Poot, David Arthur (1961-2002): Difference between revisions

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"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituaries: 2002 Jun 21 p. 24

Birth date: 1961 Mar 14

text of obituary:

DAVID ARTHUR POOT

av id Arthur Poot of Armstrong, B,C, passed away Mar. 18 of cancer. He was bom Mar, 14, 196 1 to Roelof an d Shi rl ey Poot in New- marke t, Ont. He atte nd- ed Briercrest High School and Bible Col- lege in Caron port, 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 inter- ests included his church family, his sons' hockey, and camping and fish- ing 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 siste rs.

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 <center><h3>DAVID ARTHUR POOT</h3></center>
-ames Robert Froese
+av id Arthur Poot of
-passed away Mar. 5 in
+Armstrong, B,C, passed
-an auto accident in Nia-
+away Mar. 18 of cancer.
-gara -on-the-Lake, Ont.
+He was bom Mar, 14,
-He was born May 22,
+1 to Roelof an d
-to Jacob and Tina
+Shi rl ey Poot in New-
-Froese in Niagara-on-
+marke t, Ont. He atte nd-
-the-Lake . He enjoyed
+ed Briercrest High
-fishing in the creek, rid-
+School and Bible Col-
-ing horses and building
+lege in Caron port,
-forts. At 9, he accepted
+Sask., where his mother
-Christ at a Leighton
+worked . He married
-Ford crusade, In grade
+Francene Thiessen in
-, he was baptized at
+in Armstrong.
-Niagara Fellowship
+They later moved to
-Chapel. He was chair of
+Vanderhoof, B.c',
-the sports club and was
+where he worked in the
-on the wrestling,
+sawmill. In September
-lacrosse and football
+, they moved back
-teams at school and
+to Armstrong. His inter-
-played junior B hockey.
+ests included his church
-After high school, he
+family, his sons' hockey,
-joined his father and
+and camping and fish-
-brother Dave in farm-
+ing as a family, He had a
-ing, He married Monica
+great sense of humour
-Goerz in October 1976.
+even during his year-
-The family spent many
+and-a-half battle with
-weeks travelling to
+cancer. He is mourned
-places like Florida, en-
+by Fran; children
-joying time off f rom
+Nathan, Cheriene,
-f arm work, Over th e
+Chantelle and Brenden;
-pa st 5 years esp eciall y,
+his parents; 1 brother
-the fa mil y g re w cl ose r
+and 3 siste rs.
-to eac h other and to
-God as he encouraged
-them to depend on
-God. He loved his com -
-munity, invested time in
-people and spent many
-hours drinking coffee
-with friends and going
-on various camping
-and business trips. He
-was involved in the Ten-
-der Fruit Marketing
-Board, was a member
-of the St. David's Pro-
-duce Board of Directors,
-was a president of the
-Niagara Minor Hockey
-Association and was an
-active member of
-Orchard Park Bible
-Church, The past few
-years he coached minor
-hockey, His faith in the
-Lord carried him
-through both joyous
-and challenging times,
-including 2 hailstorms,
-barn fires and the ful-
-fillment of his dream to
-create Willow Lake Ven-
-tures, to grow ice wine
-grapes. He is mourned
-by Monica; children Jes-
-sica, Ben and Nicole;
-and his parents . The fu-
-neral was Mar. 8 in Or-
-chard Park Bible
-Church, Niagara-on-
-the-Lake, with Ray Rus-
-sell ministering.
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