Born in Rossland, B.C. on October 9, 1927 and passed away suddenly in Victoria, B.C. on July 4, 2014 at the age of 86. Art was predeceased by his loving wife of 60 years, Shirley, in 2010 and by his brother, Gerald in 1979. He is survived by his brother, Robert (Jessie) in Calgary; sister, Marion (Stuart) in Victoria; son, Donald (Judy) in Calgary; daughter, Sharon in Regina; 5 granddaughters; 15 great-grandchildren; one great-great grandson; several nieces and nephews and many other relatives and friends. Art was raised in Rossland with his family; met and married his wife Shirley then moved to Calgary to start their family. Art worked as a draftsman for Shell Oil Ltd. for 35 years and was involved in the Glendale hockey and baseball leagues when his children were younger. Art and Shirley retired to Victoria, B.C. in 1985 and Art being a veteran of the army worked for the Canadian Corp of Commissionaires stationed at the Institute of Ocean Sciences for another 18 years. They both enjoyed travelling up island and other locales for several years. His love of family and his constant companion “Mocha” kept him company in his last years since Shirley passed.
His “Celebration of Life” will be held on Wednesday, July 9, 2014 at the Cedar Hill Golf Course, 1400 Derby Road, Saanich from 1-3 pm. In lieu of flowers you can donate to a charity of your choice or the SPCA in Arthur’s name. Condolences may be offered to the family below.
McCall Bros. Funeral Home
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Ulrike Schmidt
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Donna Medgyesi Art was a fixture here at IOS when I arrived and his friendly smile, extensive knowledge and great pride in the work of the institute were a pleasure and an inspiration to me.
My sincerest condolences for your loss.
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Anne Ballantyne My depthest sympathy. I wanted to let you know that I have only the fondest memories of Art when he worked as a commissionaire at IOS. He was always cheerful and generous with his time and energy. He helped made IOS a good place to work. He was a good man.
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William G. Barnes To the family of Art Walters — My brother, who lives in Victoria, sent me the notification of Art’s passing and we looked up his obituary in the Times Colonist. We were quite distressed at the news since I worked with Art for nearly all of his years at Shell Canada. To you – Sandie and I offer our most sincere condolences and share your memories of Art at his best. We often shared and enjoyed building projects on week-ends and I learned much from him.
All our best from Sandie and Bill Barnes
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Art and Alana Creuzot Very sorry to the Walters family for your loss on the sudden passing of Art, he will be sadly missed our thoughts and prayers are with you all.
Art and Alana Creuzot
I knew Art from my time in the oil patch at Shell in Calgary and then years later crossed paths with him when I worked at PGC/IOS. I was so surprised to see him here!
He was amazing – at a fairly advanced age the took his commissionaires job the extra step to lead tours of PGC – very informed tours may I add, due to his background.
I walked by Art every day and we always exchanged a word.
Art always put a smile on my face!
All the best wishes at this time.