As I child I often remember Roy calling me his belated birthday present as his birthday was Feb.23 and mine is the 24. He as I recall always had a soft spot for me second of course to the animals that always seemed to be around the house. I was not in contact with Roy a lot in our adult life a regret I will have to live with now, but I do recall that the quiet caring boy of my childhood was always there for me with a kind word or gesture this caring I now understand was felt by many people who will also remember him and his kindness. For me I will always be his belated birthday present and pest of a little sister. I will treasure the memories of those childhood days and keep them close to my heart as I will the memory of him. With love and the affection Dawn.

In our search for Roy's daughter , we have spoken to many people, professional and non professional who have known Roy for many years. We have heard what a kind , gentle , caring man he is and how he has positively touched many lives over the years. Roy has a very large community that he belonged to and everyone respected him, described him as a gentle man and a gentleman

Roy would call and ask "How is the little guy " around Tim's birthday and especially Christmas time and see if anything new in the family? and then we wouldn't hear again for awhile but he did stay in touch with his street family and they watched over him. Many people that I have talked to said they were looking for Roy because he hadn't been around lately and that was not like him . People have expressed condolences to the family and say they will miss him

As brothers we didn't always see eye to eye however we always worked things out.

Roy was a recluse. I think he was always that way but he did have some people that were valued friends over the years. One thing for sure if he liked you, you had a friend for life.

I believe God gave Roy a special gift with animals.I used to see him at Western Fair working in the barns and we would chat for a few minutes about past times and how things were going in each of our lives. For about 5 years we would meet for lunch a couple of times a month but that stopped suddenly about 4 years ago and Roy went into hiding again.

That was Roy though, visit with you for awhile then something would push him back into seclusion.

Roy had several lady friends over the years but none for any long period of time.

Again I think it was that he trusted animals more than people. Cats were his friends and he loved them dearly.

Occasionally I would see Magoo (nick name he hated) walking the streets and would try to get his attention but he never acknowledged. Maybe he didn't hear or he was just in his own world thinking of the next tall tale he would tell.

Roy could really spin a story and you never knew if it was fact or fiction.

He's probably competing with Uncle Red right now.

I have good memories of talks we had about our childhood growing up which I believe helped us both.

I'll miss seeing you walking down Dufferin Ave in the morning as I drive to work.

God give you peace brother. You deserve it after such a troubled life.

I'll keep you in my heart and pray for your soul to rest in peace.