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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Thursday, May 19, 2016 | 18 Late mom and wife Jane a foundation of `Oui Three' by Jonathan Forani Toronto Star Wearing his late mother's purple Crocs, 11-year-old Sully sits astride a camel crossing the Thar Desert in western India. His little brother Max, 8, rides beside him atop a second camel, laughing and squealing while their dad, Jason Pearson, leads the pack. Pearson had done a similar camel safari with the boys' mom Jane, long before they were born and long before her cancer diagnosis. The young couple hated it back then; the animals smelled, were bad tempered, and a "nightmare" to ride. But Sully and Max are loving every moment of this camel ride in April as they near the end of their globe-trotting adventure in honour of their late mom. And this time Jason Pearson enjoys it too. "To see the excitement in their eyes, that's always my favourite part," Pearson says later by phone from the island of Boracay in the Philippines. They are on this piece of paradise to wash away the "chaos" and exhaustion of their visit to India. "We're definitely a bit of a mess on this trip, but that's really the magical part." Sully has been wearing his mom's Crocs since the three of them left Toronto eight months earlier. Despite being worn down, they are still his "footwear of choice" on the world tour in memory of Jane, who died on Christmas Day in 2008, when the boys were just four and one. Jane and Jason Pearson had always wanted to take their sons on this trip, similar to one she'd taken with her parents at a young age. When the trio left, the trip was a dedication see Mom's on p.21 Snapshots of Oakville teacher Jason Pearson and his two sons on their globe-trotting adventure to honour their late mom and Pearson's wife, Jane. | photos by Jason Pearson 2376 Parkhaven Blvd, Oakville 2376 Parkhaven Blvd, Oakville · 905-257-5880 905-257-5880 maximekitchens.ca maximekitchens.ca