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Frederick John Chadwick was a Native Son, born in Harrison Mills, B.C. on April 21, 1902. His family moved west and he was educated at Grandview School and Britannia High School in Vancouver. Frederick married Agnes Mary J Humphrys on June 27, 1928 in Maple Ridge. The couple had four children: Diana (Sendall), Dona, Ann (Stefenson), and Barry. Frederick went to work in the lumbering industry at various mills throughout B.C., coming to Langley from Powell River in 1941. At this time he bought what was known as Langley Sawmills Ltd. with W.A. (Bill) McLellan. He retired from the sawmill in 1953 and took up a sash and door business in Newton for a few years. He was a president of the Fort Langley Board of Trade and the Progressive Conservative Association. He resided in Langley until 1983, when he moved to Coquitlam. He died at Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster on June 13, 1984.
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Roy Seney was born in Winnipeg on March 8th 1905. He moved to BC with his family in 1924 and eventually became a logger. He settled in Fort Langley in 1946. He became the owner of Seney Enterprises, which operated land clearing, logging and heavy equipment hauling in Fort Langley. He also developed Seney's Garage and general store. Roy married Gwen Seney with whom he had several children. Roy enjoyed baseball, and was the commissioner of what is now Fort Langley community park for many years. During his life he was also the president of the Fort Langley Community Improvement Society, the general chairman of the Langley May Day committee, the president of the Fort Langley and District Chamber of Commerce, the Fort Langley street lighting committee and the Fort Langley Volunteer Fire Department. He was also the Director of the Fort Langley Fireman's Band during its most successful years. He was also a member of the Langley Elks. In 1961 he was proclaimed "Citizen of the Year" in Langley. He passed away at the age of 68 in a car crash.