John Christian Beal

John was born in Barnsley, England on April 14, 1964 to become Grai’s little brother and complete the Beal family.

His family immigrated to Calgary when he was very young and his next 20 years included busy living and the arrival of Tayla.

Eventually everyone slowly moved out west to Qualicum Beach where all stayed and he met the love of his life Edie.

He loved commercial fishing, music, Grai’s and his dad’s muscle cars, kites, movies, animals and food.

In 1996 John was diagnosed with multiple brain tumours and told to get his affairs in order. He defied his specialists time limits, but treatment he had to take took a toll on his body and created limitations that he lived with for the next 30 years.

He leaves his daughter Tayla (Troy), brother Grai (Wanetta), mom (Celia) and many others who loved him. He was pre-deceased by his dad John.

Our family loves what Tayla wrote about her dad below. None of us could agree more.

“I only really remember my dad after he was diagnosed with stage 4 brain cancer and given not long to live. Almost 30 years later a part of me kinda just thought he was magic and I could keep him forever.

Turns out I can’t keep him but his magic will always be a part of me. His memory wasn’t the greatest but he left me with so many beautiful ones.

These are just a few of my favourites that I will always be grateful for.

Thank you for the sticker trips up town, flying the stunt kites, feeding birds and making sandcastles, for doing all the “girlie” things with me but still teaching me about cars, sports and solar systems.

Thank you for your kindness, gentle heart, patience, love for animals and music, for reading the extra bedtime story and tickling my back until your arm went numb.

Thank you for always keeping things fun, playing, drawing, being silly, and creative

Thank you for the endless laughs, jokes, and card games, for the late night movies and blasting good music so the whole neighbourhood could hear.

Thank you for always having my back, believing in me, and for being my biggest fan. For teaching me the value of positive thinking and showing me unconditional love always.

These last few years you often mentioned you wish you could have been and done more for me, but you were everything I needed and more in a dad, there was never a day that went by that I didn’t feel your love. I am so lucky the universe chose you for me.

I love you more then infinitely always.”.