To our beloved Lou and Uncle LouLou

Lou was so indiscribably much to us: a wonderful guy, the most favourite and coolest uncle ever, the godfather, the most doting great Uncle LouLou, a fantastic friend, a devoted family man.

We always eagerly anticipated his visits. He bravely faced snow, ice, monsoon-like rain, rockslides and heatwaves to come see us out here in the wilderness (and you know how he felt about flying or leaving the city limits). We always had a great time exploring giftshops with Lou, oh and also new places, museums, restaurants, bars and of course Starbucks...

We were so impressed with how easily he adapted to the arrival of his two greatnieces! He soon became one of the most knowledgeable people of babygear in Northamerica, trekking across Vancouver to find the best umbrella stroller and managing to find the perfect little party dresses for the girls (Nick still doesn't know how to do this). He called his greatnieces Munchkin and Muffin, and when they said something to him or cried he would turn around and say 'whaat?!'.

Here are some of our favourite Lou quotes: "Smoke time!", "oh my gawd...", "wait, wait, Wait!" (flapping hands), "Whaat?!", "B**ch!", "Get me the hell out of here!", "Now don't eat too much of that Miranda, or you'll never find yourself a husband...", "Giftshop!", "oh, isn't that cuuute" (referring to some baby/kids item).

We will miss his phone calls and visits so much, his cheeky comments and witty advice, his sarcastic humour (much appreciated by Nick!), his style, his fondness for our children, his excitement about and involvement in our new life in Canada, going exploring with him and seeing things we probably would have never seen otherwise, his cool and silly gifts, smokes and the voice on the other end of the phone saying "let me roll and I will talk to you later...". Everyday there will be something we will miss about Lou, but we will carry him with us in our hearts forever and wherever we go and make sure that we always say or do something Lou-ish!!

All our love,

Nick, Miranda, Ossian (Munchkin) and Isla (Muffin)

xxxx