With nice unhappiness, our household declares the passing of our darling Samuel Keith Kirkham on Tuesday night at 8:30 P.M. Not lengthy earlier than his dying, God positioned a rainbow within the St. Catharines sky to provide us consolation and pleasure. Mourning his loss are his beloved spouse, Eileen McAuliffe, his youngsters, Andrew and his fiancée Kathleen Cowie, Mary-Elizabeth and her husband Steve Laverdiere, Keith’s two sisters, Vicki Brunskill (the late Kent Brunskill) and Heather, and his brother, Dan his spouse Fran.
Keith was born on December 18, 1951 to Samuel and Helen Kirkham in Yorkton, Saskatchewan and lived on the household seed farm in Saltcoats. Keith grew to become {an electrical} engineer working within the paper mill business working in Kenora, Ontario, Ottawa, British Columbia, Lagos, Nigeria and Montreal and Toronto. In 1984, Keith travelled to Switzerland to get his MBA. It was there that he met his good mates Stuart McKenzie and Christine who led Keith to his spouse Eileen in 1985. We have been married shortly after assembly and Andrew Samuel and Mary-Elizabeth joined the household in 1987 and 1988. We lived in Kenora for 13 years earlier than transferring to Southern Ontario in 2003.
Keith had many pursuits and hobbies. Keith found mid-life that he was an artist, first engaged on lovely stained glass, later transferring on to carving and at last woodburning. His creations have been gorgeous, his otters and his bearded dragon have been superb. He dabbled in distant management airplanes and mannequin trains. He had an affection for journey movies and meals opinions on youtube and he lived for his house movies with Felix on Tuesdays and Friday. He cherished music and something attention-grabbing. He was good and he learn incessantly till this previous 12 months.
Most fantastic about Keith was his present of humour. He cherished to make individuals snort and his wit was lightening fast. In case you knew Keith, you laughed. He knew no boundaries for humour and he cherished to stun you with terribly corny puns. He was really a grasp.
He cherished fiercely and unconditionally and ceaselessly. He cherished his mom and father and was so pleased with his sister Vicki and his brother-in-law Kent and was so grateful for lengthy chats together with his sister Heather. He cherished his brother Dan and his sister-in-law Fran they usually shared a deep love of music. His mates have been longterm and real. He was quiet and deep. His love for his spouse and his youngsters was plain for all to see. Nothing made him extra proud than his household. He won’t ever be missed as a result of he’ll all the time burn deeply in our hearts and we are going to snort heartily at each remembered foolish joke. Relaxation now my darling.
To affix us for Keith’s Mass, please go to www.starofthesea.ca Clickmore on the prime of the web page. Click on the hyperlink tab (2nd tab) and that can take you to Star of the Sea’s You Tube channel and it is possible for you to to view the Funeral Mass.
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