Craig Stewart Fraser

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Craig Fraser; beloved

husband, father, and friend. He passed away peacefully on June 2, 2025, at the

age of 78, in the comfort of his home in Parksville, B.C., on Vancouver Island, in

the loving company of his wife Brenda and daughter Jessica.

Craig was born in Calgary on February 2, 1947, where he spent the majority of

his years until he and Brenda moved to Vancouver Island in November of 2020 to

be closer to Jessica and enjoy a warmer climate.

After earning 2 Education degrees from the University of Calgary, Craig started

his career as a dedicated Junior High and High School teacher with the Calgary

Board of Education. He went on to be a guidance counselor from 1974 until his

retirement in June of 2006. He took pride in his work and was admired and

respected by his fellow teachers and students.

His Scottish ancestry captivated Craig, and he cherished all the books, stories,

and information that he could find about the Highland Frasers of Lovat. He and

his family travelled to Scotland twice, and once attended a Fraser Clan

Gathering, which was immensely meaningful to him. Craig himself was an

enthusiastic and talented storyteller and writer. He delighted in creating whimsical, fantastic, and

mythical tales featuring his close and extended family.

Craig is predeceased by his mother, Jean Lillian (Strang) Fraser, his father, Dr.

William Ronald Fraser, his younger sister Margaret Fraser, and his nephew Jim

(Jamie) Cartwright.

Craig will be missed by his sister Ann (Harvey) Mickenberg, his niece Shannon

(Lorne) Popowich, his nephews, Craig Cartwright (Lori) (son Jesse and daughter

Hayley), Steve (Kate) Cartwright (daughters Kennedy and Claire). They all

lovingly referred to him as “Uncle”. He will be missed by (Margaret’s children) his

niece, Celia (Chris) Brogan, his great niece Ophelia, and great nephew

Finnegan, his nephew Liam (Deb) Brownrigg, and his niece Margaret Jenkins.

Craig always loved his Uncle Donald and Ruth Matheson and their children (from

Vancouver).

We mustn’t forget one of his greatest loves – the cabin at Gull Lake! He

cherished every moment spent there, building, fixing, relaxing, and creating

lifelong memories and friendships with the Horners and Moriartys. He loved

having his family and friends there with him.

His beloved wife of 51 years, Brenda, and his cherished daughter Jessica will

miss him terribly. They hold him dear with so much love and fondness, and with

gratitude for the wisdom he imparted, his integrity, the honour he carried in his

heart, and his unwavering love.

The following quote by Raymond Chandler resonated with Craig’s family in his

final days:

“Down these mean streets a man must go who is not himself mean, who is

neither tarnished nor afraid. He is the hero; he is everything. He must be a

complete man and a common man and yet an unusual man. He must be, to use

a rather weathered phrase, a man of honor—by instinct, by inevitability, without

thought of it, and certainly without saying it. He must be the best man in his world

and a good enough man for any world.

“He will take no man’s money dishonestly and no man’s insolence without a due

and dispassionate revenge. He is a lonely man and his pride is that you will treat

him as a proud man or be very sorry you ever saw him.

“The story is this man’s adventure in search of a hidden truth, and it would be no

adventure if it did not happen to a man fit for adventure. If there were enough like

him, the world would be a very safe place to live in, without becoming too dull to

be worth living in.”