Characters that Appeared Later in the Timeline

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Here are the characters that appear a little later in the story, pretty much after Owen and Johnny start attending Gravesend Academy.

Larry Lish- Owen and Johnny's classmate at the Academy. He upset Owen by telling him JFK was having an affair with Marilyn Monroe. His revealing of the origins of the fake draft cards got Owen expelled from the Academy.

Mitzy Lish- Larry's mother. Owen propositioned her after she insulted him. She attempted to get him expelled for being rude and anti-Semetic, but that was never proven.

Archibald Thorndike- Former headmaster of the Academy. He is a supporter of Owen and retired half way through Owen and Johnny's time at the Academy. He was replaced by Mr. White. He wrote a book called "Life In The Tidepool" which he sold independently. He dies sometime between his retirement and Owen's death.

Randolph White- Old Thorny's replacement as Headmaster. He attempts to reform the school and is opposed by Owen who becomes his mortal enemy. Mr. White expells Owen but is not kept on as headmaster the following year.

Samantha White- Wife of Mr. White. She requested a new house for the headmaster.

Dr. Dolder- Psychiatrist who thought Owen's anger and attitude was a result of accidentally killing Tabitha.

Reverend Pinky Scammon- The pastor at Hurd's Chuch on the campus of the Academy. He dies when he slips on the steps of the church in the winter and is replaced by Pastor Merrill.

Mr. Peabody- Academy faculty who lived in Waterhouse Hall. A bachelor not likely to improve on his single status.

Mr. Tubulari- Academy faculty who also lived in Waterhouse Hall. A bachelor and rigorous outdoorsman. He sprains his ankle attempting to remove Dr. Dolder's VW beetle from the stage of the Main Hall.

Mr. Brinker-Smith- British born biologist who is an inventor on the side. Father of twins.

Mrs. Ginger Brinker-Smith- Wife of Mr. Brinker-Smith. The object of lust for many Academy students. She and her husband's torrid love making served to batter Owen under the bed of a room in Waterhouse Hall. She and her husband leave the United States in opposition to the Vietnam War.

The Gravesend Academy Basketball Team- They are the ones that put Dr. Dolder’s VW on the stage of the Great Hall.

Canon Campbell- Canon of the Grace Church on-the-Hill in Toronto, Canada.

Canon Mackie- Canon of Grace Church on-the-Hill in Toronto after the death of Canon Campbell.

Katherine Keeling- Works at the Church as well, she is one of Johnny's good friends and invites him to Georgian Bay every summer with her family.

Charlie Keeling – Katherine Keeling’s husband.

 

Father Findlay- Director of the Catholic school in Gravesend and the person with whom Owen works to replace the statue of Mary Magdelene.

Mrs. Brocklebank- Mother of one of Johnny's students at Bishop Strachen, Heather. She is a person who becomes interested in almost anything that people mention and she wants to borrow Johnny's copy of "Life in the Tidepool" by Archibald Thorndike, the former headmaster of the Gravesend Academy.

The Giordanos- The father and son who own the clothing store named Jerrold's. They sell the red dress to Tabitha in Boston. She claims that it is their store that burns to the ground.

Buster Freebody- The piano player at The Orange Grove. He dies before Tabitha and she attends his funeral. It was the last trip that Tabitha and Dan took together before she died.

Mr. McSwiney- The "famous singing teacher" in Boston. He is described as being old, and rather overweight. When Johnny was a child, he and his grandmother thought that Mr. McSwiney might be the man Tabitha met on the "good old Boston and Maine" railroad.

Major Rawls- The man in Arizona who ends up killing Dick at the airport. He is portrayed as an intellectual, but lonely man.

The mortician- The "shopping mall" mortician who takes the body of Frank Jarvits, the warrant officer.

Dick Jarvits- The boy who ends up killing Owen with a homemade grenade. He is a pot smoking, drug using, violence driven young man who is eventually killed by Major Rawls immediately after throwing the grenade at Owen.

The Jarvits Family- Truly dysfunctional. His half sister is pregnant, supposedly by her half brother, the dead warrant officer, as postualted by Major Rawls. The parents are drunks, there simply isn't much else to say about them.

The Vietnamese Children- The are at the airport as part of the Catholic Relief Services efforts. Owen saves them with his life.

The Nuns- They are accompanying the children at the airport. One of the nuns tries to save Owen's life, but his injuries are too severe.

Major General LaHoad- Owen's first commander at Fort Huachuca.

Eleanor Pribst- A new teacher at Bishop Strachen, she argues constantly with John about books and such.

The Poggios- The family that ran a supermarket in Gravesend and who continuted to deliver groceries to 80 Front Street even after they discontinued that service.

Col. Eiger- He gives Owen a Number 2 ranking when he enters the army.



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