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Surviving Bad Faith Survivors, 2nd Installment

I know what a curse looks and feels like. Me and my family were cursed.

My brother died on July 7, 1985 at 19 years old. His name was Frederick Michael Arthur Atkin. We called him Michael. Until late 2022 no other cousins had died. Now late 2022, two of them went. One was also named Michael and he was my brothers age had he lived.

Michael was my great grandfather’s name. Michael Crunican was a farmer/ storekeeper/ magistrate-JP in the Donnelly days of Lucan Ontario who was reportedly friendly to the Donnellys. He was the one who coined the term, “Lucan lambs” when soft peddling the hellions that ran with the Donnellys.

Was he their ally or afraid of being caught in their crosshairs? He left town suddenly on business instead of providing court the last time he was asked to in a Donnelly matter.

Reportedly he was afraid of what they might do to him and he cons…