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Eulogy

GEORGE WATTS

 

IT IS WITH A HEAVY HEART AND GREAT SADNESS AND LOSS THAT I WRITE THIS EULOGY ON BEHALF OF THE LATE, GEORGE WATTS.

 

I KNOW THAT GEORGE HAS TOUCHED MANY, MANY HEARTS AND SOULS IN HIS LIFETIME.

 

GEORGE HAS BEEN AN HONORARY PATRON & ADVISOR TO BCANDS SINCE ITS INCEPTION. GEORGE WAS INVOLVED WITH ALL THE FUNDERS, ABORIGINAL ORGANIZATIONS & ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT CANADA & B.C.

 

GEORGE HAS ALSO BEEN OUR CHAIR AT SEVERAL BCANDS ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGS, CONFERENCES, FUNCTIONS, AND MEETINGS. HE IS ALWAYS THERE. HE WILL BE THOROUGHLY MISSED.

 

GEORGE HAS BEEN OUR MENTOR, ADVISOR & OUR FRIEND. I WANT TO THANK HIS WIFE, MATILDA & CHILDREN FOR SHARING GEORGE WITH ALL OF US & I MEAN ALL OF US

 

GEORGE HAS SHARED HIS STRENGTH, COMPASSION, AND EXPERTISE & KNOWLEDGE ESPECIALLY FOR THE DISABLED AND LESS FORTUNATE.

 

I/WE ARE GOING TO MISS HIM DEARLY. WHENEVER I HAVE A QUESTION, CONCERN OR THOUGHT I WOULD CALL ON GEORGE FOR HIS ADVICE. HE NEVER MISSED TALKING WITH ME OR CALLING ME BACK. HIS DEDICATION TO BCANDS WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN.

 

THANK YOU GEORGE FOR ALL THE HELP YOU HAVE GIVEN TO BCANDS AND TO ALL THE OTHERS

 

FARE WELL- MY/OUR FRIEND

LILLIAN ALLISON-SANDERS

VICE-PRESIDENT, BCANDS