Wednesday, April 26, 2023
When I think about Uncle Dave and the many memories I have about him it takes me back to my childhood when my three uncles, Dave, Cornel and Peter, would visit my family in Ardmore. They loved to go fishing at a nearby lake, Eristina, where you could catch a fish with every cast. As a youngster, I was in awe of these uncles as they were sport heroes to me. They would visit off and on over these years. When Uncle Dave moved to Cold Lake we spent many hours together playing cards, fishing, camping and visiting at Hrycauk family get togethers. We kept our boat at his Crane Lake dock for a number of years. Those were great years with many memories. Uncle Dave was a great host and really seemed to enjoy our family visits. He taught Natasha and Darcy how to ski behind his 15 foot aluminum fishing boat with a 15 hp outboard engine. That was hilarious. He would stop by our place at least once a week on his way to town to pick up his daily paper. Following his retirement he moved back to Winnipeg and our visits became less common. However, Uncle Dave always made an effort to travel back for Hrycauk family functions. His last trip to Cold Lake was to attend our fiftieth wedding anniversary and we really appreciated the effort at his age. That was just who he was. He was a great uncle and I will miss him dearly.
