Wednesday, October 6, 2021
Some memories of Dick from John (nephew) and Pam Mack
John, as a small boy in London, UK remembers Dick and his pretty girlfriend, Margaret when they visited his parents house.
We remember the kindness of Dick and Margaret when we moved to Sarnia in 1967: D&M offered to have us stay in their home when, as newly-weds, we first moved there after John was offered a Job with Imperial Oil. Dick surprised us with tea in bed on the first morning. We remember picnics at Sauble Falls and The Pinery where D&M took pity on a lonely little pine tree which they decided to adopt and take home to live in their garden. Also, we remember looking after Kay and Glyn when D&M went out to parties. They often stayed out very late and obviously enjoyed their wine. We enjoyed many delicious Sunday dinners at their house and trying to reciprocate in our tiny apartment. In the summer, dinners were replaced with barbecues. Dick's favourite was sausages and a "barley sandwich".
In 1971, we moved away from Sarnia, eventually landing back on Vancouver Island. D&M visited the Island when they could to see us and Dick's sister, Winifred and her husband, Harold (John's Mom and Dad). Also, we visited Southern Ontario with our two boys (David and Christopher) Later we were very grateful to Dick for officiating at each of their weddings. We are also extremely grateful to Dick for flying out to help and officiate at Harold's funeral.
We remember having a holiday In Alberta in 2006 to help celebrate John's sister, Doreen and her husband, Cliffs' 25th wedding anniversary. After the party, we toured Alberta and saw "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat" at the Rosebud Dinner Theatre. It was a huge hit with us and D&M.
Dick is John's Uncle but he is much more than that. He was also a great friend. We love him dearly and will always be grateful that he was a part of our lives. He was always generous, kind, and willing to give of himself.
