""Just a really good spirit, really good person. Affected a lot of people positively when they walked into that place," McMann said to Sportsnet about Wilson. "And he was just a lifelong Leafs fan. Always wanted to talk hockey, would always record the games, watch them later.""
"Loblaws has set up a memorial at the front of the store for Wilson that features photos of him, flowers, cards and a Maple Leafs hockey jersey and scarf."
""Kevin was the heart of our team and was loved by so many of our staff and customers. It is heartbreaking not to see his smile at the front of our store," the store said in a Facebook post on Friday."
"Frank Crupi, a Loblaws customer and hockey influencer, said in an interview at the store on Monday said McCann's tribute on Saturday shows that "Bobby McMann is a McMann of the people." It was not a small gesture, he added. That was a beautiful, significant piece of symbolism from Bobby McMann, who comes into this Loblaws regularly, because he lives in the area," he said."
Kevin Wilson, a 48-year-old front-end service clerk at the Loblaws on Lake Shore Boulevard W. and Bathurst Street, died after complications from meningitis. He was remembered as a warm, friendly presence who wore a yellow safety vest daily and loved the Toronto Maple Leafs, often recording games to watch later. Bobby McMann honored Wilson by attending a game against the Vancouver Canucks wearing Wilson’s yellow safety vest and later wearing his nametag into Scotiabank Arena. Loblaws set up a memorial with photos, flowers, cards, a Leafs jersey and scarf, and described Wilson as the heart of their team. Customers called McMann’s tribute a meaningful, symbolic gesture.
Read at www.cbc.ca
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