It is with profound sadness that our Club announces the passing of our friend and Kin Canada Life Member Mickey Boyle. Mickey passed away peacefully surrounded by family at 2:35 Saturday March 29, 2014 in Calgary following what doctors described as ‘a catastrophic brain bleed’ less than 36 hours earlier. Mickey, who would have celebrated his 77th birthday next week, woke up Thursday and started out on what was a fairly typical day, he kissed his loving wife Rita of 55 years and his daughter Lee goodbye and headed out the door to his job at Stride Management where he’s worked tirelessly since 2007 when he realized that there was no way he could retire from his government job and be happy. If you know Mickey you know he could not sit still idle for very long. His wife calls him “her Energizer bunny”. Then in the evening, Mickey went to his “other job” – the job he loved the best: Kinsmen. He attended the meeting of the Calgary Kinsmen as he always did. Yes, he is a member of Stampede City Kinsmen but he was such a regular at the Calgary Club as well that he actually chaired committees in both Clubs. While there he started to feel a severe headache and suddenly wasn’t feeling well. Paramedics were called and by the time they got there he was suffering the full effects of what was later discovered as an artery bleeding into his brain. He became unconscious and he never regained consciousness. Over the next day, he was surrounded by his wife and daughter and a few Kinsmen including myself and I can assure you that he was comfortable and did not suffer whatsoever. He faded peacefully from this world in the wee hours this morning but not before he was joined by his other daughter Suzanne who had arrived from Grande Prairie. His son Robert was able to say his goodbyes from Saskatoon unable to arrive here in time. Mickey has had an amazing impact on Kin Canada being a member over 50 years. He has become a national presence in our Association and has created friendships from coast to coast to coast because of it. He carried our Club’s history in his head but not before he shared hundreds of his physical memories that he amassed over his half century in Kin. These precious artifacts have, and will continue to decorate our Kinsmen clubhouse. It’s fitting that Mickey’s last conscious memory will be that of being at a Kinsmen meeting and being surrounded by friends. It’s fitting that Mickey didn’t suffer and that he wasn’t forced to live a life that was less than 100% go go go. It’s fitting that Mickey will always be remembered as one of the kindest, most dedicated and hardest working Kinsmen that our Association has ever had the privilege of knowing. He will be missed beyond what any words can describe but equally he will be celebrated and remembered by so many that he touched and for so many different reasons. Speaking personally, I have known Mickey for over half my life. We met through Kin, we became coworkers together for many years and we became dear friends. As I kissed his forehead yesterday to say goodbye I vowed to him to try to follow his example; to live every day to its maximum, to give that extra little bit of effort each day, to be a bit kinder and to continue to give back to our great Association for as long as I can. I hope you will take from Mickey these lessons also. God bless you Mickey … meeting adjourned. FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS for Mickey are as follows: APRIL 1, 2014: 8pm: Prayer Service Canadian Martyrs Catholic Parish 835 Northmount Drive NW APRIL 2, 2014: 11am: Funeral Mass Canadian Martyrs Catholic Parish 835 Northmount Drive NW Please email to president@stampedecitykinsmen if you plan to attend as the family requires a general headcount. Yours in Kin Sean Libin President, Kinsmen Club of Stampede City
Posted on: Sat, 29 Mar 2014 22:51:27 +0000
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