Max and Golda Srolovitz Family
Max Srolovitz became a cattle dealer after he left the farm, but in the 1930’s ran a number of Calgary businesses – The Centre Confectionery, the Keen Confectionery, and the Cut Rate Furniture and Tool Exchange (later renamed Second Hand Hardwareteria). Max later owned Sayles Hardware, a sporting goods and second-hand store named Sayles for the name his sons had chosen to replace Srolovitz.
Max and Golda had three children: Pearl (b.1915), Dave (b.1917) and Joe (1920-1960). Pearl Sayles went into retailing, owning Gifts by Harrow and Sayles Saddlery. She first married Lew Harrow (1917-1954) and then Joe Goldberg (1915-1971).
Dave Sayles became a scientist, earning a Ph.D. at Purdue and working on NASA space projects. He and wife Marion raised twin sons Lance and Lynn (b.1957) in Huntsville, Alabama.
Joe Sayles fought in World War II, and then went into his father’s business, Frenchy’s Sporting Goods, which became a familiar store to all Calgary sportsmen. Joe Sayles married Esther Devlin (1925-1987) and they have two sons, Cyril (b.1944) and Harvey (b.1952)