May 20, 1937 – February 3, 2015
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Chesley George Power on February 3, 2015. Dad is survived by his loving family; his wife of 55 years, Helen and his six children; Ben, Jennifer (Bill), Rosanne (Dave), Fred, Angela and Carolyn (Max). He was a loving grandfather to Kristopher, Marissa, Darroch, Michaela, Marcus, Joshua, Wesley and Dylan. He is also survived by his two sisters, Maureen (Jack) Tucker and Sharon (John) Payne. Chess was born in Victoria to an old Victoria family and he lived most of his life here. His first job was delivering the Colonist newspaper. He went on to train as an RCMP officer in Regina where he graduated first in his class. He met his wife Helen when he was serving in Tofino, B.C. Chess and Helen were married in Victoria on May 11, 1959. After he left the RCMP, he studied to be a Certified General Accountant and he worked in the forest industry and then with the Ministry of Finance for many years prior to his retirement. Among his many attributes, his family will miss his sense of humour, humility and quiet strength.
A Funeral Service will be held at McCall’s Downtown, Johnson & Vancouver Streets at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, February 6, 2015 with a reception in McCall’s Family Centre followed by interment at Hatley Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, donations if desired would be appreciated to the Parkinson Society British Columbia. Condolences may be offered to the family below.
McCall Bros. Funeral Home
15 Responses
Sorry to hear about the sudden departure of Chess – a very dear brother-in-law!! I send you my heartfelt sympathy!
All the visits I’ve made to B.C. and spend time with your family – are treasured and cherished!! I feel truly blessed to have had a taste of Chess and his quiet, quick, witty comments, – that brought so much life to those that were around him. He knew how to bring out the best of others!! I will continue to pray for His peace upon you and confess, the “Joy of the Lord is our Strength!!!”
Maria Fender
I am sad to hear of the passing of your grandfather, father, husband and brother. I have heard many nice things about Mr. Power and also the challenges he faced during his final years. He was a strong man and blessed to have such a large family to comfort each other during this time. My thoughts are with you.
Theresa
I just found out today of your loss. My Dad and I offer you all our heartfelt condolences. As I know what it is like to lose a parent before their time. Think of the wonderful times that you all had together. Big hugs to Angela and Jennifer. You have a wonderful family. I can remember the time that there was a house warming party at Angela’s house near the Luxton Fair Grounds and your Dad was making us laugh. Take care of yourselves. Love Niel (Christopher) and Ursula Pearce.
Pat and I have just returned from two weeks in Hawaii and were surprised to hear the news of Chess from Colin’s phone message. Chess joined us in the BC Logging Tax early in the 1970’s and was always a quiet diligent worker with his own unique sense of humour. His CGA training and forestry experience gave him a good insight into the job at hand. We worked together in the same department until 1997 when we both retired. It is unfortunate we were away for his funeral. You can be assured his memory will not be forgotten. Our condolences to the whole family. Peter and Pat.
We are saddened to hear of the loss of Mr. Power.
Our hearts go out to all of his family and friends.
Michael, Pamela and Isobel
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