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In a Corner of this morning paper's obituary section were a couple paragraphs devoted to a Mr.

Dwight Wilson. Although it's always unfortunate when anyone passes away, we should all be so lucky when the time comes to be 106 years old, as was Mr. Wilson. His particular notoriety was being Canada's second-to-last remaining WWI veteran. Still, probably the most poignant departure was four years ago with the demise of another 106-year-old, Henry Botterel, also a Canadian and generally considered the last-known WWI fighter pilot. According to reports, during 1917/1918, Botterel was smack in the middle of seven confirmed dogfights in his Sopwith Camel and accrued 250 hours of combat.

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