We are sad to announce the passing of our amazing father, grandpa, uncle, and loving husband, Chuck Grills, of Victoria, British Columbia. Dad died peacefully while in Royal Jubilee Hospital on May 3, 2023 at the age of 74 with his wife, son, and sister-in-law by his bedside.
Chuck was born in St. John’s, Newfoundland and moved to Ontario as a young child. With our grandfather being in the Canadian Armed Forces, my father’s family ended up settling in Victoria where he met the love of his life in 1970 at the age of 21. Dad worked 35 years for the Federal Government, first with the Institute of Ocean Sciences, then at William Head Institution where he retired in 2004 at the young age of 55.
Grandpa as he is now known as will be extremely missed by his loving and dedicated wife of nearly 53 years, Mary Elizabeth, son Sean Charles (Kiran), daughter Tanya Marie (Mike), five grandchildren, Alex, Seanna, Aianna, Venay, and Athena. Uncle Chuck will also be dearly missed by his many loving nieces and nephews, sisters Maureen and Kathy and sisters-in-law Charlene and Brenda.
Chuck loved the simple and fun things in life such as camping, golfing, vacations to warm destinations, but most of all he enjoyed watching his children and then grandchildren grow up. He loved watching them play their sports and loved playing card and dice games with them (mostly cribbage). Dad’s biggest passion in life was listening to his music collection and going to many rock concerts. Dad also loved watching hockey and baseball and attended numerous Canucks games each season. Forever a diehard Leafs, Canucks, and Jays fan!!
Chuck is predeceased by his father Charles Stewart (1973), mother Patricia Agnes (1996), brother Frank (2007), sister Sandy (2007), and in-laws Doreen (2015) and Ralph Cooper (2022).
Our family wants to thank the many doctors, nurses, and staff at both VGH and RJH in ICU for their care of Dad during his short 2-week stay before passing away.
There will be a private celebration of life for family at a future date.
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