Remembering Key Contributors

A Time for Somber Reflection

Every once in a while all of us come to the realization that life is something we must treasure and we should make the best of the time we have left on this world of ours.

Recently, we and our Chapter’s partner and friends have suffered the loss of some key contributors to the health of our planet. They will be sorely missed, but we must release them from their burdens of this worldly life and thank them for their wisdom and guidance.

Within a few days of each other, we lost not only the creator of Conservation Halton, Allan Day, but also a key manager in their Watershed Engineering Services group, Ray Gunther. Both have played key roles in making this organization so highly recognized for its dedication and competence. They will be missed.

We also saw another giant from our wonderful working partner, Habitat Haldimand’s Roy Schofield after a long battle with Leukemia. My nine – plus years with Roy on the Taquanyah Committee and a close association with both he and his entire group have made our work in Haldimand County an absolute joy.

Roy was a self-made success in business and when retired he brought those organizational and leadership skills to bear with outstanding results. We will be forever grateful for his support and guidance and we move forward with greater determination than ever to honour that memory. Rest in piece, dear friend. You have set an example for all of us to follow.

The wonderful thing about working to protect and restore our environment is that you associate with the very finest people in this world. We are all blessed.

Let us take joy in what we do, knowing that we will eventually be leaving this world a little better than it would have been without our dedication.

Bill Christmas
President, Ted Knott Chapter
Trout Unlimited Canada

March 27, 2014