Family
Fromm was born in Bogota, Colombia and grew up in Etobicoke in a devout Catholic family. His mother, Marguerite Michaud, was of French Canadian descent while his father, Frederick William Fromm, was of German and Irish descent. His father enlisted in the Royal Canadian Navy during World War II. After the war, he qualified as a chartered accountant and worked in Colombia for an oil company. After Paul was born, the family returned to Ontario where his father found work as an accountant with the provincial ministry of highways.
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“Family living can go on existing. Very many are
remembering this thing are remembering that family
living living can go on existing. Very many are quite
certain that family living can go on existing. Very
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family living can go on existing.”
—Gertrude Stein (1874–1946)
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