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George’s Obituary
George Alan Keter
February 24, 1951 – March 6, 2023
Born near Glasgow, Scotland, George emigrated to Canada in 1957 and grew up in Toronto. He played hockey and lacrosse and felt entirely Canadian very quickly. His parents’ strong Scots identity also influenced George’s sensibility during his lifetime.
Raised to seek excellence, George expressed that value throughout his education and career. At Bathurst Heights Secondary School, he served as school president from 1967 – 1968, his final year. At Simon Fraser University (SFU) in Vancouver, George majored in Political Science and Sociology, graduating with honours in 1972. He also served a term as editor of the university newspaper, The Peak. While at SFU, George met me, Elinor Walsh, his future wife. We married in 1972, and were together for 52 ardent years, until his sudden death of a heart attack in 2023.
Ideals informed George’s belief in the grass roots mission of credit unions and his subsequent entry into the field in 1978. Cooperative values, community-building, and citizen input at the board level appealed to George. He held increasingly senior roles, served as CEO of FirstSask Credit Union which he merged with several smaller credit unions. George added a branch at Cowessess First Nation, for which he devised a unique governance structure and he also led a 2008 merger with Affinity Credit Union that involved combining a union environment at FirstSask with a non-union organization. As CEO of the reinvented Affinity CU, George arranged for FirstSask to take on Affinity’s name and complete the merger. George retired in 2012.
In retirement, George and I lived part of each year along St. Mary’s Bay in southwest Nova Scotia, entering a new chapter of friendships and interests. We lived in a whimsical Victorian home and together explored Nova Scotia’s coasts, forests, and villages in our red truck.
George possessed a keen intellect and read broadly. Remarkably literate, he often referenced offbeat concepts from arcane sources when discussing ideas. Articulate, graceful, and fluent in his speech, George communicated persuasively with friends and eloquently in public.
A gentle and sensitive man, George easily established rapport with others. His middle name was Alan, meaning bright, beautiful, glorious, handsome. He was that and more. To those lucky to be his friends, George was always modest and to me, quietly remarkable.
Sorrowed by the early deaths of our two children, Noah in 2003, and Alexis in 2021, George carried a private burden that is now laid down. May he rest in peace.
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