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<\/a><\/p>\nAlso a gentle man, devoted to his community like his wife Cathy who is the life and spirit of the Dunany Glee Club. Ross was also the memory of Dunany. At every Dunany Country Club\u00a0 AGM, as\u00a0 head of the Honours Committee, he would not only describe the contribution of the persons being honoured but take this opportunity to remind members of the Club of their roots.<\/p>\n
Ross was what is called a Line Producer<\/a> – for the Frontier Series ( Netflix + Discovery Channel). His previous assignment was as Production Manager of seasons 2,3,4,5 & 6 of Republic of Doyle which was shot in Newfoundland where he spend so many months over those years and which he came to love.<\/p>\n Ross was also a regular participant in Dunany Community Association activities such as SPANK as shown in this picture where he really seems to enjoy himself. All Dunany Community Association members extend their deepest and most sincere condolences to Cathy, his daughter\u00a0 Lauren, family and friends. We will all miss him.<\/p>\n Please read the obituary as submitted by the family and write your messages on the funeral home’s website.<\/a><\/p>\n —————————————————————————————————————————-<\/p>\n “It is with great sadness that the family of Ross Edward Leslie announces his sudden passing on Tuesday March 13, 2018.\u00a0 Ross is predeceased by his loving parents, Cameron and Manny (Madeleine) Leslie and leaves his wife Cathy, daughter Lauren, brother Trevor (Elizabeth), sister Sharon (Scott), sister-in-law Karen, brother-in-law John (Terri) nephews Paul, Harry, Christopher, niece Kendra, in-laws Cliff and Betty, many cousins and a world of friends.<\/p>\n Ross was a wonderful man whose heart stretched from the city streets of Toronto to the Laurentian lakes and the cliffs of Newfoundland.<\/p>\n Ross was a Montrealer born and bred who lived and worked in the film and television industry in both Ontario and Newfoundland. After over 10 years in theatre, as an actor and tour manager he focused his talents in the film and television industry.\u00a0 He was widely respected as a Line Producer\/Production Manager on shows such as Republic of Doyle, Anne of Green Gables, Frontier, Caught, Little Dog and most recently, Star Trek Discovery. In this role he was a quick thinker with a broad view yet so good at in depth analysis.\u00a0 He always worked with the lens of kindness balanced perfectly with bluntness. But this does not capture him. Ross was a foodie, a quilter, a theatre buff, a master martini maker, a hiker, a photographer, a historian, an actor and a golfer.\u00a0 He collected friends like he collected art. Ross became friends with people immediately.\u00a0 He did it by inviting them over for martinis and dinner, on a hike, or simply for a coffee.\u00a0 If you were to name a few of his attributes, you\u2019d say wise, kind, thoughtful, trustworthy, romantic, hilarious, but loyal and generous would top the list. He supported everyone in big ways and small. He gave often and with grace and ease.<\/p>\n Ross worked hard but also knew how to live well.\u00a0 He was the guy who was given the best tables in the best restaurants and sat so that he was perfectly framed, by a window or door. He was the man who had impeccable taste in impossibly pointed shoes. He was the person who every bloody year replaced the art in his rental home in St. John\u2019s with favourite pieces from his collection of local Newfoundland artists.\u00a0 He hiked with a bottle of wine, \u2018truffled\u2019 cheese and real china in his backpack. He even has a sealskin coat named \u201cThe Ross\u201d after him.<\/p>\n He wasn\u2019t just a member of the Dunany Community, he was fully engaged as a leader.\u00a0 Like his mother, Manny, before him, he loved being Club Captain of the Dunany Country Club for many years.\u00a0 Like his father, Cam, before him, Ross was president of the same course.\u00a0 He was also a warden of St. Paul\u2019s Church.<\/p>\n Most importantly, Ross was a family man, well raised by his parents who held family values high.\u00a0 He spent idyllic childhood summers with them his brother, Trevor and sister, Sharon at their family cottage in Dunany. Dunany is the place that holds his heart.<\/p>\n Cathy and Lauren were the stars in his life.<\/p>\n When he talked about his daughter Lauren it was with such tremendous pride that people would get teary. Ross was many things to many people, but his biggest and most important role was as a father to Lauren. He was the quintessential \u2018fun\u2019 Dad. He loved to take her on \u2018big explores\u2019 in the woods at the cottage, loved to walk her around on the Dunany golf course before the age of 5 and demonstrated how to \u2018host\u2019 a multitude of parties. If Lauren had to choose which parent to go shopping with it, it would not be practical, thrifty Mom but extravagant Dad. He instilled in her his love for the theatre and the arts. She attended an arts school and has followed in her father\u2019s footsteps in the film world and regularly sought his sage advice.<\/p>\n And when he spoke of his wife Cathy, it was with a \u201cget a load of how good I got it\u201d smile.\u00a0 (He was right to do so, she\u2019s the original kick-ass feminist) Married for almost 28 years, they loved to hike the trails of Newfoundland, cycle in Toronto, and enjoyed spending time at their cottage kayaking, swimming, golfing, and hosting dinner parties with family and friends. With Cathy retiring from teaching this June they were making plans to build a new home on the lake.<\/p>\n As one of his friends quipped, Ross was unique and stood out in a business filled with individuality.<\/p>\n Ross made an enormous difference in the lives he touched. That is the gift he had.”<\/p>\n \u201cHe was a man, take him for all in all, I shall not look upon his like again.\u201d\u00a0 Hamlet<\/p>\n The family will receive friends at the HUMPHREY FUNERAL HOME A.W. MILES \u2013 NEWBIGGING CHAPEL, 1403 Bayview Avenue (south of Davisville Avenue) from 2:00 \u2013 4:00 pm. and 6:00 \u2013 9:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 22nd.\u00a0 A funeral service will be held in ST. SIMEON\u2019S ANGLICAN CHURCH, 445 Rue Principal, Lachute, Quebec at 11 o\u2019clock on Thursday, March 29th<\/sup>.<\/strong><\/p>\n If desired, in lieu of flowers please feel free to donate to the following charities that Ross held dear:<\/p>\n In Toronto, it\u2019s The Actor\u2019s Fund of Canada (afchelps.ca); in Quebec, it\u2019s St. Paul\u2019s Church, 1176 Dunany Road, Lachute, Quebec, J8H3W8 and in Newfoundland, Perchance Theatre at Cupids www.perchancetheatre.com<\/a>.\u00a0 Condolences, photographs and memories may be forwarded through www.humphreymilesnewbigging.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n