HAYTER, John Samuel  -  John Hayter was never small enough to fit into a box.

He was, to most of us who had the privilege of knowing him, larger than life... larger than a lot of lives for that matter.

Perhaps that's one of the reasons that we so enjoyed being in John's company... feeling that the authenticy with which he lived on a daily basis, might just be the contagion we wanted... and needed to catch.

Along with all the kindness, and compassion and empathy and sincerity that John would show with great frequency (that would look profoundly good on anyone's life resume), John was also capable of being mule-assed stubborn, testy as a hive of hornets and loaded with bull dog tenacity.

All that, and he occasionally cheated at golf.

The simple truth of it is, if you were a friend of John's, your life is richer than it was before you knew him.

You likely caught the contagion. If John were reading this, he would likely say... "Funny... you left out funny... I was a funny guy" ...and he was. Laugh in peace John. We will never stop loving you.

A Celebration of his Life will be held at 15 Maple Ave., Barrie, ON (5th floor social room), on September 20th, from 1-4 p.m.