It is with great sadness that we announce Terry’s passing at 73 years of age. He was pre-deceased by his mother, Alice May McHardy, and his father, John Terras McHardy. He is survived by his loving wife, Callie; brother, Bob (Margaret); daughter, Heather (Michael); son, Alex and grandchildren Maddison and Morgan.
As a young man, Terry was a member of the Seaforth Highlanders Pipe Band. An extremely accomplished piper, while the band was on tour in the U.K., Terry was chosen to play a solo for H.R.H. Queen Elizabeth.
He originally joined his father in running the Scottish Shop in Vancouver, then took over the shop for several years after his father retired. He then changed course and, like his father before him, joined the Vancouver Police Department, where he served as a police officer for 26 years before retiring in 2000.
Terry lived in the Lower Mainland for most of his life, then he and Callie moved to the Okanagan for a number of years after his retirement before moving back and settling in Abbotsford. .
From an early age, Terry was an avid drag racer and continued racing into his 70's. He combined his love of racing with his policing career in a community relations capacity by bringing his dragster to numerous community events as a policing participant.
Terry was also an avid racquetball player. He had a gregarious and engaging personality, a great sense of humour accompanied by a ready smile, and he was an excellent raconteur.
Terry and Callie took great enjoyment in entertaining friends and family at their home, with their dogs at hand, and where he enjoyed a good cigar and a dram of whisky. He will be sorely missed by all, including his police, drag-racing and racquetball buddies.
There will be no service.
A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, April 14, 2018, from 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm, at Quality Inn Conference Centre, 36035 North Parallel Road, 2nd Floor, Abbotsford, BC. Tributes begin at 1:30 pm. Snacks, tea & coffee and No Host (cash) bar.
Please email or phone Callie (Terry's wife) if you will be attending in order for her to plan for food and beverages. Callie McHardy at: [email protected]
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