Thursday, September 24, 2026
Dear Melissa and Rodney:
It all started back in the day, a group of Newfie boys came to work at 75 Farquhar Street in Guelph Ontario for
Environment Canada, Inland Waters Branch. I don’t think that office knew what hit them, it sure came alive!!! There was Gord Melendy, Fred Pelley, Dave Lawlor, Wayne Young, and Pat Ryan. Soon after they were joined by the boys from New Brunswick:
Paul Jackson, Yvon Goden, and John Doucet. Some of the fellas married girls from back home and some married girls from Ontario. And what fun times we had, They were all good people, young, fun loving and full of life!! They were like a Band of Brothers. And my Dave treasured the friendship he had with Gord.
May you always remember and treasure the good times you had with your Dad. I send my sincere condolences to you, your families, and the entire Melendy Family.
Lynda Lawlor (wife of David Lawlor - deceased)
Owned and operated by St. Paul's Cathedral, London, On