The seventh of eight children born to Aurelie and Wilfrid McCaffrey on August 7, 1932 at home in Vawn,
Saskatchewan . He died November 20, 2011 in Fort St. John, BC.

Mourning the loss of Leo is his wife, Eunice and children and their spouses: Gregory & Iris,
Vernon, BC; Sean & Rhonda, Fort St. John, BC; Catherine & Russell Wagg, Campbell River, BC; Maureen
McCaffrey & Tom Hunt, Trenton, ON;

Six Grandsons: Aaron Edzerza, Benjamin Wagg, Jonathon Wagg, Connor McCaffrey, Coleman
McCaffrey, David McCaffrey, Two Granddaughters: Elizabeth McCaffrey, Hannah McCaffrey. Siblings: Charles
McCaffrey, Edam, SK, Rosalie L’Heureux, Ajijic, Mexico, John McCaffrey, Mayerthorpe, AB; Henry and Therese
McCaffrey, Grande Prairie, AB; Richard McCaffrey, Calgary, AB. Nieces and Nephews from the McCaffrey,
Birley and Beaton families, Cousins from the McCaffrey, Valliere families

He was predeceased by son Jason May 3, 2003; his mother Aurelie Valliere McCaffrey November 1995 and
father Wilfrid McCaffrey October 1937; two brothers - Aime McCaffrey 1989; Wilfrid McCaffrey 1999,
brother-in-law Paul L’Heureux 1977; three sisters-in-law Bernice Pollard McCaffrey 1995; Collette L’Heureux McCaffrey 1999 and Irene Farynowski McCaffrey 2010

Father Udoka Nwasu officiated at the requiem mass and burial Saturday, November 26, 2011 from The Church of the Resurrection in Fort St. John, BC. Active urn bearer was his eldest grandson Aaron Edzerza, Calgary, AB; Honorary pall bearers were Archie McKinnon, Wilf Rector, Ralph Dressler, Gary Cushway, Ed Boulanger,Les MacLeod.

First Reading during Mass - friend, Wilf Rector, Fort St. John. Second Reading - niece Judy Carignan, Edam SK.

Eulogy , written by son-in-law Russell Wagg, Campbell River was read by nephew, Terry Beaton, Fort St. John.

Expressions of Sympathy to the Fort St. John Palliative Society.

Following the Interment of Ashes in Woodlawn cemetery, a reception tea, catered by the Royal Canadian Legion ladies was held at the North Peace Curling Rink Banquet Room.

Leo’s life was filled with many interests and pursuits. Following service in the army, he returned home to the farm, and then went on to work in the logging industry where he began his lifetime career of driving. He moved to the North Peace working in the Oilfield moving rigs and heavy equipment, worked on the
Bennett Dam and upon its completion, returned to Oilfield transport. He was the first to use the remote
control device for moving rigs. Throughout his employment, he was reliable and esteemed by his
employers and coworkers. For several years he operated the first concrete pumper in Fort St. John.
Following retirement, he returned to his ‘roots’ the farm where he helped Doug Parker with spring
preparation and fall harvest and worked as a pilot-car driver during the summer and winter months until his illness in 2007.

He loved sports, baseball ‘loyal Blue Jays fan’, hockey ‘a true and tried Maple Leafs fan ‘win or lose’ and he enjoyed golfing and darts where he excelled at both. He was a 50 year member of the Royal Canadian Legion in Fort St. John.

He quit work as a pilot-car driver when he was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma cancer in 2007. He died, with family at his bedside, in the early hours of Sunday, November 20, 2011 in the Fort St. John Hospital.

Leo’s smile, his twinkling blue eyes and contagious laughter, and especially his sense of humour are dearly missed. Rest in Peace.