I was sorry to read about Wallie's passing in the paper.  I remember him as a quietly funny guy who loved his work with living things at the flower shop.  Patric and I are high school friends and Wallie and Liz did a wonderful job of the flowers for my wedding in 1981 at Highlands United Church.  I am sending thoughts of comfort for all of you.  I am traveling with work on the week end and so will not be able to be with you at the service.  Take good care of each other.  Love to hear from you, Pat.  Jane Harding

My Loving thoughts and Memories of Liz and Wally are immense - their friendship and love were always there for me. I was lucky to have them as friends and to have known them for so many years.  Peace. & Love,  Joan Walker

Thanks for the memorial page, I have been through it a number of times already, the thing that strikes me is that everyone is smiling and happy in the pics and boy oh boy does it bring back fantastic memories for me. The one taken on the steps of that small flat I had in Feilding, has Betty Lidget and Bob in. Some of the ones from Toronto with the Bremners and others. And you know I never knew your Dad was in the war and served in France. I will be keeping it as a treasure, thank you so much for sending it to me.

 

If possible I'd like to say this:

1969, Toronto, a wide eyed innocent country lad from New Zealand was introduced to Liz and Wallie Caird at Bayview Mews. I was on my OE but somehow the Cairds took me under their wing and befriended me. At one stage I lived with them for 3 months prior to going to England. Little did I know that this friendship was to last 43 years. We kept in touch, they visited me in New Zealand, the UK and Hawaii, I visited them on my many travels to Canada, in fact I will be arriving next weekend just a little late to say hi and goodbye to my friend.

 
Hospitality was always to the fore in the Caird household, I can remember one night there was a snow storm and black ice on the roads and  a group of us had to bed down at their place for the night, nothing was a bother to Liz and Wall!


Together we experienced and shared life's ups and downs over the years. And always there was the glint in Wallie's  eyes and that ever ready smile,


Rob sent me the memorial page on the web and the pictures there depict Wallie Caird's life. And what a life, a beautiful wife (who can ever forget that Irish colleen from Belfast) two great kids. I had the pleasure and privilege of seeing Patric and  Rob growing up , being nurtured and loved by their parents. They followed their own successful careers and Wallie was so proud of them and justifiably so.


Wallie phoned me just before he moved into the hospice. We joked, we knew it was the end, I told him to hang in there as I would be visiting  middle of May. It was not to be, the good Lord had other plans.

 
So today we celebrate a wonderful life, a wonderful person, a wonderful Dad and to many, including me, a wonderful friend. Thank you Wallie for sharing so much happiness with me. God bless us all.

Brian Henigan
Auckland, New Zealand

Sending love to all the Caird family and friends. I will always hold Wally dear in my heart. He was a loving, gentle and sparkling soul. I will remember his laughter and his light and have that with me still.

OBITUARY

Wallace Wallie Harley Caird

7 December, 1925 – 17 April, 2012

First Memorial Funeral Services & Boal Chapel and Memorial Gardens

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