Evett Blakley 1929 — 2018

Evett Blakley

Evett Blakley of Kamloops passed away on January 1, 2018 at the age of 88 years. He is survived by his children, Doug (Susan), Robert (Linda – Lee), Lea,  Jean (Jerry), and Lori (Guy), and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Evett was born in Nova Scotia on January 6, 1929. He moved to British Columbia at a young age to work for the railroad. Evett worked for 42 years on the CN railway. His passions were hunting, fishing and the outdoors. A special thank you to Dr. Howie and the staff at Pine Grove Care Centre who took exceptional care of Evett for the past three years.

There will be no formal ceremony by request.

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3 Tributes

  1. Marion Roseberry
    Posted January 4, 2018 at 6:36 pm | Permalink

    Our sincere condolences.

    Robert & Marion Roseberrt

  2. aly
    Posted January 5, 2018 at 1:00 am | Permalink

    Evett was such an amazing man! always so warm and welcoming. coming to work to see his handsome smile, and his eyes light up was my favourite part of the day. i am very honoured to have met him, and i’ll never forget his kind soul. rest in peace Evett <3 thanks for being apart of my life. xx

  3. Sharon G.
    Posted January 12, 2018 at 10:51 pm | Permalink

    It was a pleasure to have met Evett, a wonderful and kind man. He will be missed at PG. Rest well friend.
    My Deepest Condolences.

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