Condolences
Our deepest condolences for the loss of a truly great man. Gord was so kind to our family and remembered small details about each of us and we would feel the warmth and care he had for us. He was always so positive and friendly and will be truly missed by all. We are grateful for having known him as our world was brighter with him in it.
May the warm memories of his life be an inspiration to everyone to live with the zeal he did.
Sincerely,
Steve, Gina, Alyssa, Natalie and Katie
Very sad to hear of Gord’s passing. He was a master at his craft. Honest, enthusiastic, in his work and his day to day life. He had a unique and delightful personality. He helped me and my son’s, Paul and Jamie, with numerous transactions over the years. You will be missed for sure.
Gord, the “boyz from the hood,” as you recently called us, met at Matador pizza earlier this week. Greg, Al, Doug, Steve and Scott raised a glass in your honor. With the Flames game playing in the background, we fondly recalled great memories collected over more than 40 years with you as our friend. All agreed that we lost a great one and that we are going to miss you.
A true inspiration to living a life of joy and with love. I will miss you Gordie. Thank you for your friendshio. You will be deeply missed by many wonderful people that you touched and blessed with your presence.
Love Carol
Amanda and Lynda - thank you so much for taking such good care of Gordie these past couple of years when he needed you the most. He never, ever gave up hope, and I am so glad that he had you two so close to him. I have a beautiful new picture of Gordie on my desk, and he is always in my thoughts. Love to all of you.
Gord was an amazing guy, right up to the end. He went through a hell of a battle with his wonderful wife and family by his side. He made quite an impression on everyone he came into contact with. I cant even begin to imagine the grief of those closest to him. It was a privilege to be one of his nurses. Love to all of you.
I've only known Gordie for just a short time . WOW what a inspirational positive Man. Gordie always had a smile and a amazing way at finding goodness in every situation. At the center of everything he wanted everyone to be honored and respected for who they are.
Thank you Gord for crossing pathways in Life
Gordie and Amanda came into our lives shortly after both couples acquired puppies. Our dogs quickly became best friends and countless hours were spent either sitting on their doorstep watching the dogs wrestle and solving the world’s problems, wandering around the dog park, or crossing the parking lot at Regal Park in Renfrew to share food, drinks, stories and laughs. As time passed, we all grew older, seasons changed, Amanda and Gordie fell more in love, the dogs “settled down”, Gordie always offered us his Flames tickets when the Jets were in town (and didn’t hold our loyalties against us), Amanda was usually cooking something delicious, when the water went out in Regal Park the Morely-Shavers offered up unrestricted access to their shower (we had hippy cousins in town who were hitch hiking across Canada, so this was extremely generous) and we all navigated life.
Gord walked in this world with immense wisdom and kindness. He appreciated life and lived it more than anyone we knew or have known. When one of our kids was doing a bottle drive for their ringette fundraiser, the Shavers didn’t just save their own bottles for us, but Gordie organized his whole hockey team to fill an entire pick-up truck of bottles- he didn’t do much in life in half measures and there was no such thing as “too generous” for him. When our family outgrew our condo in Regal Park and we were forced to move to the burbs, Gordie was insanely patient as we saw about ten million homes all over the city before finally settling on a home in Tuscany (which is the neighbourhood Gord wanted us to see at the beginning of the search and we adamantly refused to live on the outskirts of the city, we love it here by the way.) He then agreed to start another housing adventure looing for a property for a new group home for Amy’s work (this search was much shorter…..) He took this search so seriously to ensure all the future young people there were safe and had a nice space.
Gordie was an incredible source of support for our family in so many ways over the years. He lived life all the way and knew what is truly important. Thanks for all you gave friend.
Amy and Colin
My sincerest condolences to you all at this difficult time, you have my deepest sympathy. I have nothing but the fondness of memories of Gordie, so much laughter & happy times spent with him in our younger years!
You all are in my thoughts! xo Cherene (Ross) Campbell
Dear Amanda,
We were very sorry to hear about Gord’s passing. He certainly fought a difficult battle during the past year.
It was lovely to see your wedding on the news and very inspiring to many people to see your love.
We send our deepest condolences to you and Gord’s family.
Denyse and Daniel Beauchamp, Meadowlark Park neighbours
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