R.I.P. Dad

I know we're not big on serious stuff there, but a bunch of you knew my father so I thought you should know he passed away on Saturday afternoon at the Veteran's hospital in St. Anne de Bellevue.

My father always rooted for the underdog and was a champion of lost causes. Thus, he was a member of the Communist Party at a young age; he was an early member of the CCF/NDP; he was a champion (if perhaps misguided) of English rights following the election of the PQ; and he was a Leafs fan. In other words, he was a sucker for punishment, but he always took it with a smile on his face.

The only gaming anecdote I can think of came when we had our first computer - an Apple II+. My father was an excellent chess player and his incompetent sons were not much of a challenge. We got him a copy of Sargon II, the best chess game for the machine. He would set it on the highest setting to play and would often have to make a move and then go do something else because the computer could take 20 minutes or more to make a counter move. He stopped playing it because it was too slow and he always beat it. I don't think he played another computer game ever.

Anyway, I am not religious, so I don't believe he's in a better place, but I miss him. Goodbye Dad.