En mémoire · In Memoriam

1943-2020

IN LOVING MEMORY OF NACY GALLANT

Ronald (Nacy) Gallant! The man, the myth, the legend! We lost a dear friend back on June 17th, 2020, but his legacy and spirit will continue to shine endlessly, and although he is no longer physically with us, his contributions and his impact on all of us, will never be forgotten. Just over 20 years ago, I was one of those fortunate people who had the privilege of crossing paths with Nacy. As an aside, I keep using the name “Nacy”, because for the last 20+ years I never knew his real name to be Ronald, I guess that is part of the mythical, legendary side of Nacy!! Nacy at the time I met him, was running a league called CANFIR, where I was first introduced to curling. Nacy and his wife, Barbara were active members of the Montreal West Curling Club (MWCC), and Nacy held many different titles at the club over the years. Little did I know on that Sunday after having met Nacy, we were about to embark on a journey together. To know Nacy, is to know someone who was passionate, ambitious, charismatic, and always ready to lend his support. When Kurling for Kids (K4K) came knocking at the door of MWCC, the first person to open that door was Nacy. Nacy introduced K4K to MWCC, and with that he set off on his campaign of helping sick kids and to help grow K4K. Nacy was the catalyst for the growth of K4K at MWCC, always pushing the envelope, and he always had a surprise in his back pocket, that would help K4K achieve their financial goals. Over the years, Nacy helped grow the K4K event to 24 teams and 6 draws running the entire day, and year over year breaking the club fundraising objectives. He had this way of recruiting his organizing committee and bringing in new individuals year after year. His dedication towards K4K was undaunted because even when Nacy was in the hospital, he was still following K4K and making calls and sending instructions. Nacy even made a special guest appearance at the last live K4K event in 2019. In his own unique and special way, Nacy set us on a path for success all because a gentleman by the name of Nacy tapped us on the shoulder and asked for our support. Thank you Nacy for your contributions, rest in peace my friend…..