Fred died peacefully on January 20, 2021, with his wife, Louise, by his side along with his two daughters. Fred was born in Bristol, England, on April 3rd, 1923, where he lived with his twin sister Margaret, sisters Florence (Topsy) and Valerie, and brothers Ron and David.
He enrolled in the Royal Navy at the start of WW2, and spent 6 years on board Atlantic Convoys and Russian Convoys, Murmansk , and the Far East.
After being demobilized, he joined British Airways and lived in Horley, England, with his wife Margaret and their three children Peter (Miles), Nicholas (Miles) and Sara (Miles Thomas).
His career, as an Advertising Executive, with British Airways brought him to Canada in the early 60's. With the growth of air travel, Fred's talents were in high demand, which led to him being recruited by Air Canada where
he worked in Montreal until his retirement in 1985. He subsequently joined the Board of the Montreal Institute for Learning in Retirement at McGill University as President.
During his time at Air Canada, Fred met his second wife Louise, and welcomed her two daughters, Ingrid (Dilschneider) and Gigi (Morse), whom he later adopted. Fred and Louise moved to Kelowna, BC, when Louise retired in 1992.
Fred became President of the Okanagan Symphony Orchestra where he was 'instrumental' in establishing a solid foundation, leading to the success of what the Symphony is today.
He also founded the Okanagan Institute for Learning in Retirement (now known as the Society for Learning and Retirement), a peer learning group which now has over 500 members.
Fred's passions were his 6 grand children (Kristofer (Thomas), Keiran (Miles), Keriana (Miles), Ryan (Morse), Spencer (Morse), and Braden (Morse)) golf, philosophy, books, travel, and good conversation with friends.
Fred's family would like to thank the team at Brandt's Creek Mews for their exceptional care and compassion.
A much loved Fred, will be “celebrated in a manner to which he had become accustomed!” at a date yet to be
determined.
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