The West Fine Art Show was a very special event for Carole and I as they were saluting our late son Jeff. He never got the chance to achieve his dreams as Crohn’s Disease took his life at the age of 33. He was an outstanding kid with many hopes yet to be realized. It is a horrible disease and Jeff lived with constant pain.

Thanks to Brian Croft for setting this whole thing in motion, and thanks to Grace McCarthy and Mary Parsons for starting the CH.ILD Foundation. The proceeds from the sale of many paintings are designated to this charity. Carole and I were honoured to be there and honoured that the foundation would pay tribute to Jeff. The West Fine Art Show runs until Monday at the Cloverdale Fairgrounds.