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Poot, David Arthur (1961-2002)
(Created page with ""Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituaries: 2002 Jun 21 p. 24 Birth date: 1961 Mar 14 text of obituary: <center><h3>DAVID ARTHUR POOT</h3></center> ames Robert Froese passed a...") |
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| − | + | av id 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 bom Mar, 14, |
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| − | + | 196 1 to Roelof an d |
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| − | + | Shi rl ey Poot in New- |
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| − | + | marke t, Ont. He atte nd- |
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| − | + | ed Briercrest High |
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| − | + | School and Bible Col- |
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| − | + | lege in Caron port, |
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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 inter- |
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| − | + | ests included his church |
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| − | + | family, his sons' hockey, |
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| − | + | and camping and fish- |
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| − | + | ing as a family, He had a |
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| − | + | great sense of humour |
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| − | + | even during his year- |
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| − | + | 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 siste rs. |
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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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Revision as of 16:45, 16 May 2022
"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.
