Sunday, April 9, 2023
Steve DUNN Colin's brother. Narbonne France.
In struggling to come to terms with my dear brother Colin's passing, I'd like first and foremost to express my sincere thanks to Nick and Raeanne for taking such responsibility for his love and care these past difficult months...The care they have given, including the transport Nick personally provided from West to Eastern Canada, can only be described as without equal, and myself and all my family members are forever grateful to him and Raeanne for this...
Colin was a very special brother. By "special" I mean he could one minute have you in fits of laughter with his jokes and stories, only to take you to task with the same breath if he felt you were not pulling your weight within the family circle...In some ways he was often more of a surrogate father to myself and our younger brother Martin, for following the break-up of our parents marriage, he immediately assumed this role in his mid-teens.
I have been really fortunate to have regularly chatted with him by phone from my home in France, and although he must have been suffering, he never ever complained, maintaining his cheerful, zany way of communicating until the end...Such was the strength of the man; a brother to be proud of, who must have known his time left on this earth could only be limited. This is the legacy he has left his younger brothers; a challenge in many ways to face head on what will be, or "que sera sera", whatever the difficulty. For my part Colin, I shall follow your courageous example, and hope I can do you proud in this aim...
This expression of my love, devotion and respect for my 'big' brother can really only be a mini-summary of what he represented for me. I join Nick and Raeanne, Julie my daughter and my French family, our extended family and friends, in simply saying "Au Revoir" Brud, "until we meet again", and we will. Love you Steve.
