It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Frank Schmidt on Nov 19, 2022, after a two year battle with cancer. Frank is survived by his loving wife Anne Marie and his sons Michael (Tanya), Peter (Amanda), Jerome (Elsa) and daughter Mary (Matthew) as well as his loving grandchildren Melanie, Danielle, George, Mario, Melina, Bronwyn, Penelope and Malcolm. Frank was predeceased by his parents, Ambrose and Helen. He was born and raised in Richmond, attended Vancouver College and graduated from UBC. His love of travel began with a backpacking trip through Europe and the Middle East in 1969. Frank was a great provider for his children and coached many of their sports teams – football, baseball, lacrosse and soccer. He began working in Prince Rupert Pulp Mill’s technical department as well as serving in boiler water treatment in various other BC mills.
After retirement, Frank and Anne pursued a life of travel visiting 138+ countries in all seven continents. Travel also comprised of train trips in South Africa, Zimbabwe, Egypt, Morocco, Peru, Europe, India, China and Mongolia. His passion was collecting model trains especially those made for the Canadian market culminating in a published book. He also loved to work in his vegetable garden each year providing great crops for the family. We would never leave on vacation until the tomatoes were harvested!
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Joseph the Worker, 4451 Williams Road, Richmond on December 2 at 11am with reception to follow. A private internment for family will follow.
REST IN PARADISE, FRANK.
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Frank Leon Schmidt September 22 1946 – November 19 2022..
Death notice for the town of: Vancouver, Province: Colombie britanique