I love this picture - it captures your joy, your tranquil side, and all the lessons you shared about appreciating the finer things in life - family, travel, friends, and true beauty.  
We wish you were still here with us, and we are so thankful for having had you in our lives.

Here you are being the ever-supportive father that you were. Thank you for inspiring and encouraging me. I miss talking to you about the creative process, and about everything really. You were a great listener and always had wise words to share. 

Two years since you left us and it's still so hard to accept. We miss you every day. You were the ultimate family man and we are so lucky to have you in our lives. I love you Dad. 

One year ago that you passed from our lives- we love you and we miss you keenly.
Maire 

It is a year today, since the genial "music man " passed away, so I  thought I would share this memory. 
We were in our mobile home in Co. Wexford, Martin , myself and the three kids. Knock , knock. And it is Ger, Stephen and Leslie, on their way back from a Van Morrisson concert, a few miles away. A good night, with music, old memories and the odd glass of wine . 
I hope you are keeping well, Anne, and look forward to seeing you in Ireland soon.  


Dear Anne and girls,
I’m so so sorry to hear about the loss of your dear husband and father.
He was such a good, kind and talented person whose face would frequently light up with laughter when performing.
There are so many memories of good times with music and song....they were a huge enjoyable part of our social life.
I don’t believe there are many people who have been part of such  incredible experiences.

He was so proud of his wife and 3 girls and quietly let people know it.
Please do let me know when you have a celebration of life.
My email is irishdmckay@gmail.com and phone #....250-735-4482

Love Dorothy 


Les was truly one of the finest people I have known.  I feel extremely fortunate to have worked at the OAG with him as a mentor and a director, and as a colleague in several other settings. 

Les had exceptional skills as both an evaluator of organizations, and a manager of people.....a unique combination.  He worked tirelessly to find work arrangements that would be rewarding for both the individual and the organization. And he always did so with grace, respect, and a sense of humour.  I will remember his laugh, his patience, and his wisdom.  Thank you, Les.

Great sadness in learning of Les' passing. We were both colleagues at OAG BC and friends. Les was a genuinely caring person, bright, razor sharp wit, a wonderful musical and poetic talent, who loved a good party with plenty of singing, dancing and drink! He was truly a gift to those lucky enough to cross his path. My deepest condolences to the family.
Ian Davies 

Hello Ann, Maire, Deirdre and Karen. 

The funeral was lovely and it was great seeing you all. It's a bit sad that I don't know the girls.
Our thoughts are with you. Les was a lovely, gentle, kind man who touched all who met him with his honest sincerity.

Seamus Heaney said "I can't think of a case where poems changed the world,, but what they do is they change people's understanding of what's going on in the world "
Les had a poet's soul and he made us better people.

All our love from Michael, Siobhan, Kathleen, Michael and Peter. 

Dear Ann, Marie, Deidre and Karen,
On behalf of the Okanagan Irish Society we extend our deepest sympathies to you on Les' passing. When the Okanagan Irish Society started up, in the early eighties we needed musicians and dancers for our St. Patrick’s Day dinner, etc.
In talking with Les & Ann, you offered to come up and came and  put on a great evening for us.

You never charged us as you knew we didn’t have the funds. 
You played for us at both St. Pius X parish hall and at Immaculate Conception parish hall.

Thank you and our sincerest sympathies to all of you at this sad time.

Pearse Walsh, President, Okanagan Irish Society

Many condolences to you Ann and your lovely family. Leslie was a wonderful Irish light and his memory will linger long. Will remember his great sense of humour and kind soul. Slainte, Ann Wilmut 

In Loving memory of Our Dear Family Friend Leslie, he was a highly articulate and talented man. We enjoyed many wonderful evenings of banter, his wicked sense of humor and his ear for beautiful music:):) He had an infectious “Joie de Vivre “that will forever be missed:(:( 
As Leslie loved to say........”Goodnight Puddin”.

Much Luvv to You Ann, Maire, Deirdre, Karen
❤️❤️❤️❤️

God Bless,  

Camillus, Ciaran, Yuki, Sinead, Darragh, Ronan, Niamh McLaverty
XOXOXOXOXO☘️💚☘️







To the McAdam's family I wish you deepest condolences over your loss.  I worked at the Office of the Auditor General from 1981-1988.  Les was my first supervisor when I started at the OAG working out of the "luxurious" Room 11 in the Legislature basement.   He was truly first class, professional and a pleasure to work with.   A few years after obtaining my CPA designation I left the OAG and went on to a career in the BC public service. I will always cherish Les's support, his big smile and Irish sense of humour.  
 

