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Phoebe Edmond posted a condolence

Sunday, April 8, 2012

I am very sorry for your loss . May you find comfort and hope in the words found in John 5:28,29.

R

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

And so passes a truly great man. A man who defines the expression "salt of the earth". A master carpenter and one of smartest people I've ever known. Self taught architect, engineer and physicist. Santa to his grandchildren Kelly and Tracy (I hope it is OK to reveal this now). A gifted singer who gave Bing Crosby a run for his money. I can still hear him crooning: "When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob-Bob Bobbin' Along". Tough as nails - he would shrug off an injury that would send anyone else to the emergency department - but also an incredibly kind man - not once did I see him lose his temper or get angry - despite my giving him ample reason to do so during my 45 year lifetime. I've known Roy since my infancy and to this day I still refer to him as "Mr. Bone". Roy demonstrated incredible patience and kindness towards me when I was growing up - pestering him with incessant questions and pleading with him to let me help him with his work. His patience was pushed to the limit during the five summers I worked with him as his assistant. I'm not sure he actually needed my help and just kept me around for comic relief. Roy was in his late sixties and early seventies during this period but carried on like a teenager - running up ladders, scampering across roofs, balancing on beams - all with the agility of an acrobat. I was in my late teens and early twenties but carried on like an octogenarian. Hugging ladders, crawling across roofs and beams, afraid to look down. He often told me that I looked like a camel on stilts. Roy didn't allow me to use power tools until my final year. I'm not sure if he was worried about my safety or his. Roy was full of words of encouragement. Whenever I was driving in a nail he would come up behind me and shout: "Hit it! It's got no friends!" Or when I actually did something right he would exclaim: "Now we're cooking with gas." He would often test my powers of comprehension by pointing to his toolbox and asking me to pass him that "doohickey" or "thingamabob". I have kept in touch with Roy over the years and have been fortunate to be included in many family events over the years with him, his wonderful wife May (what a firecracker), their daughter Pat and son-in-law Bruce, and granddaughters Kelly and Tracy. I never got the chance to meet my actual grandfathers, but I do feel that I had a remarkable grandfather experience in Roy's company. Goodbye old friend.

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len and wilma Pluym posted a condolence

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Sorry to hear about your loss. We'll always have memories of you both at Lake Kamaniskeg. I know you enjoyed it there as much as we did. Len and Wilma Pluym

In loving memory of

Roy

1919 - 2012