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=Notable Early Families=
==Boyd family==
Thomas and Annie moved to Calgary in 1951 in fellowship with this network, likely introduced to it at [[Newman Place Christian Assembly, Montreal, QC|Newman Place Christian Assembly]], and was arguably a forerunner of this assembly. They eventually joined with the OB at [[North Hill Gospel Hall, AB|North Hill Gospel Hall]] then [[West Hillhurst Gospel Hall, AB|West Hillhurst Gospel Hall]], both in Calgary. Annie was raised CoE, Thomas was Presbyterian in Scotland and became Coe, they remained as such as late as 1941 while residing in Montreal. Thomas immigrated to Canada at the age of 19, settling initially in Montreal where he resided with his sister Annie Boyd Morrison (b. 1892 Scot. - d. 1990 Verdun, QC). Their mother Mary immigrated to Montreal in 1922 to live with Annie. Mary was a daughter of John Hay (b. 1821 Aberdeen, Scot.) & Ann McRae Hay (b. 1841 Inverness, Scot. - d. 1913 Aberdeen, Scot.). John was a son of William Hay & Ann Fraser. Ann was a daughter of Donald McRae & Helen Ross McRae.
Another victim was [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dudley_Garrett Dudley "Red" Garrett] (1924-1944), who formerly played 23 games of professional hockey for the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Rangers New York Rangers] (1942-1943) after being traded from the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Maple_Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs].
* Lorne Allan Butler '''+1973-1984+; +1988-1990+''' (b. 1926 Winnipeg, [[Manitoba|MB]] - d. 2005 Calgary, AB), son of Clarence Robert Butler (b. 1897 Victoria, [[British Columbia|BC]] - d. 1973 San Francisco, [[California|CA]]) & Edith Beatrice Nixon Butler (b. 1895 Norfolk, ON; m. 1922 Brandon, MB; d. 1971 Calgary, AB). A tree was planted in Lorne's honor at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nose_Creek Nose Creek Valley], Airdrie, near Calgary as a living memorial. He was a correspondent for the assembly in 1973.
* Alberta Rose Taylor Snyder-Butler '''+1973-1984+; +1988-1990+''' (b. 1919 Okotoks, Calgary, AB; m. 1971; d. 2008 Calgary, AB), daughter of Egbert Oliver Taylor (b. 1886 Brentford, Greater London, [[England|Eng.]] - d. 1962 Banff, Canmore, AB) & Martha Agnes Selke Taylor (b. 1885 Berlin, Waterloo, ON - d. 1966 Banff, AB). Martha's parents were born in Germany, and departed this life in Kitchener, Ontario.
** Donna Butler Leonard
** Barbara Butler Butcher