Ken died peacefully at the North Shore Hospice at the wonderful age of 101, after a short stay in hospital. He was predeceased by his beloved wife Hannah in 2008 and will be deeply missed by daughters Celia (Jeff) and Alison (Steve), grandchildren Heather (Troy) and Evan, great-grandson Elliott, their family and friends.
Ken was born in Hawk Green, Cheshire, England, and was always proud of attending King’s School Macclesfield, prior to going to university. Married in Cardiff in 1949, Ken and Hannah moved in 1965 to North Vancouver with their daughters and Ken’s parents where they enjoyed a wonderful life together. In his long career as a professional engineer, he worked for Rolls Royce and ICI in the UK and, in Canada, had his own management consulting and training business. Ken had a fine italic hand and taught his family italic handwriting so they can carry on the family tradition. He was a lifelong member of The Society for Italic Handwriting and Westcoast Calligraphy Society. He loved to write out people’s names with flourish and send out his calligraphic annual calendar of quotations. He was a person of deep faith who loved nature in all its wonder and was a devotee of classical music, especially Mozart.
A Celebration of Life and reception will be held on Saturday, October 5, 2024, at 1:00pm at St. John’s Anglican Church at 220 West 8th Street, North Vancouver. Interment will be on Sunday, October 6, 2024, at 1:30pm in St. Catherine’s Memorial Garden, 1058 Ridgewood, North Vancouver.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation (non-charitable) to Westcoast Calligraphy Society.
www.westcoastcalligraphy.com
