To Mr. Lake's family,

Our condolences on the occasion of your father's death.

Through the years living next door we casually ran into each other picking up the mail or at a Christmas social.

He did mention the love of his life Denyse and how beautiful and loving she was.

Cherish your fondest memoires of both of your parents.

To David, Michael & Sophie:

I worked with your father at Nesbitt, Thomson way back in the 70's. He was thoughtful, patient, generous and humorous.

I learned a lot during those years, as he encouraged me to take on responsibilities and mentored me during my time as his assistant. Denyse was truly the love of his life, although I never met her, he recounted to me how they met and how they became true partners during their time together. When David moved his family to Calgary, we kept in touch for a few years. His obituary was beautifully written and perfectly described the person that I was fortunate enough to get to know during my time at Nesbit Thomson. My sincere condolences to you three and your families. His legacy will live on through his children, enhanced by the memories shared over the years. Surely he is with Denyse, together again united in love and resting in the peace of the Lord.

Chers David, Michael et Sophie,

C’est avec beaucoup d’affection, en ce moment difficile, que nous tenions à vous faire part de nos plus sincères condoléances pour la perte de votre père. Nous garderons précieusement en mémoire sa générosité, sa joie de vivre et surtout nos belles visites à Calgary.

Sachez que nous pensons bien à vous.

Diane Lake et André Lafleur

To All Family Members

Please accept our most sincere condolences and sympathies on Coley's passing. A fine gentleman indeed with a big heart and demeanour. Gracious and witty he definitely made any social occassion a great one.

Paula & I always enjoyed your Mom and Dad's visits to Cape Breton and our trips to Calgary.They will surely be missed.

Take care and God Bless you All!

Paula & Gary Kennedy

My condolences on the passing of your father. May you be comforted by loving memories of him in the days to come.

David, Michael, Sophie we send our heartfelt sympathy on the passing of your loving father. His visits over the years to Cape Breton brought a lot of joy to our family. I will be forever grateful for his support and guidance over the years.

Sincerely Jo-Ann & Michael Peck

David, Michael and Sophie,

I want to express my condolences to you and your family on the passing of your father, who was always "Uncle Coley" to us.

Coley and Denyse were wonderful people who were always kind and welcoming to me whenever I was in Calgary.

Paul Lake, Halifax