User talk:Gaberoth55

Early Life
Frederick Horodezky was born in Belarus Russia, on April 16, 1898 and he lived there until he was nine years old. His family was Jewish, and at that time they were persecuting jews in Europe. So when he was nine years old his father moved to Canada (His mother was not alive) for a better life without anti-semitism and left him and his family and his dad had the intention of sending money so he could travel to meet them. He and his Uncle traveled as far as belgium but had no money left for tickets for both of them so his uncle left him behind. His father was supposed to send money to him so he could travel to meet him. But six weeks after the money was supposed to arrive Fred hadn’t received the funds yet. His father had to work for three years to earn enough money to give to Fred and his family so they could travel to Canada to meet Fred’s father and uncle. He traveled a distance of over 7,700 miles. Frederick Horodezky lived his life with a passion for ranching. Growing up in Calgary, with a self taught education and living his life as a rancher and a general store owner, no matter what obstacles life through at him which there were many, Fred always persevered.

Dairy Farm
When Fred got to Calgary he got a job immediately. He didn’t speak english at first which made it hard on him. He was able to work as a laborer for the Canadian National Railroad, he would unload railroad cars but soon after a year he quit that job. So he joined his father and his uncle who already had farmland given to them by the Canadian Government who wanted to encourage immigration to Alberta and populate it. Eventually Fred was able to apply for a land grant when he was about 18 years old, for his own farm which he got. This was a wheat farm with rich soil and suitable for wheat farming. He was the first farmer in his farming community to buy a tractor. The tractor replaced horses use for farming and increased his wheat production. There were no mechanics so he taught himself how to fix it then taught the community how to fix it when more people bought them. When World War I broke out in 1914 the Canadian Government wanted farmers to stay on the land to grow food for the soldiers. During the war the price of wheat went up which benefited him. In 1918 the War ended and in 1923 he was married to one of the neighboring farmers daughters, Fanny Applebaum. Their wedding was very simple and it was held in Calgary. After the wedding they returned to the farm and had three children, Arthur, the oldest, Betty, and the youngest, Miriam. They lived on the farm until 1930 and by then, the price of wheat fell so much they could barely sell it. They decided to move away to a coal mining town named Wayne Alberta.

General Store
He decided he wanted to open a general store. He opened one and named it Atlas Grocery. He was a very good businessman. He was successful for multiple reasons. One reason is because he was generous, the people who couldn’t afford the groceries, would be given discounts. Another was because he was kind, he was a happy person and people trusted him and that that was a reason they bought groceries from them. His customers had an account and didn’t pay cash at the time but they payed monthly bills. One day Miriam his daughter was helping him in the store and a shipment came in and she noticed an incredible thing, although he had no formal education, he had taught himself math so that he could manage his book keeping and operate his business. Fred loved helping people and also loved sports, so he sponsored a local hockey team, the Drumheller Miners. Several of the players on that team went onto play in the NHL (The National Hockey League) on the Chicago Blackhawks. It was very remarkable that people from that very remote town could go on to play professional hockey. In the town that they lived in, there was a man named Patrick who always liked to steal things. Everyone knew about him and they knew that he robbed them. So one day, Fred and some employees decided they wanted to pull a prank on him. They took oysters, opened them up, put pig ears in them, and closed them. They put them in a bowl and left a note that said: If you take things from us again, this is what we will do to your ears. Patrick came in the door later that day, and as they turned their backs, he took the bowl. Fred and his friends all had a good laugh about that. Unfortunately the original Atlas Grocery store burned down and all of the customers accounts burned, but they volunteered to pay what they owed. There were no fire department so the whole block burned down. But that didn’t stop Fred from building another one. He opened another Atlas Grocery up and also did very well. That store closed because the coal mines closed. He moved to Calgary and started a dairy farm which was very hard work but he did well. From three in the morning until late at night they milked the cows twice a day then took the milk to a processor. One evening a man that worked on the farm was smoking in the barn. A spark flew off into the hay and it caught on fire. The whole barn burned down, the house burned down, the animals died, and all of their belongings and family pictures were burned. Through all of these tragedies Fred never felt sorry for himself, he was optimistic and just moved ahead in life. After the fire he moved to Bellevue Alberta which was 150 miles away and 60 miles north of Glacier National Park. There he opened a small grocery store and purchased land for a cattle ranch.

Cattle Ranch
After he bought the land he closed his grocery store and began a full time cattle rancher. He purchased around 100 cattle which may seem like a lot but it was actually a small ranch around there. He didn’t hire someone to manage it because he managed the ranch by himself. His cattle were prized and when he took the cattle to the auction, wearing his trademark white Stetson cowboy hat, he would get the highest prices of all of the ranchers. He was so successful that the neighboring ranchers copied his way of ranching. Even his cattle who were not used to being around humans would come running to him when he arrived on horseback. He would often be riding his horse named Pansy. In the very cold and snowy winters Fred and Fanny would go to Vancouver B.C. and Seattle to visit their children and grandchildren. Its hard to believe that they would enjoy nicer and warmer weather in cold rainy Seattle, but they did enjoy it. When they did go away in the winters his neighbors would take care of the cattle for them. After they ranched for about 10 years and then it was time to retire.

Retirement
They sold the ranch to a neighboring rancher and purchased a small home in a quiet Vancouver neighborhood. Fred lived in retirement for 10 years. Unfortunately Fred passed away on August 21, 1989. Fanny was Devastated and passed away six months later. Betty their oldest daughter moved in to their house and lived there until she died in 2014. Art and Miriam their son and daughter are still alive and well now. Fred lived a difficult life with many challenges, but he persevered, moved on, and ended up living a great life. Throughout his life Fred learned that through all the struggles that he had, always look ahead and move ahead in life, because never moving on and letting things go will get you no where.

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