Obituary for
Stanley Ward
STANLEY WARD
December 12, 1929 - July 19, 2016
Stan passed away at Lions Gate Hospital on July 19, 2016. He leaves his wife Susan, daughter Ann, and family in England and many friends. He was born and raised in Sunderland, England
He was apprenticed on Tyneside as an electrical mechanic. He put his training to use in the RAF, then joined the UK Colonial Office in Kenya working for the Colonial Public Works Department, before returning to England.
He then emigrated to Perth, Western Australia. His passion for lighting design lead to many projects in commercial and industrial buildings. He met Susan in Perth, and travelled by freighter from Australia to Canada via Japan. They married in Victoria and settled happily in West Vancouver in 1969. With his experience in lighting design he became a Member of the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America and worked with many consultants and architects to provide lighting designs for major buildings around B.C. including Expo ‘86 and the Lions Gate Bridge which received a number of awards. His leisure was spent playing many sports, hiking and camping in the great outdoors, and he enjoyed Scottish country dancing and travelling the world.
He retired in 1995 and put his energy into volunteer work with the West Vancouver Seniors’ Activity Centre and Kiwanis of Capilano and continued his passion for travelling with Susan, producing many travel videos.
A Celebration of Life will be held for Stan at the West Vancouver Seniors’ Activity Centre on Saturday, 13th August 2016 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM. Donations may be made in Stan’s memory to the Keeping Connected Program at the West Vancouver Seniors’ Activity Centre or the Alzheimers Society of B.C.
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