Helen Toews was born on November 10, 1907 near Herbert, Saskatchewan to Jacob and Helena (Siemens) Toews. She had two siblings: Elizabeth and Jacob. The Toews family farmed in Southern Saskatchewan before moving to Manitoba in 1910. The family later returned to Saskatchewan and farmed in the Greenfarm district, near the Town of Herbert.

Helen Toews married George Penner on October 23, 1927. The Penners farmed near Herbert until they retired to Herbert in 1959. Helen Penner was an active member of the Mennonite Brethren Church and attended Greenfarm Church, where she participated in many activities. She also supported her husband in his church responsibilities.

Helen and George Penner had six children: Norman; Velma; Hilda Jean; Melvin; Lorraine and Wesley.

Helen Penner died in Herbert on March 14, 1991.

James M. Pepper was born 30 March 1920 in Morse, Saskatchewan. His family moved to Victoria, B.C. in 1930 where he attended high school. He received a B.A. and M.A. from the University of British Columbia in 1939 and 1941 and a Ph.D. from McGill University in 1943. Dr. Pepper joined the Department of Chemistry at the University of Saskatchewan in 1947 as an Associate Professor. He was promoted to Professor in 1955 serving as Department Head from 1970 until 1976. He retired in 1986. Dr. Pepper’s research interests centred on wood chemistry. His specific research involved the isolation, structure and potential chemical utilization of the lignin component and liquefaction of wood as an alternative energy source.

Marie-Louise Perron was born on her grandfatherʼs land in Saskatchewan. She is a descendant of the Red River Métis and early French newcomers. She holds Education (1967) and Fine Arts (1968) degrees from the University of Saskatchewan, and a Masterʼs degree in Ethnology from Laval University. As an educator, visual artist, author, archivist, and public servant at the Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, Library and Archives Canada, and the Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages, Perron has maintained and promoted the traditions and cultures of Indigenous peoples. In 2016, Perron was elected councillor to the Ottawa Region Métis Council. Perron is a participating artist in the Walking With Our Sisters project. Walking With Our Sisters is an installation art project of 1,700 pairs of moccasin tops or “vamps” commemorating and representing an estimated 824 Aboriginal women and girls who have been murdered or gone missing in Canada since 1961.

The son of Swedish immigrants, Lloyd Hjalmen Person was born and grew up in Aylesbury, Saskatchewan. Following service with the Canadian Army during World War II, he studied French and German at university, obtaining a B.A. from the University of Saskatchewan and earning a doctorate in French at the University of Nancy in France. During the 1950s he taught French and German at the University of Saskatchewan, Regina College before returning, in the 1960s, to studies in the U.S. and receiving an M.A. in cultural anthropology from the University of Washington. Then he taught anthropology at Regina Campus until he assumed the position of Director of Fine Arts and Humanities with the Department of Extension in 1971. Mr. Person published two fiction books which related the experiences of a boy growing up in a small prairie town, 'Growing Up in Minby' (1974) and 'No Foot in Heaven' (1978). Also for several years he organized popular film series sponsored by the Extension Department. Upon his retirement from the University of Regina in 1981, a scholarship fund was established in his name and he was designated Professor Emeritus. Lloyd Person died in Regina on December 8, 1985 at the age of 67 years.

Aldis Marjorie (Pete) Peterson graduated from Nutana Collegiate and enrolled at the University of Saskatchewan in 1941. Peterson competed in both basketball and tennis. An outstanding forward, she served as team captain for two years. As a member of the tennis team, she was runner-up in singles at the 1944 Western Championships. For her participation in sports, Peterson was awarded a Major Athletic Award in 1943-1944. She served as secretary to the Women's Athletic Directorate and became the first president of the women's Athletic Board. She was a cheerleader for two years and served as vice-president of the SRC in 1944-1945. In 1944-1945 Peterson was awarded the prestigious "Spirit of Youth" Trophy for having exhibited outstanding athletic skills combined with high qualities in leadership. Peterson married Fred (Bud) Carson (1923-2013), also an inductee into the University of Saskatchewan Athletic Wall of Fame. She died in Toronto on 16 April 1998.

