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8 & g~ im IN MEMORY: Chandler wrote column for Northumberland Today â€" w O4TAAM4eP To04y _ mMayz 7/7s g g g(flg‘dfiéé « berff mven gp CASTLEAO Fse Apunrsger of YJeARS BRIGHTON â€" A sailor, golfer, "They used it, if not every day, had finished eating â€" I never writer, raconteur and engagâ€" â€" most days of the week, yearâ€" â€" knew when to call them, because * ing communicator, popular â€"round. My dad walked and hiked _ T didn‘t want to interrupt," Leslie Northumberland Today colâ€" constantly. He knew all the trails. . said. 3 § umnist George Roland Chanâ€" â€" Even in the winter, if the trails These conversations might "yh dler touched many lives before _ were impassable, they would. even carry on into the evening, " »mg passing away quietly last week . be on the beach or by the lightâ€" _ the Chandlers taking their glasses y t in his 84th year. house." of wine to the balcony. $ In fact, his daughter Leslic The Chandlers used the "She was his longest and truest t Chandler recalled, his friends _ park for more than fitness â€" it friend," Leslic stated. knew he was ill simply from became another backyard for "She was a good listener and > the sudden cessation of eâ€"mails â€" them, a place to bring the pizza _ he was a good talker, but they swmiz= from his address. they had just baked or a cup of â€" didn‘t run out of things to say koi i Iime "He spent years in adverâ€" coffee to sip. after 60 years. I find that so admiâ€" * l in f tising. It gave him, I think, the Leslie had taken her children _ rable, that they could sit and /@” B ‘ confidence and experience to â€" camping there years earlier, but . share reflections and ideas," i / l'q;‘ * 4 speak his mind frequently," she _ discovered it anew through her Often, readers of a Chandler wf\i $ 3 } said. parents‘ eyes. It amazed her _ column would be receiving his i f } { A Chandler was born in Toronto _ that the Lake Ontario she saw thoughts after they had been run | Â¥, in 1931, the son of a member of from her home in Toronto was past his wife, she added, en se the Toronto Fire. Department. _ the same peaceful paradise that "She would tell him when he 4 se His own pursuit at the time was . nourished her parents‘ souls. was full of crap." * ’ f | ‘ h o xo music, which is how me met the _ Tt was something her father__ She was also there to hold his Giakant {SMuale llL@! fabled blueâ€"eyed lady he would _ clung to, she added, when her â€" hand, along with Leslie, when he | ons o . 7 { 5 refer to affectionately in his colâ€" â€" sister Robin Hanley died in 2010. . passed peacefully away. l i € C ade 1 ~ uwmns over the years. "I think walking alone in the Chandler is also survived by _ | M 4 t 1 | Wcc "Dad was in the fourth park was his way of coming. sonsâ€"inâ€"law Keith Hanley and _ | xi ue f f ® % ; squadron in the pipe band, and _ to terms, sitting on the beach, Kent Slootsky, grandchildren ‘ p 4 q. he met her in full regalia â€" kilt watching the sunset," Leslie Zachary Slootsky, Kendall Sloot |â€" 1 C ~â€" and all â€" at the Warriors‘ Day . recalled. skyâ€"Chandler, John Hanley, | W s L | Pm zons Parade at the CNE," Leslie said. "It was difficult for him to talk _ Bryden Hanley and Erin May En pedthit | 1 hn l 4 . "I think she fell for his about. But I think he was able Hanley, stepâ€"grandchildren Erin [ P j %, knees." to find something there that got . Williams, Matt Williams and Jusâ€" |_ P b Whatever the attracâ€" him through." tin Slootsky, and greatâ€"grandchilâ€" ; ' : ,,»'-’ ""202.4 4 I P tion, Chandler married In retirement Chandler conâ€" _ dren Rory Kivisto and Kiera Wilâ€" L3 I - N W Betty Peacock, with whom _ tinued to enjoy a good golfgame, _ liams. t l h [ : 11 ... 