▁as ▁a ▁cl erk ▁and ▁st en ograph er ▁for ▁the ▁military , ▁the ▁C un ard ▁Sh ipping ▁Line ▁in ▁V ancouver , ▁and ▁the ▁Domin ion ▁Department ▁of ▁Im m igration ▁in ▁Cal g ary . ▁She ▁had ▁known ▁H yman ▁" Hy " ▁Bel z berg ' s ▁younger ▁brothers , ▁Samuel ▁and ▁William , ▁ ▁through ▁school , ▁ ▁but ▁she ▁never ▁really ▁knew ▁Hy ▁himself ▁even ▁though ▁the ▁two ▁families ▁lived ▁only ▁two ▁blocks ▁apart . ▁She ▁and ▁Hy ▁were ▁set ▁up ▁on ▁a ▁" bl ind ▁date " ▁and ▁were ▁married ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁ ▁Hy ▁was ▁well ▁known ▁in ▁Cal g ary ▁as ▁the ▁propriet or ▁of ▁Crist y ' s ▁Ar cade ▁F urn iture ▁and ▁for ▁his ▁invol vement ▁in ▁First ▁City , ▁a ▁financial ▁company ▁started ▁by ▁his ▁younger ▁brothers ▁that , ▁along ▁with ▁their ▁personal ▁hold ings , ▁at ▁one ▁time ▁controlled ▁assets ▁in ▁excess ▁of ▁$ 5 ▁billion , ▁before ▁deb ts ▁ultimately ▁sw amp ed ▁the ▁corpor ation ▁and ▁led ▁to ▁its ▁fall . ▁ ▁The ▁company ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁its ▁Swiss ▁bond hold ers ; ▁however , ▁the ▁Bel z berg ▁family ▁salv aged ▁a ▁minor ity ▁st ake ▁( 1 5 %) ▁via ▁H arrow ston ▁Inc ., ▁a ▁holding ▁company ▁over seen ▁by ▁Br ent ▁Bel z berg , ▁the ▁couple ' s ▁oldest ▁son . ▁ ▁Hy ▁probably ▁is ▁most ▁famous ▁for ▁having ▁been ▁kid n apped ▁in ▁ 1 9 8