May 22, 1946-February 15, 2009
“The ultimate Canuck fan has left the building.”
It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our dear Manuel, beloved Husband, Father, Vavô, Son, Brother and Friend. Manuel passed away courageously at the age of 62. He will be lovingly remembered and deeply missed by his wife, that adored him more than life itself, Virginia, his five beautiful children, Carlos (Becky), Libral (Tara), Oscar (Jennifer), Karen (Shane), Ricky (Ariane) and his nine grandchildren and one on the way, Blake, Brooke, Hazen, Vienna, India, ‘Baby’, Marcus, Mersaya, Eve and Kusius and loyal canine companion, Diesel.
Manuel leaves behind his Mother, Maria Paixão, siblings Adelina (Manuel), Antonio, (Manuela), Senhorinha (Virginio), Manuela (Antonio), Isabel (Barry), Armando (Helen), Natalia (Vivaldo). He also leaves behind many nieces, nephews, uncles, aunts, cousins, and amazing friends.
He was born in the village of Ponta Garça, on the island of São Miguel, Açores (Portugal) and immigrated to Canada in 1963. He founded Victoria Landscaping Ltd. in 1970. That same year he married his best friend.
Manuel and the family enjoyed frequent vacations back home to São Miguel. He always looked forward to planning his next adventure with his wife and family. He lived life to the fullest and will forever be in our hearts. His zest for life, respect for others, positive attitude and selfless acts will always be remembered. And you will be met at the gates in Heaven by your father, Manuel, cousin, Antonio Maria, brother-in-law, Artur and many good friends and family previously lost.
You fought with grace and are the warrior we will never forget!
A rosary service to be held on Thursday, February 19, 2009 at 6:00PM and the funeral service on Friday, February 20, 2009 at 11:00AM both at Our Lady Of Fatima Church on 4635 Elk Lake Drive.
In lieu of flowers a charitable donation can be made in Manuel’s name to the BC Cancer Foundation (Lung Cancer), 2410 Lee Avenue, Victoria BC, V8R 6V5.
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Mike & Trudy Briggs
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Elizabeth Power and Louise Clark At this sad time a happy memory comes to our minds. . . . it takes us back to our Victoria visit in October 2005 when we had a most enjoyable visit with Manuel and Virginia at their lovely home. We are so happy now that we had this opportunity to meet Manuel, share a drink and create a memory. Our loved ones leave us, but our memories live in our hearts forever.
God bless
Elizabeth Power and Louise Clark
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Daryl and Marjorie Born We are thankful to have known Manuel – such a welcoming, warm and friendly man. He will be sadly missed, but always remembered for his devotion to family, his hard work, enthusiasm and kindness – an inspiration to all.
Our thoughts & prayers to the family.
Daryl and Marjorie Born
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Idalina Serpa Dear Virginia & family.
I have no words to describe how deep my sympathy is to all of you. Together,you were the “picture of love”,and like it says in the obituary,you loved Manuel more than life itself….it really touched my heart.and I wanted you to know (for the few times that you and I met and talked) that my prayers are with you all.God Bless!
Most sincerely,
Idalina Serpa & son Jason Serpa
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Idalina Serpa Dear Virginia & family,
I have no words to describe how deep my sympathy is for all of you.
You and Manuel were “the picture of love”,and like it said in the obituary, your love for him was larger than life itself. How beautiful it is that you have those memories…it really touched my heart.and I wanted you to know (for the few times that you and I talked) that my prayers are with you and ALL your family. God Bless!
Most sincerely,
Idalina Serpa and son Jason Serpa
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Paul Malkin To Carlos and family, “May the Lord hold you all in His arms at this time.” Paul
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Johanna Gordon-Schwagly Dear Furtado family
My deepest sympathy to all of you, my prayers and thoughts are with you. Sincerely, Johanna (Quincy Smith`s mom)
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Marlene, Malcolm & our little bun Dear Mrs.furtado & family
We are so very sorry for the loss of one of the most amazing man ever.
You are like my second family to me & not a minute that goes by that I don’t stop and think about his beautiful big smile that your daddy & husband left behind.
All the years that i have been apart of your family I have always known Mr furtado to make people laugh, and wow seeing the endless love he had for his kids & grand children was breath taking but most of all the way he looked at your mom was so incredible, he just adored her. He was a man of a few words but you could see his love that he had for everyone he met in his life, it was all we needed & it will be something I will always cherish & love so much about your dad. He is so much like my own daddy & there are only a few with hearts & souls like there’s.
He has left all of you such a beutiful life behind & has lived a legacy that was full filled with everything he loved to do. Now he wants to see his children from up apove do the same to make him proud.
I love you all so much!!! let s celebrate the life of your beautiful family he made & the amazing husband that he always was to your mom. He will always be watching you with his beautiful warm smile & mr furtado you will never be forgotten for as long as I live. You are one of a kind!!!!!! I will be there to cheer on the canucks for you & I hope you will enjoy being with my titi in heaven. God bless you both!!!!
Marlene, Malcolm & our soon little angle
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Irene Au Dear Carlos & family.
Quincy passed on this sad information. We’re sorry to hear about your loss. The big guy up top will take good care of your dad. Take care. Warmest regards, Irene Au
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Maria da Conceicao Taylor (Correia) Dear Senhora Virgina and Family,
It is so sad to hear of your loss. Your husband was a wonderful
man. Everytime I ever saw him, he always had a smile and a nice
greeting.May the good “Lord” help you all through this sad and painful
time. God Bless you.Maria da Conceicao Taylor (Tia da Rosa Lima-Anderson)
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Sylvia & Jack York We were very sad to read about Manuel’s passing. Manuel built our house 25 years ago. Just last year, my husband and I ran into Manuel again and shared some laughs and conversation. We told Manuel that we were still living in the house that he built and still enjoying it. Our thoughts and prayers goes out to the Furtado family. Manuel was a very special man, soft spoken ,always kind, and with a wonderful attitude. Our deepest sympathies to all of you. I know he will be greatly missed, but fondly remembered as he left a great impression on everyone he met. Take care and God Bless.
