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After their marriage Robert and his wife lived at the John Street residence for the first year. Their eldest child was born there. During this time Robert's mother died and his father sold the house and moved to Lakefield. Robert and his family moved out to take care of him. They lived in the big house and his dad lived in the smaller one on the property. Their daughter was born there. Robert and Theresia have three children, two sons and one daughter.26
Eventually Robert's dad remarried and Robert and his family went to Germany shortly after where Robert taught Protestant religion for a few years. When they returned to Canada they came back to Peterborough and Robert worked once more for the Peterborough Board of Education. He taught French as a Second Language for a few years and then started teaching grade 3. Sometimes he would teach a 2/3 or 3/4 split class but he always taught grade 3.Robert Laing retired from teaching in the spring of 2005. His last school was Queen Elizabeth Public School. He is now a very active volunteer in his community.
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