Robert Michael Wadeson

Passed away on January 16th,

2018 in his home in White Rock.

His heart stopped suddenly,

early in the morning, after

bravely living with pancreatic

cancer over the past year. Born

in Blackpool, England to mother

Hilda and father Eric, Robert was

the second eldest in a family of

five siblings. He immigrated to

Montreal, Canada in 1974 where

he met his wife of 42 years, Kathy Szajnfeld. The couple

spent their unique lives traveling and working around

the world, and raising a family together, daughter Alix

and son Michael. They settled and eventually retired in

White Rock, a place they grew to love and call home. A

counsellor with a PhD in psychology from the University

of Toronto, Robert lived his life of 68 years boldly, always

with a sense of humour and passion for adventure. He

loved the sea, wide-open spaces, strong coffee, good

whiskey, the music of his youth, the television show

Friends, and English Premier League Football and taking

walks anywhere with his family. An avid reader, he would

often be found on the couch absorbed in books from the

local library or doing the Sunday crossword. He will be

greatly missed by his family as well as numerous friends

at home and around the world. Robert was dearly loved,

admired and cherished by those who had the good

fortune of knowing him.