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To the Carnegie Community Association,
I am deeply touched that the Carnegie Association has paid tribute to my son Ross. Few people at Carnegie have actually met him, although he has come by a couple of times. He was a very gentle young man and I an sure he would have felt honoured by your regard. I would like to tell you a little about him. At fifteen Ross helped me remove the very large, heavy pieces of concrete from the Carnegie plot at the Strathcona Community Gardens on a weekend. He didn't care if he was seen - with his mother in gum boots with garden tools. Ross worked with his Uncle at the BBQ chicken stand at the PNE every summer and had started the Culinary Arts Program at VCC. He was accomplished at martial arts and was a strong long-distance runner. This summer, after graduating from Burnaby North
High School with honours, he went to Estonia with his granny, and discovered some of his roots. Ross was a member of the VancouverEsto folk dance troupe and performed in Estonia. As a son, Ross never flinched from helping his Mom - painting, gardening, cooking, lifting heavy stuff for me or carrying my shopping. He also really talked to me, maybe too much sometimes. I miss him very much and I thank you for your kindness. He is a good son. I have been told that he did not die -- he was taken. He was eighteen. Yours truly, KT P.S.: Ross' memorial site has been secured at the southern-most end of the Asian Garden in a little quiet meadow beside a brook. The garden there is still under development, which is suitable for a young man.