Thomas Alvin ("Al") Mcmillan

Thomas Alvin (Al) McMillan, aged 97 years, died on Monday, March 17, 2014. Al was born on August 21, 1926 at Mather, Manitoba and attended Howard School. His love of music was demonstrated at an early age when he played violin in Mather Sunday School Orchestra. Al moved to Fort William, Ontario in the 1930’s and married Dorothy Wyatt in 1939. During the war years, he worked at Canada Car and N.R. Wilson Motors. He owned and operated gas stations, and later, McMillan’s Tire Centre on Syndicate Avenue in Fort William. Following the death of his wife, Dorothy, Al married Elizabeth Leckie in 1968 and moved to Toronto, working as a salesman for James Morton Company. Later, he moved to Vancouver, becoming the proprietor of an industrial tool business, ELMac Pacific Distributors. Throughout his life, Al was active in Shriners, establishing the Lakehead Motor Patrol in Thunder Bay. Later, he enjoyed being a musician in the Gizeh Temple Oriental Band in Vancouver. Al was privileged to be a Life Member of both the Masons and the Shriners. Al is survived by his daughter Maureen Hansen; son-in-law Tor; brother Bryon; sister-in-law Olga, and many nieces and nephews and their families across Canada. The family would like to thank the staff at the Residence at Morgan Heights in Surrey, BC and particularly, his special caregiver, Patty Jubenvill, for their attentive support. A Visitation for Al will be held on Friday, March 21, 2014 at 10:00 am, followed by a Funeral Service at 11:00 am at Victory Memorial Park Funeral Centre, 14831- 28- Ave, Surrey, BC. As expressions of sympathy, donations in Al’s memory to Shriners Hospitals for Children or the Alzheimer Society would be appreciated.

Arrangements under the direction of Victory Memorial Park Funeral Centre, Surrey, BC.