Art was born November 11, 1933 at Pangman, Saskatchewan and passed away suddenly in the Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria on Thursday, August 6, 2015. Art was predeceased by his parents Edgar and Remoth Leeder and wife Charlotte. He will be sadly missed by his brother-in-law Alec Kay, nieces Sharon, Jennifer, and Wendy, many cousins and his close friend Doreen.
Art, at two years of age, moved to McBride B.C. with his parents. There he graduated from high school and excelled in mathematics. Moving to Victoria, he entered U Vic and attained a Masters Degree in Economics solely on bursaries and awards. He was employed as a course writer in the BC Government, Ministry of Education, Correspondence Branch as well as in the BC Forest service as an Economist.
There will be no memorial service.
Condolences to the family may be offered below.
McCall Bros. Funeral Home
www.mccallbros.com
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Pamela Cunningham
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Lesley Martin(nee Dutton) Arthur and I both grew up in McBride, Arthur and his parents, Remoth and Teddie were our next door neighbours for many years. Arthur was much older than me, I remember him as a very shy, kind young man who loved to play baseball. Remoth adored her son who was her only child . My condolences to all the family and friends, my thoughts and prayers are with you .
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Ray Travers Arthur and I share common roots in McBride BC. After I moved to Victoria in 1974, to also work for the Provincial Government, our paths crossed occasionally. We always had a cordial conversation, usually about McBride. We will miss him.
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Shelley Yakubow Blessings to all of you from Arizona. I am the Granddaughter of Ruth Webb. Ruth was Arthur’s Aunt. I do have a lot of memories with Arthur’s Mother, Auntie Remoth. My Auntie Remoth loved to spend time with me when I would visit her in Victoria. Her and I had a wonderful tradition of going for high tea down at the Empress. She would talk very highly of her son Arthur. I know he was very close to his mother. I remember Arthur sent me a beautiful card and message on my wedding day. God Bless, Shelley Yakubow.
To Doreen & Arthur’s family I first met Arthur a couple of years after he lost his wife. We had some very business dealings that were very pleasant. He was a soft spoken, gentle soul. He had a sweet sense of humour withlovely honesty and integrity. I would see him on occasion when he was visiting Doreen for tea or a meal. They were very supportive of each other. I know he appreciated her for all that she did for him. His warmth and kindness will be greatly missed.
Many Blessings and Deepest Sympathy
Pam Whyte (Cunningham)