Obituary of Ronald Close

It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of Ronald Close on Sunday, May 9, 2010. A Graveside Service will be held in the Field of Honour at Riverside Memorial Park, Regina at a later date. A full obituary, with date and time, will be published at a future date. In lieu of flowers, donations made be made, in memoriam to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Saskatchewan, 279 3rd Avenue N, Saskatoon, SK S7K 2H8. An online book of condolences may be signed at www.speersfuneralchapel.com High Flight Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of earth, And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings; Sunward I've climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth Of sun-split clouds, --and done a hundred things You have not dreamed of --Wheeled and soared and swung High in the sunlit silence. Hov'ring there I've chased the shouting wind along, and flung My eager craft through footless halls of air... Up, up the long, delirious, burning blue I've topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace Where never lark or even eagle flew -- And, while with silent lifting mind I've trod The high untrespassed sanctity of space, Put out my hand, and touched the face of God. -- John Gillespie McGee