Donald John Griffin

He will be deeply missed by his wife, Rosemary; his brother, Bob (Donna); his sister-in-law, Susan (Jim); sons Greg (Leanne) and Mike (Heather); his grandsons, Alec, Nathan, and James; his nieces and nephews, Lisa, Chris (Susanna), Colin (Jesse), Kayla (Sam), and Kevin (Tracy); and his many cousins all over Canada.

Born in Saint Boniface, Manitoba, Don grew up in Vancouver, North Vancouver, and Quesnel and subsequently worked for BC Rail 40 years as a Rail Traffic Controller.

He volunteered for over 40 years with Canadian Power and Sail Squadron, locally, regionally and nationally; his primary focus was on educating a safe boating society. His family has countless memories to cherish of sailing trips, games, and model trains.

Don always had a smile on his face and sound advice.

A memorial gathering will be held at the Holiday Inn in North Vancouver on March 25 from 1 pm to 4 pm.

We want to express our gratitude to the Pulmonary Fibrosis Clinic at Saint Paul’s Hospital and the North Shore Hospice for their care.

The family requests that you send no flowers at this time. In lieu of flowers, send a donation to the link below.

Tributes or donations, if desired, may be made to the Saint Paul’s Foundation to continue their research against IPF: http://donate.helpstpauls.com/goto/DonGriffin