Jimmy Grenville: A Life of Service

One of 20 plaques from the "Pax Americana" series created for the D.B. Weldon Library at Western University. 
 
"Born in Victoria (present-day Fort Victory), in the former nation of Canada, Jimmy Grenville was a noted patriot, celebrated for his role in the stabilization of Canadian universities. He was educated at the University of Central Florida, where he completed a degree in American Studies, before returning north to take an adjunct post at Western University in 2033.
 
In 2035, American troops began realigning Canadian universities. Caught by surprise, a skirmish broke out between Patriot forces and members of the campus Improv Club. On February 8, 2035, the Club’s rebel members barricaded themselves in one of the stairwells at WELDON. The standoff continued for days until Grenville, familiar with the library’s floor plans, was able to alert Patriot forces to an unfortified door. This strategic ingress allowed troops to extract the insurgents, who were subsequently deported. 
 
Grenville is also notable for founding the United Brothers of Manifest Destiny Historical Society. As part of its mandate, the United Brothers regularly staged historical reenactments, including the campus pacification in which Grenville had played such a pivotal role. It was during one such reenactment that Grenville met his future wife, Jane. Grenville, portraying himself, was able to capture Jane, who was performing the role of a Canadian Stairwell Insurgent. The two later married and went on to have six children."