun ..............another interesting picture,.........and a good one ,clarity is all there,.......B&W's are always good Any news on the ETA of your Verdun book? if it includes many photo's I'm sure you will have great success............Good Luck BTW I walked through the Cook Street Village on my way Downtown Friday,......and thought you were probably sitting around one of the coffee places,checking your stocks......................DOW was over 12000,Friday (wasn't it??) Molson was still only, $20bucks a case (actually that would be half a case,cause a real Montrealer/Verdun type would consider 24 as a 'real case')...........hahahahha
Seems another Jimmy Peters from Verdun,met with some succes of his own ,in the NHL............. Jimmy Meldrum Peters Jimmy Peters was a scrappy winger who was known as a "Fighting Irishman" in the company of the Flying Frenchmen of Quebec. He made his way up to the junior level via the Verdun Maple Leafs, the same club that had previously produced NHLers Bobby Fillion and Rocket Richard. As a Monteal Junior Canadien in 1940-41, it was naturally assumed that Peters would float to the NHL level in a Habs uniform. But such a direct and smooth progression was not to be. Instead, his playing rights were scooped up by the eccentric Eddie Shore to play in Philadelphia-Springfield of the AHL. After one season of pro, Peters joined the Canadian Armed Forces to do his part during World War II. Here's the complete story & profile of another Tough Verdun Character http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=13967 Verdun did produce some interesting People
Heres' some news from a few days ago: Published: October 19. 2006 3:00AM Red Wings NHL ROUNDUP: Ex-Wing Jimmy Peters dead at 84 October 19, 2006 Peters, who was born and raised in Verdun, Quebec, had a nine-year NHL career as a winger with Montreal, Boston, Detroit and Chicago. He played in 574 regular-season games, with 125 goals and 150 assists, and won Cups with the Wings in 1950 and '54 as well as with the Canadiens in 1946. Here's some more of the story ,for anyone who knew this Jimmy Peters http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061019/SPORTS05/610190363/1053/SPORTS
Thanks for the picture, Les. It's just the way I remember him. Ed
hi johnmelinvin,.............i Remember Gallagher,..........he was another character,and basically a good guy with a sort of funny sense of humour,...at least he thought it was funny to confiscate our beer as kids,...and then proceed to get rid of the evidence himself.............hahahahahah He was a Sgt. during my brothers teen years,....and he became a Lt. later on ,in my time sort of
When i think of policeman Gallagher today..i think he
was a nice guy..But in my younger years ( and i do
mean younger years 14-15) He caught me doing a few
things i was not suppose to..and brought to the court
house...
when i think back , i am glad he did, as i did
straighten out..thanks to det Walsh and Gallagher..
Did you know many people from the verdun &
Crawfordpark area.
Policeman Walter Daniels was my father-in-law. The kids called him scarface because of the scar on his face that he received in a war time accident. He was a mean looking cop but he had a kind demeaner. he passed away in the year 1979.
Hi smoothpointer,....Here's your first posted msg. on this site: Reply
Recommend Delete Message 1 of 263 in Discussion From: smoothpointer (Original Message) Sent: 11/30/2004 11:56 AM Just joined the group today. Born in the "Point". Met and married a Verdun girl . Married in St. Thomas More Church in 1959. Her name Lois Daniels from 634 Argyle Ave. Anyone remember the Daniels .He was a cop.Walter "Scarface" Daniels . She was Mildred Daniels worked in the advertising dept. of the Montreal Star. Take Care Bob Walsh Wow November 30/2004..........took a while but I guess there are some members who Remembered your father-in-law: any chance you guys have any old Verdun pictures,...maybe evenb of the 'Old Verdun police Station'those would be neat to see if possible........ See if we don't quit,eventually we make a Verdun Connection,
Les-F, We have some old photos of the Verdun police department at the SHGV. I will dig them out and post them on my return Saturday. Guy
Fantastic Guy ,I can't wait to see them:.............it was a neat old building combining both the Fire & Police Depts.........should be neat to see ( and not as a customer)....hahahahaha
not sure if I asked before..but does anyone know if Detective John Walsh or Cop Gallagher is still alive.. I always wonder about people from the past and how they are doing..do hope they are all well.Most of us forget our past...I try not to. John
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