Mark passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on February 3, 2014 at the age of 59 years. He was born in New Westminster, BC on August 2, 1954. He was predeceased by his mother, Dorothy in 1973 and his father, Percy in 2004. Mark is survived by his loving wife of 34 years, Wilma Beddington. He will be lovingly remembered by his sons, Skye (Danielle) and Clayton; his granddaughter, Kessa; twin sister, Maureen Braun (Ralph); step-mother, Joan Russil; step-brother, Curtis (Shirley); step-sister, Shaunda (Melvin); many nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins, god-children and friends. We would like to thank all our friends and family for their support this past month. A special thanks to all of Mark’s co-workers and School District 63 as well as the nurses on the 6th floor acute care at Victoria General Hospital and the nurses and staff in the Cardiovascular Unit at Royal Jubilee Hospital, especially Dr. Fedoruk and all the doctors who cared for Mark.
A Celebration of Mark’s life will be held at Bayside Middle School, 1101 Newton Place, Brentwood Bay, BC at 1:00 pm on Saturday, February 15, 2014. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Victoria Hospital Foundation, Cardiovascular Unit (CVU) or Operation Trackshoes Society. Condolences may be offered to the family below.
McCall Bros. Funeral Home
www.mccallbros.com.
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Dear Willie, Skye, Clayton
Maureen & Ralph….
We were shocked and saddened to hear of Mark’s passing. I remember Mark fondly, many years at swim club practises at Centennial Pool in Riverside Park. Then working with Mark at Westsyde Pool. Fantastic dinners, shared wine and of course heated debates on many subjects!
We visited Mark one summer after the Provincial Swim meet and left our son Matt with Mark, Mark lifeguarded our little fish while we visited Butchart Gardens….Matt couldn’t stop talking about how much fun he had with Mark.
The world has lost a great guy.
Our most sincere sympathies to your family. He will be missed.