No Time To Say Goodbye Proper Nouns
1st narrator, oldest brother, 9 or 10 in 1955
Thomas
Thomas' father; laid off from the lumber mill
Abraham
Thomas' 3 year old brother
Roger
The mean nun at Tsartlip Day School, scrubbed Wilson's hands until he cried, screeched at the kids for touching the cars
Madeline
Brags about being the 'richest' family in the village, because of their truck
Donnie Sam
Government Indian agent, takes kids to the residential school
Macdonald
Works for the Catholic church, the second driver that takes the kids to the residential school
Lawson
The village where the Jones family lives, where the Day School is located
Tsartlip
Jones, married to Abraham, mother of 6 boys
Priscilla
Priest in Tsartlip, warned parents about the Indian Agent coming to take their children
Salmo
An old salmon trawler, the school boat
Monfort
Captain of the school bost, white-haired, old, looks like he could be someone's grandpa
Jim
Principal at KIRS, short, fat man
Maynard
Ned and Sam's dad, nearly died from choking on a peanut
Edward George
One of the priests that teach the boys, took care of Wilson and Joey (the youngest group of boys), looks friendly
Eubieus
Sits beside Wilson at meals, eats Wilson's food with the deal of protecting him
Billy Richard
Short, almost bald man, visits Wilson when he falls sick, doctor, diagnoses Wilson with malnutrition, got sent to a different hospital when he tried to investigate KIRS
Bernard Douglas
2nd narrator, anxious, doesn't eat at KIRS, 7 years old, 2nd oldest Jones boy, timid, got hospitalized then sent home
Wilson
Where Billy Richard's family lives, his grandfather is the chief, where the hospital where Wilson was sent is located
Chemainus
3rd narrator, third Jones brother, an energetic boy
Joey
"Stumpy", short, sleeps in the bed next to Joey, is afraid of bears and cougars, planned with Joey to escape KIRS
Harvey Dennis
One of the priest that teach the boys, teaches the middle group of boys
Henry Philipe
Successfully escaped KIRS and got home
Truman Neilson
Where the Dennis family lives, it is a town close to Tsartlip
Pauquachin
Harvey Dennis' grandfather, old, Harvey takes care of him, very frail
Abel Dennis
Always has the news on everything; the gossip
Billy George
Tried to escape KIRS, they get found by the fisherman when the boat reached Chemainus, they got punished by Fr. Maynard
Harry Tommy
Nick Herman
Stumpy's cousin, passed on the messgae about Stumpy's grandpa, which motivated Stumpy to start planning again
Lucas
Chubby, short kid, Joey and Stumpy's decoy, newer kid at KIRS
Telford Lewis
They both wet the bed, and they both had to do the "shower parade" of shame
Moses
Clifford
Tried to escape KIRS with Nelson, they got caught in their canoe by Thetis Island, and got punished by Brother Jerry. Their punishment was worse than Harry and Nick's punishment
Colin Joe
The place where Joey's aunt Phyllis and uncle Willie live, not far from the train station
Esquimalt
Joey's aunt, feeds Joey and Stumpy deer stew, attended KIRS when she was 8 years old; her dad had just died and been buried, had a doll named Eliza, married to Willie, tried to convince Priscilla to let Joey stay home
Phyllis
Phyllis' doll, got taken from her at KIRS
Eliza
Joey's uncle, got in a fight over peanut butter, attended KIRS when he was 5, Priscilla's brother, Phyllis' husband, tried to convince Priscilla to let Joey stay home, was born March 13th, 1927
Willie
The callous nun who told Phyllis she was too old for Eliza, and wouldn't tell her what happened to her doll
Donna Marie
The language that Willie spoke befor attending KIRS
Sencoten
A brother that taught at KIRS when Willie went to school; around the 1940s, bought Willie a tin of peanut butter for his 14th birthday; seemed uncomfortable, but was kind
Harland
Always got money from his mother for his birthdays, bought a tin of peanut butter with that money, would stash peanut butter in his cubby and eat it with his fingers at night
Lenny Taylor
The man who drove Willie, Phyllis and Joey to Tsartlip, and Stumpy to Pauquachin, smoked a cigar in his car, making Joey nauseous, knows Stumpy's family. Drove from Esquimalt, to Tsartlip, then to Pauquachin
Edgar Jimmy
Dusty's real name, tried to protect Monica when they were cutting her hair, started taunting Monica once she made new friends at KIRS
Dorothy Jean
4th narrator, 13 years old when she starts attending KIRS, promised her mom that she wouldn't cut off her hair
Monica Sam
A mean nun that teaches Dusty and Monica, forces the girls into chairs and cuts their hair off, Father Maynard's accomplice
Mary Louise
A nickname made by Dusty and the other girls; short for Little Princess. Made because of what goes on with Father Maynard
L.P.
One of Dusty's new friends, used to be used by Father Maynard, 15 years old when she was at KIRS, never goes home or mentions her parents, her parents died in a car accident, sent to KIRS when she was 5, last name is Rodgers
Vivian
One of Dusty's new friends, has an aunt Nora who occasionally visits KIRS, gets taken home after word spreads about Father Maynard
Nellie
Nellie's auntie, from Nanaimo, tall woman, long, shiny black hair, also attended KIRS
Nora
The first woman to whom Vivian tells her story, convinced Esther to go to the ppolice with her, from Chemainus
Eva Lucille
The second woman to whom Vivian tells her story, initially didn't want to go to the police, from Chemainus
Esther
Nelson's german shepard, goes duck hunting with Nelson
Rusty
Brother who teaches Howard and Nelson (the older group of boys), meaner than the other priests
Jerry
Nelson's uncle, complains about white men lots
Frankie
The 'tough guy' at KIRS, plans to see how tough Nelson really is
Marty
Chocolate-colored curls, hikes her skirt up shorter than the other girls, Nelson's 'girl'
Rosy
Stops one of the fights between Br. Jerry and Nelson, helps Nelson do his school work when he was unable
Howard
New addition to the teaching staff at KIRS, soccer and track coach, coaches Nelson on how to channel his rage into running
Leyland Feldstar
Nelson's younger cousin, runner for Tsartlip Day School
Olie
Sister at Tsartlip Day School, soccer coach
Theresa
Abraham's youngest brother, who died in a house fire as a boy
Levi
The island where Nelson and Colin Joe got caught
Thetis