Condolenes for Ben Kenobi who lost his Father on Friday

[Dinner]

My condolences, Ben.

[Tiamat]

Very sorry to hear this. Loosing a parent is never easy. Good thoughts and prayers for you and your family.

[Japher]

Good to see a jet fighter didn't crash into Oerdin though

[SlowwHand]

Stephen Kenobi 1955-2008



With profound sadness we announce the sudden passing of our husband, father, brother, son, and friend Stephen Paul Kenobi on December 5, 2008. Stephen will be remembered with love and greatly missed by his loving wife Sandra, his three sons Ben, Paul and Matthew, his parents Shirley and Otto Kenobi, his sister Catherine, his father and mother in-law, Bill and Joey Lloyd, nephews Adam, Daniel, Kevin, Perrin, and Liam, and niece Kirsten, sisters in-law Margot (Peter) and Nancy (Brian), and many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. Steve was born in Port Alberni January 25, 1955. He moved to Campbell River when he was 7 where he excelled at school and ran track and field. Steve went to UBC where he met his future wife Sandra while working in the UBC cafeteria at Totem Park. The were married in 1978 and first lived in Burnaby, then Langley. he graduated with a BA in English in 1980. While he was completing his BA, Steve pursued his dream of drafting at BCIT, where he achieved his Building Technologist Certificate, which he proudly displayed in his office. He began his career as a draftsman in Langley. He loved drawing houses and he was very fond of the custom designed houses he created for friends. In 1984, Steve moved to Prince George where he designed a home for his growing family in Beaverly. When jobs were hard to find Steve would turn his hand to anything. He taught drafting at CNC, sold water softeners, did security at a local store, and worked at Expo 86. Steve was also a correspondence marker with school district 57, marking courses ranging from Drafting to English to Geography. Steve worked at Woodpro Engineering for over 20 years, drafting first by hand on the board then on the computer. He was always fond of sharing work happenings during his years there. He loved Hockey, especially the Habs and the Canucks. he collected hockey cards, coins, stamps, comics, and books. Steve was an avid reader and was never without a book on the go. Steve also loved badminton, playing cards, visiting friends, and 60's music. he was a story teller and always had a corny joke to share and was interested in talking to everyone. He loved to travel and recently went to Mexico where he enjoyed the sand, ocean and the ruins of Chichen Itza. The ocean and beach were always home for him. He loved his family very much and never missed a soccer practice, parent-teacher night, or Christmas concert. We will always remember him for the love and respect he held for everyone close to him. The family would like to thank the nursing and medical staff at the PGRH ER for their exceptional care. A memorial service will be held Friday, December 12, 2008 at St. Michaels Anglican Church (5th and Victoria) at 2:00 pm. A reception will follow in the church hall. In lieu of flowers, friends so wishing can make a donation to the Prince George Hospice Society or the Stephen Kenobi Memorial Award at College of New Caledonia.

[Grandpa Troll]

Thanks Slowwhand

[Ben Kenobi]

Who's this Stephen Kenobi?

Thanks Slowwy.

How did you manage to find the corrected version?

[SlowwHand]

It was there, at the newspaper site. Only one I knew.

[Ben Kenobi]

Well you are an excellent detective. Good job.

I was going to post that once the corrected version was in the papers this morning.

[-Jrabbit]

Hope you're well, Ben. Welcome back.

[Soltz]

Ben, I know (knew) people at Woodpro - I've probably crossed paths with your Dad at one time or another.

[Dinner]

Originally posted by Japher
Good to see a jet fighter didn't crash into Oerdin though

We should have a different thread for this. I don't want to sully the thread about Ben's father's passing with off topic posts.

[Ben Kenobi]

I would think so, there aren't that many engineers in Prince.

Small world.

[Sirotnikov]

condolences ben.

[Ben Kenobi]

Funeral is tomorrow at St. Michael's at 2pm.

Everyone who is able is welcome to come.

[Ben Kenobi]

Thank you all so much for your thoughts, and prayers. I can't say how much I appreciated getting up in the morning every day last week and seeing new posts.

The funeral went well. The church was packed with people who came to see my father, and some of his friends from the island managed to come up here on such short notice.