Catching up

We lost our cousin Kevin on the weekend. I was very fond of Kevin, a fellow who walked a difficult path through life, but kept his humour and his love for his family intact throughout. He died at his brother's house, in an environment a million times better than any hospital, surrounded by the people who loved him best. Kevin was just 55.

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Saturday night, we attended the Snow Ball, the gala fundraiser for Casey House. For those who don't know, Casey House is the AIDS hospice in Toronto founded by June Callwood,twenty years ago. Although these many years later, AIDS patients are living longer and better, sadly we don't have a cure yet for this terrible disease.

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Early this morning, I heard the news that Jeff Healey died, at the young age of 41, of cancer. Mr. Healey was a brilliant musician, a guitar player, and also a trumpet player. He made his mark as a rockin blues musician, but in my view really came into his own as a jazz musician, playing the jazz of the 1920s. He will also be remembered for the radio series he did about 20s jazz - fantastic show.