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George Adamson passed away peacefully on Saturday March 26, 2011.

George was born near Carmen, Manitoba on Dec. 19, 1915. His early years were spent on the farms in the area. During WW2 he was in the Air Force and was an airplane mechanic. His service was rewarded by an opportunity to go to university and he graduated relatively late in life as an electrical engineer.

With his wife Jessie and only daughter Debbie, he moved to BC where he worked for BC Hydro as a distribution engineer until his retirement.

George loved to play the violin and spent many happy hours practicing and playing for various amateur orchestras on the North Shore.

George enjoyed many years with his son-in-law, Sal Demare and doted on his grandchildren, Dan and Cara, now grown. He was excited to welcome Sheila, Dan’s wife to our family and couldn’t stop smiling when he learned there was a great grandchild on the way.

George was a man of great energy, very good health and optimistic disposition. George looked after Jessie for a number of years, without complaint, while she struggled with dementia and predeceased him in 2007. He used these same qualities as he battled pancreatic cancer in the last year of his life and surprised the health professionals and family alike with his ability to rebound and enjoy life. He outlived the initial prognosis by two times.

Our family did much research trying to understand pancreatic cancer, the prognosis and the treatments. It is one of the cancers that needs much more research into a cure but also into treatments that are effective and can provide additional “quality of life” time for people. We encourage you to donate to the Betty Ergas fund, in George’s name, to enable progress in this area to occur.