the kids table

My favourite story about Mr Hickey is from our wedding in 2014.  We were married in Jamaica and the week was a blur of vodka, karaoke and jerk chicken poutine.  

Joc was in my wedding party and during the reception about a half hour in, she was getting worried because Dan wasn’t sitting at his assigned table with all of our friends.  He had a full day of sun, which we know was sometimes hard on Vacation Dan, so she was worried he had to go to their room.  When she walked around to find him, she found him happily sitting at the kids table with all of my young cousins.  You see, Dan had misread DON H. for DAN H. on the seating chart. 

When Joc suggested maybe he move to the table with all our friends he said in his truest form, “well that would be rude I think and I am having fun here, they’re all so nice” speaking about my 10 - 16 year old cousins. 

Dan had the best heart and went out of his way to make everyone around him feel special.  I especially love this story because any of us would maybe be annoyed that our friend sat us at the kids table for their wedding and would take offence, but not Dan Hickey - he made friends with those kids and I know made them all feel like the coolest kids around. 

I know that whatever table Dan is sitting at up in Heaven he is making them all laugh, feel loved and they’re so glad to be sitting there with him too.

-Shae