Testimonials
"Jim Stark and Earleen Devine did a wonderful job in helping me produce ... a
beautiful and accurate family memoir. Their technique of interviewing, drafting
and producing the book was very efficient. They got into my head skillfully and
sympathetically ... and they were a model of courtesy." (David Slater, Ottawa,
Ontario, Canada, former Chairman of the Economic Council of Canada; former
President, York University)
"Jim and Earleen are excellent writers. [They took] my often rambling
thoughts and turned them into a coherent whole. I thank them most sincerely, and
I would not hesitate to recommend them to anyone." (Ernest Steele, Ottawa,
Ontario, Canada, former Undersecretary of State for the Government of Canada)
"You have been professional through and through ... a great job on everything
... I can't thank you enough. You have made me and my family extremely happy ...
it's a dream come true, finally." (Cecil Redman, Port St. Lucie, Florida, USA,
retired head of United Nations' security)
"I can never thank you two enough for getting in touch with me and getting my
book out there." (Nano Pennefather-McConnell, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada, World
War II veteran and author of
We Never Stopped Dancing, An Airwoman's
Scrapbook, published by Life Profiles in January, 2002)
"I found it an interesting experience. I had forgotten a lot of things that we
talked about. I enjoyed it." (Len Corey, Ottawa, Canada - retired plant manager)
"I think it's a good therapy - ...and for the family, we are leaving a
heritage, a very important heritage." (Gabrielle Laviolette, Ottawa, Ontario,
Canada - retired nun)
"My grandmother told me a number of stories, but I can't remember them now. I
wish she had had the advantage of Life Profiles." (John Matthews, Ottawa,
Ontario, Canada - artist)
"Doing your life profile is very important, and if you wait too long, you can't
remember it all. There is a time when people are mature enough to stand aside
and look at their life. What can I do for my grandchildren?" (Dr. Jean
Montcrieff MacFarlane, Toronto, Ontario, Canada - retired psychologist)
"It's certainly worthwhile. I just never got around to doing it when I should.
You think you're going to live forever, but you really don't." (Maurice Clennett,
Kars, Ontario, Canada - retired banker)
"I never looked at myself in the way that I am now, in these interviews. What
this has done is open my eyes to myself. I like me, and I'm proud to be me."
(Frank Gordon Jones, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada - Korean War veteran)
"You just never know when your loved one is going to be gone. In my case, (my
father's Life Profile) was finished and three days later he passed away. Having
it helped me pull through a lot of difficulties. He'll always be with me now."
(Gary Jones, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada - businessman, and son of Frank Jones,
above)
"It's wonderful having someone help me do it, because otherwise I'd never have
gotten it written in my lifetime." (Ida Dale, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)
