Condolences
My deepest sympathies on the passing of Dr Jessop. My first summer job was at CRDM, where I learned so much. I remember seeing him often in the halls of the civil engineering department both as a student and while visiting my father.
May he Rest In Peace.
Gerald Huizer
Gerald Huizer
To my grandpa:
I will always remember your funny personality, always poking jokes and brightening everyone’s day, or pestering me about putting the fork and knife on the wrong side of the plate when setting the table. You were so patient and so good with my cousins and I. I will always remember zoo camp every summer with you and grandma, and taking transit there with you. I will remember the car rides, and how there was always a bag of English mints in the side door of the car. I remember seeing your performances at the theatre, and thinking how cool it was that you could project your voice so powerfully and have so much passion for the art. I loved visiting the condo in radium, and spending weekends with you there. I remember how hard you always worked in the garden and around the house and acreage, fixing everything yourself. You welcomed me into the family from day 1, and I will hold all these memories dearly to my heart. You will be missed.
Your granddaughter,
Helena. ♡
Emlyn is the reason I and my family are in Canada. In 1981 Emlyn interviewed me over the phone (I was in Cardiff S. Wales) for a position as a Research Engineer at the Centre for Research and Development in Masonry (CRDM) in Calgary. He offered me the position and he and Donna accepted me into their home, while I looked for a place to rent for me and my family. I shall never forget the things that Emlyn and Donna did for us in those early days of adjusting to life in Canada. Rest in peace Emlyn...
As a close friend of Tim’s I spent a lot of time at the Jessop home when I was growing up, and had the opportunity to get to know family well. Emlyn was a lovely man, a caring and compassionate father, and always showed interest in whatever shenanigans his son and his friends were getting up to. He had a gentle and funny and intelligent way about him that rubbed off on everyone around him. Rest In Peace, Emlyn. Sincere condolences to Tim and Donna and the rest of the family from our family.
Travis Davies
My Dad. Thank you for adopting me and bringing me into your life. Who knows where I would be if you hadn’t. Thank you for giving me a childhood filled with love, security and good memories. Thank you dad, for teaching me how to do projects, how to stick with something and solve problems, and how to be caring towards others. Thank you for putting up with all my teenage antics and parties and sneaking cigarettes. Thank you for showing me the value of hard work and commitment. Thank you for putting me through college and university and for passing my physics class for me. Could not have done that without you. Thank you for all your help and support as I built a career working in the field after graduating. Thank you for always having a home for me to come back to. Thank you for always being there and believing in me as I became an adult and started building my life. Thank you for helping me get set up in my first home and thank you for your love and support as I met my future wife and stepdaughter and welcoming them in as part of the family. Thank you for all the condo weekend get-away’s in Radium. Thank you for believing in me when I left my professional job to start my own business. Thank you for loving my mom so dearly and showing me how to be a good man. Thank you, Dad. I am who I am, and I am where I am because of you. You are my Dad and I miss you.
Donna and family,
Our deepest condolences to you and the family. We were sad to read of Emlyn's passing. We remember so many fun times together at Radium.
You are in our thoughts and prayers,
Hugs,
David & Brenda
Donna and Family - Condolences from Ruth and Don Smillie.
Emlyn was just a few weeks short of 15 when I was born and i was told he didn’t buy me a teddy but a lot of penny bars of chocolate! SO it seems my lifelong chocolate addiction is his fault!!
I remember being in awe of his courage to go abroad to study and then to start a new life so far away and often wished I’d had that same courage. I was immensely proud of his achievements and loved to talk about him to my friends when discussions were had about family.
There were many “home “ visits with Donna and later with the boys…holidays together, visits to places, walks in the Dales or Peak District or to the coast, family gatherings, meals out, etc and the inevitable tears when they left again!
I974 We visited as a family and Emlyn and Donna gave us such a wonderful, memorable holiday which was so exciting for me, aged 16 and I will never forget the trip to the rockies with tales of bears and moose and being teased about the bears getting into the camper van if they couldn’t find food outside!
The last time Emlyn ands Donna visited i remember going to Bakewell in Derbyshire and Emlyn travelling with me in my car. He told me that he knew he was ill but he was more worried for Donna as it would be hard for her to care for him and for the boys too when he wouldn’t know who they were. At the time I felt he had such courage and strength and loved him for it.
In 2018 my partner Simon and I were privileged to spend a few weeks with Emlyn and Donna, one of those in St Lucia. By then he wasn’t as well as he had been the last time i had seen him but we enjoyed some lovely walks around the area and chats about home. However, a memory i will always carry with me was watching him singing to Donna and dancing with her in the open air bar by the sea. There was such warmth and love there and it was as if he was his old self again. That holiday and saying goodbye at the airport was heartbreaking but i am so very grateful that i did have that time with him….with them both!
