Monday, 14 May 2018
Albert (Bert) Seymour, passed away peacefully at the Nicola Valley Hospital on May 14, 2018, at the age of 87 years. He is survived by his daughters, Josie (Archie) of Tonasket, USA, Donna (Clay) of Kamloops, Ruby, Louise, sons Wayne (Shona) from Shackan, Jackie from Shackan and grandchildren (too many to name). A funeral service was held on May 18, 2018 at 11:00 AM at Shackan Band Hall, with Reverend Jim White and Bishops Barbara and Gordon Light. Interment was at the Shackan Cemetery. Albert (Bert) Seymour lived most of his life on the Shackan Reserve. He moved around to different places because of his work: Sheets Camp, picking strawberries, Dot Ranch & Nooaitch, while working for the CP Rail. He lost his wife Joyce Adams, June 6, 2016 and he missed her dearly. When Bert’s health began to fail, he moved into the Thompson View Manor in Ashcroft, from October, 2017 to February, 2018. Thank you so much to the staff. Bert became lonely and unhappy so far away from family and friends. He eventually moved into Coquihalla Gillis, mid February 2018. He felt right at home because he was close to family and friends. He became the meet and greet person, sitting by the front entrance of Gillis House. Thank you so much to the staff who started to call him Uncle Bert & Poppa Bert. Thank you to the nurses and doctors at the Nicola Valley Hospital for the care you provided to our dad, poppa and uncle. He had the greatest send off with so many hand drummers during the wake and his funeral. He was ordained First Nations Pastor in the Anglican Parish. Thanks to Reverend Mike Watkinson, Reverend Jim White, Reverend Danny Whitehead, Reverend Terry Neilsen, Reverend Don Krausert and Bishops Barbara and Gordon Light. Joyce Adams, (mom, yaya, aunty) and Bert Seymour, (dad, poppa, uncle) together again. Gone but never forgotten ~ Your children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Bert believed that all religions have the same creator and that all religions are the same, not one better then another. He welcomed followers of the Bahai faith and Jehovah’s Witness faith into his house. Thank you so much to Joanne Lafferty and Nkixwstn James for the traditional aspect of the wake. Thanks to Rena Jones and Dawn Chypyha from Scw’exmx Community Health.
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