{"id":4411,"date":"2020-05-18T12:45:46","date_gmt":"2020-05-18T15:45:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/?p=4411"},"modified":"2020-05-18T15:20:42","modified_gmt":"2020-05-18T18:20:42","slug":"rest-in-peace-dearest-len","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/index.php\/2020\/05\/18\/rest-in-peace-dearest-len\/","title":{"rendered":"Rest in peace, Dearest Len"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"254\" src=\"http:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/FriendLen_May17-2020death.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4412\"\/><figcaption>Leonard Standring, 1923-2020<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Bambi&#8217;s and her spouse&#8217;s friend Len died :(. To honour him, she would like to share the following: (1) Two beautiful pictures taken by him in 2011 in Sackville and (2) a message they posted for him and his family (Mark\/Odette) on his obituary site that, for some technical reason, does not seem to be working. In case the website is broken, here is their message again:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"http:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/A-picture-taken-by-Len-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/A-picture-taken-by-Len.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/A-picture-taken-by-Len-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/A-picture-taken-by-Len-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/A-picture-taken-by-Len-720x480.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption>A wonderful picture taken by Mr. Leonard Standring in 2011 in Sackville, NB<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"http:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/SquirrelFromLen-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/SquirrelFromLen.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/SquirrelFromLen-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/SquirrelFromLen-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/SquirrelFromLen-720x480.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption>Another great picture taken by Mr. Leonard Standring in 2011 in Sackville, NB<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-canada-obituaries-2020\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"eMQmxMiKpD\"><a href=\"https:\/\/necrocanada.com\/obituaries-2020\/leonard-standring-19232020\/\">LEONARD STANDRING  19232020<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe title=\"&#8220;LEONARD STANDRING  19232020&#8221; &#8212; Canada Obituaries | 2020\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" src=\"https:\/\/necrocanada.com\/obituaries-2020\/leonard-standring-19232020\/embed\/#?secret=eMQmxMiKpD\" data-secret=\"eMQmxMiKpD\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Dearest Len, what an honour to have met you\u2026 Thank you\nfor whom you are and for the wonderful moments of friendship. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What a GREAT man with a sharp sense of humour, much intelligence,\ntalent, a big heart, and such a beautiful smile&#8230; Not surprising that you made\nmany friends wherever you lived. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just to make you smile from wherever you\/your spirit may be, whilst praying for you now, I (Bambi is saying this) smiled to your memory, even spontaneously thinking\/telling you the following: \u201cI do not mind if England will win all its future soccer games against Germany, for the rest of my life, as long as it makes you happy in heaven\u201d\u2026 I know, I will likely regret what I said tomorrow morning, but at least the thought crossed my mind (and I did mean it, Len ?).&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More seriously, you will be missed by many who love\nyou, just like us. Rest in peace now\u2026 and may your memory be eternal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mark, we are happy to know that you were by your dad\u2019s\nside when he died peacefully\u2026 May you and Odette find peace in your hearts, day\nafter day, remembering that you have honoured him all his life, until his last\nbreath. Bless you both for that. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You take good care,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bambi\/Bambi&#8217;s spouse (Sackville, NB) <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bambi&#8217;s and her spouse&#8217;s friend Len died :(. 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