This morning I had the at least 7 phone calls to my house, the first two didn't make me think because I was still half asleep. It was the third call and the sound of my fathers hacking that got me thinking something had happened.

I got up went to kitchen started putting some dishes away and then saw my brother with tears in his eyes when he entered the door to my home.
I didn't know what happened...the first thing that did cross my mind was that something had happened to my mom but that wasn't it at all.

My uncle had died. Don't know how, dont know where and don't even know why. The details are still unclear at this time. All I do know is that the constant ringing this morning was from family members. My dad is taking it well for now despite having a cold but then again it is his old brother.

As for myself I nor my family members have seen or heard from my uncle for a while because we knew he was having some difficulties with life, job, etc.
The thing that struck me was that my cousin Matthew was the one to find my uncle...

I just felt like writing what happened down to show that not everyone takes their lives for granted sometimes nor do they take other people lives seriously. I know I try my hardest not only as a Christian but as a human being to care and love others. Sometimes not everyone does showing who's side of the battle is winning in the war between good and evil.

I just want to say a few words about my Uncle Gaetan.
He worked as an RCMP for the longest time and always had the most interesting stories to tell everyone over the holidays about the crack downs he would do on bad people.
I remember this one time he told us that him and someone else had to dress up like a snow dune and a tree a 'Christmas tree' is the way my uncle put it and they raided I think it was the Hells angels or something. He honestly didn't have the greatest of a life listening to the family gossip, but I hope for his sake that there were some good times. He 3 children, 1 adopted (eldest son) and 2 biological (girl and boy). He was divorced and tried to have another family not long ago, but it didn't go so right because both him and his son had to attend AA meetings. Despite this flaw he was still a good man and he loved his children very much.

I'm just sad that he's gone because he left his immediate family and his extended family. He was only is his 60's and was the first to pass on on my father's side of the family. My grandparents are still hanging on but I don't think they will even remember him because they have Alzheimer's.

"Gaetan, we love you and you will be missed."

RIP Gaetan Montpetit - November 2009