[Leica] IN MEMORIUM

[pdzwig at summaventures.com (Peter Dzwig)]

To TED:

>From one of the "others" - although we never got to the scotch - my 
>heartfelt
sympathy to you. All of us on the LUG regard you as the best mentor we could
ever have wished for, by simple extension what she gave you through her 
skills
as your photo ed have been passed down to us. There is a little bit of 
memorial
to her in all of us.


Thank you both from all of us,


Peter

On 24/03/2013 18:38, tedgrant at shaw.ca wrote:
> To the LUG FAMILY. A shared memorial.
> 
> The LUG to me evolved into a form of family over the years, must be near 10
> years?  I've made a grand number of friends whose personage is only on the
> screen, but in mental relationship they are as brothers and sisters within 
> the
> LUG family.
> 
> Others I've the greater plesure of shaking their hands, enjoyed face to 
> face
> conversation and most certainly  "a wee dram of Single Malt Scotch." We 
> have
> laughed ourselves almost silly at times and yet felt the loss of some of 
> the
> finest photographer human beings you would ever want to know.
> 
> My wife Irene who passed away a year ago, some of you knew her personally, 
> was
> part of the family as are most wives and or husbands. So it is with this
> "membership of screen family" I post this memorial to my dear wife Irene 
> who
> started my wild and crazy life in photography when she gave me my first 
> camera,
> 27 May 1950.
> 
> "She was the toughest assed "PHOTO EDITOR ONE COULD POSSIBLY HAVE!"  By 
> the same
> token, gave praise so beautifully when it was worth receiving when you 
> "shot a
> good one!"
> 
> TO IRENE:
> 
> The past few days as the one year has arrived as I am today, it's bringing 
> many
> wonderful memories of Irene and our lives during our 64 years  ( I was 
> going to
> say enjoyable wedded bliss?)   But I thought as I typed the last word....
> "bliss" there would be a bolt of lightening and me sitting here fried and 
> naked
> before a smoldering computer! :-) That would be her quiet subtle way of 
> letting
> me know she was still around keeping an eye out for my well being. :-)
> 
> As every couple do during a long and generally happy union, we all have 
> what we
> might say, the odd... "Maddening moments!"  However if the love is strong 
> enough
> for each other, it holds fast and we stand fast together and push the 
> "usually
> minor negative moment" aside! And carry on as steadfast as we were when we 
> said
> our marriage vows to each other so long ago, when we were a couple of 
> twenty
> year olds in the truest innocence of the world!
> 
> Over the years while away on long periods of assignments I missed her, but
> always knew when I opened the door to home. Or walking into the waiting 
> crowded
> air-terminal her smiling face and warm hug was the best home coming in the 
> world!
> 
> Today, one year after her passing, sometimes I hate opening the door to 
> "our
> empty home" that still has her comforting touch that I know will always be
> there. She maybe gone, but her wonderful presence is still here assuring 
> me at a
> low moment she is still keeping an eye on me with her ever loving ways. I 
> did
> love her so!
> 
> Thank you all for being part of my family.
> 
> ted
> 
> 
> 
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Dr Peter Dzwig