With great sadness we announce the passing of Glen Gagnon on February 7th 2021. Glen was born on October 14,1932 on the family farm along with his twin brother Vern.
He leaves to mourn his loving wife of 66 years Esther, sons Wayne and Victor (Penny), daughters Laura (Dale) Collins, Lisa (Tony) Brown, 11 grandchildren,12 great-grandchildren and 1 little great-great-granddaughter Shylo, Brothers Vern and Stanley (Jean) Gagnon and many nieces and nephews.
Glen and Esther along with their families came to Princeton, BC in 1954 where they were married on January 21,1955. Glen got a job in a coal mine. The next year they moved to Savona, BC where Glen worked on the highway between Cache Creek and Savona. His first job was scaling loose rock off the side of the rock cut near Walhachin, pretty scary for a boy from Saskatchewan. We moved to different jobs. John Hart Dam at Campbell River, Dea’s Island Tunnel, Second Narrows Bridge and Port Mann bridge, Revelstoke Dam, The Dykes at Chilliwack. Glen worked in Vancouver for many years driving a loader which he drove back and forth through the city.
One of his favorite jobs was clearing debris and logs off Wreck Beach. We moved to Langley and Glen worked in Aldergrove running a crusher. In 1990 we sold and bought a place in Loon Lake. Glen bought a backhoe and “Lakeshore Enterprises” was his new adventure and he worked on many properties along the lake and area.
Glen was very sociable, loved his coffee and visits.
Due to Glen’s health we sold our property at the lake and moved into Kamloops in 2017. 3 months after moving into our new home Glen had a stroke, a major heart attack which caused him to fall and he broke his back. He was in the hospital for 4 months and than moved to Ponderosa Lodge until his passing.
We want to Thank Dr. Bates and all the wonderful staff and caregivers at the Ponderosa.
Because of Covid 19 a celebration of Life will be held at a later date.
Donations can be made to the Alzheimer’s Society
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Décès pour la Ville: Kamloops, Province: Colombie britanique