Branch Retirement Messages

RETIREMENT - Master Warrant Officer Darren Sheppard CFS Leitrim Det Gander 00110

1. AFTER 28 PLUS YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CANADIAN FORCES, MWO DARREN SHEPPARD WILL RETIRE FROM REGULAR SERVICE ON 06 JULY 2009. MWO SHEPPARD ENROLLED IN THE CF ON 11 SEPT 1980 AND COMPLETED HIS TRAINING AS A TELETYPE CYPHER TECH AT CFSCE CFB KINGSTON IN JAN 1982, FROM 82-87 HE SERVED AT CFB GREENWOOD,BAMEO ON AURORA AIRCRAFT , 87-89 CFB LAHR COMM SQN. 89-91 CFB KINGSTON AS AN INSTRUCTOR AT CFSCE ON THE NOVA 1200. FROM 91-94 HE WAS POSTED TO 727 COMM SQN CFS ST. JOHNS, 94-98 BITSU CFB GAGETOWN, 98-2005 CFS ST.JOHNS STIS AS THE TISO. FROM 05-07 AT LFCA TORONTO AS THE F OF S. AND HIS FINAL POSTING AT CFS LEITRIM, DET GANDER AS DET COMMANDER. AFTER A WELL DESERVED SUMMER OF FISHING, MWO SHEPPARD WILL BE TAKING A POSITION WITH 728 RESERVE COMM SQN IN ST JOHNS,NL.

2. DARREN, CLAUDINE AND THERE DAUGHTER AIMEE ARE RESIDING IN THE TOWN OF BAY ROBERTS WHERE HE HAS JUST COMPLETED HIS RETIREMENT HOME.

3. A FAREWELL LUNCHEON WILL BE HELD AT LEGENDS RESTAURANT IN GANDER, NL AT 1200 HRS ON 11 JUNE 2009. DRESS WILL BE CASUAL ATTIRE. PLEASE CONFIRM YOUR ATTENDANCE WITH MCPL RYAN AT 709-256-1703 EXT 1318 OR BY E-MAIL JOHN.RYAN3 AT FORCES.GC.CA.

4. CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES AND/OR ANECDOTES CAN BE FORWARDED BY MESSAGE OR E-MAIL TO CFS LEITRIM DET GANDER, ATTN: MCPL RYAN.

5. ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A SPECIAL PRESENTATION OR SAY A FEW WORDS SHOULD MAKE THEIR REQUEST KNOWN.