ROBERT THOMPSON (Tom) BUCHANAN
September 5, 1931 – October 11, 2019
Tom passed away peacefully at
Kamloops Seniors Village in Kamloops, BC.
Tom was born in Regina,
Saskatchewan and was the eldest of twelve children of Alfred & Rena
Buchanan (nee Jackson). A former resident of Kaministiqua and Thunder Bay, Tom
and his family moved to Kamloops in 1972.
Tom did very well for himself
with only a Grade 6 education. He bought his first house at 22 and was able to
retire at 55 at which time he built his house in Barnhartvale. He owned several
businesses in both Thunder Bay and Kamloops.
Tom had many interests
including gold mining, metal detecting and camping. He could be seen metal
detecting on beaches, parks and campgrounds.
He proudly owned several gold
claims and spent many months there with his dogs Boomer and Duchess.
In his later years he enjoyed traveling with his children seeing many places. Throughout these trips he shared many stories and sometimes he may have added a little to them.
He enjoyed attending the
Tournament Capital Centre and would ride the stationary bike and walk the
track. He was very proud to say he was a member of a gym at 80 years old.
Tom is lovingly remembered and
survived by his wife Marjorie (Grieve) of 62 years, sons Rob (Joyce), Peter
(Teresa) of Kamloops, Earl (Heather) of Calgary and daughter Juliann (Bernie)
of Thunder Bay. He has 11 grandchildren and 1 great granddaughter. He is also
survived by 4 brothers and 1 sister and was predeceased by his parents, 6
siblings and 1 great grandson.
The family would like to say a
special thank you to the wonderful staff at Kamloops Senior Village in Pod 1A
who looked after Tom so well.
Interment at Hillside Cemetery @ 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 17th Family and friend gathering to follow at Desert Gardens @ 12:30
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Décès pour la Ville: Kamloops, Province: Colombie britanique