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Article: Faces of faith (Gordon Towers).
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- Presbyterian Record
- Article date:
- September 1, 1997
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Gordon Towers, former Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta, is a descendant of one of central Alberta's first settlers. In 1994, the Towers family celebrated 100 years of pioneering in the Red Deer area. Gordon's grandparents were charter members of St. Andrew's, Valley Centre. Gordon has been an elder at Zion, Willowdale, for over 40 years. He served as a member of parliament for the Red Deer constituency for 16 years before retiring to accept the role of Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta. During the United Nations Year of the Family in 1994, Gordon and his wife, Doris, were made Honorary Patrons of the Family, a designation provided by the UN. In the Red Deer area, the Towers ...