| 1920. DONALD (DON) GEORGE CUSHING |
| Sex: M
Birth: 17 August 1920 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Death: Donald George Cushing was a "Rhodes" scholar having attended Cecil Rhodes School in Winnipeg. He served as a Chief Radio Operator in the Royal Canadian Navy during World War II. He joined the family business as a salesman, and became the President in 1971 of Cushing Mills Limited and A.B.Cushing Mills in Calgary , and R.L.Cushing Millwork in Moose Jaw. He married twice: once to Maria Hlady in Fort Macleod, Alberta and secondly to Patricia Lundell on a Lyle Bell's 54 foot yacht, "The Four Bells", in English Bay, Vancouver, British Columbia. Donald plays an active role in the Rotary Club, Glencoe Club, Earl Grey Golf and Country Club, and the Calgary Exhibition and Stampede. He resides in Calgary, Alberta. When the son of U.S. President Gerald Ford was chosen to be Grand Marshall of The Calgary Exhibition and Stampede, Don was selected by the U.S. Secret Service to drive him in the Annual Parade and to escort him to the various functions around Calgary. He has had the privilege of hosting a number of famous celebrities at the event including the comedian, Bob Hope. Father: Randolph (Dolph) Langdon Cushing b: 5 June 1885 in Kenilworth, Ontario, Canada Mother: Flora (Flo) Margaret McHardy b: 28 July 1882 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada Marriage 1: Maria Hlady, daughter of Samuel Hlady, was born 18 May 1925 in Wrclaw, Poland. Married: about 1948 in Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada
About 1975 Maria Hlady divorced Donald George Cushing and married a widower, Maurice Hitchen. Maria Hlady is the daughter of Samuel Hlady (b. in Poland d: in Calgary, Alberta, Canada) and Anna Chorney (b. in the Ukraine). Artem Hlady (b. 1886 in Poland) and Fedorah Stelmach (b. in Czechoslovakia) were the parents of Samuel Hlady. Marriage 2: about 1975 to Patricia Lundell in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She has a daughter, Selma Lundell, by a previous marriage. Donald and Patricia are living in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. |