[Sundaycommunity] Ian Squires has died

[Paul M]

Dear Brian & Mary Lou,
Sorry to hear of the death of Ian. I remember him well from his Christmas
visits. A lovey fellow. May he be at peace now with the Lord. I will offer
Mass tomorrow for him.
Paul

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On Wed, Apr 17, 2024 at 10:55 AM Brian Halferty via Sundaycommunity <
sundaycommunity at lists.integralshift.ca> wrote:

> Dear friends,
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> I’m sending this message to let you know that our longtime friend, Ian
> Squires, has died. He died on April 14, 2024, with his sister Jane beside
> him as well as many of the staff at the Groves Park Lodge, in Renfrew,
> Ontario, where he had been living for some time. Even though he was living
> in a nursing home, he remained a cherished member of the L’Arche Arnprior
> community.
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> Many of you in the Sunday Community will remember Ian. Once having met
> him, you would never forget him.  He was gregarious, loved social
> occasions, and had a loud and booming voice.  Over the years, while he
> was still able to do it, he would travel down to Toronto from Arnprior once
> or twice a year to spend a few days with Mary Lou and I and the family.  When
> with us, he would always come with us to the Sunday Community Eucharist.
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> Ian’s arrival at L’Arche Frontenac, (which was near Harlowe, Ontario, in
> North Frontenac County), in June, 1975, marked the official beginning of
> L’Arche Frontenac, our new L’Arche Community. So many people knew him.  He
> was in many ways a force of nature.  We will miss him, for sure.
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> The funeral will take place in Arnprior, on Saturday, April 20th, at the
> Pilon Family Funeral Home: Visitation 2 to 3:45 PM; Service at 4 PM;
> followed by a reception. I will be driving down to Arnprior with Peter and
> Colette to attend the services.  Lesley and her husband JF will also be
> driving up there from Ottawa. I am including a link to Ian’s obituary on
> the Pilon website.
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> https://pilonfamily.ca/tribute/details/3212/Ian-Squires/obituary.html#tribute-start
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> Blessings to you all.
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> Brian
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> *Brian Halferty*
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