Harry Veiner,Medicine Hat - 1926
Born in Dysart,Saskatchewan,Harry lived a good part of his life in "the Hat."He was known as a farmer,rancher,industrialist, sportsman,businessman,philathropist and civic leader.He was Mayor of Medicine Hat for 20 years,during which he gained international recognition for the city through his competitive sporting challenges. Among his many awards was the Order of Canada which he received in 1982.
Photo: source Memorial Service Program,October 2,1991


Louis Kohn
c.1940
Louis earned his pilot's license and is pictured here at the Medicine Hat Airport.
Photo: courtesy Sophie Kohn


 
  Tuckers and Kohns in Medicine Hat
c. 1940
Morris Tucker,raised outside Suffield, migrated to the United States.His career as a customs officer took him to China.There he met his wife,a Jewish woman from Harbin. Left to right:Sophie Kohn,Estelle Tucker and son,Rebecca Kohn (mother of Lewis), Morris Tucker.
Photo: courtesy Sophie Kohn