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Ted is alive but in poor health. He's 82 and currently residing in Lower East Jeddore, NS. Ted's mom,'Aunt Wavie' was my grandmother's sister. Efforts are being made to secure residency for Ted in a senior's residence.

Re: the authorship of Sable Island Shores. Ted told me that he wrote the first 3 verses of the song but had difficulty with a conclusion. Enter Ivan Dorey; he wrote the last verse and subsequently made the first "aired" recording.

In essence, the song was co-authored with the lion's share of the effort due to Ted. Ted spent 18 months on Sable. At the time of the song's inception, it's doubtful that Ivan had any idea as to life on the Island. Without a doubt, Ted did.

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