It is with broken hearts that the family announces the death
of a cherished husband, loving father, devoted son, protective big
brother and uncle, Darren William Shears on May
29th 2020 after a short but hard fought battle
with pancreatic cancer at the age of 53.
Darren met his wife Heather (LaBrie) who he adored in 1987
and they married in 1993. Together they have three children: Erik
Jack, Kyle John, and Taylor Rita, all of Fredericton. He was the son
of Ralph and Janet (Holmdon) Shears of Fredericton. He will be missed
by his sister Susan Bishop (George) of Bellville ON, nephew Matthew of
Calgary, and niece Kelsey of Kingston NS.
He will be missed at family dinners by his In-laws Jack and
Yvonne (LaBrie) Murphy of Chipman, sister in law Sarah
Murphy-Christopher (Galen) of Bermuda and brother in law John Murphy
of Chipman. He is survived by many uncles, aunts, and
cousins.
Darren will be deeply missed by his family, but his death has
also left a huge void in the IT community. To his family, he was their
computer geek god, but he did not fit the geek mould you expected. In
his career, he was a Senior Technical Architect with the Province of
New Brunswick, and had recently became Technical Practice Lead at
Bulletproof, and had the respect of his colleagues. He lived and
breathed IT, it was his drug of choice.
When Speaking of Darren, his colleagues described him as a
mentor, coach, friend, and the go to guy who always had the answer.
Microsoft had recently listed him as an incredible force of knowledge
and support in every assignment he did and was top in his league in
the Microsoft Cloud and messaging community.
Due to restrictions on Gatherings, a memorial service will be
planned at a later date.
For those who wish, memorial donations can be made to the MS
Society, Sara Burns Police memorial Fund, or the Donor’s
choice.
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Nos plus sincères sympathies à la famille et aux amis de Darren William Shears 19662020..
Décès pour la Ville: Fredericton, Province: Nouveau-Brunswick