Warren Henry Peterson was born in 1935. He earned a B.A. from the University of Missouri in 1960, an M.A from the University of Iowa in 1964, and an M.F.A. from the University of Cincinnati in 1969. He also earned a Diploma, Post Graduate Training Program in Gestalt Theory and Practice in 1979. He came to the University of Saskatchewan in 1964 as an Assistant Professor of Art. He was promoted to Associate Professor in 1972 and retired in 1993. Peterson taught drawing and printmaking. He served as the department's artist-in-residence in 1994.

Emile Fortune Stanislas Joseph Petitot was born in 1838 in southern France near Marseilles. At twenty-four he was ordained to the Priesthood and joined the order of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate. The Oblates order sent Petitot to North America in 1862 and he spent the next 13 years in the Mackenzie Valley as a missionary and explorer. He died in 1916.

Ron Petrescue was born to parents Trian and Beatrice Petrescue in the 1940s in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. The family lived outside of Moose Jaw until 1948 when the Petrescues moved into the city. He first worked as a newspaper boy on River Street. He later joined the air cadets, and later the Canadian Army Reserve. He then got his start in radio and television by acting as a male model for the CHAB television program Teen Tempo. In 1966, Ron became a camera operator for CHAB television, which was bought by CBC in 1969.

Ron married his wife Rae, and had daughters Jena and Laura, and a son, Brett.

After traveling across the country and the USA as part of a mobile broadcast crew, Ron took a job as Technical Producer of NHL and CFL games in Calgary, Alberta. In 1987, Ron took a job as Manager of TV Technical Services for the CBC in Vancouver. Ron retired and left CBC in 1996. He then became Location Manager for TSN’s western broadcast center in Vancouver. In 1999, Ron became the President of Dome Productions. Ron retired from Dome Productions in 2001 and moved back to Moose Jaw to spend more time with his elderly mother and uncle.

After working several more jobs, Ron finally retired for good in 2013.

Joseph Pettick was born in Nyirparasnya, Hungary on October 8, 1924. His family immigrated to Kipling, Saskatchewan in 1927 and settled in Regina in 1929. Pettick completed his primary and secondary school education in Regina. During The Second World War, Pettick worked, from 1939 to 1942, as a machinist and tool designer for Regina Industries Ltd. in the manufacture of anti-tank guns. He enlisted in the Navy in 1942 and served as a stoker aboard the HMCS Stone Town engaged in convoy duty in the North Atlantic.

Pettick's architectural career began in 1946 as an apprentice with Portnall & Stock Architects. He was registered as an architect with the Saskatchewan Association of Architects in 1954 and started his own firm, Joseph Pettick Architect Ltd., that same year. In 1955, Pettick attended the School of Architecture at the University of Oklahoma, where he studied Aesthetic Design, City Planning, and Structural and Mechanical Engineering. In 1996, Pettick enlarged his business by forming P3 Architecture (Pettick Phillips Partners Architects Ltd.) in partnership with Colin Phillips.

As of 2005, Pettick had executed over 1000 commissions, either as sole practitioner or as a member of a partnership. His buildings define the skyline of Regina, the most recognizable being the SaskPower Building (1963), City Hall (1976), the SaskTel Building, and the Bank of Montreal (1981).

Pettick received special recognition for his accomplishments including a Massey Medal for Architecture (1961); election to the College of Fellows of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (1967); the naming of the shelter and administrative premises of the Regina Humane Society “The Joseph Pettick Animal Shelter” (1983); the B.O.M.A. Award for Design for the Bank of Montreal provincial office building (1988); election to Life Membership, Saskatchewan Association of Architects (2002); an honourary Life Membership, Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (2004); an Honorary Life Member, Regina Construction Association (2005); an Honorary Doctor of Laws, University of Regina (2005); and the investiture into the Saskatchewan Order of Merit (2005).

Pettick sat on various boards and associations, both locally and nationally including: the Saskatchewan Association of Architects; the Regina Housing Authority; the Structural Advisory Group of the National Research Council; the Saskatchewan Construction Council; the Saskatchewan Design Council and the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada. His interest in societal issues produced numerous treatises and publications related to governmental reform, nuclear energy, and northern development.

Pettick died in Regina on September 12, 2010.

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