The Globe and Mail Elizabeth Falco and Barbara Falco Kazemi Contributed to The Globe and Mail Published February 28, 2021 Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account
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James (Jim) Vincent Falco:
Farmer. Entrepreneur. Father. Hand-holder. Born Oct. 24, 1922, in Grassie, Ont.; died Oct. 26, 2020, in Dundas, Ont., of a stroke; aged 98.
Most people who met Jim Falco know he was a hand-holder. Whether with a family member, friend or someone he just met, he often held their hand when he was speaking to them. It was his way of showing that he was fully listening. And he was. At gatherings, friends would joke about how it was sometimes hard to speak to someone else as he would just keep holding their hand. No doubt he was also sharing some advice, which he freely gave whether