But Jamie is the happiest person on earth and we wouldn't want to change a thing about him now. His most distinguishing qualities are his ability to imitate and to obsess over his favorite things: Scottish Bagpipes (the local piper, Shane, is his hero), Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (I've been forever out of favor for deer hunting when I was younger), and his Uncle Donnie - just about anything about Uncle Donnie. His ability to imitate Donnie is uncanny. He uses the same expressions; adjusts his cap the same way; even talks to people with the same attitude. Most impressive, however, is the way Jamie can reproduce Donnie's posture. It's talent...pure and simple.

Jamie is a constant reminder of the joy found in the innocent and simple things in life. He's like a filter, through which only good things pass. When you watch him interact with people, you feel a sense of relief and clarity; you're reminded that the complexity of the world and its people can't prevent a smile from gracing the face of a child - no matter how old. Jamie talks to your inner child, and you just can't help but to smile with him. 

My younger sister, Lynn, was surprised by the intensity of my feelings. She wrote to say that she never knew how I'd felt about Jamie. She was extremely close to him herself, but assumed I felt much differently. She was very much impressed by the way I expressed the way I felt about him, which is exactly the way she feels too. 

Jamie is an angel to us all.

- David Ross  
Calgary, Alberta, Canada.