Photo: Freeman Miles at October 2008 PEI Curling Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Freeman Miles, a member of the PEI Curling Hall of Fame, died suddenly on Sunday at the Prince County Hospital in Summerside, at the age of 82. Visting hours are Tuesday 6-9 pm at the East Prince Funeral Home, 245 Pope Road, Summerside, and the funeral is Wednesday at 11 am at Trinity United Church, Summerside.
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Here is his biography, from his October 2008 PEI Curling Hall of Fame induction ceremony in the Builder category:
Freeman Miles began his curling career in North Sydney, Nova Scotia. Following his move to Charlottetown, he curled at the Charlottetown Curling Club, and with a later move to Summerside he continued in the sport at the Summerside Curling Club and then the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club…. and although he participated as a curler in the “roaring game” for 40 years, his real contribution has been in the Builder Category.
He first served as vice – president of the Charlottetown Curling Club and then as president in 1971 – 72, and In the mid seventies, Freeman became active in the Prince Edward Island Curling Association. He was the PEI representative to the Canadian Curling Association for the Mixed for three years — 1975 through 1977, and then three years as the provincial Men’s representative to the Canadian Curling Association in 1978 to 1980. He served two years as vice – president of the Prince Edward Island Curling Association…. as president in 1982-83, and then as past-president. During this time period, Freeman was an active member of most of the Association committees.
In 1976, Freeman moved to Summerside, where he served on the executive of the old Summerside Curling Club…. first as vice president and then two years as president in 1979 to 1981.
In 1980 to 1982 he chaired the Building Committee for the new rink, to be known as the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club…. it opened in January 1982 and he became the first Chair of the Board of Directors…. twelve years later, he again presided as President of the Silver Fox, in the 1994 – 95 year.
His talents as an administrator continued to be in demand, as he was the draw master for Canadian Legion Curling (Provincial Command) for sixteen years.
In 1987, he chaired the National Mixed Organizing Committee for the Canadian Mixed Championship held at the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club. This was the year the Peter Gallant team of Charlottetown won the Canadian Championship.
In 2007, Freeman was presented with a Life Membership to the PEI Curling Association.
The Freeman Miles record, as a Builder of curling in this Province, has been outstanding and he is most deserving of the honour we bestow upon him this evening, as we induct him, in the Builder Category, into the Prince Edward Island Curling Hall of Fame, this 20th day of October 2008.