Bob Keenleyside

Dad was an active volunteer as a teen and young man. Have you ever heard about "teen town"? Teen Town's had a town council structure, and Dad was mayor for at least one year. Teen town's organized dances and other community activity for youth.

Dad was a Scoutmaster in Revelstoke. He had a troupe of very keen boys who were determined to earn Queen's Scout honours, and Dad made sure they met their goals.

When Mom and Dad returned to Golden in 1960, Dad became an active Kinsman, and worked on the Centennial Arena Building committee. We'll have to ask him what other projects they took on during his years. Dad also volunteered as a probation officer for young boys.

Dad was active politically, too. In 1966 he ran as a Liberal candidate for MLA, and garnered more votes than any Liberal had before or since. I think he is just too honest for politics.

Dad has not been active in any service clubs for quite a few years now, but that does not mean his support of our community is any less. It is just less visible, unless you read the fine print of the "thank you's" that regularly crop up in the paper. As a small business owner, Dad gave to a myriad of Community fundraisers. Those requests for support are ongoing and more frequent than most of us know and without the small businesses that support every fundraiser that comes down the pike, many initiatives would never succeed.