I won't be able to make it to the celebration of Lloyd's life, but I'd like to share one of my most favourite memories of him:
He had invited my dad (Larry) and I to go on a fly-in fishing adventure up north. It would be my first time flying - ever. We prepped and loaded the plane and then began to "taxi" out of the bay for takeoff. It was taking much more distance than normal for us to get up in the air. He asked me how much I weighed. It was far more than he'd estimated, and so we were overloaded. But once we made it up in the air, it was a beautiful flight.
We landed in a lake next to a small waterfall and caught all kinds of fish. It was sunny and beautiful and such a great time to have a rod in my hand. On our way home, Lloyd wanted to stop in at a small lake and check on something, but where he needed to stop did not give us enough room to get back in the air with the weight we had on, so he dropped my dad and me off at another lodge while he went on his side quest. It wasn't long before he was back and we flew the rest of the way home.
Hands down it was one of the best days of my youth, being able to go on a beautiful fishing trip with my dad and our cousin. Sending all my love and prayers and hugs to you all.
I won't be able to make it to the celebration of Lloyd's life, but I'd like to share one of my most favourite memories of him:
He had invited my dad (Larry) and I to go on a fly-in fishing adventure up north. It would be my first time flying - ever. We prepped and loaded the plane and then began to "taxi" out of the bay for takeoff. It was taking much more distance than normal for us to get up in the air. He asked me how much I weighed. It was far more than he'd estimated, and so we were overloaded. But once we made it up in the air, it was a beautiful flight.
We landed in a lake next to a small waterfall and caught all kinds of fish. It was sunny and beautiful and such a great time to have a rod in my hand. On our way home, Lloyd wanted to stop in at a small lake and check on something, but where he needed to stop did not give us enough room to get back in the air with the weight we had on, so he dropped my dad and me off at another lodge while he went on his side quest. It wasn't long before he was back and we flew the rest of the way home.
Hands down it was one of the best days of my youth, being able to go on a beautiful fishing trip with my dad and our cousin. Sending all my love and prayers and hugs to you all.