![]() ![]() He could be any teenager plucked from the decade, photographed wearing hoodies with big graphics on the front, and baseball caps. (Photo by Jordan Snobelen)Ī photo album displays a collection of moments from Lucas’ childhood, frozen in the flash of washed-out film found in most family albums from the ‘90s. Plush dolls of the Disney character Piglett, as Lucas was affectionately known. His sports team photos, his secondary school diploma, Centre Wellington District High School student ID cards, a purple Raptors hat, and lining a table are all sizes of pink, plush dolls of the Disney character Piglett, as Lucas was affectionately known. Indeed, the room is full of big memories. “Big grin, big chuckles, big memories,” he adds. Lucas had a “big, giving, soft heart,” says John Moore, a brother of Judie. “Take a lemon and hold it close,” a sign read near a basket. Some hold lemons, a fruit Lucas was particularly fond of growing. Standing in circles of all ages, they share memories, laugh and cry. ![]() Inside the room are many of Lucas’ family members, friends, and Judie’s neighbours and colleagues, some having made the trip from Toronto, Mississauga, Burlington, Mount Forest and even Alberta. “Don’t think of me as gone away / My journey’s just begun / Life holds so many facets / This earth is but one,” the poem begins. People read through a booklet of written memories, gifted to Judie following her son’s funeral at the home 14 years ago.Įllen Brenneman’s poem My Journey’s Just Begun appears on a card next to a photo of Lucas. Mementoes of Lucas – a Christmas ornament with his name, Mother’s Day cards and photos – are arranged throughout a blue-carpeted hallway leading to a viewing room at the funeral home. ![]() Two Wellington North residents charged in hit-and-run death of Lucas Shortreed.Arrests in connection with Lucas Shortreed’s death come with complex feelings for family, friends. ![]()
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