Mr. Speaker, I regret to inform the House of the passing of Terry Kelly, from Oshawa, last month.
I first met Terry when he offered me a job as an articling student. As many members will know, articling is only slightly removed from indentured servitude. Not with Terry. He was generous with his time, wise in his advice and reasonable in his expectations.
Terry was Durham's super lawyer. In the morning, he would dominate the criminal docket and in the afternoon, the civil one.
Terry was also known as “superfan”. His idea of a good time was to go to seven different cities, on seven different nights and watch seven different sporting events. His idea of a quiz was to name the All England starting lineup for the 1966 World Cup. If we got that, then he would ask us to name the substitutes.
Not only was Terry a super lawyer and a super fan, he was also a super citizen. His support for various civic projects are too numerous to list. Oshawa and Durham lost their biggest civic booster when Terry died. His generosity of time and spirit touched us all.
Please join me in recognizing a life well lived; a super fan, a super lawyer and a super citizen, wise and generous to the end.