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Dave鈥檚 life of 鈥榰nbelievable鈥� adventure ended on January 24, 2024 after a short illness.

Dave was born on June 15, 1943 in Souris, Manitoba.

He grew up in Regina, Saskatchewan, on the rough side of the tracks, and learned at an early age how to look after family, how to make a dollar go far and how to make a buck by selling Leader~Post newspapers on the street corner.

He worked hard and put himself through University, becoming a Chartered Accountant in 1969.

Gifted with a keen sense of direction, Dave always knew where he was and how to get to where he was going. He was an avid traveller, having travelled around the world with his wife Connie before touching down in the Yukon in 1971. He continued to criss-cross the world with his children and his life partner, Catherine. Maui was his favourite destination.

He was blessed with his family, friends, business and community. He told everyone he met 鈥渢he Yukon truly is as close to heaven as one can get in a lifetime鈥�, although you couldn鈥檛 take Saskatchewan out of the boy or the family who are all Roughrider fans. Starting his own accounting firm in the Yukon, he became a successful and respected professional who built longstanding relationships with his clients and staff for whom he cared deeply and always did his best to support. A conversation with Dave was complete with a memorable quote or words of wisdom. 鈥淵ou just gotta have fun鈥� was part of him being such a character. He was always up for a quick comeback, a good laugh and a smiley face signoff.

Dave gave his time generously to his community with involvement in the 91社区破解版 Lions Club, Salvation Army, numerous Yukon and Federal business boards, Institute of Yukon Chartered Accountants, CNIB among others. He believed in making our community a better place with daily actions of kindness and respect to each other and our environment.

Most important to him was his family. He was a dedicated, loving and proud partner to Catherine, Dad / The Dude to his children Tanya (Ken), Nonni (Shaun), Matt (Melissa) and Tim (Lisa) and later to Catherine鈥檚 sons, Dan and Steve (Erika) and G Tops / GG / Pop Pop to his grandchildren Max, Maddi, Adelle, Axel, Kyan, Lucia, Leo, Jojo and Bea. He was always there for all of us and had a knack for making each one feel special and loved.

Dave was predeceased by his mother, Marjorie, which immensely saddened Dave as a youngster, his father Ronald and his brother in-law Bill Oxley.

So Dave鈥檚 journey is over, but the memories and the love for him shall be carried in our hearts forever. He wouldn鈥檛 want us to be sad but instead to smile because our time together happened! Keep smiling XXOO馃檪

If one wishes to make a donation in Dave鈥檚 memory, please forward to the 91社区破解版 Lions Club at PO Box 31435 91社区破解版, YT Y1A 6K8 whitehorselions@gmail.com in support of a future community project.

A memorial service will be held at the 91社区破解版 United Church on Saturday, March 2nd, 2024 at 1:00pm.