1 he would welcome daughâ€" _ with even a holeâ€"inâ€"one to his Leslie relayed his wish that 1' it ‘ i | i l k 2 ters Robin and Leslie â€" and â€" credit. He was a member of the _ there be no funeral or service. â€" d I | Y I share six blissful decades. â€" Pine Ridge Golf Club for several "Rather, he wanted a gatherâ€" f‘ es io | ' | 0 e C «__ When Chandler had finished â€" years. ing of the clans at the Colborne _ |yÂ¥ en a . . a Igsmend on . eil l j pursuing a career in advertising _ He was also a valuable memâ€" â€" Legion Hall, where we can stand _ | * T dn , [3 t 1 < e t in Toronto, they began looking ber of the Colborne Legion, servâ€" _ about and ‘tell lies about what a 3 g 1 BW * g m se around for retirement options. _ ing on its executive for a number great guy I was." J‘ lake. ; ( »s ; *T They knew about the East â€" ofyears. + The date has been set for May _ | on T | t "...â€"~ % Northumberland area through But Chandler sometimes liked 31 at the Legion â€" where the I w 1 F3 tâ€"* |â€" We { * ; visits with friends (and circumâ€" . his activities a bit more on the flags were lowered on his passing ,‘ Noi ied bed . i"‘ * se stances like stopâ€"overs during â€" adventurous side, with a defiâ€" _ â€"between 1 and 4 p.m. i rontienmnzmcrsecesw a PR . \ P her years at Queen‘s Univerâ€" â€" nite marine flavour. A longtime . The Legion hall is located at pomane sity, Leslie said), and it seemed member of the Queen City Yacht 92 King St. W. in Colborne and, ;1 y " in ul 4 a wonderful choice. Club in Toronto, he loved getting _ in lieu of flowers, inâ€"memoriam C Aooogmii ts s ORX â€"~ es "Between friends and familâ€" _ out on Lake Ontario (as well as donations can be made to the rrreeriie, Ciim oo n tnirmrepepmnenpense on > e To ( iarity, I think they were pretty _ throughout the Great Lakes). He _ Friends of Presqu‘ile Park 25th mm t o iess WP s l t ‘comfortable," she said. also participated in conference Anniversary Fund (www.friendâ€" 1B mes j 2znl_zl â€" They‘moved to Castleton first, _ races up and down the Eastern sofpresquile.ca) or to Quinte SUBMITTED PHOTO where they would spend 10 Seaboard and the Caribbean. Sailability (http://quintesailabilâ€" _ Popular Northumberland Today columnist George Chandler was not exactly tied to his desk. He was a years. Then, about dozen years .. _ Through it all, the remarkable._ity.ca). . _ _ Sailor, golfer and avid Friends of Presqu‘ile Park member as well. ... . ... _.... f ; ago, they moved to Brighton. relationship he shared with his In an obituary Leslie wrote, A "Of course, the big thing â€" bride remained the most imporâ€" which will appear in Saturâ€" about Brighton â€" the thing that â€" tant thing in his life. They had . day‘s Globe and Mail, she added was irresistible â€" was his love of . their 60th anniversary last spring, . another wish from her father. Presqu‘ile Park," his daughter â€" and still enjoyed their special "George would also like it very stated. dinner times together. much if you took the time to The Chandlers immediately "Every night at dinner, they _ walk in the woods or along the became Friends of Presqu‘ile _ would sit down. Dad would set â€" shores of a lake; to sit quietly / . Park, and perpetual holders of _ the table, and always lit candles _ and listen to music that moves a park pass that gathered no â€" and poured a glass of wine. They â€" you; to have a laugh with someâ€" \ ) dust would still be talking after they _ one you love." ces i reemeniammamie ks weie lesanbace, ce aves ceve on torrmsmctit e => Bs i e en ie