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DONALD EDWIN PALEN
Date of Passing: Sep 01, 2002
Send Flowers to the Family Offer Condolences or MemoryDONALD EDWIN PALEN It is with great sadness that we announce that most suddenly and unexpectedly, on Sunday, September 1, 2002, Donald Edwin Palen passed away at the Health Sciences Centre at the age of 34 years. Donald was a loving and cherished father, son, brother and friend. He leaves to mourn his only son Devon; his parents, William and Pearl; sisters, Trina (Alan), Tammy and Linda (Sid) nephews, Randy, Ryan, Wesley and Jason; nieces, Dianna and Alesha; along with many other various aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. "We all miss you, Donald" A viewing will be held on Thursday, September 5 at 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Klassen Funeral Chapel, 1897 Henderson Hwy. All are welcome to come. A graveside service will be held on Saturday, September 7 at 11:00 a.m. at Milbrook Cemetery, off Dugald Road. Following the service there will be a light lunch at Dugald Curling Rink. Donations may be made in Donalds name to Mental Health Foundation, 432 Ellice, Winnipeg, MB, R3B 2Y5. Im Free Dont grieve for me, for now Im free Im following the path God laid for me I took His hand when I heard Him call I turned my back and left it all. I could not stay another day To laugh and love, to work, or play, Tasks left undone must stay that way I found that place at the close of day. If my parting has left a void Then fill it with remembered joy. A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss, Ah yes, these things, I too will miss. Be not burdened with times of sorrow, I wish you the sunshine of tomorrow. My lifes been full, I savored much Good friends, good times, a loved ones touch. Perhaps my time seemed all too brief, Dont lengthen it now with undue grief. Lift up your hearts and share with me God wanted me now, He set me free. Arrangements entrusted to Klassen Funeral Chapel, 338-0331.
As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Sep 04, 2002
Condolences & Memories (1 entries)
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He was a good man. He loved me, and cared about me probably more than anything in the entire world. Sometimes people make mistakes, and as children we don't understand. Then we become adults, things become complex, and complicated, and we realize that making a choice isn't easy. Holding grudges towards someone for being human, however, is. It's easier to judge the way someone walks in their own shoes, than to put them on and try walking in them yourself. It's easier to try to forget than to try and forgive. Easier to hate, than it is to love. As someone who forgives you and loves you very much, I should know. Thank you for leaving behind the poems, 'Footsteps', and 'Don't Quit', as a 'message of preserverance and hope, in the face of adversity, and evidence of the similarities between us, in our values and beliefs, that link us together, as father and son. I pray that God has brought you back to him now, your son, Devon. 'stick to the fight when you're hardest hit - it's when things seem worst, you must not quit.' -Edgar A. Guest - Posted by: Devon H. W. Edwin Palen (Son) on: Jan 08, 2026