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Earl Claxton Obituary
CLAXTON, Dr. Earl Sr. (YELKATTE) May 12, 1931 June 16, 2011 It is with great sadness that Dr. Earl Claxton, Sr. lost his long, hard battle with Multiple Myeloma. He died peacefully at the Jubilee Hospice, along side his life long partner and mother of his children, Joanne. Dad (Grampa) will be sadly missed by Joanne, his four children, Earl Jr., Chief Allan Claxton (Wendy), Calvin (Darleen) and Rebecca Clifford (Raymond), 8 grandchildren, Israyelle, Vanessa, Robert, Jennifer, Jonah, Rachelle, Micah, Laura and their loving partners, 4 great-grandchildren Andrew, Kaylan, Somaya and Emery, brother, Louis (Adelynne), sisters, Janet Johnston and Belinda, many nieces and nephews, and many friends. Predeceased by his grandparents YELKATTE, Mary Lewis, Lucy and Louie Pelkey, his parents John and Elsie, his sister Molly Underwood, brothers Ray, James and Clyde, grandson Andrew Amos. Earl was a jack of all trades; carpenter, boat builder, he built campers, did electrical work and plumbing. Earl will always be remembered for his commitment to the preservation of the SENCOTEN language. He was a fluent speaker of the SENCOTEN language and carried on the work of late Dave Elliott Sr., with writing the language. He was a curriculum developer/researcher for the SENCOTEN language and for the Lummi First Nation. He worked along side of John Elliott, Tom Sampson and Eric Pelkey among many for the preservation of the language. Earl was honoured with an Honourary Doctorate of Laws at the University of Victoria on Nov. 14, 2006, for his work with the language. Earl's celebration of life will take place on Monday, June 20, 2011 at the Saanich Fairgrounds at 7:00 pm. The funeral service will take place on Tuesday, June 21, 2011 at 9:00 am at the Fairgrounds. Burial at Tsawout Cemetery. The family wishes to thank the Community nurses, Hospice at Saanich Peninsula, Victoria Hospice (Richmond Pavillion). Dr.'s at the Cancer Clinic and Dr. Stanwood. 629464
Memories and Condolences
for Earl Claxton
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Garry and Helen Foster
August 13, 2011
Dr. Claxton left an immeasurably valuable legacy for generations to come through his work to revive SENCOTEN. We feel honoured to have met with him on numerous occasions through our work and our thoughts are with his family. His passing is a great loss to the community but, through his inspiration, may many more rise up to carry on his good work.
Linda Ross
June 22, 2011
My deepest condolences to the family of Dr. Earl Claxton. His passing is a great loss but he certainly had a life well lived and has left a lasting legacy.
Jacob Derksen
June 21, 2011
I just learned of Dr. Claxton's passing in today's Times-Colonist and wanted to extend my condolences.
Rick Finney
June 20, 2011
Hi Al,so very sorry to hear about your fathers passing.I have many fond memories of us hunting with your dad and going to his house to warm up after duck hunting,take care ,your friend.Rick
Fern Perkins
June 19, 2011
It was a great honour to learn from some of Dr. Claxton's family members during Tribal school visits. They give credit to his character and purpose in this life. I remember well my favourite bag of school clothes passed on to me by the Pelkey family. I wore those clothes in high school and felt more confident about going to school in the 1960s. You and yours have been a blessing to my family since many years ago. May you all be comforted in your loss and may we all look forward to spending eternity together, to learn to know each other better.
June 18, 2011
We are blessed with your many gifts.
Lea van Stolk
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