We honour those who have made the ultimate sacrifice.

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We honour those who have made the ultimate sacrifice. 〰️

 
 
 
 
 
 

Names of the Fallen, 2023 Memorial

Member I Local I Deceased Date

  1. Stanley E. Brook, L18 Vancouver - 10/13/2017

  2. Kenneth M. Gill, L1856 Oak Bay - 03/29/2018

  3. Thomas William Haydon, L1763 Delta - 10/08/2018

  4. Lloyd C. Mitchell, L1304 Kitimat - 03/06/2019

  5. James B. Blundell, L18 Vancouver - 03/31/2019

  6. Richard A. Tingle, L323 Burnaby - 04/14/2019

  7. Brian R. Helme, L1286 Richmond - 04/28/2019

  8. Ron R. Renville, L18 Vancouver - 05/04/2019

  9. Arthur P. Wick, L18 Vancouver - 05/20/2019

  10. Allen L. McLeod, L18 Vancouver - 05/31/2019

  11. Ken J. Kinney, L323 Burnaby - 06/07/2019

  12. William J. Robertson, L1271 Surrey - 06/30/2019

  13. James G. Loseth, L953 Kelowna - 08/16/2019

  14. G. Henry Threlfall, L128 Richmond - 09/27/2019

  15. Joseph Kolar, L953 Kelowna - 10/31/2019

  16. Kelly M. Mullin, L18 Vancouver - 11/01/2019

  17. William C. Anderson, L18 Vancouver- 12/13/2019

  18. Kenneth W. Swan, L18 Vancouver - 12/16/2019

  19. Ronald A. Fyffe, L18 Vancouver - 01/20/2020

  20. John Plecas, L1286 Richmond - 02/11/2020

  21. Robert A. Bruce, L323 Burnaby - 04/12/2020

  22. Thomas Keith McMillan, L18 Vancouver - 05/21/2020

  23. Stephen M. Letourneau, L18 Vancouver - 06/24/2020

  24. David Rivett, L1271 Surrey - 07/16/2020

  25. Brian A. Oxenbury, L18 Vancouver - 08/29/2020

  26. James E. Whiting, L18 Vancouver - 09/20/2020

  27. Meredith Samuel Scott, L913 Kamloops - 12/26/2020

  28. Donald D. Lee, L18 Vancouver - 03/28/2021

  29. Edward D. Ferleyko, L323 Burnaby - 06/21/2021

  30. William S. Phillips, L1525 West Vancouver - 07/16/2021

  31. Andrew McNaughton, L18 Vancouver - 07/27/2021

  32. Heinz Hess, L2136 Dawson Creek - 08/10/2021

  33. Paul Robert Helem, L18 Vancouver - 09/16/2021

  34. Joe Andrews, L323 Burnaby - 09/27/2021

  35. Michael G. Marsh, L323 Burnaby - 10/27/2021

  36. John A. Stewart, L323 Burnaby - 12/28/2021

  37. Terry Gladesdahl, L1372 Prince George - 12/29/2021

  38. Kennedy R. Lewis, L18 Vancouver - 01/04/2022

  39. Rick Shumka, L967, Saanich - 02/03/2022

  40. Richard Hickson, L323 Burnaby - 02/16/2022

  41. Donald H. McNeil, L1372 Prince George - 03/15/2022

  42. Brian Powell, L18 Vancouver - 05/11/2022

  43. Lawrence D. Andrews, L323 Burnaby - 05/13/2022

  44. Denis Kranabetter, L953 Kelowna - 07/07/2022

  45. Forrest Owens, L4428 Central Saanich - 07/21/2022

  46. Gary K. Gronlund, L1286 Richmond - 08/21/2022

  47. Frank J. Nick, L1941 Port Coquitlam - 10/01/2022

  48. Graham Lougher, L1782 Coquitlam - 11/14/2022

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

  • Chair: BCPFFA Secretary Treasurer Todd Schierling, Surrey Local 1271

  • Co-Chair: BCPFFA Vice President Chad Porter, Nanaimo Local 905

  • Program Lead: Chaplain Jef Young, West Vancouver Local 1525

  • Logistics & Communications: Karyn Rose, BCPFFA Executive Administrator

  • Parade Commander: Rob Deans, Vancouver Local 18

  • Pipe & Drums Band Pipe Major: Jeff Sim (retired Surrey Local 1271)

  • Vancouver Fire Rescue Band Lead: Bob Hollier (retired Vancouver Local 18)

  • Staging Coordinator: Brian Catinus, Saanich Local 953

  • Audio-Visual Lead: Chris Mckee, Maple Ridge Local 4449

  • Onsite Honour Guard Lead: Adrian Neufeld, Surrey Local 1271

  • Spouse Facilitator: Marilyn Piticco, Widow of (deceased member Surrey Local 1271 Randy Piticco of 2016)

ENSEMBLE:

  • Surrey Fire Fighters' Pipe & Drums Band

  • Vancouver Fire Rescue Band

  • Vocalist: Andy Greenwood Vancouver Local 18

  • Buglers: Bryan Wielgasz Surrey Local 1271 and Dan McClelland (retired Vancouver L18) 

  • Canadian Scottish Regiment Association Pipes & Drums, Victoria

  • BCPFFA Combined Pipe Band

  • Colour Party: Surrey Local 1271 and Commander: Nick Watts Surrey L1271

  • Bell Party & Escorts: Saanich Local 967, Victoria Local 730, Oak Bay Local 1856, Esquimalt Local 4264, Sooke Local 4841, Langford Local 2848

MULTI-MEDIA TEAM: 

  • Photography: Dave Harcus, Maple Ridge Local 4449

  • Multimedia: Joel Woznikoski, Delta Local 1763

SPECIAL THANKS TO:

  • Hon. David Eby, Premier of BC

  • Hon. Raj Chouhan, Speaker of the House

  • Kevin Falcon, Leader of the Official Opposition

  • Legislative Assembly of BC

  • City of Victoria

  • Global Convention Services Ltd

  • Blackball Ferry Line

  • Gemma Isaac, Mental Health & Wellness Coordinator

  • Ferus - Stress Intervention Dog, and handler Brandon Currie Vancouver Local 18

  • Benji - Stress Intervention Dog, and handler Peter Hansen, Burn Fund HomeAway Coordinator