Thursday, March 26, 2026
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Dear Wendy & All Hagues,
We are very sad to hear that your beloved Gord passed away in Mexico. Our hearts go out to all of you and hope your cherished memories heal your pain a bit. Now reunited with brother Kenny, parents Ken and Daphne and his grand-parents, Gord is also with you in spirit everyday.
As you know, Gord was my first childhood friend. According to our parents (who double-dated in high school), we met in a playpen soon after he was born and I was 7 months his elder. Over the next 6 decades, we experienced so much together between Montreal, Lake Manitou, Toronto, Waterloo, Cornwall, London and Guelph:
• Sports – ice/ball hockey (including Ste. Agathe hockey camp), tennis, baseball, ping pong, waterskiing, swimming, canoeing, sailing, rowing, tetherball, regatta competitions
• Games – chess, backgammon, “Spearing Moose”, cards (“Cribbage”, “Snap”, “Crazy Eights”, “Spite & Malice”), Hardy Boys/Tom Swift “speed reading” competition
• More Fun – birthday/regatta/New Year’s Eve parties, family dinners, camping (Arthur’s Seat, the Big Island, Little River VT), fort building, go-karting, "cassette letters", weddings, concerts (Bob Seger 1978, Steve Earle 2013), first beer together @ age 14 – and many more since!
• Biz & Politics – both of us were entrepreneurial (he was my landlord in 1985!) and both of us ran for municipal council (but didn’t win…)
We never thought Gord’s great life would end at age 65 but the memories we shared will stay with us forever. Until we see him again upstairs, may he rest in peace.
With sympathy and love,
Marty & Mary
xoxo
