Mr. Alexander Joseph Belen Gotay

Age 30, of West Vancouver, BC, died in

Vancouver on December 28, 2016. He is

survived by his parents, Mark and Carolyn,

and sister, Marı´a, all of West Vancouver; his

grandmother, Joan E. Jones, of Las Vegas,

NV; his aunt and uncle, Pam Cook and Paul

Gietzel of San Rafael, CA; his cousin, Kevin

Gietzel of Rosedale, CA, and his devoted cat,

Stella. Alex was born in Annapolis, MD and

spent most of his life in Kailua, HI, where he

graduated from Mid-Pacific Academy. He

was an accomplished classical trumpeter,

performing at the Kennedy Center

(Washington, DC), the Banff Centre (Banff,

AB), the Transylvania Symphonic Orchestra

(Brevard, NC), Le Domaine Forget (QC) and

on U.S. national public radio. He studied at

the Peabody Conservatory of John Hopkins

University (Baltimore, MD) and was a

member of the Hawai’i Youth Symphony. Alex

was a world traveler, having visited five

continents before the age of 20. He was also

certified as a scuba diver and sailor and was

an avid snowboarder. He worked in sales but

was preparing for a new career as a personal

trainer at the time of his death. He is missed

by heartbroken friends around the world. A

Celebration of Life will be held later this year.