Born in 1934 and raised in Millview, PEI, the son of George and Jennie (Lea) Jenkins, Gordon lived most of his life in Halifax before moving to Middleton in 2012. After graduating from Mount Allison University in 1955, he served in the Royal Canadian Air Force as a flying officer (navigator), then as the town engineer of Summerside, PEI.
He moved to Halifax to raise his family and pursue a career in civil engineering, most notably spending more than 30 years with Parks Canada. A man of ever-deepening faith, his retirement years were spent in dedicated and contemplative study of the Word of God. A beloved husband, father, and grandfather, Gordon will be remembered as both a scholar of incredible intellect and as one able to talk to anyone and make them feel at ease.
He was predeceased by his wife of 52 years, Elaine (Llewellyn). He leaves his wife of seven years, Emilie (White); his children, Anne (Chris) Sangster, Joy Jenkins, Paul (Liz Lourenco) Jenkins, and Melanie (Darren) Fisher; his stepchildren, Catherine Mallia, Patricia Mallia, and Michael (Shauna) Mallia; his grandchildren, Lily (Thomas Saunders) Sangster, Jane Sangster, Sebastian Fisher, Imogen Fisher, and Benjamin Jenkins; his brothers, Wendell (Jean), Fred (Evelyn), and Lloyd (Marie), and many nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be held Sunday, November 3, from 2 pm - 4 pm at JA Snow Funeral Home (339 Lacewood Drive). Funeral and interment to be held the following day, 2 pm at Free Church of Scotland, (Birch Hill), Mt Albion (Trans Canada Highway) PEI, C0A 1Z0, with a reception to follow at Cherry Valley Community Centre, Cherry Valley, PEI.
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