Saturday, July 15, 2023
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Dear Elaine, Karen, Elizabeth, Kathy, David, and, Chris, and, the rest of the family:
May God Shine his light upon you, John, and, Guide you in his "Everlasting Love!"
I have some stories to tell about John:
1. When we had the family reunions at Aunt Laura's, Victoria, and, Waterloo Parks, it was such great fun with all the cousins! I remember teasing John, and, enjoyed chasing him all around the Park whichever one we were in at the time! John always took this in his stride!
2. After I graduated from Nursing, I worked at the Freeport Hospital. One weekend, a friend of mine from Toronto came up for the weekend. John was working for Labatts at this time. He bought himself a red sportscar, and, gave us a ride around the city. We all had Fun! Actually, I was trying to hook him up with this friend of mine. However, it did not gel, period!
3. I forget how Elaine, and, I met to become good friends. She, and, I spoke about going to Europe together! However, the idea occurred to me to introduce Elaine to John because of their backgrounds, and, values. Whether it was my spiritual/psychic or a gut feeling, somehow, it just felt like this would be a great match! Sure enough, after 3 dates, I remember Elaine saying to me, "John wants to marry me!" Go figure; after making it to 50 years of a wonderful, caring, loving marriage, my intuition was exactly right with the "Nail being "Hit on its Head!" Otherwise, they may never have met to achieve all this joy life has offered each of them, together!
4. Upon still working in Kitchener at the Freeport Hospital, John, and, Elaine had a party. This is where I met the nicest guy who I dated the following week. However, it was cut short because he was going back home to Tripoli, Ireland. Later he did send me a lovely postcard. However, we ended up not keeping in touch. Perhaps, if I had replied back to his address, there might have been a maybe. However, long distant relationships can be a pain in the neck!
John was always a very wonderful, kind, sensitive, caring, loving, husband, person, father, and, grandfather who has left this world leaving his mark behind with a wife, 5 kids, and, 8-10 grandchildren..
Call out to him to let him know you are here with him. Ask him to show, and, give you a sign or signs that he is here. I have done this with my loved ones many times. This does work as I have actually felt the coldness of my Mother's hand on top of my hand many times! I hope this can give all of you some comfort in my knowledge of having a great strength in death, and, dying! After mom, died, I found this to be extremely difficult. Therefore, I ended up being a Grief Counselor for a year, and, a half..
All Our Love, and, Huge Hugs to Each of You!
Susan, Kristen, Michael, and, Gordon.
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