Marci cho, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, unfortunately, it has become a tradition of mine to do eulogies for the people who have passed from sitting to sitting in my riding. Today I have two such eulogies. I would first like to speak of Clifford Cardinal, who was born December 4, 1952, in Hay River and passed away on April 14, 2017, at 64 years of age.
Clifford had three brothers: Lloyd, the late Ross Cardinal, and Allan Cardinal, as well as three sisters: the late Stella, Clara, and Freda. Clifford was the son of Dora and Ben Cardinal. Ben Cardinal, I believe, was originally from Lac la Biche, where apparently a lot of Cardinals live, and Dora was a Beaulieu from Fort Resolution. Clifford was my cousin.
Clifford was a well-known individual in the community; a hard-working man. He went to school in Peter Pond, Grandin College, Akaitcho Hall, and went to school in Moose Jaw and Aurora College. Clifford was very well liked in the community and was very helpful to the elders in Fort Resolution.
Secondly, I would like to also acknowledge Harvey Mandeville. Harvey Mandeville was born on May 26, 1945; he passed away April 25, 2017. Harvey was the son of Adeline and Maude Mandeville. He was better known as Modeste Cho. His father was a well-known Metis leader for the Northwest Territories when the Metis Nation had first started in the NWT. Modeste Cho was one of the people that led the nation.
Harvey's wife was Lillian. Lillian was also from Fort Resolution, but spent many years down in Alberta. She had four children and Harvey had a son who lives here and attended the funeral. Herve was a long-time employee of the diamond industry, and Herve was 72 years old upon his passing. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.