Saturday, December 30, 2023
Our Gage was a beloved member of the keewatin family, he was an amazing father, son, brother, grandson, nephew, cousin and great uncle. We will deeply miss our first legacy of an honoured son. He resides with our late father Percy Keewatin, they both are our beloved guardian angels looking down on us protecting us with our ancestors. We will now look up to the sky with a blanket of constellations knowing that you withhold our love, memories and be our spiritual guide. We love you, our boy. Our family is ever so proud of you for being an extraordinary and loving father to your beautiful boys and carrying your charm with you by blessing others with the light you shine through and through.
“Perhaps they are not stars, but rather openings in heaven where the love of our lost sons shine down to let us know that they are at peace” - Shine bright our son Gage Gardipy
Gage, my very first cousin and my very first best friend I will cherish our memories forever that we shared together. I am appreciative of all the summer shenanigans, the countless holidays spent together, the endless amount of childhood movie nights with popcorn fight sleepovers, and having a confiding friend. I will forever miss you my little bro, I remember the picture taken of us at Grandma and Papa’s with our Uncle Dustin full of arms with us two babies. I can see the honourable look in everyone's eyes, proud that we were the beginning of the family legacy. Yes my boy we were their pure pride and joy. Even though they say cheekily that we gave them a rough time, I still remember the times you hid under my bed trying to get out of going home with your parents, but still regardless of all the cheeky chaos we caused we were the light of everyone's soul. Just yesterday I thought of us sitting in our car seats cruising around Saskatoon and the radio balring. Then your favourite song was coming next and you yelled “Hey Auntie Susie crank it up” and started signing “Hey There Delilah'' - by Plain White T’s
My boy, I will forever listen to that song thinking of you. I rewrote the lyrics a bit so that it's officially Gage's song.
Hey there, Gage
What is it like in Paradise city?
I'm a thousand miles away
But boy you look so shining
Yes you do
The stars can't shine as bright as you
I swear it is true
Hey there, Gage
Don’t worry about the distance
Your right by my side
I close my eyes
If i ever get lonely i'll give this song another listen
Listen to your voice it's your disguise
Your by my side
Oh it's what you mean to me
Hey there, Gage
I’ve got so much left to say
If every simple song i wrote to you
Would take your memory back
I’d write it all
If we can turn it all back to be small
We’d have it all
Oh it's what you mean to me
A thousand miles seems pretty far
But they’ve got dreams and memories and stars
I’d walk to you if i had no other way
Our family would all take care of us
Because they can not get enough of us
Making us their fame
Gage i can promise you
That the world isn't the same without you
You are our fame in us
Hey there, Gage
You’ll be good, and i miss you
Too your fame it's just like the same
And you'll be making history like you do
You'll see it because of you, you’d never be our mystery
Just pure fame
Hey there, Gage, here's to you
This ones for you
Oh it's what you mean to me
What you mean to me
Forever in our hearts my boy, may the creator bless you and you find grandpa our beautiful guardian angels. Love you forever Gage Gardipy
