Tuesday, June 27, 2017
To Viola and family, Mary Alice and family,
Goodbye Roy, my how time flies ….. I’m sorry to hear that you missed roll call at Tait’s last week …..
More than a quarter century has passed since our paths crossed. Our lives were always entwined through our inclusion in the Roddick clan of Leeds Grenville; we’ve shared so many treasured family times. Kindred moments celebrating many forms of holiday and special times; Easter egg hunts, hayrides/sleigh rides, skating parties, weddings, homecomings, births, family moments of all forms.
You‘ve witnessed my children turn into men, watched them begin their own families and seen their children grow. You even travelled to NYC and visited and barhopped with them on Broadway.
I’m going to miss;
opening the backdoor to an assault of Red Wing paraphernalia,( and I thought I was a fan), the blue green plaid topped with the flaming red suspenders at gatherings, the belief that roots are the only edible form of vegetable matter, your sweet tooth legendary.
So happy to have known you. Happy your light shone bright for so long and the flicker was brief, you deserved that.
Peace be with you always,
Brian Martinak
