Friday, March 9, 2012
I was a student at THSS and remember Dave the janitor well. After school sometimes we’d stay in the computer lab playing games and Dave would always say, you guys got until 4:30, 4:30! Not 4:45, 4:30! Everyday he said that, but I don’t think there was a single day that we didn’t stretch it till 4:45. Dave was a great guy and I thank him for putting up with us staying late after school in the classroom as he cleaned. We’d talk from time to time, he loved talking about his Montreal Canadians and how they were only a few pieces away it seemed each year from being cup winners. He also loved talking about music. Not a day went by that he didn’t talk about his Mirage speakers which were superior in sound quality to the ones we had blaring our classic rock in the classroom after school. I miss those days, and it brings me great sadness to think that he’s not around anymore. I always wanted to go back and say hi to people, Dave included, at my old high school. I’m really sorry I didn’t. Thanks Dave for being that cool custodian who helped make afternoons fun for a lot of young kids who wanted to hang out in a computer lab after school.
See ya again someday bud,
-Fraser Young
