Saturday, November 16, 2019
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Dear JP, Albert, Christina, Shayden and Jaston,
I know words are a poor comfort at a time like this. But I cannot but use these very words to express my grief and sorrow at the passing of Ma Tante Val. I know how you all loved and cared for her, particularly over these past many months.
I wish I could be with you during this difficult time. Especially, during these moments of intense grief and suffering, and that there was something I could do or say to alleviate your sorrow. I wish I could have been there over the past many days, but I’m without employment or funds.
Ma Tante, like all of you, have always been in my prayers, especially this past year. It’s awful that we can never replace our Mothers, but I hope that you will find comfort in the memory of Ma Tante.
I remember her from those early days in Sainte Rose, with her beehive hairstyle and lovely smile. I remember her during your Pointe-Gatineau days when she treated us to delicious cheese and chocolate fondues. She was the one who got me my first real paying job at the Riverside Hospital. I remember her in London praying with the rosary when I was sick, waiting for a heart transplant, and during my recovery. Some may not know this, but 36 years ago it was Ma Tante Val who days before my transplant sent a prayer request to the Sisters and Nuns in Québec city that I receive a heart transplant. The prayer request took place on the 30th of October, the very day I received my new heart.
I can’t think what I would do if you and Ma Tante hadn’t moved to London 35 years ago. How my time in London would have been lonely and miserable. To see Albert grow into amazing man, husband, and father. To meet Christina, a fellow movie addict like myself, and a wonderful mother to two beautiful, talented, and smart girls like Shayden and Jaston.
I will always treasure my trips with Ma Tante Val to Farmboy, where she guided me to their cheese samples, their pate, their salad bar, and mainly their Butternut Squash. I miss her and I will miss her for a long time. I wish again that I could be there with you all for the service today.
God bless you Ma Tante Val and all of you today.
Yours sincerely, in thoughts and prayers,
Ken
