Thomas Edmund Porter Sailman - August 3, 1919 - September 1, 2010 - Tom passed away at the Queensway Carleton Hospital in Ottawa on September 1, 2010 at the age of 91. He and his dear sweetheart, Polly, had moved back to Ottawa after 15 years in Victoria, B.C. to be near their children Wendy Jane Sailman, Mary Ann and Vaughn Guy, their grandchildren Pamela and Toby Jones, Karin and Andrew Guy as well as their new great grandchild Joshua Jones. Born in Toronto, Tom moved with his parents Mike and Evelyn Sailman to Saint John, New Brunswick when he was a teenager. He graduated from Mount Allison University in 1940 and married classmate Pauline Grace Macnab in 1942. After serving in the army from 1941 to 1946, he eventually joined the Saint John Telegraph Journal where he supervised the night staff, edited and finalized the next day's front page. In 1951 he rejoined the Armed Forces as a Public Relations Officer at Army Eastern Command in Halifax. His career as a P.R.O. took him, and sometimes the family, to Korea, Winnipeg, Germany, Halifax, Cyprus, eventually retiring in Ottawa. Tom began his third career as an English teacher at Hillcrest High School, Ottawa, from 1968-84. He found he enjoyed the challenges of teaching and was able to introduce communications courses into the English curriculum, drawing on his years of experience working in and with the news media.
In retirement, Tom and Polly enjoyed their home and their many guests at "The Lines" in Quebec and their travels to many countries. He will be missed by his family and friends from coast to coast. In accordance with Tom's wishes the funeral arrangements are private. Contributions in his memory may be directed to the Salvation Army, www.salvationarmy.ca.
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