Ward & Lynn Baxter
Dear Bernadette, David, Danny, Maureen and Families;
Please know that you have our heartfelt and deepest sympathy at this time of great loss.
I will be forever grateful to your father, my uncle Bernie, for encouraging and wisely advising my parents, Patrick and Lillian Baxter, to invest in a new house that was being built on Burriss Street, in Port Arthur, in the early 60’s; and, as well, in a proposed Baxter family camp in the early 70’s that Bernie had envisioned as a gathering place for the extended family on the shore of Lake Superior, which eventually became BALM Bay. These two sound and astute investments, proposed by Bernie and acted upon by my parents, had a tremendously positive, enriching and edifying impact on my siblings and me during our formative years growing up in Thunder Bay. I always admired and respected uncle Bernie for his magnanimity, his selflessness, his incredible generosity, his kindness and compassion, and his extraordinary level of energy and drive - he was truly indefatigable!, and he got things done!! In large part, because of the exceptional man and inspiration that Bernie was, and all that he did for the Baxter family into which I was born, I had the great fortune of growing up in Northern Ontario with a strong sense of belonging, place, history, family and community! Bernie lived his life with great purpose, courage, dignity and faith!; and made a significant difference in life - in all of our lives!
Sincerely,
Ward, Lynn, Jared, Darrell, and Celtae Lynne Baxter (the Baxters of Goderich, Ontario).
Tuesday August 1, 2017 at 10:14 am