Live
your lives, as I'd want you to, and treat thy fellow man, as I would do.
...And
when the time has come, your lives be through.
I'll
be waiting here, for each of you.
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Mark John Sandquist,
Vancouver
resident for 61 years, died from complications of brain cancer
treatments at
Royal Columbian Hospital on 30 December 2008.
Mark was born on the 25th of
January 1947 in Vancouver B.C. and attended Kitsilano High School where
he met
Sylvia Ann Buxton.They
were married on the
17th of December 1966 and would go on to raise four children.Mark retired in 2008 as an
electronics
salesman from Electro Sonic of Richmond B.C.
Mark
is predeceased
by his parents
Herman and Gladys Sandquist, and he is survived by his four children:
Mark Jr. (Kim), Sherilyn (Joe), David
(Heidi), and
Sandra Lee; along
with their Mother, Sylvia, as well as 9 grandchildren; Kaela,
Christopher, D'Artagnan, Matt, Luke, Adam, Sonya, Erika & Max.Mark also leaves behind his brothers Neil
and Eric,
his niece Lisa-Gayle, her daughter Chelsey, and his niece
Sharla.
Mark was an
amateur inventor and loved to tinker with gadgets, but his greatest
love (other than family) was the outdoors, and he was an avid camper,
boater and expert fly fisherman. Mark’s
claim to fame was having his picture (of him proudly displaying his 20
pound Thompson River steelhead) grace the cover of the Sportsman Motor
Inn’s brochure for over 15 years. However, his crowning glory
as a fisherman was his first steelhead caught with a fly, which he
caught and released on the Alouette River in Maple Ridge one cold
December morning.
Mark especially enjoyed hanging out with his buddies and best friends,
John (Eileen), Tom (Lily), Darcy (Judy) and
Wayne. While he was with us, Mark was full of life and
laughter, from his attention getting magenta pink, 1971 Ford Boogie Van
to his
pop-a-wheelies on his children's bicycles. He was a loving
father, grandfather and friend and will be missed by so many.
In lieu of flowers, donations
can be made to The Western Canada Wilderness Committee (or BC Cancer
Agency) in his memory. A Celebration of Life will be held on
Jan. 25 2009 (his 62nd birthday). Please contact the family for details.
