Our uncle Gene passed away on Dec 22 2021 in Overlander Care Home. Eugene was born in Barrhead, Alberta on May 28, 1928. He had
5 older siblings; Gayle, Barney (Ww2 VET), Gilbert (Ww2 VET), Larry, and Earl nickname (Swede).
He left home at age 14, working on farms and construction sites all over Alberta and B.C.
He met and married his wife Thelma in Alberta, they worked together building houses in Calgary for years until moving to Kamloops and opening their own construction company.
During their life together they enjoyed trophy hunting with their cougar hounds, rebuilding antique cars, his favorite being a Stanley Steamer.
He later worked for the City of Kamloops assisting with the building of the water treatment plant and the sewer system.
In later years he gave up his guns for a camera and found great joy in shooting photographs many of which he loved to paint when he took up
oil painting. He spent much of his retirement, after the passing of our aunt Thelma in 1994, fly fishing, ice fishing, camping, and tending his garden.
Many friends will remember sitting in the basement of his home drinking beer and tying flies and telling fish stories.
Many thanks to the Doctors and Nurses at the Royal Inland Hospital where he was before being transferred to the Overlander Care
Home where he received kind care until he passed. Thank you to
everyone working at Overland you are truly Angels.
No service is planned but perhaps a fishing trip to his favorite
Howard Lake.
Condolences may be sent to the family from
250-554-2577
2 Tributes
I will always remember his booming voice when we were kids, the laughter and joking when he was with grandpa, and how he always seemed larger than life. I will get out and fish as soon as the ice is off, thinking of Uncle Gene.
Gene was one of my husbands favourite people. He often went over to the house to shoot the breeze. Unfortunately Herb has had dementia for a few years and now lives in Gemstone Care Centre so has been was unable to visit. We still have the 1937 Packard convertible that Herb bought off of Gene. Last summer our son, David, had the mechanical restored and we took Herb for many drives. They were able to reminisce about the car and Gene’s in house “ museum”. Herb has been the recipient of many of Genes paintings. Gene was a special man. We think of both him and Thelma often. Herb and Alix Lee.