Tuesday, September 17, 2024
I’ve known of Royce longer than he’s known me! How does that happen you ask? I hung out many years at the downtown clubs in the 80s-90s and I frequently noticed this tall, handsome snazzily dressed dude and I thought he’s really got it going on! I didn’t actually really meet him until years later, through Tom, a mutual friend. We three were all about sports and jazz. We went to Bison football games together and jazz on Saturday afternoons at The Pemby. We also went to bars to watch Blue Bombers and Jets games, except if the Big Blue were home because Royce had season tickets… for 58 years (1962-2020)! He LOVED his Bombers, knew everything about them and actually became buddies with Richard Harris, the Bombers’ late legendary D-line coach. Royce was a great friend to me and many others. I’ll miss him greatly. RIP my good buddy.
