Monday, March 11, 2024
Gord was one of my very favourite people from the day we met in an arena about 23 years ago while I skated with the synchro girls and Kat. He was so many things to our team but also to me personally. For our team he was the resident music man, he got us "warmed up" at any competition, he drove us or something we forgot at times and carried anything we asked. At times he was a handler for a team member, usually me but always the hero for us.He adored us and we adored him. My favorite Gord skating memory is when he joined us in hallway gymnastics and chair races..I still have the scar or when we got our nickname of the sh!thawks and the boys all stood up Gord included cawing and flapping their wings when we got on the ice..Personally he gave the best advice, called a spade a spade and would tell anyone what he thought of them. He became my left arm man when we walked home because we both had a bit of a limp so only one way worked. I didn't know he couldn't swim until about 3 years ago....I wondered why he would never come in the lake. We traveled to many places and had great experiences in different countries drinking in the back of every bus we got on. I will miss everything about Gord...except maybe his epic falls and broken bones that I was always involved somehow in....Gord took Kat and I to Charlotte right after I had gone through a tough life change......he always did the best thing needed at the right time. He was so generous and kind. I will miss him at every Thursday night before a Friday the 13th the most. And the times he or iI would get the other into a good jag and the night that ensued.
Love ya Gord,
I will bring the whiskey next time I see ya...XOXO
Linds
