Friday, November 25, 2016
I posted this last night on Facebook:
Remembering Chris fondly..... I rarely post here but for some reason I happened to choose last night to check in and I saw Bill Woodside's post.
I grew up on Askin Blvd. immediately across the street from the Wingelaars. I knew Chris well as kids - we even played in a band for a brief time. When we reconnected ten or so years ago I reminded him of our birthdays - his on June 2, 1949, mine on June 12,1949.
We connected again via Linkedin a couple of years ago and planned to get together again but regrettably, as it seems to happen, we never got around to it. Part of that was that I live in Canada only half the year (turns out it's also the reason I can't attend Chris's memorial service tomorrow). If I were in Oakville tomorrow I would have gladly made the short trip to Kitchener to honour his memory.
To Carol (a very, very nice lady who I met when Chris and I got together all those years ago) I send my sincerest condolences for your tragic loss.
To Chris's family and friends who are gathering in Kitchener tomorrow I ask that as you send Chris your light and love in celebration of his life you add mine.
Chris was and is a great guy.
