The family of the late Gilbert Charles Snow of Blairmore, Alberta is deeply saddened to announce his sudden passing on August 14, 2022 at 69 years of age.
Gil was born in Canso, Nova Scotia to a large, loving family. Growing up, he spent time tagging along with his older brothers outdoors. When Gil left the peninsula, he started his own power washing business in Toronto in the 1970s. He came to Vancouver Island in the 1980s and applied his hardworking nature to his own janitorial business as caretaker/landscaper of the North Island Mall.
It was in Port Hardy that Gil met his wife in the early months of 1986. They were wed on July 30, 1988 and welcomed their only child Kali the following year.
Life on northern Vancouver Island provided the young family the opportunity to camp, fish and collect firewood, activities that Gilbert enjoyed immensely. He would spend hours in his workshop with his daughter, creating jewelry boxes, dressers and more. He was also mechanically inclined, and an excellent cook. Gil worked at the Island Copper Mine for 9 years, and when it closed, he moved his family to the Crowsnest Pass in 1996. He worked at another mine briefly before starting his long-haul trucking career for Kootenay Wood Transport that spanned twenty years before moving on to Heyl Trucking where he remained gainfully employed until his passing.
Gilbert was a private, but friendly fellow and a dedicated husband and father whose quick wit and gentle nature will be forever missed. He is predeceased by his father, John Snow; his mother, Veronica Catherine Snow; his siblings, Chester, Florence, Albert, Tom, Perry, Marie, Liz, Blanche, Rob and Buster; his uncle, Thomas; and his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Ed and Bernadine Stockbrugger.
Left behind to mourn this tremendous loss is Mandie, his loving wife of 34 years; his daughter, Kali (Derek Budris); siblings, Ron (Barb), Francis, Tory, Gerald, Sophie Tarry; sisters-in-law, Glady, Norma, Heather (Bill) and Debi (Gilbert); numerous nieces and nephews; extended family; and his four-legged children, Libby & Blade.
A Celebration of Life will be held at Fantin's Funeral Chapel in Blairmore, AB on Saturday, October 1, 2022 at 11:00am with Rev. Canon Andrea Brennan presiding. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the War Amps (www.waramps.ca) or the Crowsnest Pass SPCA (PO Box 725, Blairmore, AB T0K 0E0). Condolences may be registered at www.fantinsfuneralchapel.ca.
Fantin’s Funeral Chapel entrusted with arrangements. (403) 562-8555.
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