Passed peacefully away Friday, February 20, 2009 at Abbotsford, B.C. Predeceased by his parents, mother Ethel 1969, father John 1994, sister Evelyn 1966. Leaving to mourn wife Irene, his children: Rick, Karen, Rod, Krista, Evelyn, Ann Marie, their spouses and ten grandchildren; his brothers and sisters: Dick (Doreen), Brian (Lou), Madonna Dillon (Joe), Edith Wall (Leo), Frank (Sharon), Jim (Carol), Kevin (Leslie), Tom (Sharon), Elizabeth Power (Greg), Mary Walsh (Duane); many nieces, nephews, relatives & friends. Donations in his memory can be made to the Kidney Foundation or the Heart and Stroke Foundation.