Good-bye Uncle Mick, We Love You

Very early yesterday morning, our Uncle Mick passed away after battling lung cancer for about a year and a half.

Uncle Mick was especially important to this family, because, well, without him, Mommy and Daddy might never have known each other!

You see, Mommy and Daddy met at Uncle Mick's 40th birthday party, 13 years ago; and it was love at first sight for both of us.

Uncle Mick was Grandma Linda's older brother; his wife, Aunt Claire, is Grama Marty's younger sister. So, it is a doubly painful loss for Daddy and I; both of our families are grieving.

Uncle Mick was a private, pretty quiet guy, but he loved his family, and he loved to play tricks! He had a great sense of humour.

And he thought Andrea was so cute. :)) Here is a picture of them from about a year ago, when Uncle Mick was going through his first rounds of chemo. He was a good sport about losing his hair, and people kept comparing his and Andrea's bald heads! He got a kick out of that. ;))

Uncle Mick with Andrea, Christmas Eve, 2005