Larry Roderick Tidy

I am saddened to hear of the loss of Larry, or as i liked to call him "Kevin". What a sense of humour he had ! I had the pleasure of assisting him and his lovely wife, Elaine, with their travel needs, and I always looked forward to our time together, plotting out the latest adventure. I hope to be told of any celebration of life the family may have, as I do want to pay tribute to this wonderful man, who was first my client, but over time, became my friend.

I will miss your calls, we had so many conversations, some sadness, lots of laughs. I always looked forward to us going to the states for the day to do your errands and then the casino . You were a great dad , husband and friend, always friendly and polite. I never thought I would be writing this now but that's how life goes. You fought hard, but sadly gave into it. You were a great brother to me always there for me and listened to my woes without complaining. Rest in peace dear brother, love you

My deepest condolences on your loss. Although Larry was a teenage friend of mine we did not go to the same schools as he was two years older,but he lived a couple of blocks from me on Prince Albert. Larry holds a very special place in my life that I would like to share with you. Space prevents me from elaborating but life would have been very different for me had I not become friends with him. We lived very near to Robson Park and as a young teenager I was headed in a very bad direction with some of the teenagers there. The one thing I did well was to play fastball. He kept me on the right track with his friendship. We would walk to Cap Stadium and enter through the " Larry and Buddy " gate to watch the Mounties play. One time I lost my mitt and with no money to buy one I was heartbroken. Larry then gave me his mitt with the words-''Don't worry Buddy,I'll get another one''- So as a family I'm sure you thought he was a very special man and I just wanted to let you know that I also thought he was a very special friend. I was very lucky to know him and am very pleased to see he lived a good life with a great family. Bud Ryall