{"id":46417,"date":"2024-03-17T19:25:01","date_gmt":"2024-03-17T19:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manitimes.com\/mentor-father-and-friend-les-dubes-son-reflects-on-the-saskatoon-philanthropists-life\/"},"modified":"2024-03-17T19:25:01","modified_gmt":"2024-03-17T19:25:01","slug":"mentor-father-and-friend-les-dubes-son-reflects-on-the-saskatoon-philanthropists-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/manitimes.com\/mentor-father-and-friend-les-dubes-son-reflects-on-the-saskatoon-philanthropists-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Mentor, father and friend: Les Dub\u00e9\u2019s son reflects on the Saskatoon philanthropist\u2019s life"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\">\n<p>Saskatoon philanthropist Les Dub\u00e9 passed away on Wednesday at the age of 91, and while many residents in Saskatchewan may recognize the work he has done in the community, his son shared what he was like as a father.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d21y75miwcfqoq.cloudfront.net\/70c8fc80\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was my mentor, he was my dad and he was my friend,\u201d L. David Dub\u00e9 said.<\/p>\n<p>David described a man who held a lot of compassion, but who also had high standards.<\/p>\n<p>Les and his wife, Irene, supported more than 100 charities in Saskatchewan, including a $10-million donation to support the University of Saskatchewan Health Sciences project.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe would always give you little tidbits in your life that were not related to that moment, they were kind of bigger picture.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-textSignup\" data-gnca-ab-test=\"nl-region\" data-gnca-ab-variation=\"control\">\n\t\t\t<strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tBreaking news from Canada and around the world<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t sent to your email, as it happens.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/strong>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-textSignup\" data-gnca-ab-test=\"nl-region\" data-gnca-ab-variation=\"test\">\n\t\t\t<strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tBreaking news from Canada and around the world<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t sent to your email, as it happens.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/strong>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p>He said his father was kind and supportive, adding that he always strived for peace.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cHe really wanted peace in the family, peace in his community, and he wanted us to live our best lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>David spoke about some of his favorite personal memories of his father, pointing to all the times they went fishing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe loved to fish. He loved to golf, and I love golfing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>David said they were also business partners, and when it came to business they weren\u2019t father and son; they were peers.<\/p>\n<section id=\"sophi_article_widget\" class=\"l-inlineStories l-inlineStories--text l-inlineStories--sophi\" aria-label=\"More on Canada\" data-sophi-feature=\"article-canada\">\n<\/section>\n<p>\u201cMy fondest memories were always the quiet times.\u201d<\/p>\n<section id=\"content-dynamic-trending-stories\" class=\"l-inlineStories l-inlineStories--tile u-hide-tablet-landscape\" aria-label=\"Dynamic trending stories section\">\n<p>\n\t\t<span class=\"l-inlineStories__title c-heading c-heading--strikethrough\">Trending Now<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<ul class=\"l-inlineStories__posts c-posts c-posts--inline \">\n<li class=\"c-posts__item\">\n<div class=\"c-posts__media \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" data-src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/toronto-home-invasion-victim-2.jpg?quality=85&amp;strip=all&amp;w=336&amp;h=224&amp;crop=1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-posts__details\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-posts__headlineText\" title=\"\u2018I think it\u2019s crazy\u2019: Toronto home invasion victim slams advice from police officer\" data-title=\"\">\u2018I think it\u2019s crazy\u2019: Toronto home invasion victim slams advice from police officer<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-posts__item\">\n<div class=\"c-posts__media \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" data-src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20210629070636-60db05b1bd31fe41f530f6b6jpeg-2.jpg?quality=85&amp;strip=all&amp;w=336&amp;h=224&amp;crop=1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-posts__details\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-posts__headlineText\" title=\"United Airlines crew finds panel missing on Boeing 737 plane after landing\" data-title=\"\">United Airlines crew finds panel missing on Boeing 737 plane after landing<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<p>David said his father\u2019s mission in life was philanthropy, and being a successful businessman is what allowed him to give back.<\/p>\n<p>He said Saskatoon has lost a great leader and suggested that people step up now that he is gone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know I have to do more because the needs aren\u2019t going away. My mom and dad knew that they weren\u2019t going to end poverty, they weren\u2019t going to end suffering. But if they could do what they could to minimize it, it would make the world a little better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>David said Saskatoon has problems and those problems are growing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe all need to bind together. (Les) was a big believer that no one person could do very much, you have to do it as part of a community. He just adored the volunteers in this community who make it such a great place.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2024 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saskatoon philanthropist Les Dub\u00e9 passed away on Wednesday at the age of 91, and while many residents in Saskatchewan may recognize the work he has done in the community, his son shared what he was like as a father. \u201cHe was my mentor, he was my dad and he was my friend,\u201d L. 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