Peacefully on September 7, 2014 in Victoria at the age of 93 years. Predeceased by his first wife, Helen in 1977 and his second wife, Audrey in 2006. He is survived by his daughter Donna (Lorne) Christensen of Sooke and son, Ted (Debbie) of Cornwallis, NS; three grandchildren, Stephen (Leslie), Carina (Tim) and Anita (Richard); two great-grandchildren, Stephanie and Spencer. Dad served proudly with the Royal Canadian Navy from 1940 to 1965, retiring to Victoria. He will be greatly missed by his family and many friends. Private cremation. Condolences may be offered to the family below.
McCall Bros. Funeral Home
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John and Ida McDonald
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Deborah MacLeod My sincerest condolences to you and your families. What a beautiful and gentle man he was. I will never forget him.
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Kirk Davis Dear Strickland Family,
We (Keith, Kirk and Marlyn Davis) were saddened to see the notice of Don’s passing in today’s paper.
He was a very fine fellow whom we were privileged to know as partner to our Aunt Audrey, younger sister of our Mum, Dorothy.
No question in our minds – Don was the best thing ever to happen to Audrey, and one could only wish they had enjoyed many more years of life together than could be the case.
Too, Don was always very thoughtful and good to Mum over the years, including the last lonely ones after Dad died in 2005.
We know you will miss him very much.
Our best, Keith, Kirk and Marlyn
Just today read that Dad passed away. So sorry. We just
returned from our trip across the country and hope Don’s last
days were peaceful. We will deeply miss him and we will
treasure the fun times we had around the table. He was a
great guy!