Earl Currys obit in the Globe and Mail - it was a helluva ride! v1.theglobeandmail/servlet/story/Deaths.20140315.93339666/BDAStory/BDA/deaths “…His non-business activities included being President of the Northwest Territories Liberal Party in the early 1960s (a riding that then covered one-third of the land mass of Canada), Member of the Yellowknife Public School Board, and in Edmonton he spent 5 years as director and vice-chairman of the Glenrose Provincial General Hospital. He was a member of many golf clubs in Canada and the U.S.A. - his favourite the Mountain Course at the LaQuinta Resort and Club in California. His last club membership was the Royal Colwood course in Victoria. He complained that he never achieved the level of proficiency in golf that he aspired to but he loved the camaraderie and was competitive to the end. Earl and Mary Janes move to Victoria in 1995 gave them the opportunity to share time with many lifelong northern friends prior to Mary Janes death. Earl and Yvonne shared almost 18 wonderful years in Victoria enjoying all that the City and Island offers, and travelled often and widely (usually with golf as the theme)! He always said shes the rock that keeps me alive. In the past 5 years he took great joy in spending time at his cottage on Gabriola (lucky again - that Karen and Gavin moved to Gabriola to provide him with his fabulous cottage) stacking wood, having a martini or two, and warming by the fire. Earl maintained his life long interest in music of all types, but particularly jazz, and spent many hours in the late stages of his life with his headphones on enjoying the old performers such as Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Miles Davis, Billie Holiday, and his all time favourite big band Count Basie. To Earls old buddies he wished to say farewell and hoped that they would have one martini (at least) for the road! As he often said its been a helluva ride. Earl specifically requested that there be no funeral or memorial functions. He would like a celebration to be a family affair to take place on Gabriola in the summer when our far-flung family can gather. Yvonne and the entire Curry family would like to specially thank Dr. David Attwell and Sheila Harwood, as well as Dr. Peter Pommerville, for their incredibly compassionate care and for their friendship over the years. We would also like to thank Victoria Hospice Home Care and the Palliative Care Team.In lieu of flowers, if you would like to pay tribute to your friend Earl, among the charities he liked to support were Our Place Society, Victoria, BC, Victoria Hospitals Foundation, Victoria Hospice in Home Palliative Care, Canadian Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund, Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital Foundation, Edmonton, or of course any charity of your choice. As you might all imagine......Earl had a large hand in the writing of this obituary, and we promised that it would be printed as he wrote it! We can only hope that he would not mind that we have added a number of thoughts that we knew were extremely important to him! Condolences may be offered to the family at mccallbros Farewell my Earl. Travel safe.McCalls of Victoria BC 1-800-870-4210. …”
Posted on: Sun, 16 Mar 2014 18:27:35 +0000
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