Thursday, December 19, 2024
My deepest condolences to Margot and family. When I came to UNBSJ, I felt I did not belong at university and questioned whether I could keep up. Chester was my first academic advisor; he steered me away from poor choices and into his American history course and later into his Russian history course. He was patient, kind, funny and fiercely intelligent, and largely due to his influence I stuck with my studies. Through him I met wonderful and lifelong friends; and when he married Margot, I was delighted that he had joined a large extended family to whom I was related. I think of him often, fondly, with respect and gratitude, and always shall. We were blessed to have him in our lives.
