Condolence: Our hearts are with you as you celebrate the life of your dear mama. May your thoughts be filled with delightful memories of wonderful family times with her. And may the comfort of our Heavenly Father surround you and hold you up as you grieve her passing. With deepest sympathy and tender hugs, Karl and Colleen

Condolence: Hello Val, Victor, Lydia, Olga, & "Minny":

I was so very saddened to learn of your Mom's passing away just a few short minutes ago, here, on-line…

But seeing her name & face again also brought back a rush of GOOD memories within me --- remembrances of joint family parties & celebrations at your old place on far-off(!) Taunton Road, and all of the excitement of your new-found "country living estate" at Morgans & Highway 2 in Newcastle. I can especially recall, with fondness, marvelling at your father's & grandfather's skill & aptitude at resourcefully erecting an ad hoc saw mill on that latter site, & then proceeding to raise your house, using the natural materials that were immediately available nearby.

And "Gigo's" loud & booming voice…! What a great time to be a kid growing up in the midst of all that. I wouldn't trade ANY of it for the world…as a matter of fact, I drove by your old homestead not one hour ago, on a leisurely trip back from downtown: I sure would have liked to have seen its insides again. As a kid at the time, your house just seemed MASSIVE to me --- and if I recall correctly, it even had TWO separate furnaces!

My biggest regret is not having said anything to your Mom the one time that I ran into her in the early 90's, just after we had moved to Newcastle, ourselves: she was leaving the "Gruffie's" variety store that was on Highway 2, cane in hand --- and I was going in. We both sorta gave each other the visual once-over…and that was that.

Well, at least it's still not too late for me to extend my greetings to all of you at this time. I wish you all nothing but upcoming good times & pleasant memories in your lives, not dis-similar to what I shared with each of you, growing up in the 50's & 60's…

Eddy Swynar