Goodbye and Best Wishes

Hi all,

My wife, Darlene, and I were Nigel's tenants in 223 (with, of course, Glynis). Considering the length of re-construction and the time remaining in our lease, it is apparent that we will not be able to return. Consequently, we began looking for a new home, and tomorrow we will sign a lease on a new condo.

We are disappointed that we will no longer be living at Gramercy Place. It was a lovely home, and, as we have learned all too late, we had wonderful neighbours. The kindness everyone has shown us and each other during such a stressful time is wonderful to witness. It is sad that we only met so many of you through this tragedy.

Though we will no longer be residents of Gramercy Place and our part of this ordeal is coming to a mercifully quick end, please do know that Darlene and I are thinking of you all. We know that we were quite fortunate that we did not lose as much as so many of you have. Further, we know that although we are moving on, the tragedy will be playing out still for many of you. You are all in our prayers, and we will be very happy for you when, in the future, we walk down Lyon St. and see your homes re-built and your lives, hopefully, back on track.

We will continue to follow the situation, and any information that we receive that might be of help we will most certainly pass along. Further, if there is anything we can do to help, please do not hesitate to ask.

All the best,
Jon