I first met your parents when we were shopping schools for our daughters. We were at Collegiate and I quickly realized I didn’t have to ask any questions because your mother asked them all! I remember saying hello to your dad, the warmth of his handshake – firm yet gentle – and the twinkle in his eye stay with me still. Once we enrolled our daughters in JK at St. Catherine’s, it seemed your dad was always the first parent to arrive at any school event. He’d be setting up his video camera and would always take a minute to come over and chat with me once I arrived. I looked forward to seeing him because he was so warm and genuine with such a lovely smile – and that twinkle in his eye. Of course, our daughters were fast friends in those early years and I just remember how easy – and nice – it was to pass the time in his company. Once he died, I was one of many who missed his presence at school events. When I think of how proud he was of his children, I know your dad would be ecstatic over the kind of person each of this three children has become: strong, poised, intelligent, compassionate… to name just a few of the many wonderful qualities I’ve seen over the years.