The memorial of my grandfather that hangs in Branch 87 of the Royal Canadian Legion in Kirkland Lake, Ontario.A year ago today, I was on the island of Maui in the south Pacific with Mindy on our honeymoon. Little did we know, that in Kirkland Lake, Ontario, my grandfather, Ferbie, passed away. Out of all the people who have supported us on our adventure to France, the person who would have most enjoyed reading and hearing about our adventure, aside from maybe our parents and sibligs, would have been my grandfather.
He was a pasionate hockey fan who loved the Canadians, which would have been great if he came over for visit as it seems like the only teams you are allowed to cheer for in France are the Canadians and whatever team Cristobal Huet is playing for (currently Chicago). We used to chat weekly about the state of the Canadians powerplay and what changes he thought needed to made. During the summer, his focus would change to the Toronto Blue Jays, where his solution was to simply fire the manager. He had also resently came over for the 60th aniversary of the D-Day invasion and toured Normandy with some fellow veterns. I think it would have been a neat experience to visit sites like Omaha, Gold, and Juno beach with someone who knew so much about it.
So for those of you who knew him, say a little prayer today in remembrance and count yourself lucky to have met one of the most incredible men I have ever met.
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This brings tears to my eyes - you are correct about how much he would have loved hearing of your adventures and reading about the war memorials through your eyes. In B.C. we were all thinking of Uncle Ferbie.
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