I have been friends with Lee for close to 50 years now. I first met Lee in a group called Sing Out Calgary. He was part of the technical team as Lee could not carry a tune even if it had a handle. Diane and Muriel were also members of this group. I remember swimming in the pool at Lee’s parents place in Mount Royal. His father owned the distribution rights for Cibie headlights, and Lee put together the headlight display cases used to show off the product. Lee’s father also owned a Citron Maserati which I drooled over. I remember Lee asking me to be his best man when he married Diane. I had no idea what I was doing - I mistakenly gave the keys to his car to one of his brothers. He filled the air vents with confetti which made a heck of a mess. Years later I purchased this car from Lee and there was still confetti shooting out the air vents when the air was turned on high. I remember traveling to Cranbrook to visit with Lee and Diane. Lee had many funny stories about how people were caught stealing Natural Gas from Columbia. Who knew some meters could actually be mounted backwards to run the counters backwards. Works great until you forget to turn it the right way around before it runs too far back. I remember Christmas parties out at the Pinderosa where Lee and I would be on the bottom of 2 inner tubes, holding them together as at least 8 kids clinging on our backs, going down hill at great speed. We also had fun finding the most crooked Christmas tree to decorate for the old house. I remember Lee coming over to our house teaching me how to and sometimes how not to use power tools. Lee put together our kitchen cabinets and managed our sunroom construction. I remember playing Bridge with Lee. We enjoyed the game, comradery and challenges the game presents and did quite well together. I also remember the bad things. The MG or Myasthenia gravis. The alcohol. There are other things that don’t need to be mentioned. I choose to remember the good times fondly. I choose to remember the woodworking advice to become a more competent handyman. I choose to remember the bad things to make me a stronger more compassionate human being. Thank you Lee for being a good friend and teacher.