Mr. D. - 121322

 

Pictured with his tenant and all around good guy, Sergio

Mr. D. is my other Dad.  I adopted him.  I really didn’t give him much choice in the matter.  He was my high school drama teacher & one of the coolest guys I had ever met.  He was part of a big city world that this suburban kid could only imagine - theatre, music, scotch and cigarettes. He, and one of my other favourite people, Di (the clothing and textiles teacher), chaperoned my first trip to NYC. 32 years of friendship & mentorship.  Always there to listen to the “drama”.  Always there to laugh and point out the absurdity of it all. Always laughing. If he were a statue he’s be one of those laughing men down in English Bay. That’s Mr. D.