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http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Former+referee+Lloyd+Gilmour+remembered+fondly/3410413/story.html

After retiring, he and wife Trudy moved to Nanaimo where Gilmour opened Nanaimo Harbour Lights Restaurant.

It was there that Diana Krall had her first professional show.

Jim Krall, the jazz singer’s father, remembers Gilmour as “a very understanding boss and very pleasant to deal with.”

Brian Stovell, who played bass with Krall that day at the restaurant adorned with pictures of NHL players, said Diana “was very nervous. She was only 15, but Lloyd was fantastic to us. He was a great guy.”

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"Among the many dignitaries at the celebration was a jazz superstar who played her first professional show at Gilmour and wife Trudy's restaurant.

Diana Krall told the Daily News on Thursday that among the most nerve-racking performance she'd ever had was her audition for the Gilmours.

"My mom drove me down to the restaurant when I was 15 and I was terrified, but Lloyd and Trudy were great -- they were very parental towards me."

Krall said she learned many lessons at Nanaimo Harbour Lights. For instance, one evening a yachtsman came into the NHL and asked her to play a song.

"He asked for 'Somewhere My Love' and puts down an American $100 bill on the upright piano I was playing. I said 'sir, that's a $100 bill' and he said 'it is, isn't it?' and then replaced it with a $5 bill. I learned then never to question what people are willing to pay."

Krall said she will maintain a warm place in her heart for Lloyd and Trudy.

"I'm very sad he's gone.""


Diana Krall embraces Trudy Gilmour following the celebration of Lloyd Gilmour's life Friday at the Nanaimo Golf and Country Club. Krall performed her first professional show at the Gilmours' Nanaimo Harbour Lights Restaurant.

http://www.canada.com/Hundreds+turn+honour+Gilmour/3426683/story.html