Lamont

A dear friend of mine, Lamont Cranston, is missing. I went to look at his blog recently, only to find that he'd gone on a fishing trip in Manitoba. He was staying at the Burntwood Lake Lodge with some friends of ours, the Gogals and went out walleye fishing on Burntwood Lake.

Our friend Kim Wilson (give him a call at 204-367-8422 or on his cell at 204-345-3263) was the last one to see him as he boarded his small vessel and set out after some of the biggest walleye on the planet. I can still remember one of the last things that Lamont said to me before he went on his trip... He said, "Remember to feed my dogs Stan and Tonya". That was back on May 21st. Those were good dogs.

Lamont will always have a special place in my heart and I'll always remember the great memories we had back in military school. Like the time he tied two wild turkeys to a gas powered hedge trimmer and threw them into the girls dorms. And the other time he wrapped broken glass shards in tin foil and cooked it in Mrs. O'Donnell's microwave. Plus, the one time he set fire to the nursing home over on Maple St and terrified some of the residents with his Michael Myers mask. He apologized afterwards for giving Don Thomas a mild stroke... but what a wild night that was. We'll miss you Lamont. I will tell your stories for years to come.