I attended a funeral service yesterday in Fergus for Tim O’Sullivan and was very pleased to see so many people in attendance. There were a few tears, a lot of laughs and it was a good send off for a man who was taken before his time. My mother passed away in August 2008 and I think she was a great lady. She was a bit of a fatalist and one of her favourite sayings was, “Things happen – and don’t – for a reason.” I could hear her speaking these words as I sat in the funeral parlor yesterday and, as usual, I took comfort in the memory of her voice. I also took comfort in the stories that were related of Tim and hope that his family was able to do so as well.

After the service I took the long way home so I could drive through the countryside and when I got to my computer I had the following link waiting for me that I thought under the circumstances was the perfect way to end the day.

Tim – here’s to you. And Mom, I hope you’re doing well… I am thankful for having known you both.

http://tedxtalks.ted.com/embed/player/container/1280/666/?layout=&content_type=content_item&playlist_cid=&media_type=video&content=S0V11804QXQR55CR&read_more=1&widget_type_cid=svp&referrer=http%3A%2F%2F36ohk6dgmcd1n-c.c.yom.mail.yahoo.net%2Fom%2Fapi%2F1.0%2Fopenmail.app.invoke%2F36ohk6dgmcd1n%2F9%2F1.0.35%2Fca_rogers%2Fen-CA-x-rogers%2Fview.html

It is with a heavy heart that we pass along some sad news sent to us late yesterday about a member of the Ontario fly fishing community…

Our friend and local fly fishing guide Tim “Tim’r” O’Sullivan passed away suddenly on Sunday evening December 18 as a result of a heart attack. Our thoughts go out to Tim’s family and the many friends he made while fly fishing the rivers of southwestern Ontario.

[Visitation is Thursday, December 22nd from 11:00am – 1:00pm at the Graham Giddy Funeral Home located at 280 St. David Street South, Fergus. See http://www.grahamgiddyfh.com/obits.php?oid=1270