With great sadness in our hearts we announce the passing of Jim Lewis on September 2, 2020. He had been seriously ill for the past two months and had recently been in Peace Arch Hospital ICU. Our grateful thanks to all the doctors, nurses and all who cared so well for Jim during his struggles with his health. Thanks also, to all of the first responders who fought so hard to save Jim’s life on two different occasions. We are grateful for the extra time this allowed us to have as a family.
Jim was born in Sarnia, Ontario on December 30th 1961. The family moved to London, Ontario and then to Ottawa. In 1970 we moved west to British Columbia where our family settled and found home. Jim excelled at Sehmiahmoo High School, and later he attended BCIT where he studied non-destructive testing and quality assurance and completed his program at an accelerated pace, going on to build a lifelong career in that field.
Jim had many friends and is survived by his children Christopher and Jillian, by his mother Mary, by his brother Steve and his niece Kaela. Jim is warmly remembered for his sense of humour, love for life and his family, and for the many beautiful songs he sang us.
Celebrations of his life will be held at a date TBD due to the restrictions of COVID-19.