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James Mac Fadyen

We had been away from our home emails here in Nova Scotia for the past two weeks and were shocked and broken to receive word from Gary that our friend Rosanne was gone. It seemed impossible that someone so wonderful and full of life could be taken away so soon. Johnena and I arrived in Thompson in 1988 from Cape Breton as two 20 year old kids not knowing what we were getting ourselves into. I went to work in the smelter as a millwright fresh out of school not knowing for certain what a millwright job entailed to be honest. I was taken in by a fantastic group of tradesmen. That's where I met a skinny, saucy mechanic that went by the name Lederhaus. Gary went out of his way to make me comfortable and without delay had introduced Johnena and I to his beautiful wife Rosanne. From then on when we went to a work function we went with Gary and Rosanne, they had us over for supper with their children, and they celebrated birthdays and Christmas' with us. We were two young people far from home but Gary and Rosanne made us feel like we were home. After four years in Thompson we moved back home to Nova Scotia to be closer to our families but we left some family in The Hub of the North. A few years back, after a more than 20 year absence from Manitoba we were thrilled to receive a call from Gary and Rosanne who were sitting at a tourist bureau two miles down the road. They came to our home, met our children and stayed for a couple of days to reminisce about times gone by. Rosanne was still the same girl we had always known, happy and easy to please, and when Gary and I would trade insults she would squint and shake her head with that same sparkle in her eyes that we remembered so well. We will never forget our blond haired friend that made us feel so welcome, goodbye for now Rosanne. James and Johnena Mac Fadyen
Sunday October 14, 2018 at 9:42 pm
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