obituary

A fun-loving cab driver who enjoyed Bollywood music and card games, his main desire was to make his children happy

A thrill-seeker, he’d grown up with a new job; his parents bought him a dirt bike to recognize his new-found maturity

She was the ‘glue’ that held her family together, and wanted to help everyone. That led her to become a search-and-rescue volunteer.

Born into a mining family, it wasn’t long before he followed in his father’s footsteps. Safety was one of his main concerns.

At 12, he marched across Canada to protest lenient penalties given to many violent criminals

On his own from the time he was eight, he hadn’t seen his brother in more than three decades

She was a happy person, and made others feel so as well. But she also knew tragedy, losing a son, former spouse, and husband.

In the winter, he parked his Harley-Davidson in the living room. When his wife died of cancer, the long rides helped him cope.

He nursed his wife through the tragedy of Alzheimer’s, but ‘he never complained that it was hard, and never asked for help’

His mother brought him from Colombia to Canada for a safer life. He hoped to be a musician after finishing school.