Albert Austin

Albert Edison Austin was born to a rich and honoured family. His dad was on the Board of Directors for the Dominion Bank and was well respected in his community. He also had a brother whom he loved with all his heart.

Throughout his life, Albert has difficulty trying to live up to his father. He was well known by his community and people everywhere knew who he was the son of. When you have a dad like that, it is difficult live up to his name. At the same time, Albert was finding it hard to keep up with his studies and found pastimes like sports more interesting. He had no way to tell this to his father, though. He did not want to dissappoint his dad. He was reaching a point in his life where he was drifting further and further away from his dad. Also, Albert Sr. was busy as the Dominion Bank of Canada was expanding and opening more locations. After a while, Albert only saw his dad a few times a week.

This allowed him to become closer with his mother. He would help her cook, take her on horse rides around town and help her clean up the house. He would do anything for his mother. One day, Albert broke down to his mother. He told her that he was having an awful time at school, especially in arithmetic, English and French. He told her that he wanted to join the faculty of arts at U of T, and not the business school like his father wanted him to. She told him not to worry and that she would talk to Albert Sr. about this when the time was necessary. But Albert was worried as it was his last year of high school and he needed to decide his path soon.

One night Mrs. Austin talked to Albert Sr. about her son. She told him everything Albert had told her. ALbert Sr. stormed out of the house... he felt he had enough stress from work and that this was not acceptable. He felt that he had worked very hard in his life to help his family come this far, and the least Albert Jr. could do was carry on the family name and get a job at the Dominion Bank after recieving a degree in Public Finances.

Fights arose between the two Alberts. Day after day, night after night, they could not come to a conclusion by negotiating. One night, after hours of arguement, Albert's younger brother Bobby came up to his father.

"Daddy... why are you so worried? I am planning on going to business school... so I can carry on the family fame."

Albert Sr. realized that his son was right. He could pass on all his business expertise to Bobby, not Albert. This way Albert could have what he wanted, and he would still have a son who would be doing what he wanted.

Albert Austin grew up to be a physical education teacher at East York Collegiate Institute. His brother, Bobby, became president of the Dominion Bank of Canada. Albert married a native american woman and had 3 children, and Bobby married as well and had 2 children.