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insightful dialogue on their business and the
industry...and then there was Ron! Nobody
was sacred in receiving his sharply comical
barbs.
Here is a sampling of Ron’s interesting take
on other board members and life in general:

Life during the pandemic
“We decided to give out masks to
with happy faces on them to our grumpy
customers at no charge. We gave out 319.
We also gave out sad faced masks to our
happy customers. We gave out 3!”
“Many thanks to our first responders
during this time. I am curious though, are
there second responders? If there are second
responders we should put signs on our lawns
thanking them too - just a bit smaller. God I
hope there isn’t 3rd responders, you wouldn’t
be able to read the sign.”
Life as the Chair
“Now that John Carrey (past chair of the
association) has retired to his cottage, I’m sure
his employees haven’t even noticed that he
isn’t there.”
“The other day the LBMAO held its first
virtual board meeting and I went to H.Q. to
meet with Dave and his dog. The dog wasn’t
there so I had to chair the meeting.”
“Joanne at the LBMAO is like a sister to me;
she hates my guts and tells me what to do.
Just like my sisters here at Schell Lumber.”
“So, Joanne, Carolyn, Dave and I and
Dave’s dog Gladden (who would name a dog
Gladden!), who sits around the office all day
in a chair doing nothing, hmm, would be an
excellent replacement for Dave.”

Ron took on the responsibility of chairing
the Association with vigour; and with a goal of
ensuring that the LBMAO remained relevant
to all its members. He supported all the
events and attended most of them personally
with Monica at his side. He and I had many
a conversation about everything in life and
he went out of his way to host groups such
as the snowmobile attendees at his cottage
up in the Haliburton area. Poor Monica, I still
remember her face when Ron said “come on
in everyone” as we all traipsed through his
cottage in our boots and gear to be hosted to
a great BBQ lunch. Ron’s attitude was “Hey,
it’s a cottage!” but I’m sure he got the cold
shoulder from Monica that night.
We will all feel his absence and send
Monica and the whole Schell family our
deepest condolences at his passing. He will
certainly be missed.

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