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On Friday Morning of September 8, 2023 at approximately c5:50 a.m.; a dear father, grandfather, great grandfather, neighbor and friend passed away peacefully at the age of 93. Although health issues challenged him at the end, he lived a long and happy life.
“Life is Fleeting;” said a famous Chinese Poet over 2000 years ago. And as we all move down that great conveyor belt of life we journey through many stages of life, testing trials, mind taxing tribulations, great joys, unwanted conflicts or illnesses, and hopefully many more celebrations than sorrows; we each have a story to tell.
A quick fleeting announcement in the obituary page of a local paper cannot possibly do justice to a life lived when only “BORN-on such and such a date - DIED – on such a such a date”, is all we normally get.
But since it’s the destiny of each of us on this planet; how to tell the full story of each of these unique individuals. We try by acknowledging the life lived by Kai and the simple and yet dynamic contribution he made to his family. Born In Denmark 93 years ago, he immigrated to Canada at the age of 19 all on his own. He was always proud to say he arrived in North America on St. Patrick’s Day and it was a cause for a day of celebration at the Kaer Household who was my neighbor across the street. His dutiful and life- long wife; Sybil, of 66 years, who sadly also passed away this February at the age of 90, was the best hostess. They both always made us; in this immediate neighborhood community, feel welcomed as we were often invited for a cup of tea, or a bowl of ice cream, or a glass of home-made wine. The long talks on the front porch of their quaint house filled with family pictures and memorabilia of their 4 sons, Mark, John, Paul, Mike and wonderful daughter Barb, their 15 grandchildren and 35 great grandchildren is what I will miss the most. Not a bad job for a man who came to Canada with nothing but a strong work ethic and clever Danish sense of finance, working laboriously in farms and varying companies to sustain and build a home for his family. A good man, a good neighbor, an astute common sense down to earth kind of man, a man with strong sense of being Canadian and a proud Dane. We need more people like Kai. Of course. We’ll miss him but we’ll; not forget him.
