JAMES AUBREY (AUB) HOLMES

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JAMES AUBREY (AUB) HOLMES James Aubrey (Aub) Holmes died peacefully on April 18, 2002 at Peace Arch Hospital, White Rock, BC. A service to celebrate his life was held at The Church of the Holy Trinity in White Rock, on April 23, attended by family and close friends. Donations in Aubreys name can be made to the Arthritis Society or the Heart and Stroke Foundation of BC. Aubrey was born December 1, 1913 in Lake Saskatoon, AB, the youngest of five children of Jessie and Robert Holmes. Following graduation from St. Johns College School in Winnipeg, he attended the University of Manitoba where he met and married Margaret Youla Clark. Achieving a bachelors degree in History and Physical Education, he spent most of his working years as a teacher in these fields, briefly at St. Johns College, then in Fort William. For 17 years he was the Director of Athletics, coached football and hockey, oversaw the development of the cadet corps and pipe band, and taught history at St. Andrews College in Aurora, ON. Aubrey and Youla returned to western Canada in 1965. He taught in the public system in British Columbia and then worked with the Department of Indian Affairs in Edmonton before moving to Vancouver Island. Aubrey and Youla lived in retirement in BC. Aubrey was predeceased by wife Youla. In 1997 Aubrey married Mary MacDonald. He will be sadly missed by wife Mary of White Rock; daughter Carol Sollenius of Tsawwassen; and son Bob Holmes of Calgary, AB; and their families and many other relatives and friends. While some people had the privilege of calling him husband, dad, brother, cousin, uncle, grandpa, teacher and coach - everyone who knew Aubrey recognized him as a "true gentleman". Arrangements in care of Victory Memorial Park Funeral Centre, 14831 28th Ave., Surrey, BC. Phone (604) 536-6522.

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on May 04, 2002