JOHN LUCIEN LINDENBACH

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JOHN LUCIEN LINDENBACH July 27, 1947 (Regina, SK) - July 1, 2015 (Calgary, AB) With peace and happiness from a life well-lived, we share sad news of the passing of John Lindenbach in his back yard on a beautiful summer afternoon. John was an extraordinary figure in many peoples' lives. An unconditionally kind, caring and genuine man who led by example, he would never think to describe himself with words used by those who knew him: a special person, a role model, a great guy. John was the first son of Ed and Helene Lindenbach, and sibling of Barbara, Jamie, and Patrick. He lived in Winnipeg from age eight to mid-twenties, where he met and married his wife Nicole Dubuc. Together they raised a daughter Jorin and two sons, Brady and Edan. His nearly 35-year career in various downstream leadership positions with Gulf Oil and Petro-Canada took them to Calgary, Winnipeg, Toronto, and finally back to Calgary in 1980. John loved the outdoors and open spaces of the West, sharing many memorable days of camping, hiking, skiing, fishing and hunting with his family and friends. He would refer to himself as "an old prairie sodbuster", having spent many summers growing up on the family farm in Saskatchewan, one of his favourite places. After his beloved wife and family, most special to John were his grandchildren, Zoë, Myles, Brett, Max and Cohen. Many discoveries were made together on long walks through Fish Creek Park with John and his dogs, Packer and then Dude. Important treasures were built and painted in his workshop, then after lunch and a nap, many afternoons were spent tending the vegetable garden. To his grandkids, Papa John was larger than life. A selfless man who wanted nothing more than for those he cared for to work hard, enjoy life, and to do good unto others, John is dearly missed. A celebration of his life will be held 2:00 p.m., Friday, July 10, 2015 at McInnis and Holloway, 14441 Bannister Rd., S.E., Calgary, AB. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to The Rotary Club of Calgary, where John was a passionate volunteer with the Stay in School program. Donations may be made by cheque payable to The Rotary Club of Calgary 300, 105 - 12 Avenue SE, Calgary, AB T2G 1A1 (in the memo line note Stay In School program), or credit card by calling the office at 403-398-9969. Condolences can be sent to johnlindenbachfamily@outlook.com

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Jul 07, 2015