Renaldo Angelo "Reni" Masi (born August 12, 1933 in

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), the son of Cyril and Mabel Masi. He grew up in

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, where he attended Hastings and

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before attending

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and completing his education at the

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. He started teaching in

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in 1956 at

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. After a lifetime of community building, he turned his efforts to politics and served as a

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Member of the

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from 1996 to 2005, representing the riding of

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