Al Hicks
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Meet Al Hicks.
“I was born in Margate, England
and came to Canada when I was three. We stayed in Montreal for a little
bit and then moved to Ottawa. I grew up in the war time housing right
across from Westgate Shopping Mall. I went to Fisher Park High School. I
was in the graphic arts program, which I loved. I could draw with pen,
pencil or ink and I’d draw all the advertisements. It was really hard to
get a job that paid any money, so I turned my attention to cars.
“I worked at a variety of jobs and
at a few different car washes. I also drove for Pepsi. My buddy worked
for Coke and we would meet up and switch cases because I liked drinking
Coke and he liked drinking Pepsi. After that, I started working for the
City of Ottawa, cutting grass in the summer and working in the arenas in
the winter. After that, I worked in the mailroom, delivering
interdepartmental mail all over the city.
“I was a pretty good athlete,
played a lot of hockey and I was an arm wrestler. One time I was even on
the Wild World of Sports. We would travel all over to tournaments and I
did pretty well. I also loved cars. Buying them, taking them apart,
putting them back together, fixing them and then selling them for more
than I bought them for. Cars were simpler then and you could take it
apart and put it back together in the same day. My favourite car was the
Dodge Fury with a 426 wedge. I used to go to the racetrack with her and
she’d go about 120-130 mph. I’ve been married to Carol for 52 years;
the secret to a long marriage is two good people.” Collected by Ellen Bond
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