Monday, August 9, 2010
Our sincerest condolences to the Hutchinson Family. Bert was a cherished neighbour throughout the years we lived directly across the street on Belsize during the birth of our children Sarah and Owen and their early years at Maurice Cody. We immediately felt like family since Bert for the previous decades was a dear friend of my Grandparents, Bertha and Jim Bowie in the family house. Bert would often relay some special memory he had of those days when I would sit awhile on his porch and enjoy his ever twinkling eyes. He was always thoughtful and generous and never had a problem when I regularly borrowed his ladder from his garage - and more often than not, kept it for days on the next painting project! I am only glad I could repay the kindness in some small ways when I helped clear his eavestrough or compliment his garden! Bert was a much loved fixture of the neighbourhood and we will always remember him.
