Clifford, or
"Cliff", as he preferred to be
called was born on July 18, 1923, in Madoc, Ontario, Canada. His
family moved from there to Toronto, and then to Belleville, where
he lived until he passed away, or, "went to be with Jesus", as
he would have said, on June 7, 2001.
His mother was, Florence Rebecca
Trotter (birth name) Cook (adopted name) Sweetman
His father was Charles Henry Sweetman, born Aug, 20, 1887, in
Walthamstow, Essex country, England.
He had 2 sisters, Olive and Ruth, and 2 brothers, Ross and Ralph
He married Beatrice Wood on Oct.
30, 1943, and had 3
children, Gary, Stephen (Steve), and Constance, (Connie)
He has 8 grandchildren;
from Gary, Carole and David,
from Steve, Jeremy and Jonathan
from Connie, Matthew, Leah, Nathaniel, and Benjamin.
He has 3 great grandchildren to
date;
from Carol, daughter of Gary, Daniel and Christiana
from Leah, daughter of Connie, Giuliettat
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The number one highlight of Cliff's life was when he
"was born again", as he would have put it. He became a
Christian in 1956 when his son Steve, known as Stevie back then, was
miraculously healed of Juvenile Diabetes at the age of 5, after
friends prayed to Jesus for his healing.
Cliff loved trains and guitars.
He worked for the Canadian National Railroad for well over 40 years, as
did his father. Model trains and photos of trains could be seen throughout
his house.
Cliff played acoustic guitar, or "flat top", as
he and others of his era called it. He also played steel guitar and
harmonica, and could often be heard playing in the basement of his home.
He was a part of various groups in the late 1940's and
50's who played on radio station CJBQ and at square dances throughout the
Quinte and region.
After becoming a Christian he played guitar in church
services across southern Ontario.
For more info or enquiries, please email me, Steve,
Cliff's son, at;
ssweetman11@cogeco.ca
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