Mr. Thomas Durham Doyle

Thomas Durham Doyle, age 83 years died

peacefully at home in West Vancouver on April 23,

2020. Tom was born on April 7, 1937 in Kirkland Lake

Ontario to John Doyle of Blantyre Scotland and Evelyn

Doyle (nee Pearson) of New Silksworth, County

Durham, England. Tom spent his childhood and youth

in Hamilton, Ontario alongside his older sister Myrt

and three younger brothers, John, Brian and Ted.

One of Tom’s proudest achievements was being

an alumni of the University of New Brunswick

where he played football and graduated in 1960

with a degree in mechanical engineering. Following

graduation, Tom moved west to Calgary where he

raised a family and started his lifelong career in the

Canadian petroleum sector working on a variety of

resource development challenges within Canada

and beyond. Following retirement, an award was

endowed in his name to the Faculty of Engineering

by his final employer, Trans Mountain Pipeline

Company.

In his early years, Tom loved hiking and skiing in the

mountains west of Calgary and became an avid

sailor of BC’s west coast long before settling in

Vancouver in 1985. A lifelong fan of Jaguar motor

cars, Tom spent his retirement putting his handy

mechanical and electrical skills to use in restoring

classic Jags while volunteering for the local Jag

club and attending rallies and shows.

Tom will be greatly missed and fondly

remembered by his loving wife Wanda, children

Douglas Doyle and Kindrey (Mark) Kaufmann,

grandchildren Annie, Kyle and Olivia Kaufmann,

beloved brother Brian Doyle of Dundas, Ontario as

well as numerous nieces, nephews and other

relatives and friends.

A private memorial will be held at a later date.

If friends so desire, donations may be made to the

Canadian Cancer Society.