I have great memories of Lesley playing and singing , most recently in Stephen and Geraldine's  house  on your visits back to Dublin.  It was always a pleasure to meet up with him again.

All my sympathy, Ann, to you and to your girls, Maire, Deirdre and Karen,

While working for Les early in my career as a Chartered Accountant, he taught me things about being a professional that are not found in textbooks or courses.  Compassion, listening and looking for solutions by rolling up your sleeves and working with people when things got difficult.  His words to me then have resonated down the years, "I'm here to help; what can we do together to make things better?"

Thanks for being there when I needed your support and guidance all those years ago.

Thank to all for sharing your thoughts and prayers with us.

My Dad was an unusually kind man.  Some memories from me:
He loved his wine :). He was insightful and incredibly intelligent. His sense of humour was delightful.  His intense blue eyes, when he looked at you, when he was listening to you, you knew that he really saw you, that he heard what you were saying.  And the twinkle when he was amused - pure joy... He loved to host parties, with the house filled with music and life.  He was deeply compassionate, and deeply spiritual.  His love of God was at the core of his being. He loved nature, and great cities (Dublin, Paris, Rome).  He loved museums and churches.  He married a strong woman, and raised three more. He was gentle, kind, and generous - with EVERYONE.  He wrote beautiful music, played in a few bands over the years (that is the nature of bands, he would say, they can only stay together so long...).  He loved to perform Irish traditional music (or Trad, as he called it). He loved to sit at the kitchen table (or in the yard, or anywhere, but the kitchen table is the best 🙂) and sing with his  friends.  He had a bumper sticker on his guitar case that read "I am spending my children's inheritance".  He loved freely, sang beautifully, and toasted as  only he could.
We will miss him keenly.

We are very sorry to learn of Les's passing. He was a joy to know and, for George, a pleasure to work with. A man of many talents and possessed of a sharp wit. He will be sorely missed.

Our love to Ann and all the family.

Peggy & George

My deepest condolences to my dear friend Ann, and her daughters Maire, Deirdre and Karen.  
I have so many happy memories of our long friendship, from our shy meeting up at Kincora Road where Denise Cahill had arrange that Les be my "blind Date" for the pre-inter party (1965) in Oulton Tennis Club, to following him with his band The Road Runners to various venues. He were our best-man and Steve was your best-man and we continued our friendship over all the years by sharing many letters and many holidays together in Ireland, Toronto, Vancouver Puerto  Banús and one of our most wonderful holidays ever was in Hawaii. We always had such fun together. Les you are sadly missed. 

Les, I have a wonderful memory of the beautiful loving song you played for Ann upon the occasion of her retirement from C and F services. The creativity and love in the song you wrote, was so impossibly sweet. Thank you for the music.  (only wish I had recorded it) -------------- Laura Collins

My dear Ann and family

I am so sorry to hear of dear Leslie’s passing. He was a special man, beautiful musician and kind and supportive friend. He was a true gentleman ♥️ And one of the finest men I have ever had the opportunity to know. The other was my grandfather. I will remember Leslie’s beautiful music and his beautiful smile and his support always. 


Hugs and Love

Darshi xo

From a 60 year friendship, where to start? Rake-thin teens together. My first cigarette was from you, one of very few. My first pint was from you. Can't say the same there.  My first guitar lesson was from you. Thanks for that gift and for all the times we played together. Thanks for the evenings in your parents' kitchen after we had completed our school assignments, walked Maxie the dog around neighbouring streets on a route designed to ensure we passed the front doors of our first crushes.  We ate your parents out of house and home and fattened Maxie with the scraps left over. Thanks for playing your earliest compositions for me.  I was blown away by them. They were simple, melodic and lyrically beautiful. 

We grew towards manhood together. We made each other laugh and we came to love other. We stayed in touch after your move to Canada largely through those epic letters you wrote describing your life there and the evolution of your spiritual self. We had wonderful times together. Ann and you hosted Geraldine and I so generously many times. And I'll never forget the road trip with Maire.

One great memory from your career - you were chosen as the standout presenter at the international conference I ran in Dublin Castle some years ago for your talk on the importance of values for public sector organisations.

Les, your many friends will join your family in forever grieving your passing. But they will also remember the great times shared with a truly exceptional man. My deepest condolences to Ann, Maire, Deirdre and Karen on your passing.

 your old pal, Steve 

OBITUARIO

Leslie Patrick McAdams

6 agosto, 1948 – 14 marzo, 2021

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