George Martin
January 8th, 2014
George passed away peacefully on January 8th, 2014 at Langley Memorial Hospital. He is survived by his loving wife and best friend Nora. His wonderful children Scott (Karen), Merrill (Guy), Craig and stepchildren Debra, Ken, Julia, and Kevin. Proud grandfather of Tara, Paige, Melanie and great- grandfather of Kennedy and Georgia. He will also be missed by his brother John (Esther) and families of Scotland & Australia.
George’s passion was piping, he retired from Vancouver Police Band a few years ago, but continued playing with the Shrine Band up until this past December. He was also a member of the Belmont Golf Club where he spent many happy hours with his golf buddies on the course and at the 19th hole.
There will be a Celebration of Life on Friday January 17th, 2014 at 2:30pm taking place at The West Langley Hall 9400 208 Street, Langley, BC. In lieu of flowers the family would appreciate donations being made to the BC Cancer Research foundation (http://bccancerfoundation.com), Canadian Wildlife Fund (http://cwf-fcf.org/en/donate) or the S.P.C.A. (http://www.spca.bc.ca/support/donate/#.UtC9B7B3uUk)
You are invited to leave a personal message of condolence for the family.
Messages:
Dear Nora and family, We wish to express our deepest condolences. We are very sorry for your loss, words cannot really express and cannot take away the pain of losing someone so special in your life. Please know that we are thinking of you at this time. Love Stuart and Marcy
Dear Nora and Family, So very sorry to hear of George's passing. Although we never met, I know he was very dear to you and the children. Rich & Jennie DeLong