Arthur David Vale 13 November, 1930 – 13 April, 2024

Jennifer and George Graham

It is with great sadness that we learned of the passing of Uncle Arthur. I have strong childhood memories of him as a fun Uncle -one of the three wonderful uncles who delighted our childish lives during the holidays I spent in my younger years at Timberlea. The other two being Uncle Henry and Uncle Stan of course. He had a rather dramatic attention grabber of an act that sent chills down our spines with horrible anticipation. All the cousins will remember this: He would, with all the flare of a showman, hold a large tin of fruit straight up in the air over his head, pausing for dramatic effect, and Grandma would be saying "no Arthur, no"! I have a wonderful memory of his determination and the twinkle in his eye as he persisted with the terrible demonstration. Suddenly he would smash it down on his outstretched middle finger on the edge of the dining table very rapidly and grinning, would show us the dent in the fruit tin. No harm done to his finger! a few adventurous cousins tried that out later without having paid due attention to the words of warning which accompanied the act! Please accept our condolences all of you, Peter, John, Steven and Suzanne and to your extended families and especially to Estelle. A great character, a great loss! Our thoughts are with you, even though we are unable to be there with you in person. Jennifer and George Graham and family