This will just be a short note about friends we met in Vietnam. When we met them, James and Tara were on their way around the world on a 3yr honeymoon after taking a sabbatical from their positions with the Canadian Government. They had just left East Timor after doing aid work there for several months. After we left, they went on to the Himalaya for Christmas before delaying their trip to head to Sri Lanka to help with the Tsunami relief efforts. They are amazing people.
Last week we got a note from Tara, she is heading to Pakistan to assist with the Canadian Relief Foundation. Sadly, Tara is going to Pakistan alone as she recently lost her newly wed husband in Bolivia. James died of complications arising from altitude sickness in Tupiza, Bolivia on the 16th of October. Though we knew James for only a short while, his compassion and dedication as a humanitarian are traits that we will remember always.
A fund has been set up in James' name, 100% of the funds go directly to a Scholarship for Orphaned Children: The James Caddell Memorial Scholarship Fund
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