Liz Willoughby on mon 20 feb 06
Dear Clayarters,
I am sending this along, which was sent to me by Gari Whelon. Some
of you may know Les.
Liz from Grafton, Ontario, Canada
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>A Celebration of Life will be held
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>March 4th, from 2-4 p.m. at the
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>Masonic Hall
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>26 Gatacre Street
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>Ladysmith
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>Many have asked me for the families address: They can be reached via:
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>Maureen Beardsley, 11021 Chemainus Road, Ladysmith B.C. V9G 1Z2
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>The following is the Obituary article prepared by the Family
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>Beardsley, Leslie Gordon (Dave)
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>"Grumpy" passed away peacefully in the Ladysmith Hospital on
>February 16, 2006, just
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>two days before his 77th birthday from kidney failure with is family
>by his side. Son of Cyrus B. Beardsley and Ellen Jane (nee Rivers)
>Beardsley, Born February 18, 1929 in Winnipeg Manitoba.
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>Les is survived by his loving wife and best friend, Maureen, sons
>David (Donna)
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>and Bruce, his daughter Jan, and by his grandchildren Carmen (Mike),
>Les, and Natasha.
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>He is also survived by his sister Mrs. Margaret (Donald) Kalbom of
>Whitecourt, Alberta, and many nieces and nephews to whom he was more
>than "Uncle Dave". He was predeceased by his brother, Dennis, and
>two sisters, May Devault and Patricia Revak.
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>Les spent many years in the military, where he and Maureen traveled
>to different parts of
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>the world and Canada raising their three children. He was a
>founding member of the
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>Tozan Cultural Society in Nanaimo and an active member in the arts
>community. When
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>his health allowed he could be found at the kiln sharing his love
>and knowledge of
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>ceramics. Les was also a member of St. Johns Lodge and other
>Masonic organizations where he found support and great friendships
>with all its members.
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>Les loved to learn, and loved to teach. He shared so many stories
>of his life journeys and
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>for that we are truly blessed. He also collected people from around
>the world, and made them part of his extended family. His greatest
>joy in the last few months was his cat, Tigger.
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>A special thank you to Dr. Peter Bowen-Roberts for his many years of
>care. To Dr.
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>Julian Lisinski and the wonderful staff at the Ladysmith Hospital
>for the caring support in
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>his last days. Thank you to the Tozan members for all the support
>and kind words, and for having the courage to help us continue to
>carry on Les's dream of the kiln. Thank you to the lodge members
>for the visits to his home and the hospital when he was unable to
>continue the meetings.
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>A celebration of life will be March 4 at the Masonic Lodge (26
>Gatacre Street, Ladysmith) 2-4 pm.
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>In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Les Beardsley's memory to
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>Aplastic Anemia Myelodysplasia
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>23 Hamills Crescent
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>Richmond Hill, Ontario, L4S 1C1
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>www.aamac.ca
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>or the
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>Kidney Foundation
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>British Columbia Branch
>320-1600 West 6th Avenue
>Vancouver, BC
>V6J 1R3
>Tel.: (604) 736-9775 / 1-800-567-8112 within B.C.
>Fax: (604) 736-9703
>info@kidney.bc.ca
>www.kidney.bc.ca
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