Gordon Hilton Nebisuk

Gordon Nebisuk, born March 29, 1933, in Weyburn, SK, left us quietly on September 23, 2026.

Predeceased by his parents, Rosa and Stefan Nebisuk, Gord is survived by his many friends, who will celebrate his life at a time to be determined.

Gord’s early years were spent on the Prairies. His Dad worked for CP, and as a young boy, Gord remembered being in the roundhouse, watching CP train engines rotate on the platform. He was fascinated.

From there, Gord moved to East Vancouver, where the neighbours had an open door policy. Whenever they cooked too much, they shared, and his love of food was born. The tradition was you’d bring your own chair when you went to visit so everyone had a seat.

Gord had so many stories. From the time he was 13, he was earning his own money. He delivered telegrams for CP as far away as Burnaby, where some of the roads weren’t even paved yet. He rode his bike for miles and, if he was lucky, they gave him a cold Coke for his trouble.

In 1955, a friend talked Gord into applying to the Vancouver Police. And before he knew it, he was walking a beat in Chinatown. Gord knew every street in Vancouver. He could tell you where all the good restaurants and all the bad actors were, back when Vancouver was still a small town. Gord served from 1955 to 1987, ending his career with the Vancouver Police Department as a detective.

Gord loved the sea. In 1961, he was part of the historic first group of Canadian reserves to successfully pass the rugged training requirements and qualify as specialist Clearance Divers at the RCN Diving School. He travelled down the West Coast as far as San Diego, with stops in San Francisco, to service vessels. His apartment was filled with mementos of his time at sea.

Gord’s friends would like to thank the nursing staff at St. Michael’s Hospice and Burnaby Hospital, and also Dr. Clement Fung, for the kindness and respect he showed Gordon in his final days.