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Donald William Bowling was born to parents Frank and Nellie Bowling on Nov. 20, 1924 at Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster. He grew up in Fort Langley, and served during WWII with the Winnipeg Rifles. He became the Fort Langley Postmaster in 1952, and remained in the position for 36 years. He married Kathy Carson, and the couple had four children: Maureen (b.1955), Donna (b. 1956), John, and Sheila. Don passed away October 19, 1994, and was buried in the Fort Langley Cemetery.

Fort Langley Elementary School was located in the Langley School District, later School District 35 (Langley).

Son of Jimmy and Kathleen Hadden of Fort Langley. Died during the Second World War.
Term Source: HPC Record (HPC-369/1138)

Son of Jimmy and Kathleen Hadden of Fort Langley. Died in the Second World War. Term Source: HPC Record (HPC-368/1137)

Kelsey Joseph Moore (possibly "Kellsey" or "Kelsie") was born in New Westminster on February 16, 1924, to parents Clara Matilda and James Joseph Moore of Fort Langley. He got his start in the electrical contracting business in approx. 1940, and later ran his own store in Fort Langley, K. Moore & Co. Ltd., that specialized in plumbing and electrical. Kelsey was a member of the Native Sons of B.C., the Langley Lodge, and the Fort Langley Board of Trade. He was married to Helen, and had one son, Bradley. Kelsey died on July 8, 1965, at the age of 41, when the flight he was on, CPA DC6B Flight 21, crashed at 100 Mile House.

Heather Elenor Muench was born in Fort Langley on 23 May 1929 to Wilfred (Winky) and Emma Elizabeth Muench (nee Wright, then Trattle). She was a student in Fort Langley in the 1930s and Langley High School in the 1940s. She later married a Mr. Pankewicz. She passed away on 10 May 1998 in Alberta.

Gwen Bowling was born October 13, 1923 to parents Frank and Nellie Bowling. She was a Harvest Princess in 1943. She married Milton Ainsley (Bob) Brown. The couple had two children, Teresa (Terry) and Robert (Bobby). She later married Roy Seney. Gwen passed away in 2007.

Oldest child of Thomas and Mildred Margaret Ushaw (nee English). Brother to Marjorie Waska and Shirley Halliday.

Marjorie May Ushaw was born on November 3, 1926 in Fort Langley, the youngest daughter of Margaret Mildred and Thomas Ushaw. She married Harry Waska on November 23, 1946. She had three children: Drew, Marnie and Sherry. She ran Waska's Store in Fort Langley for many years. She was a long-time member of Saint Andrew's United Church in Fort Langley and sang in the church choir for many years. Marjorie was a LCM docent 199? - 2003. She died on March 6, 2003.