It is with a heavy heart we announce the death of Francois (Frank) Dupre on January 31st 2022, in Kamloops BC.
Frank fought a difficult battle with cancer for a few years before it took him at 81 years of age.
He was a good man. Kind and generous to a fault, and a heart full of good intentions.
Frank was born in Montreal May 21, 1940, and grew up with 5 Brothers and 3 sisters. Times were tough at that time with most families growing up poor.
After Frank made it through school he began working as a plumber at a large Hospital in Montreal. There he met and fell in love with Louise, who became his wife. They had one child, Daniel.
Frank eventually became a Pipe Fitter – Steam Fitter. He then began wanting to travel towards western Canada to follow the work. To Ontario, then to Alberta, and then to BC, where he liked it so much in Kamloops, that it became the family’s home in 1970.
Frank was a long time member of UA Local 170. He worked many industrial job plants/sites in BC and Alberta including Fort McMurray.
Frank enjoyed the outdoors and went fishing and camping and spending hours gardening. He was also very dedicated to his faith. Frank is pre deceased by his mother and father, 3 brothers, 1 sister, and his only grand son Justin.
Frank was a good father, and will be sadly missed by his family, his friends and those who knew him.
A special thank you from the family goes out to ALL the Health Care workers involved in his care from Home Care nurses to the Cancer Clinic doctors, and to the Kamloops Hospice. Thank you for your service and care.
For those wishing, a donation to the Canadian Cancer Society instead of flowers would be kind.
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Dan, your Dad was a very good man and he died well. A man of deep faith. I am wondering if you are going to have a funeral Mass for him in Kamloops as I would like to attend. I met Frank in 1998 when I moved back to Kamloops. He played the guitar for our prayer group. May he rest in peace.
We knew Frank from our charismatic prayer group in which he played guitar for some years, even though he had difficulty singing due to his breathing problems. Even when he had trouble walking, we’d see him at church. He was a great witness to his faith. We pray for him and those grieving his death. May God grant you peace.
Mon frère François est un modèle de résilience! Il a beaucoup souffert les dernières années de sa vie, sans jamais se plaindre. C’est l’être le plus généreux que j’ai connu de toute ma vie! Je suis sûre qu’il a déjà une belle place là-haut et qu’il veillera sur Daniel, son cher fils qu’il aime tant! Son départ nous attriste mais il restera toujours dans nos cœurs. Bon voyage François, tu es parti vers des jours meilleurs! Ne nous oublie pas! Gros câlins xxx