Alan Charles Bunt

Predeceased by his wife Sylvia, his parents Harold and Jennie, older brothers Doug, John, twins Glen and Katherine, younger brother Lloyd and his beloved dog, Zak.

Survived by his son Brad (Kristi), daughter Shauna, granddaughters Emilie, Katie (Will) and Jenni (Jesse) and great-grandchildren Grayson, Charlie, and Alex. Al was a loving uncle to Delanne, Darren, Gordon, Joanne, and Daphne and a proud gruncle to Keaton and Kyler.

Al grew up in Coldwater and Orillia Ontario, playing hockey and tagging along with his older brothers Doug and John, who Al idolized. Once old enough, Al joined the military and became a rifleman in the Queen’s Own Rifles where he participated in training missions around the world. In 1957 he was selected to participate in a highly classified mission called Operation Plumbbob, which was the detonation of atomic bombs in the Nevada desert. Of the 40 Canadian members sent down to Nevada to participate in the testing, Al was the last survivor. Global National aired a documentary about dad’s service in 2008, called Time Bombs.

After Al discharged from the service he moved to Thompson Manitoba, but while spending time in Winnipeg, met his future wife, Sylvia. They married in 1963, and son Brad was born in February of 1965. They remained in Thompson until May of 1965, when they moved to BC.

After a brief stint in Ashcroft, BC the young family moved to Port Alberni where Al began working as a millwright at the Pulp & Paper Mill.

A few years after arriving in Port Alberni, daughter Shauna was born.

Al loved to hunt and for over 40 years spent Septembers annually at the ranch on Pink Mountain in northern BC, a place he deeply loved. He enjoyed fishing down the canal, watching sports and quad rides with his buddies. Al coached his kids in lacrosse, hockey, and softball when they were young, instilling a lifelong passion for sports in both of his children.

After a lengthy career at the Pulp Mill and taking early retirement at 55, Al and Sylvia were able to spend many winters in Phoenix and their summers at their cabin at Horne Lake.

Al loved a cold beer, his dog Zak, and a good BS session, and was well known for being an EPIC storyteller.

The family would like to thank Port Alberni Home and Community Care for the care they provided for Al and especially for Kerri, who always treated dad with such care and respect, and made his final months as comfortable as possible.

A special thank you to Ron and Sandy, Gary, Pete, and the staff at ReBalanceMD for their unwavering support over the past year and a half. All of you went above and beyond in some way, to see that Al was happy and well cared for.

A celebration of Al’s life will be held on Saturday, March 8, 2025, from 1pm-4pm at the Somass Legion in Port Alberni.