“Every man dies but not every man truly lives.”-William Wallace
LACEY, Claude, Loving father and son, faithful friend, and devoted husband was born April, 8th 1947 in Queenstown, New Brunswick and lived life! He passed away suddenly on December 13th 2010. Survived by his high school sweetheart, best friend and wife, Joyce of 47 years, sons Tony and Guy, mother Edith and cherished granddaughters Taylor and Sophia. Claude was a man who truly lived. Everything he did in life was done with passion and excellence. He was a friend to all he met and sacrificially served those around him. He loved the ocean and loved being out there on the open seas in his boat fishing, with his love and best friend, Joyce. Words cannot express how much Claude will be missed but we, his family and friends, will honor him in our lives with the joy that he found in living, loving and laughing. We love you, Claude and you will never be forgotten. Flowers are gratefully declined but donations can be made to the charity of one’s choice in Claude’s memory. A celebration of Claude’s life will take place at the Princess Mary Cafe in Esquimalt located at 453 Head street on Saturday, December 18th at 11am.
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Mike Mangin
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valerie lindholm Dear Joyce and family ; thank you for arranging a wake for Claude at Princess Mary. It was a chance for all Claude’s friends and ‘ folks ‘ to get together and remember what a wonderful man Claude was – he died so suddenly we were really bereft …. I realized how much his grin and smiling comment meant when I saw him come in to the office or on the docks , when walking Digs .
Claude was really An Old Salt and we loved him for it !
It was nice to hear people speak about Claude being part of all of our lives . I am so sorry for the loss of husband and BFF for Joyce and sons of their father and also Best Friend Forever …he will live on in our hearts .
HUGS to all the Laceys
with much respect and warmth
valerie lindholm
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Gerald and Jean Nickerson Joyce, Tony, Guy and Edith….Things happen so suddenly in life. Claude’s passing was a shock to all of us. It reminds me of the verse from James: “Whereas you know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor, that appears for a little time, and then vanishes away.” (James 4:14) Or Proverbs 27:1… “Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.” And indeed we don’t as has been proven time and time again. Our lives are tenuous and fragile at best and the future uncertain regarding our sojourn here on earth. What will be on the morrow? Only God knows and perhaps that’s good in some ways. But with our trust and faith in the Babe of Bethlehem and the Christ of Calvary, we need not be anxious of what lies ahead simply because He cares and He extends to us comfort when we are compelled to walk through the valley of the shadow of death. The Good Shepherd is what we need and who we need and all we need in times like these. “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart and lean not unto thine own understanding; In all thy ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct thy paths”. Beloved, He will help you through these turbulent days of testing and loss.
Our sincere sympathy to all of you. Wish we could be there to share in your grief personally. Our love and prayers are with you. God bless….
Gerald and Jean
I only recently moved into West Bay Marina and had the pleasure to meet Claude on my first day there. Being another transplanted Martimer we hit it off immediately. In the brief time I knew him he always had a cheerful welcoming grin and a word of advice for a new boater. It was obvious to me he was kind, caring and compassionate man and he will be missed.
My heart goes out to the Lacey’s in this difficult time. God bless you,
Mike Mangin