Art was many things to folks in our community. One of his loves was sports, especially hockey. In his younger days, back when there was no Tim Hortons at highway seven and that highway went through Madoc, Art was playing goal for Bancroft and on a particular evening, things were not going well for the team and they lost to Madoc. Art says he was so upset with his performance that he decided to end it all. He went out to St Lawrence Street (highway 7) and jumped in front of a bus. He said the darn thing got through between his legs. I heard Art repeat that story many times. Each time it was just as funny. I'm sorry I won't get to hear him tell it again. My condolences to the family.