August 8, 2021. Western Head, Nova Scotia. Tim & Diane.

Diane came here first to oversee the construction of their retirement home just along the shore from us. She came and went, returning to their home in up state New York where Tim worked. They had prevouly taken a vacation to Nova Scotia and fell in love with the South Shore. So they decided to spend their retirement years here at Western Head. After the house was completed, Tim retired and they both lived here, hoping to spend a long retirement. Eventually they got their papers to live here full time so all was well. But fate dealth them a curve. Diane came down with cancer, which killed her after six years. But they enjoyed their life in Nova Scotia and took an active role in the community. Diane volunteered with the SPCA while Tim joined the Scotch Drinkers society. Many ladies and their dogs went daily to Beach Meadows Beach to let the dogs run While the men met daily for coffee in town. So they enjoyed their life. But Diane died and after two years Tim died too. They had no children so all their funds they donated to our local Queens Memorial Hospital. Before Diane died, they had told us that their funds were to go to the hospital because the hospital was very kind to Diane during her last illness. Even though Tim died 4 years ago, the funds were just announced in the papers and on TV. Diane and Tim donated 4.8 Million dollars to the local hospital, the largest donation the hospital had ever received. Tim's brother Tom was the executor of the estate and he came with funds in hand. People in town were stunned. Just this week I have been asked whether or not I knew Tim and Diane because I also live at Western Head. The funds took awhile to get here from the US. And the local hospital officials needed to be sure tht the money would come to Liverpool and not to the South Shore HospitalAssociation. But all is well. The generous donation is here. Already the new space has been named The Ledvina Annex, which will house offices for doctors. Tim & Diane were not here for a long time but their influence lives on just because the staff were so kind when Diane was dying. Pretty nice.