Donald Ray Richardson
<p>Donald Ray Richardson was born in Moosejaw, SK to proud parents, Raymond and Grace (nee Elliott) Richardson, on February 6, 1949, then moved to Calgary with family in 1950.</p> <p>Don had a serious accident on Oct 28, 1962 where he fell off cliffs in Montgomery that left him a paraplegic. He attended Bowness Composiste High School and graduated in 1967.</p> <p>Don had a love of automobiles which he worked on and collected many. He was self motivated and succeeded at everything he tried, whether it was scuba diving off Galiano Island or getting the first Class 3 handcontrolled license to drive a tandem truck in Canada.</p> <p>Don attended Fairview College to take a Marine Mechanics 1 course in 1990 and returned again to take a Marine Mechanics 2 course in 1991. While in Fairview, Don met the love of his life, Agatha Fife. Together they moved onto a property on a mountain in Sicamous, that Don purchased in 1987, there they built a house and settled down.</p> <p>Don was predeceased by his parents, 2 brothers, Jim Richardson and Doug Elliott and a nephew Wayne Elder. </p> <p>On January 18, 2022, Don went home to be with the Lord, leaving his loving wife, Agatha, and 4 stepsons – Terence, Robert/Christa, Andrew/Gillian and Syd/Erica and their children, 6 siblings - Gail Sherred, Diane/George Balinuk, Dale/Deanne, sister in law Victoria, Robert, Michael and Steve/Donna Richardson, as well as 7 nieces and nephews and several great nieces and nephews to mourn his passing. Don will be lovingly remembered by family and many friends, to numerous to mention.</p> <p>In lieu of flowers, donations to the Faith Mission Bible Camp 4690 Hoath Rd, Falkland, BC, will be gratefully acknowleged by the family.</p>Obituary
Donald Ray Richardson was born in Moosejaw, SK to proud parents, Raymond and Grace (nee Elliott) Richardson, on February 6, 1949, then moved to Calgary with family in 1950.
Don had a serious accident on Oct 28, 1962 where he fell off cliffs in Montgomery that left him a paraplegic. He attended Bowness Composiste High School and graduated in 1967.
Don had a love of automobiles which he worked on and collected many. He was self motivated and succeeded at everything he tried, whether it was scuba diving off Galiano Island or getting the first Class 3 handcontrolled license to drive a tandem truck in Canada.
Don attended Fairview College to take a Marine Mechanics 1 course in 1990 and returned again to take a Marine Mechanics 2 course in 1991. While in Fairview, Don met the love of his life, Agatha Fife. Together they moved onto a property on a mountain in Sicamous, that Don purchased in 1987, there they built a house and settled down.
Don was predeceased by his parents, 2 brothers, Jim Richardson and Doug Elliott and a nephew Wayne Elder.
On January 18, 2022, Don went home to be with the Lord, leaving his loving wife, Agatha, and 4 stepsons – Terence, Robert/Christa, Andrew/Gillian and Syd/Erica and their children, 6 siblings - Gail Sherred, Diane/George Balinuk, Dale/Deanne, sister in law Victoria, Robert, Michael and Steve/Donna Richardson, as well as 7 nieces and nephews and several great nieces and nephews to mourn his passing. Don will be lovingly remembered by family and many friends, to numerous to mention.
In lieu of flowers, donations to the Faith Mission Bible Camp 4690 Hoath Rd, Falkland, BC, will be gratefully acknowleged by the family.
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