Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Don was a very generous boss; when one of his employees broke his leg he took me on temporarily to fill in. I ended up staying the better part of 4 years, and as a result, finished school with no student loan debt. He taught me so much about music and books, and whenever the talk has turned to jobs in the years since, I always say that working at Candlewood was the best job I ever had. I still have the books he gave me when I moved on in 1988. I left Brandon for Edmonton that year and was a little scared. Don reassured me with this advice: "find a place to live near Whyte Ave, there's a great bookstore there- Greenwoods". So I did. Don was an important influence on me and I am very sorry to hear he's gone. My sincere condolences to his family. Kate Bridgett, Edmonton.
