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The UpBeat is a section in the Citizen where readers can submit their own feel-good stories. This was submitted by Jim Sarazin, whose father, Lonnie Sarazin, just celebrated his 95th birthday in August.
It will be a 95th birthday celebration Ottawa golfer Lonnie Sarazin will never forget. Four holes of golf among four generations of family members.
The plan on Aug. 31 was to tee it up with Lonnie’s 71-year-old son, Jim, his 45-year-old grandson, Jason, and his 15-year-old great-grandson, Andrew, as guests of the Landings Golf Course in Kingston.
They were in the swing of things by the third hole when the elderly Sarazin drove the ball more than 150 yards down the left side of the fairway and watched his great-grandson Andrew crush one more than 200 yards down the middle. His son, Jim, also boasted a 200-yard drive while Jason hit a ball to the front of the green, almost 250 yards from the tee.
By the time the foursome completed the fourth hole, a heavy downpour halted play. Young Andrew was the final member to reach the clubhouse and he was absolutely drenched. In fact, he was about five pounds heavier from when he teed off. But the rain didn’t dampen their spirits of the historic outing on the links.
Lonnie Sarazin, a long-time Ottawa resident, is a member of the Hylands Golf Club near the Ottawa International Airport and often joins fellow golfers Bob Borduas, Pat Claremont and Phil David for nine holes of play.
Dave Rogue, the head-starter at the club, says he does his best to fit the group into a 10:56 a.m. time slot every Monday and Thursday. When Lonnie completes his round, he immediately heads over to the Peter D. Clark Long Term Care Home in Nepean for quality time with his wife, Marjorie. The couple recently celebrated their 73rd wedding anniversary with their daughter, Donna, and son, Mike.
The veteran Sarazin began his golfing career at the Chaudiere Golf and Country Club in Aylmer, Que. during the mid-1950s, and honed his skills to mark down scores of 77 and 78 for 18 on his best days. He joined the Hylands in 1971 and has been a founding father ever since.
Lonnie Sarazin putts wide of the hole as family members Andrew, Jason and Jim look on. (Photo by Jack Verheyden)
Born in 1921, Lonnie grew up during the success years of the Ottawa Senators, when the club won NHL championships in 1921, 1923 and 1927.
Lonnie was employed as a senior technical officer at the former National Research Centre building in Rockcliffe. After retiring in 1976, he did consulting work into his early sixties.
He has fond memories of the 1960s. On July 20, 1969, he watched American astronaut Neil Armstrong be the first man to walk on the moon. A couple of years earlier, Lonnie witnessed another major achievement when the Toronto Maple Leafs won the Stanley Cup in 1967 (the last time they have done so). He was 47 years old when Pierre Elliott Trudeau was elected prime minister in 1968, and turned the ripe old age of 93 when Trudeau’s son, Justin, was elected PM in 2015.
Lonnie’s secret to longevity consists of a good diet and plenty of exercise. And guess what? He still drives a car. His first new car purchase was a 1955 Chevrolet, although recently he left a long-term relationship with General Motors to buy a Volkswagen Jetta last year. If Sarazin has to vent any frustrations, he usually takes it out on Ottawa car operators.
The avid golfer’s goal now is to break 100 — in life years, that is. He has no trouble shooting at his age. When he tours Hylands with his golf buddies, he tries to keep an upbeat and less stressed approach to the game. He says if the ball rolls under a tree, he’ll give it a little kick and not count the stroke.
When the weather gets cooler this fall, he hopes to play 18 holes on occasion. Once again, he plans to take the game in stride.
“I sometimes have my sandwich on No. 10, and if there a long par-five into the wind, we’ll skip the hole and just mark down a five,’’ he says.
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It will be a 95th birthday celebration Ottawa golfer Lonnie Sarazin will never forget. Four holes of golf among four generations of family members.
The plan on Aug. 31 was to tee it up with Lonnie’s 71-year-old son, Jim, his 45-year-old grandson, Jason, and his 15-year-old great-grandson, Andrew, as guests of the Landings Golf Course in Kingston.
They were in the swing of things by the third hole when the elderly Sarazin drove the ball more than 150 yards down the left side of the fairway and watched his great-grandson Andrew crush one more than 200 yards down the middle. His son, Jim, also boasted a 200-yard drive while Jason hit a ball to the front of the green, almost 250 yards from the tee.
By the time the foursome completed the fourth hole, a heavy downpour halted play. Young Andrew was the final member to reach the clubhouse and he was absolutely drenched. In fact, he was about five pounds heavier from when he teed off. But the rain didn’t dampen their spirits of the historic outing on the links.
Lonnie Sarazin, a long-time Ottawa resident, is a member of the Hylands Golf Club near the Ottawa International Airport and often joins fellow golfers Bob Borduas, Pat Claremont and Phil David for nine holes of play.
Dave Rogue, the head-starter at the club, says he does his best to fit the group into a 10:56 a.m. time slot every Monday and Thursday. When Lonnie completes his round, he immediately heads over to the Peter D. Clark Long Term Care Home in Nepean for quality time with his wife, Marjorie. The couple recently celebrated their 73rd wedding anniversary with their daughter, Donna, and son, Mike.
The veteran Sarazin began his golfing career at the Chaudiere Golf and Country Club in Aylmer, Que. during the mid-1950s, and honed his skills to mark down scores of 77 and 78 for 18 on his best days. He joined the Hylands in 1971 and has been a founding father ever since.
Lonnie Sarazin putts wide of the hole as family members Andrew, Jason and Jim look on. (Photo by Jack Verheyden)
Born in 1921, Lonnie grew up during the success years of the Ottawa Senators, when the club won NHL championships in 1921, 1923 and 1927.
Lonnie was employed as a senior technical officer at the former National Research Centre building in Rockcliffe. After retiring in 1976, he did consulting work into his early sixties.
He has fond memories of the 1960s. On July 20, 1969, he watched American astronaut Neil Armstrong be the first man to walk on the moon. A couple of years earlier, Lonnie witnessed another major achievement when the Toronto Maple Leafs won the Stanley Cup in 1967 (the last time they have done so). He was 47 years old when Pierre Elliott Trudeau was elected prime minister in 1968, and turned the ripe old age of 93 when Trudeau’s son, Justin, was elected PM in 2015.
Lonnie’s secret to longevity consists of a good diet and plenty of exercise. And guess what? He still drives a car. His first new car purchase was a 1955 Chevrolet, although recently he left a long-term relationship with General Motors to buy a Volkswagen Jetta last year. If Sarazin has to vent any frustrations, he usually takes it out on Ottawa car operators.
The avid golfer’s goal now is to break 100 — in life years, that is. He has no trouble shooting at his age. When he tours Hylands with his golf buddies, he tries to keep an upbeat and less stressed approach to the game. He says if the ball rolls under a tree, he’ll give it a little kick and not count the stroke.
When the weather gets cooler this fall, he hopes to play 18 holes on occasion. Once again, he plans to take the game in stride.
“I sometimes have my sandwich on No. 10, and if there a long par-five into the wind, we’ll skip the hole and just mark down a five,’’ he says.
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