It is with great sadness that the family of the late Francis Gale announce his passing at Dr. Charles LeGrow Health Centre in Port Aux Basques on Wednesday, August 26th, 2009 at the age of 69 years. Leaving to mourn with fond and precious memories: his loving wife, Mamie (Mary H.) Gale; daughter, Corinne Samms (husband, Carl and their children: Carla and Ryan); son, Glen (wife, Laurie and their daughter, Marissa). Predeceased by daughter, Diana Downey (May 1997), (survived by her husband, Bernard and their son, Trevor); his mother, Mary Catherine Gale; brothers: Kevin Gale (Joan, Scott, Courtney), Melvin Gale (Colleen, Stephanie, Melanie and Adam) and Brian Gale (Lorna, Jeffrey, Megan and Mark); sisters-in-law: Marg Chaisson of Corner Brook (Dan, Linda, Tony, Anne, Bill, Walter and families), Agnes and Hubert Walters of The Codroy Valley (Paul, Patsi, Jessica, Jeffrey and Jason), The Porter Family (Debbie, Harold, Stephen, Keith, Susan and Lisa), The O’ Quinn Families (Steve, Mike, Pat, Leo, Ann, Alex and Paul), along with a large circle of other relatives and friends. Following cremation at Humber Valley Crematorium in Pasadena, a memorial service will take place from St. Ann’s Church in Codroy on Friday, August 28th at 1:00 p.m. Interment will follow at St. Thomas Cemetery in Great Codroy. As expressions of sympathy, donations may be made to the Palliative Care Program in care of the Western Memorial Regional Hospital Foundation, P.O. Box 2005, Corner Brook, NL, A2H 6J7 or the Canadian Cancer Society. The family guest book may be signed or a memorial donation may be made through our website www.fillatre.ca