On May 19th 2017, at 8:26pm, my wife Jessica and I welcomed our son into the world.  It has always been a dream of mine to have a son, and name him Justin after myself.  I wanted to raise a man who I could pass all of my strengths onto, but none of my weaknesses.  When having a child became a reality nine months ago, and the thought process behind a middle name began, there were many characteristics we wanted it to hold.  We wanted a strong name, and that of a man who has impacted many lives and continues to impact lives today.  A man whose strengths of character and personality far outweigh his weaknesses.  A man with incredible dedication and work ethic. It became very apparent to Jessica and I that there was no other choice then that of James, after my late best friend James Mattatall.  We can only hope that he grows up to be the perfect combination of James and I.  It was with great pride that we were given the blessings of Elaine and Dave Mattatall to not just use the name James, but to use James in honour of their son.  I cannot wait for the day that JJ asks me about James, and I get to explain to him how incredible and inspiring a human that James was, and still is to every person he came in contact with.

~ Justin & Jessica Dobson