Passing of an old friend

Northern Friends,

It is with a sad heart, and some fond childhood (at work with Mom) memories that I post this message.

I was informed today that one of our own, Dave James, passed this Christmas. I have not heard of the funeral arrangements as of yet, but if I get wind of them I will be sure to pass them on to you.

Kelly

A Message about our Friend Mark Montesi

Friends

Many of us received this message from Dave Williams on Friday, October 23rd. For those of you that did not receive the email here is the content:

"Hello fellow Northernites - I got the following from Roy Park earlier and wanted to pass this along...

Not that I wanted to be the person who passed along this information, but some rumors regarding Mark's health have been floating around and I wanted to update everyone.

He has been diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) back in April and has been trying to keep it under wraps for a while, but now it is becoming obvious that something is wrong.

He has been using a walker for some time but now needs a wheelchair when going outside the house as he has taken some serious falls.

I wanted to pass along his contact information if you feel compelled to pass along a message to him or pass this message to any Northern employees you may have come across."

His cell - 514-236-4506
Home - 514-696-1546

Address
18451 Auban Street
Pierrefonds, Quebec (QC)
H9K 1P5
Canada

Hetzel Pretzel Wedding Bells

Hey everyone, Not much activity going on in here, but I thought I'd share some Happy News! One of our very own, Curt Hetzel, is getting married in September. He'll be having a small/private celebration, but let's all congratulate Curt and his son on the new Wife/Mom in their family! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

Welcome back Kotters

Welcome back to everyone who has reconnected with the Northern family. Don't forget, today is the funeral for Sean, but as requested by Ceci and the family, they ask that you use any money that would have been spent on flowers and put it towards the charity of your choice in Sean's name.

Everyone is being given full access rights to the blog, so feel free to post news items, chat back and forth, and continue to reconnect with the Northern family.

Its great to get reconnected with all of you!


Kelly

P.S. If you click the "follow" button on the right of the screen, everyone will be able to see who has reconnected to the group when they're viewing the blog.

Via con Dios Mad-dog

Sean...Your booming voice will resonate in the hearts and minds of those who knew you forever. You were such a character, and with so much character. You were the Director of Golf. You called me "Bulldog" and I called you "Mad-dog". You could always make me laugh. My condolences to your family whom you loved and were so proud. I will miss you my friend, and will always remember you as simply "outstanding!"

Howard Simpson

"Oustanding"

Truly saddened by the loss of My Friend. I will always cherish the memories; golfing with Sean and his boys. Dinner with Sean and his sister Kristy....So hard to believe he has left us so soon.

We will miss you!




Bruce Stewart

Sean just exuded energy whenever he walked into a room. I will truly miss hearing him call me P&L (profit and loss) and his always positive response to the question, how are you? "If I was any better, ..." - that line was always followed by many positive thoughts. And this was classic Sean going back to the late 80's when he first joined Northern - always positive, always upbeat. My heart goes out to his family, who he was so very proud of. During a business phone conversation, he would often share a story about one of his children, and it was very obvious that he truly considered Ceci his "better" half. Sean will truly be missed, and I pray for God's peace upon his family during this very difficult time.