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Walter Craveiro Sorry to hear about Manuel’ death. My condolences to his wife and the rest of ther family. He will be missed.
My prayers are with you all.Walter Craveiro
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Walter Craveiro Os meus Pêsames á esposa,filhos e resto da familia.
I’m really sorry.
Walter craveiro
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SUSAN-ROSE SLATKOFF & BRAM GOLDWATER Dear Virginia and Family,
We were so sad to read that your husband has died, and so very young. I hope you remember us, I think you will. You worked for us in the late 1960s and early 1970s. You also dropped in to visit about a year ago. It must be very hard for you to have lost a family member, and we wish to send you our sincere sympathy and condolences.
Susan-Rose Slatkoff (Goldwater)
and Bram Goldwater
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Mark and Kathleen Wood We would like to send our deepest condolences to the Furtado family in this difficult time. May the peace which comes from the memories of love shared, comfort you now and in the days ahead.
Primo Manuel was such a great man and he will be truly missed by all who had the pleasure of meeting him.
Words cannot even begin to express our sorrow.Love,
Kathleen and Mark Wood
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Louis Bujdoso/Lou jr and whole family Lou bujdoso and family February / 18/ 2009
We worked together so many times last 25 years or more he was a perfect gentlimen nicest man to work with,He did the landscaping on my last three homes with his boys i know all the kids,no one worked harder then this team,they had the best father, teacher,and fried,When somting had to be done Manuel was there
he was a master of the garden.We all will miss you Manuel for ever it was lots of fun to work with you.God bless your sole.
My family and Lou jr’s family sending our deepest sympathies to you and your family.We’re very sorry to hear of Manuel’s passing.
Our prayers go out to all of you with live.Louis Bujdoso
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Cindy, Steve, Ashton and Kohen We want you to know that were so sorry for your loss, and we are thinking about your family alot through this difficult time. Mr. Furtado will be missed dearly. He was such a wonderful man. May he rest in peace.
Love from Cindy, Steve, Ashton and Kohen
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Susan Principe and family The world has lost a beautiful soul. When we look at our garden, we will smile, and think of him. It was easy to see the joy and satisfaction that creating wonderful landscapes gave Manuel.
We would like to send his family our deepest sympathy. We will pray for all of you at this difficult time.
Susan Principe and family.
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Matthew Kennard I am sad that I won’t be seeing Manuel around the store any more. I feel lucky to have got to know him over the past few years, he was great to deal with and always treated me with a great deal of repect.
My deepest condolenses to Mrs Furtado and family, all our thoughts are prayers are with you.Matt Kennard
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Duncan, Rose and Matthew Anderson We are sorry for the incredible loss of your husband, father, vavo and friend. Sr. Manuel was an amazing man who had an incredible passion for life. He created an amazing legacy amongst your family and his friends. He will always be remembered and sadly missed.
Our hearts and prayers go out to all of you.
With love,
Rose, Duncan and Matthew Anderson
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Rev. Linda J. Martin We are very sorry to hear of Manuel’s passing. Although we spent only a short time with him, I have never and will never forget his warmth and welcome and kindness and fun-loving spirit. Me and my husband Dave and our heartfelt sympathies go to all of the Furtado family…to Mrs. Furtado, all the children and grandchildren…to all who loved Manuel, our thoughts and our prayers are with you. May the Love of God, the Grace of Christ and the Presence of the Holy Spirit rest and remain with each and every one. Linda & Dave
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Michaela Richardson-Funk and Kenneth Funk Our family just wanted to pass along our condolences to you in this very difficult time. We are friends of Rick and Ariane and had never met Manuel, but I’m most certainly positive that he was an enigmatic, friendly, loveable man that will absolutely be missed. I can make this assumption from knowing one of his beautiful children Rick. Please let me offer you our sympathies, and I hope that you take the comfort that you need within your family that holds an abundance of love. We are thinking of you in this very difficult time.
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Mark Almeida and family We are very sorry for you loss. You are in our prayers and in our hearts. I am truley thankful to have had the chance and the privalige to work for Victorai Landscaping and for Manuel Furtado himself. And to have been a friend to the family for more then 15 years. You will be truley missed.
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albert demedeiros I am finding it hard to put to words how i am feeling.My family and i
send our deepest sympathies to you and your family.I always enjoyed going to your house when ever we went to victoria.My godfather was an honest hard working man.I will miss you when go to victoria. I wish i could be with your family at this time .In sadness your god son Albert and family in Priince rupert.
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Jason Binab Manuel you will be missed. I remember first meeting you about 18 years ago when I was working at my father’s Muffin Break on Shelbourne. I served you and your brothers, 2 sometimes 3 times a day and got to know you very well. You were a kind man, soft spoken man, and a great human being. You got to know my family and my wife over the years of going there and my father considered you as his Portugese brother…although he is Iranian. You touched our lives and your dedication to your family and your work is evident. I would see you in our neighborhood with your sons working away and I stopped once to say hello to you and you were still the same kind man that always had time to say hello. Someone said it at the funeral of a friend of mine best and I know it applies to you. She said “Heaven must be in need of an Angel if they came and took you.” You will forever be special to me.
Jason Binab
We would just like to add our condolence to the Furtado family on Manuel’s passing..to Lib..I know our son, Jason ,would have been there to stand by and help strengthen you at this time of great loss…our thoughts and prayers to all…mike & Trudy