SUTHERLAND, George Ross With sadness we announce the passing of our beloved Ross Sutherland on August 10, 2014. Born on Dec. 24, 1927 in Moose Jaw, SK, Ross spent his early years in Saskatchewan and Trail, BC with his parents, Kenneth Dwayne and Isabel Dunbar (Brownell) Sutherland and siblings, James Sinclair, Ruth Matilda and Kenneth Francis. He moved to Vancouver as a teenager where he attended Kitsilano High and worked as "Flash Delivery" for a local pharmacy. Ross left school to join the Royal Canadian Navy in 1945, serving aboard HMCS Crescent and HMCS Ontario before his honourable discharge in 1949. Ross held a number of jobs after the Navy. While working as a psychiatric nurse at Riverview Hospital, Ross met the love of his life, Agnes Jean Stene, on a blind date arranged by his cousin. Ross married Jean on Sept. 3, 1955 in Burnaby, BC and, on her urging, enrolled at the University of British Columbia. Following two years of undergraduate Arts, Ross entered UBC Law School. After graduating in 1959, Ross articled with White, Shore, Davis in Vancouver, then moved to Kelowna to begin his own firm of Wilkinson, Sutherland and Phelps. Ross carried on a very successful litigation practice in Kelowna, and Ross and Jean welcomed their first two children there, Sharon Belle and Daniel Ross. On June 27, 1967, Ross took up an appointment as a Provincial Court Judge and moved to Tsawwassen, where he and Jean lived the rest of their lives. Their third child, Laura Jean, joined the family there. Ross served as a judge until 1997. As well, he acted as Chairman of the Motor Carrier Commission from 1975-86, and Chairman of the Motor Carrier Appeal Board from 1994-96. In his later years, Ross worked closely with his son as a director of Great Canadian Gaming. Ross was a dedicated family man who was passionately involved in all of his children's and grandchildren's lives, and gave of himself generously to countless relatives, friends and colleagues. He will be remembered for his humour, his kindness and his mischievous grin. Ross is predeceased by his parents, siblings and wife. He leaves his children and their spouses Sharon (Mark), Danny (Madeleine) and Laura (Mike); his grandchildren Rowan, Darsey, Troy, Cailean, Carly, Kelsey and Amy; and many wonderful relatives and close friends. A celebration of Ross's life will be held at Tsawwassen United Church (693 53 Street, Delta) at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 16, 2014. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Ross and Jean's memory to Irene Thomas Hospice.