Wednesday, April 24, 2024
We were saddened to hear of Harrold's passing. What a life he lived! We enjoyed hearing about his family and sharing in the stories of his life. I met Harrold (with two R's) a few years ago walking around the neighbourhood - we bonded over our love of Alberta and walked together from time to time. Over the last year, we enjoyed having Harrold over for dinner (he always requested roast beef with Yorkshire pudding, which I learned to make), and were honoured to include him at our family Christmas dinner this past year. He kept everyone entertained with his stories and his questionable driving skills (he parked his car in the ditch and it took my husband and CAA 40 minutes to get it out)! He never remembered my name, and that was okay...sometimes I was Anne-Marie, sometimes Maria, and most recently Alicia, but he remembered my husband Mario's name - they went for coffee at McDonald's a number of times. He loved the dogs and talking to people in the neighbourhood - his walks surely took hours because he talked to everyone along the way. We will miss him and appreciate the time we had with him. Our condolences to his cherished family.
Mario Mairena and Lisa-Marie Smith
Hillview Dr., Beamsville
