Barbara Lanthier was 46 when she died. She was a much-loved Carleton Place resident who owned her own hair salon, The Clip Joint on Bridge Street. I thought her shop was in this building pictured above, but it’s not. But, it made me think of her. Barb was a hard-working, popular woman whose smile filled the room. As some one told me, she was someone you always saw at the hockey arena on weekends and was everyone’s friend.
She tragically passed away in 1994 and I am not going to dredge up the past– as the family has been through enough. All I know is my sons loved her, and I want everyone that knew her to remember her today. I will never ever forget her because she had a huge impact on my life. Only one or two know why, but I owe Barbara Lanthier a great deal. I looked at that picture, and it seemed like yesterday that I walked in the door with my kids to get their hair cut. I can still see her as clear as day standing in the back right hand corner cutting someone’s hair. In fact I can still hear her voice saying hello. Sometimes you will never know the true value of a moment until it becomes a memory. Barbara Lanthier will have a place in my heart forever.
Photo above: The Carleton Place and Beckwith Heritage Museum
Photo Below by Shawn Lanthier
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