Jack passed away peacefully, surrounded by love, on May 5th at 3:22 pm in the arms of his family, in his home and on his terms. He was born in New Westminster to parents Helen and Cliff Julseth on November 20, 1954. He was the precious brother to sisters Dona Young (Mladen) and Kathleen Julseth-White (Hance). Jack was a remarkable man, husband, father, and his favourite title of all, Papa. He is survived by Teresa, his wife of 46 years; daughters, Becky (Andrew) and Trisha (Ian) and his 4 adored grandchildren, Tristan, Jordyn (Jojo), Hudson and Hanna. He will also be remembered by his cousins, nieces and nephews, all of whom he loved dearly.
In his young adulthood, Jack started working on the tugs for Rivtow Straits which cemented his love of boats and the ocean throughout his life. Soon after Jack discovered the car business in Vancouver. In 1983 he moved to Victoria, with his young family, to join Three Point Motors, the Mercedes dealership. His love of people and passion for cars was the perfect fit. After a few years he became the dealer principal and enjoyed many achievements. He often said his greatest achievement in the car business was the relationships he created with his staff and customers. In the late nineties Jack was struck by the real estate development bug and ventured to Phoenix where he spent a decade creating his visions. He brought that real estate bug back to Vancouver Island and continued realizing his visions in the Victoria area. Eventually he discovered Port Renfrew which became his passion and focus for the rest of his life. His legacy will live on in the spaces he built, the businesses he created and in the lives of the young people he loved and helped get established.
Jack’s curiosity and creativity seeded an incredible variety of endeavors over his years, and his accomplishments are too numerous to list. A few of the highlights include his Mercedes-Benz, Porsche-Audi and Subaru dealerships, as well as launching the first SMART car dealership in Canada. He earned Mercedes-Benz ‘Dealer of the Year’ for Canada for several years running. His passion for innovative affordable housing led him to create several supportive housing developments for VIHA, of which he was very proud. He was also responsible for the vision and execution of the remediation of the Bamberton cement factory lands, which at the time was the largest ever privately-funded environmental remediation project in British Columbia.
Jack’s motto, which so many who worked with him continue to draw inspiration from, was “Just be nice to each other and do the right thing”. He touched many lives with his kindness, generosity and love. Always an optimist, he believed that anything was possible. His dreams and visions were huge and he inspired many. To know Jack was to love Jack. His light will shine on through the eyes of his precious daughters, grandchildren and all those whose lives he touched.
A special thanks to Dr. Kevin Wade and Dr. Howard Joe who went over and above with compassion and kindness. We are forever grateful.
Celebration of life details to follow. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the BC Cancer Agency.
Condolences may be offered to the family below.
McCall Gardens
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Jack was a great guy. I don’t think I ever saw him when he wasn’t smiling. My sincere condolences to the family.
So sorry for your loss. I remember Jack from when my husband Gerry worked with him at 3 Point Motors. We shared some good times. Sending love and hugs.❤️
Jack started making waves in tug boats as a young man and continued making waves for the rest of his life. The positive energy of those waves swept over everyone whoever met or worked with Jack, and carried many to better places. I had the pleasure of working with Jack at Three Point Motors and got a first hand view of this force of nature in action. He was an inspiration to many and a thoroughly decent human being. Condolences to Theresa and all who loved him.
Dear Teresa, Becky, Trisha and family
I was so saddened to hear the news of Jack’s passing. My heart goes out to you and please accept our deepest condolences. When I received Teresa’s message, my thoughts went to the first time I met Jack. I remembered thinking “this guy is truly one of a kind”. Although his intellect, curiosity, creativity, vision and love of life was obvious from the outset, what made Jack truly great was his love for people. Jack’s ability to make friends with and garner the respect and affection from people in all stations in society is a reflection of his essential character and a legacy of his life.
Clearly, his years of success in the car business and building Three Point garnered him much respect in business circles, but what I admired most about him whenever I spent time with him is the kindness and respect with which he treated everyone he interacted with, regardless of social station or economic status.
And above all, I could see the deep love he always had for Teresa. He shared with me several times, how much he loved you, and I knew his love for you, that had sparked in childhood and forged over decades of friendship and marriage since youth, was extremely special, even transcendent. His love, loyalty and commitment to you and your girls was truly inspiring
Please accept our deepest condolences.
Ernest and Angela
Dear Theresa and family,
I just wanted to send my condolences to you. I have very special memories of Jack and yourself and Simon and I . He was a wonderful , kind and caring man .
Marianne Gadban
Dear Theresa and family
I was so sorry to hear of your losing Jack . Jack and I would meet for lunch and discuss of course the Realestate market but he would always talk about how much he loved and enjoyed his family especially taking his grandkids and family on the boat on the waters off Renfrew . Jack was always upbeat and happy and was always smiling and enjoyed his life to the fullest . I will miss jack and our good conversations over lunch . He was a true gentleman and inspired many. God bless you and your family. Farewell my friend we will meet again in heaven .
Working for Mercedes-Benz Canada I had the pleasure and privilege of knowing Jack for many years. Always a great guy who cared about everybody and everything. Many fond memories.
Dear Theresa and Family,
We knew you and Jack at the Pursuit of Excellence almost 25 years ago and you made such a wonderful couple. So saddened to read the news of Jack’s passing. He still held a special place in
our hearts. I found him very endearing and he had the best sense of humour. Our thoughts are with you and your family.
I worked with Jack at Three Point Motors for many years and just want to say that he was a remarkable man. My wife Marilynn and I will always have many found memories of him and It was a pleasure to have been a part of his life. Like many of us he will be missed dearly. Our condolences to Teresa, Becky, Trisha and family.
Teresa , Becky and Trish
Jack was truly a gentleman. He gave me so many opportunities. I truly enjoyed my time at Bamberton. Especially the history of that site. I hope you are so very proud of this amazing man
Michelle