ELLIS, Gordon Clement
Friday, 21 Aug 2009
It is with heartfelt sadness that
Joanne, Sean and Lindsay announce
the passing of a very
special husband, father and
grandfather. He leaves behind
his wife of 32 years, Joanne,
children Sean (Kim) and Lindsay,
and his four grandsons
that meant the world to him
(Daelin, Ashton, Kristopher and
Levi). Gord was predeceased
by his father Harvey George Ellis
(Aug. 1, 2009) and survived
by his mother (Iva), three sisters
Pat (Wilf), Mary Lou (Ray),
Donna (Scott) and two brothers
Doug (Elizabeth), John (Hazel),
mother-in-law Sue, sister-in-law
Michelle (Doug) many uncles,
aunts, nieces and nephews.
Gord was a strong-willed man
who, after an eight-month journey
battling leukemia, passed
away peacefully with his wife
Joanne and sister Mary Lou by
his side at the Campbell River
Hospital.
Gord and Joanne made their
home in Campbell River in 1981
and from that time on Gord acquired
many good friends and
acquaintances. Most people will
remember Gord as a dedicated
assistant manager at SuperValu.
Gord worked there for 28 years
and throughout those years created
friendships with the staff
and customers that he served.
Gord loved entertaining his family
and friends with his love of
cooking and being home – doing
this was very special to
him.
Joanne and family would like to
thank all their friends and family
for their support during Gord’s
illness. Special thanks to the oncologists
and nurses at the BMT
in VGH who tried so hard to
make Gord better. All of his support
team said he was a special
kind of guy, always positive with
a warped sense of humour. We
would also like to thank the doctors
and nurses at the Campbell
River Hospital that helped ease
his pain leading up to his passing.
Also, a very special thank
you to Dr. Sian Shuel for her
compassion and support.
The family will be having a celebration
of Gord’s life, in Gord’s
style, at a later date. In lieu of
fl owers, a donation to the B.C.
Cancer Foundation in Gord’s
memory (www.bccancerfoundation.
com) would be appreciated.
I wanted a perfect ending. Now
I’ve learned, the hard way, that
some poems don’t rhyme, and
some stories don’t have a clear
beginning, middle and end. Life
is about not knowing, having to
change, taking the moment and
making the best of it, without
knowing what’s going to happen
next. Delicious Ambiguity.