Obituary of Mr. Stanley Rodney
“At the end of life we will not be judged by how many diplomas we have received, how much money we have made, how many great things we have done.
We will be judged by "I was hungry, and you gave me something to eat, I was naked and you clothed me. I was homeless, and you took me in.”
― Mother Teresa
I’m Jim Oolman, I married Rosemary, Primrose’s sister, Stanley’s wife. I’ve known Stanley for 39 years when they were married
Stanley Antony Rodney was born on July 19, 1961 to Mr Egbert Rodney and Mrs Mazrine Heath in Montego Bay, Jamaica. Stanley emigrated to Canada in 1980 and began to work in sales and eventually made and sold leather garments. Later, he started Select Leather and has owned and operated his business ever since. In 1983, he and Primrose married and have lived in the greater Toronto area. On June 14th, he died suddenly of cardiac arrest. He is survived by his wife Primrose, brothers, sisters and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents.
Stanley is remembered by his generosity to both family and friends. When people were in need, they could contact Stanley and he would always help. Stanley loved Primrose very dearly, calling her ‘Rosie’. He would shower her with gifts and demonstrate small kindnesses continually. I have always admired how he could buy her clothes in the right size and was always so thoughtful. I have never been successful buying my wife clothes and I’m sure I’m not the only one here in that predicament!
Stanley was an excellent cook and loved to cook for others. I have enjoyed eating his preparations of chicken, steak, and fish. It was always so flavorful and prepared in love.
Stanley was a gifted businessman. He knew marketing, by knowing his customers, by buying the right articles of clothing for his shop and picking out just the right item for each customer. He also custom made items for people that made people look great. He understood operations management, by knowing that excessive inventory was a bad investment and diminished his purchasing agility. He knew Finance, by knowing that investing in a storefront was unnecessary to business success. I spent a lot of time learning business from Stanley and am indebted to him for his insights.
Stanley was a wonderful businessman, husband, brother, nephew, uncle, brother-in-law and friend. We’ll all miss him very much. I’ll end with a quote:
“Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.”
― Mother Teresa
God Bless you Stanley. We’ll all miss you. Until we meet again.
