Gary Somerfield

Gary George Somerfield is a retired high school history teacher from Thunder Bay, Ontario.

Family

He was born to George and Colleen Somerfield, along with his twin Dan. He has two sisters, Wendy and Debbie. His father died on 14 August 2011.

He married Michelle.

Hobbies

He is an avid collector of military medals. Through his now-defunct website, www.northwestmedal.com, he specialized in British and Canadian attributed items. He ran this mail-order business from his home at 102 Empress Ave South.

Career

As a student, he acted the part of Daniel McKenzie during the summers at Fort William, and sent author Marion Elizabeth Fawkes the results of his research for her book on her father. She thanked him in her book.

He taught Michael Currie Grade 11 History in Winter 1999 and served as a chaperone on Michael's trip to the Manitoba United Nations Assembly in May 2001. His inspirational and humourous teaching style endeared him to many of his students.

Sources

In Search of My Father. Page 16. [1]

Chronicle-Journal, August 2011.

[2]

Military medal dealer list. [3]