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‘He would enter any room with initiate palms’: Storm sufferer Robert Hayami remembered for a skills for creating friendships

ByRomeo Minalane

May 29, 2022
‘He would enter any room with initiate palms’: Storm sufferer Robert Hayami remembered for a skills for creating friendships

A long-time buddy stated his passions incorporated golf, song, food and hockey, and he had a reward for living lifestyles to the fullest.

A pal’s photo reveals Robert Hayami, apt, along with his wife, Kristine McGillivray. Photo by Handout

Robert “Preserve” Hayami was as soon as seriously injured within the Might per chance per chance doubtless 21 storm whereas doing one in every of the many issues he cherished: having fun with golf along with his son, Owen, 8, at his aspect.

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Father and son were having fun with on the Cedarhill Golf and Nation Membership after they were injured by a falling tree. Owen was as soon as treated at CHEO and later launched. Robert was as soon as rushed to the Civic campus of The Ottawa Scientific institution, but he died on Wednesday.

Buddy Steve Hamre, who has known Hayami since they were both in Grade 1, stated Saturday that Hayami’s passions incorporated golf, song, food and hockey, and he had a reward for living lifestyles to the fullest.

“He would enter any room with initiate palms, and his grunt was as soon as contagious,” Hamre stated.

Hayami, 49, played both guitar and piano, but was as soon as known most productive for leading singalongs. Hamre recalls Hayami having fun with guitar on the porch of a dwelling on Fourth Avenue within the Glebe after they were roommates. Songs by Neil Younger and Bob Dylan were amongst his favourites.

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While Hayami was as soon as in hospital this past week, guests gathered within the auto car car parking zone with their guitars, saddened that Hayami would no longer be there to book them in tune. In a Facebook posting, buddy Jack Pelletier recalled that Hayami would repeatedly explain first. “And his enlighten was as soon as a mild consolation, by no contrivance strained. He was as soon as by no contrivance afraid to explain. It was as soon as a reward he had that he shared naturally.”

Born in Montreal, Hayami grew up in Orléans, where he attended Cairine Wilson Secondary College. Pelletier stated assembly Hayami in Grade 10 was as soon as “a reward.”

“He was as soon as ‘The Dude,’ the significant buddy I made on the significant day of faculty. He was as soon as perfect a groovy, kick again kinda cat. With days we was as soon as welcoming me into Cairine Wilson, which was as soon as essentially on the time a good team of guests,” wrote Pelletier, who added that Hayami was as soon as repeatedly a hub for communities of folks.

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“Preserve and I spent endless moments together perfect placing out and singing, freely, for relaxing, until the sun came up, for the pleasure of song and perfect placing out,” Pelletier wrote.

Hayami studied commercial on the College of Ottawa sooner than appealing to Amsterdam for his final one year of put up-secondary training and later labored in a series of excessive tech jobs. However he also had a lifelong ardour for deciding on up unique skills, at the side of preparing chef-level meals for guests.

Owen shall be creating a skills in song, and Hayami loved bonding along with his son on the golf direction, Hamre stated.

Hayami shall be survived by his wife, Kristine McGil

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