LEAKE, Douglas: of West Bench Drive, and of Sun Village Retirement Center, passed away at Moog House on December 13, 2014. His ship reached the far shore and docked very peacefully. He is survived by his wife Clara, two sisters, Doris Brooke and Joan Potter, and his sons and their families, Colin and Heather Leake,, and Kelvin and Jan Leake, four grandchildren, Sarah, Megan, Amber, and Cassandra, and two great-grandchildren Emma and Gwendolyn. Doug was born October 9,1924, near Alesbury, Saskatchewan. His family moved to Oliver, B.C. in 1937. Doug joined the Navy in August 1944 and was assigned to the frigate HMCS Matane, crossing the Atlantic supporting many merchant ships. He was a long standing member of the Canadian Legion. Doug was a scout master, and played the drums in many dance bands throughout his life. He enjoyed his long employment with the Federal Department of Agriculture, retiring to care for his first wife Lois Eileen who was faced with a diagnosis of cancer. Doug will be interred in the Oliver Cemetary in the spring. The service to be held in April. He is sorely missed.
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