Our families grew up together, and now it is time to say goodbye to my second mom. Thank you for always making me feel welcome and at home when I visited. A trip to Chuck's house was always like a trip to Disneyland for me, an endless supply of ice cream sandwiches, soft drinks and fun thanks to the atmosphere you created. Some of my fondest memories are of the laughs and heartfelt talks we had when you invited me camping with you and Chuck those summers in Kelowna. Thanks for showing your amusement and support, and hiding your exasperation at the various ill-advised activities that we may allegedly have initiated during those trips. Some of my fondest memories will always be how you would make sure to fry up at least a pound of Schneider's high quality bacon for us every morning, accompanied by the best braided bread from the Pandosy bakery before we would head out to the beach. Whenever I go skiing to Lake Louise, I try to eat in the old portion of the lodge, and look over to the tables that I know you and my mom would be perched at during the day waiting for Chuck, Roy and I to come back - accosting unsuspecting strangers into whatever conversation you would be having that day. While you may be gone, you have left us with a lifetime of memories that will never leave us.
