Dear Ruth Olga and family
I had the pleasure of meeting Roland and Aunty Patricia many years ago on one of their rare forays to New Zealand, and my abiding memory of Roland was his raucous humour, always accompanied by a liberal laugh and he was one of life’s true characters. It’s a cliche but you don’t seem to see raconteurs like Roland so much now – we are all too serious, sadly.
I have lit candles at our local church for Roland and his cherished Patricia and they are both in our thoughts and prayers. May they rest peacefully. If I ever get to Calgary I will track down his tree.
All the best to you all in your time of sadness, but his memory will no doubt inspire a laugh or two – not as big as his though I would suspect, that would be a challenge!
Greg King
London
United Kingdom
