I heard that Don Mellor, a long-time Salt Spring resident, died in September at the age of 81.
This reminded me that I met Don in the parking lot of Moby's pub when I first arrived on Salt Spring in October 2008.
I didn't know him well but I interacted with him enough to feel sad when I heard of his passing. He was very fit and I always imagined him living into his 90s.
Rest in Peace, Don.
Here's the blogpost I wrote when I first met him. Karin Jones and I went sailing with him on the L'Orenda one day in the spring of 2009.