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- Blackwood, Homer
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Homer Mitchell Blackwood was born in Knowlton in 1924, son of James Court Blackwood and Bertha May Tibbits. He went to the Knowlton High School where he graduated in 1941, and started working for Bell Canada right away. In 1943, he joined the Royal Canadian Air Force and graduated as a pilot. At the end of WWII, he came back to Knowlton and continued working for Bell Canada until his retirement in 1979. In the meantime, he was elected as a councilor in 1970 and became mayor of Brome Lake in 1971. Except for the 4-year term of 1987 to 1991, he was always reelected until he retired in September 1999. He died of a heart failure September 15, 1999, just two weeks after his difficult decision. Homer M. Blackwood was also a dedicated volunteer at the Brome County Historical Society and was elected President from 1968 to 1970.