Rest in Peace, Jay Ozanne

 

Our thoughts are with Ron, Mike and their families, and dear friends Wally and Mary Anne Day.

Jay, dear friend, I’d like to think of you reunited with your Mom and Dad, and perhaps sipping an Appletons and catching up. Maybe beyond this earth, your legs will allow you to run like the wind. You proved the Doctors wrong, lived a good life, accomplished so much, and never complained about the challenges you faced. A true gentleman, always looking on the bright side.

Lots of happy memories at Baldy, Big White, at the lake and aboard “Summer Wine.”

Jay you were loved so much, and enriched the lives of everyone who knew you.

Ozannes started coming to Baldy in 1969, bunking in with the Days in the lodge basement. Later they built a cabin on Ore-House. Jay was Baldy’s first adaptive skier, with a ski bike. He water skied on a disc, knee boarded, and snow shoed to the top to the Baldy Tee. If you skied Baldy in the late 80’s or early 90’s, you probably purchased a lift ticket from Jay.

The Baldy Blue Jays adaptive program was named in honour of Jay – before phones, we had CB radios, and Jay’s handle was Blue Jay.

Jay worked hard at physio to maintain his eligibility for assisted living, but a couple of months ago, he accepted a move to a facility with more care. Of course the staff there loved him too.

Jay passed peacefully in hospital with Ron and Mike at his side.

We’ll all miss him, but take comfort that he is in a better place.

I’ll post again when the obituary is published with a condolence link.