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It is with sad and heavy hearts that we must announce that our beloved father, Geoffrey Ramsay , died at the Purdy Pavilion care home, at the University of British Columbia, on February 3rd. He is survived by his loving wife Joyce, and his family and friends in Metro Vancouver, Edmonton and England.

Geoffrey was born in Manchester, England in 1923. His parents, Lucy and Gerald, both pharmacists, moved to Birmingham in 1930 where they established two businesses including one where Gerald also practiced as an optometrist. After elementary school,Geoffrey completed his education at King Edward VI Grammar School in Edgbaston, Birmingham. After graduation he worked in Lloyds Bank. With World War II heating up, Geoffrey and two friends from the bank decided to volunteer for the Royal Air Force, and were accepted as prospective pilots. Initial training was in London, Scarborough, and Carlisle. He was then posted to Canada as part of the British Commonweath Air Training Plan, sailing on the Queen Elizabeth I and landing in New York before proceeding by train to Moncton, New Brunswick.

Geoff's Elementary Flying Training School was in Neepawa, Manitoba, and his Service Flying School was in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, where he received his “Wings” as a Sgt/Pilot. Following that he went on a series of postings to other British Commonwealth Air Training Stations as a Staff Pilot from 1942 to 1946. He flew in Trenton (Ontario), Port Albert (Ontario), Boundary Bay (BC), Abbotsford (BC) and Lachine (Quebec).

Joyce and Geoff joined St. Philip's Anglican Church in 1951 where Geoff served as a sidesman for many years. In retirement, Geoff traveled with his greatest love, Joyce, to London, Paris, Oregon, California, Hawaii, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario.

In addition to his dear wife, Geoff leaves behind his two children, Ellen and David (and wife Cynthia), two grandsons, Mark and Stephen (and wife Michelle, and mother in law Vanessa), and three great grandchildren, Joanna, Claire and Isaiah. Geoffrey will always be remembered as a kind, loving and loyal husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather and as a contributor to public life wherever he went. We will miss you Geoff!

Vân mới nhận được bài này trong email từ Ellen (để lên đây làm kỹ niệm) .. to my surprise , tên Vân cũng được đề cập trong này , gởi tới cho mọi người  trong gia đình the Ramsays ... yeah , nói chung , họ cũng rất nice với Vân ... đôi khi người ta nice với mình , Vân sợ

tật Vân lạ lùng , ai ba gai với Vân , Vân không sợ gì cả , who cares feelings của họ ... nhưng ai nice với Vân , Vân cứ sợ mình hurt feelings của họ , nếu mình không cẫn thận


thời gian sau này , Vân và Ellen trao đổi email thường  xuyên hơn trước đây , thấy có gì đặc biệt hay vui vui , thì gởi nhau cho coi