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Written by: Lorne Kinsella … I raced downstairs to the lobby of the Queen Elizabeth hotel to meet the crew for a four day shoot capturing urban Canada imagery. A fellow approached me as I walked towards the table and, lo and behold, it was my long lost pal Dean Lee. Reuniting with one of […]

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Written by: Jaimie Turkington I had the pleasure of knowing James as a client – as a customer of his incredible talent. The work that James and Dean produced was nothing short of brilliant. James was an idea man. His work ethic, discipline and undying quest for perfection elevated his status to idea master. He […]

Written by: Andrew Bradley I was lucky enough to know James at Humber’s Copywriting program back in 95. He was always head and shoulders more brilliant than the rest of us — and that drove us crazy — but James was so likable, you couldn’t help but root for him. I don’t know how it […]

Written by: Randy Stein Below is an e-mail from James sent to me in 2005. I read it often. It almost goes without saying that there was no title, and no further explanation. It was just this. Classic James. I thought it was only right to share. Here it is: I was in an elevator […]

Written by: Randy Stein James, Sometimes, after someone is gone, you wish you’d appreciated them more. But with you James, I realize I appreciated every second I had with you. Maybe because you were so funny. Or maybe because of those few times when – despite it being really hard for you – you showed […]

Written by: Hammer Whenever I think of James, I smile. Reason is I would do anything to share a laugh with him. Actually I think it was more of a mission of mine to make him laugh. After all if you could make one of the world’s funniest copywriters laugh, then I figured I was […]

Written by: Lynn Oucharek It’s coming up to Christmas and some of you know this story or parts of it but it says alot about the person that James was. Two Christmas’ ago James decided that he was going to stay in Vancouver. Through great insistence on my part, and the promise of fodder for […]

Written by: Ken Lee, the father of James To: Rob Whittle, National President, DDB Canada Dear Rob, On behalf of the family of James Lee, we sincerely thank you. You started, led and finished this great task in grand fashion. Your announcement speech as a chairman of the foundation was so fitting and reaffirming for […]