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In Memorium – Reg Gunn (1929 – 2013)

April 27, 2013Bonilla, Captain, CG, CGS, deceased, friend, In Memorium, Ivory, lighthouse, lightkepers, litehouse, McInnes, Reg | GunnIn Memorium, Keepers, LighthousesretlkprLeave a Comment

Captain Reginald (Reg) Gunn. It is with great heartfelt sadness that we announce the passing of our loved one on April 27, 2013. Reg was born on June 22, 1929 in the County of Durham, England. He came to Canada in 1951, where he joined the Canadian Coast Guard. In 1961, he earned his Master […]

In Memorium – Donna (Sheppard) Viereck (1947 – 2012)

February 26, 2012Coast Guard, Donna | Sheppard, Fraser, friend, Green Island, lighthouse, litehouse, Personnel, Prince | Rupert, ViereckAdult Memories, British Columbia, Coast Guard, Genealogy, Government, In Memorium, Lighthouses, WomenretlkprLeave a Comment

Donna Marie (Sheppard) Viereck (January 8th, 1947 Whitney Pier, NS – February 26, 2012 Prince Rupert, BC) – friend of the lightkeepers. I met Donna for the first time in 1976 when I moved to Green Island lighthouse as Principal Keeper. The ship overnighted at the Prince Rupert Coast Guard Base, and such a reception […]

In Memorium – Rene Kitson (1944 – 2011)

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Rene Kitson (January 22, 1944 – August 06, 2011) was a long time lightkeeper at Bonilla island , McInnes Island as Assistant lightkeeper and he was the Principal lightkeeper at Ivory along with his wife Sherrill, the assistant lightkeeper for 15 years plus, until they retired and moved to Nova Scotia, Canada. He was also […]

In Memorium – Rev. Oliver Howard (1927 – 2008)

October 16, 2008Bonilla, Captain, CG, CGS, deceased, friend, In Memorium, Ivory, lighthouse, lightkepers, litehouse, McInnes, Reg | GunnIn Memorium, Keepers, LighthousesretlkprLeave a Comment

Oliver R. Howard was born in 1927, and ordained by the British Columbia Conference of the United Church in 1953. His first station was with the Prince Rupert Presbytery in Alert Bay. He subsequently served the Marine Mission in Ocean Falls, the Campbell River Pastoral Charge, the Friendship House in Prince Rupert and the Board […]

In Memorium – Doug Bond (1953 – 1993)

July 3, 1993friend, In Memorium, lighthouse, litehouseAdult Memories, In Memorium, Lighthousesretlkpr1 Comment

Doug Bond (1953 – 1993) was a “friend of the lightkeepers” and worked as an Electrical Technician at the Prince Rupert, British Columbia Coast Guard Base. He was a great inventor and loved exploring all the aspects of his work field. His enthusiasm taught me to master computers. He left behind in Prince Rupert many […]

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