ARNOLD VICTOR (TOM) MARK

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ARNOLD VICTOR (TOM) MARK It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our dear husband, father, grandfather, uncle and friend Tom (A.V.) Mark on Tuesday, October 31, 2006, at the age of 82 years. Left to cherish his memory is his wife of 56 years of marriage Audrey; children and grandchildren, Dawn (Larry, Christa, Tom) DeBlaere, Dean (Jane, Danny, Dale) Mark, Dana (Ernie, Christian) Hansch, D. Susie (Jerome, Alaina) Posthumus, David (Sherrie, Marissa, Matthew, Mallory) Mark, Dianna Mark (Lochlann Meston), numerous nieces and nephews, and his faithful four-legged friend Sammy. Tom was predeceased by his father John Mark in 1927, his mother Hattie Mark Mundy in 1992, and his brothers Earl and George. Born in Sutherland, SK on April 19, 1924, the family moved to Moose Jaw in 1927 where he attended Central High School and enjoyed playing all sorts of sports, especially Baseball and Hockey. He joined C.P. Rail in 1941 as a machinist apprentice, until 1943 when he enlisted in the R.C.N.V.R. Tom served on several ships in the Royal Navy until 1944, when he transferred to the HMCS Loch Achanalt where he served until the end of the war. When Tom returned to C.P. Rail he held various positions in Moose Jaw, Wynyard, Estevan, Winnipeg, Thunder Bay and Montreal. Tom retired as Director of Locomotive Maintenance in 1984 with 44 years of service. He then spent seven years in Bangladesh with the Canadian International Development Association improving their railway, after which he returned to Winnipeg to be with his family. Tom's funeral service will be held on Monday, November 6 at 2:00 p.m. in the Meadowood United Church, 1111 Dakota St. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Tom's memory to the Canadian Diabetes Association. Tom's arrangements have been entrusted to the Family Owned Funeral Chapel of: WOJCIK'S ALL BELIEFS FAITHS FUNERAL CHAPEL CREMATORIUM 897 - 4665

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Nov 04, 2006