I am so proud that Emlyn was my Uncle. He was funny, kind and thoughtful and loved very much by his Yorkshire family.
Rest in peace knowing that you were very special and will be missed very much xx
Christine
My sincerest condolences to you all. I am sorry I never had the privilege of meeting Emlyn.
I've known Emlyn the most of my life. He was a good friend of my dad's from University of Calgary from the mid'60's until my dad's passing in 1994. I remember well when my family visited his family during the summer of 1987. He and Donna also helped me when I started UofC in 1990. For the first six months after I came to Canada to study, he was very helpful. I got to see Emlyn and Donna many times after that, and we stayed in touch. He and Donna also got to visit us in Norway a few years ago.
Emlyn was a big part of my life in my early twenties, and I am glad to have known him. Rest in peace Emlyn.
When I arrived in Canada in September 1966, Emlyn was the first person I met, as he had been sent to pick up me, an arriving grad student, at the airport. Within days we had established a bond of friendship which lasted the rest of our lives. As students we lived together, hiked, skied and camped together. We both appreciated and took full advantage of the outdoor gifts that Nature bestowed upon this Province.
As life progressed and we were separated geographically for many years, our lives remained intimately intertwined. Heidi and I enjoyed numerous visits and holidays with Emlyn and Donna and we got to know and enjoy each others families in Canada and overseas.
Emlyn was an honourable man, dedicated to his family, and his contributions to society through his work and volunteer activities are admirable. He was an important part of my life, and Heidi’s, and he will be sorely missed. May he rest in peace.
Love Rob & Heidi
I was 16 when, for the first time, I travelled independently to Canada to see my "Uncle" Emlyn. The "Uncle " title was quickly dropped (it made him feel old he said!) and that trip seemed, in retrospect, like some kind of Right Of Passage. Emlyn listened to me, gave sensible and wise advise and, very importantly, gave me the bug for mountain climbing, hiking and the wonderful outdoor adventurous life that I cherish and practice to this day. On one memorable Rockies hike we were driving up a track to the starting point Emlyn had planned when we came upon a chain blocking our way. Undeterred, Emlyn told me to lift the chain as high as I could whilst he inched the car underneath it. That one act of rebellion, for a rebellious teenager was pure magic!! His positive attitude to life, living every day to the full, and his humour (often self-deprecating) have been, and will continue to be a major influence on me. My only regret is the thousands of miles that separated us although we did share some fantastic holidays together in Canada and England. I have been privileged to raise a family, and still live in, Emlyn's childhood home in Huddersfield, England. In fact his old bedroom now houses my bike...think he'd like that! God bless Emlyn, I promise that me and my big lad Ben, will be ascending Tryfan in Snowdonia, Wales, this spring to raise a glass to your memory and enduring influence.
Michael
I have many fond memories of time spent with Emlyn but the one that stands out is after a long strenuous walk up Mount McKinley in the Rockies, when I had been fearful of Grizzly bears he said, “What you really should have been scared of is cougars!” He then told me why.
I have only known Emlyn as one of half a team. He and Donna loved life, had tremendous energy, enthusiasm, and a generous spirit. Emlyn welcomed me into their wide circle of friends and shared his passion for the outdoors. He is missed.
Wendy Dale
My amazing Mum and I travelled from Australia to Calgary 14 years ago to surprise my dear sister Jen on her 60th birthday. This was possible because of D&E. Their sense of fun kindness hospitality and generosity. We hid in their comfortable home for 2 days till Jen and John Bauman arrived for a lovely party with close friends and ‘ring in’ relatives. Thank you Jessops. Fond regards. Josie.
Emlyn & I worked together at Plas y Nant Christian Endeavour Holiday Home in the early 60’s. Here we led parties of young people on the mountains of Snowdonia, and formed a 60 year friendship, 55 of which were spent separated by 6000 miles. We have enjoyed memorable times over the decades, in both Canada and the UK. Emlyn had a boundless enjoyment of life. He was a loyal friend. We were brothers in arms.
Mike Worthington
We were so privileged to have such wonderful neighbors as Donna and Emlyn . We were included in their many gatherings and so enjoyed them . We loved our garage visits with Emlyn and have such great memories of a loving , caring friend . Our condolences to the family , you will miss him so , but know how much you loved and cared for Emlyn . May wonderful memories be a help to you . Much love ,Robert and Dian
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