A lovely tribute to a friend. Ian and Adrian have been friends sicne they were 15. DEBATES OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY (HANSARD) HOUSE BLUES MONDAY, APRIL 7, 2014 Afternoon Sitting HSE - 20140407 PM 001/pml/1330 MONDAY, APRIL 7, 2014 The House met at 1:33 p.m. [Madame Speaker in the chair.] Routine Business Tributes IAN REID J. Horgan: I rise with sadness in my heart to announce to the Legislature the passing of my friend and a very well-known colleague of those on this side of the House, Mr. Ian Reid. Ian passed away this past weekend after living for 12 years with cancer. He did so with dignity and with a sense of grace that one only discovers when youre in your final moments. Ian leaves behind his son, Shamus; his daughter Jordan and other daughter Alexis; his dear spouse, Paul; and the mother of his children, Jane. He leaves a vacuum for me as a friend but also for those of us on this side of the House. He started in politics working for Darlene Marzari. Those who are from the downtown Vancouver area know Darlene. The only person that could keep pace with her style and panache was Ian. His taste for ties and socks was legendary. He started as a constituency assistant and rose to the position of chief of staff for my colleague the member for Victoria–Beacon Hill — and every job in between. He did it, again, with passion and verve. [1335] He understood polling better than anyone. He was a business partner of mine when we were not involved in politics. He was much sought-after by industry, by municipal politicians and by politicians at every level. But despite his professional acumen in the areas of understanding of the art HSE - 20140407 PM 002/acw/1335 business partner of mine when we were not involved in politics. He was much sought after by industry, by municipal politicians and by politicians at every level. Despite his professional acumen in the areas of understanding of the art of politics, it was his passion for people and his understanding that what we do here, all of us, regardless of where we come from, is grounded in trying to make the world a better place and to ensure that we have the respect of our peers and our communities. I think that for all of us, regardless of our political stripe, today weve lost an outstanding individual. Always at the forefront for him were the people that we serve. Im going to miss him tremendously, and I would ask the Speaker to send the Houses condolences to his family at this difficult time.
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