They shall grow not old, as we who are left grow old
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn
At the going down of the sun, and in the morning
We will remember them

In memory of our fallen Canadian:

Cpl David Braun –Afghanistan Aug. 22, 2006

Seems it is long past time for me to be writing a post here. I’m getting almost more memorial posts for our Brave Canadians than posts from me on other stuff.

It’s been a bit of a tough month since dad died. There isn’t just the, at times, almost exhausting impact of the loss of dad, there is the daunting task of disassembling the life of not just him but what was left of our mother’s as well. Dad was a pack rat, I’m sure he threw some stuff away, I’m just not sure what. We have a lot of stuff to deal with, a lot of which we’ll end up sending to the garbage. Read the rest of this entry »

They shall grow not old, as we who are left grow old
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn
At the going down of the sun, and in the morning
We will remember them

In memory of our fallen Canadian:

Cpl. Andrew James Eykelenboom–Afghanistan Aug. 11, 2006

They shall grow not old, as we who are left grow old
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn
At the going down of the sun, and in the morning
We will remember them

In memory of our fallen Canadians:

Master Cpl. Jeffrey Scott Walsh–Afghanistan Aug. 9, 2006

They shall grow not old, as we who are left grow old
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn
At the going down of the sun, and in the morning
We will remember them

In memory of our fallen Canadians:

Master Corporal Raymond Arndt–Afghanistan Aug. 5, 2006

They shall grow not old, as we who are left grow old
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn
At the going down of the sun, and in the morning
We will remember them

In memory of our fallen Canadians:

Cpl Christopher Johnathan Reid–Afghanistan Aug. 3, 2006
Sgt. Vaughan Ingram–Afghanistan Aug 3, 2006
Cpl. Bryce Jeffrey Keller–Afghanistan Aug 3, 2006
Pte. Kevin Dallaire — Afghanistan Aug 3, 2006

What follows is the eulogy that the five of dad’s children contributed to. It was delivered by my sister Wendy Michon at the service held at the Colborne Legion Br. 187 on Monday July 31st.

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Don May was the fourth child of John and Lillian May. Lillian May was the direct descendant of Issac Ireland, who settled in Burnley, north of Warkworth in 1803. This area later became known as ‘Little Ireland.

When Dad turned 18 he did what thousands of young Canadians were doing at that time. He joined up to fight Hitler. He enlisted in the Irish Regiment of Canada and was part of the Signals Platoon attached to Headquarters Company. He was part of a group who proudly called themselves “The D-Day Dodgers”. After landing in Italy, he would eventually see action in France, Belgium, Holland and, just after the German surrender, they entered Germany. Read the rest of this entry »