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Poot, David Arthur (1961-2002)
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| − | + | David Arthur Poot of |
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| − | + | Armstrong, B,C, passed |
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| − | + | away Mar. 18 of cancer. |
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| − | + | He was born Mar, 14, |
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| − | + | 1961 to Roelof and |
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| − | + | Shirley Poot in New-market, Ont. He attended Briercrest High |
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| − | + | School and Bible College in Caronport, |
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| − | + | Sask., where his mother |
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| − | + | worked. He married |
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| − | + | Francene Thiessen in |
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| − | + | 1986 in Armstrong. |
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| − | + | They later moved to |
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| − | + | Vanderhoof, B.C, |
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| − | + | where he worked in the |
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| − | + | sawmill. In September |
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| − | + | 2001, they moved back |
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| − | + | to Armstrong. His interests included his church |
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| − | + | family, his sons' hockey, |
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| − | + | and camping and fishing as a family, He had a |
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| − | + | great sense of humour |
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| − | + | even during his year-and-a-half battle with |
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| − | + | cancer. He is mourned |
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| − | + | by Fran; children |
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| − | + | Nathan, Cheriene, |
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| − | + | Chantelle and Brenden; |
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| − | + | his parents; 1 brother |
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| − | + | and 3 sisters. |
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| − | weeks travelling to |
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| − | places like Florida, en- |
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| − | joying time off f rom |
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| − | f arm work, Over th e |
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| − | pa st 5 years esp eciall y, |
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| − | the fa mil y g re w cl ose r |
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| − | to eac h other and to |
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| − | God as he encouraged |
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| − | them to depend on |
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| − | God. He loved his com - |
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| − | munity, invested time in |
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| − | people and spent many |
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| − | hours drinking coffee |
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| − | with friends and going |
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| − | on various camping |
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| − | and business trips. He |
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| − | was involved in the Ten- |
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| − | der Fruit Marketing |
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| − | Board, was a member |
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| − | of the St. David's Pro- |
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| − | duce Board of Directors, |
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| − | was a president of the |
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| − | Niagara Minor Hockey |
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| − | Association and was an |
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| − | active member of |
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| − | Orchard Park Bible |
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| − | Church, The past few |
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| − | years he coached minor |
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| − | hockey, His faith in the |
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| − | Lord carried him |
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| − | through both joyous |
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| − | and challenging times, |
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| − | including 2 hailstorms, |
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| − | 2 barn fires and the ful- |
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| − | fillment of his dream to |
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| − | create Willow Lake Ven- |
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| − | tures, to grow ice wine |
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| − | grapes. He is mourned |
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| − | by Monica; children Jes- |
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| − | sica, Ben and Nicole; |
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| − | and his parents . The fu- |
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| − | neral was Mar. 8 in Or- |
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| − | chard Park Bible |
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| − | Church, Niagara-on- |
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| − | the-Lake, with Ray Rus- |
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| − | sell ministering. |
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Latest revision as of 16:47, 16 May 2022
"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituaries: 2002 Jun 21 p. 24
Birth date: 1961 Mar 14
text of obituary:
DAVID ARTHUR POOT
David Arthur Poot of Armstrong, B,C, passed away Mar. 18 of cancer. He was born Mar, 14, 1961 to Roelof and Shirley Poot in New-market, Ont. He attended Briercrest High School and Bible College in Caronport, Sask., where his mother worked. He married Francene Thiessen in 1986 in Armstrong. They later moved to Vanderhoof, B.C, where he worked in the sawmill. In September 2001, they moved back to Armstrong. His interests included his church family, his sons' hockey, and camping and fishing as a family, He had a great sense of humour even during his year-and-a-half battle with cancer. He is mourned by Fran; children Nathan, Cheriene, Chantelle and Brenden; his parents; 1 brother and 3 sisters.
