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The Greatest Hamiltonian - Victor K. Copps (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_K._Copps)

Copps Coliseum is the city's arena for entertainment and sports which can hold a capacity of 19, 000 people and has been named after Victor K. Copps. Victor, the man of many faces and the proud home stadium of the hamilton wild cats was born on Mach 21, 1919 in Haileybury, Ontario. Here is an illustration, http://www.kramerdesign.com/images/copps_19.jpg. In World War II, Victor was a part of the Royal Canadian Air Force. This amazing Hamiltonian never stopped participating in new events within his city; subsequently he worked for a local newspaper in Timmins, Ontario. In 1945, out of all of the countries and cities worldwide, Victor decided to settle down in Hamilton and became part of CHML as a broadcaster. Shortly, he joined the local politicians and won the best seat on the Board of Control, and at last he became the mayor of Hamilton in 1962. Everything was going well until Victor was forced to retire because of a heart attack in 1976. He was the first Roman Catholic mayor and the second longest holder at that office. Victor suffered a heart attack in the 1976 Around the Bay Road Race that resulted in his death in 1988. Despite the fact that Victor was a well known individual, for many years and until now, his daughter, Sheila Copps have kept his name alive throughout Hamilton. Catch a look at Sheila, http://www.pc.gc.ca/docs/v-g/jasper/plan/images/ministre-minister.jpg. Sheila is a journalist, fierce, as well as a multilingual Hamilton East MP. Two sides of the same coin, she was an environment minister, duty prime minister, and later she became a heritage minister under Jean Chretien. Victor K. Copps was one of the many individuals that worked hard towards this city; therefore I believe he was worth writing about. In order to make a great Hamiltonian I think it is important for that individual to make a difference throughout their life in a positive way. Toughness and tenderness are both two important factors that are needed within one. Lastly, it is not important for a person to be born or raised here; because it allows them to move from city to city and be proud of it, resembling Victor K. Copps.