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Lloyd Evans Obituary
EVANS, Lloyd Wilmot June 29, 1924 March 26, 2011 We are saddened to announce that our husband, father and grandfather has passed away peacefully in the presence of his family in Victoria on Saturday, March 26th, after a brief illness. Lloyd is survived by his loving wife of 55 years, Isla, and his sons Brian (Victoria), and Glyn, his wife Mary (Whitevale, Ontario), and grandchildren Britta, Erik, Isabella, Charlotte and Rowena. Also survived by his sister Barbara Lister (Harrogate, England) and brother Russell (London, England), and many nieces and nephews across Canada, the UK and the US. Lloyd was born in Birmingham, England and saw action as an officer in the Durham Light Infantry in the Second World War. Wounded in the Italian campaign, Lloyd suffered the loss of an eye which ended a promising career in architecture. After meeting Isla he emigrated to Canada where they married. During his early years in Canada he embraced a life in agriculture and country living. In 1962 he returned to his original career in architecture, becoming a member of the Ontario Public Service and working with the Ministry of Health where he became the Supervisor for Accommodation and Maintenance, and then retired after 25 years service. Moving to Victoria in 1987, Lloyd enjoyed both an active retirement and many world travels, as well as his passion for watercolour painting. He had been an involved community member in Sunderland, Ontario, and in Victoria as a volunteer for Meals on Wheels for 12 years, and also a member of both the Royal United Services Institute and the Cricket Pavilion Club at Beacon Hill Park. We would like to thank Dr. Steven Goodchild, the staff at Central Care Home, and the nurses and doctors of Royal Jubilee Hospital for their loving care and compassion. As requested by Lloyd, there is to be a cremation and no service. The family will be hosting a series of remembrance events in Victoria, Ontario and England later in the year. Donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Society of Canada. 621624
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John Stonehouse
March 24, 2019
Time moves on but the memories stay on. We hope this anniversary is uplifting in its remembrance of things past. Tonia & John
John Stonehouse
April 21, 2011
April 21
We are so sorry for your loss, Isla, Brian, Glyn and families.
We met Isla and Lloyd in China (2002?) and immediately found that John had a connection with both of them: he was also (briefly) in the DLI for National Service and was from West Hartlepool like Isla's ancestors.
Lloyd introduced John to the local Manchester Breakfast Club, and both of us (J and Tonia) spent time with Isla and Lloyd.
Lloyd told us about his interesting life but we know he only scratched the surface. Now he has moved on, but his memory will stay with us.
Thank you Isla for taking care of him so diligently and so pro-actively; it was a long struggle for you. You are in our thoughts as you adjust to the rest of your life.
Love and best wishes from Tonia Rushall and John Stonehouse.
Catherine Turk
April 17, 2011
I have had the pleasure of working for Mr. Evans, (as I called him), for the past five years as his gardener and landscaper. I have to say that I have never met anyone like him. He was a true gentleman, very honest, humble, patient, generous, and fun to be around! His spirit will remain this way. I am very grateful to have known such a person with these traits, as I try to emulate them. I wish I knew more people like Isla and Lloyd Evans! Thank you for being such good friends to Marty and myself. Love Catherine.
Glyn Evans
April 15, 2011
My father was one of the most wonderful and best of men. I am sure I shall never again meet his equal.
He was charming, social, and most importantly a happy man. He always stood out in a crowd everywhere he went with his wonderful voice, his bold black eye patch, his good looks, and his great sense of humour.
I idolized him, perhaps more than I should have. But to me he was simply the best. He had been so many things, a soldier, a farmer, a boss at an office, and then later on a talented painter. But I think it was his true love for life that we all adored so much about him. He reminded us that every day is a gift as it had been for him after the war following his near brush with death.
I'll never know why but he didn’t seem to worry like the rest of us about anything like what other people thought of him. He didn’t envy others and rarely showed frustration. He got on with the business of being himself and enjoying the world around him, no matter where that was. The famous quote “stay calm and carry on” seemed to be written for him. Although I'm sure my brother would agree that he would have preferred the Rudyard Kipling line “If you can keep your head when all around you are losing theirs then you will be a man my son.” It was this, and so many other things, that he was able to show me by example how to be both a man and gentleman.
I will remember so many great things about my Dad - like the times when he read bedtime stories and did so with such incredible emotion and drama - It was as if Sir Alec Guinness was in the room reading. The campfires on the driveway. The overnight trips to Toronto. The Saturday morning tennis games before barn chores. I loved how he would bring us coffee in the morning even though it was only 4:45 a.m. hoping someone would get up with him.
If I could have five more minutes, I would tell him more…
I loved how all my friends thought you were so much fun. I loved your little notes, poems and drawings you would leave us in the morning. I loved how you made food and drink taste better simply because you seemed to be enjoyed it so much more than anyone else.
Thanks for marrying mom. Thank you for showing me your good camera when I was 12 helping me develop my great love for photography and my career. I’m so glad you got to know my daughters.
I feel so lucky to have had so much time with you over the past 50 years. So much of the best of me is because of who you were.
Dad, I won't spend a single day for the rest of my life without missing you.
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Anne-Marie Marchi
April 13, 2011
I'll miss you Mr. Evans xo Memories of our walks and talks to the Government House all summer long...sitting by your favourite tree and admiring its splendour and beauty. I shall have many toasts to you. Rest with peace and content now Mr. Evans and enjoy your libations without having to find them :)
Luv forever,
Anne-Marie
April 13, 2011
I'll miss you Mr. Evans xo Memories of our walks and talks to the Government House all summer long...sitting by your favourite tree and admiring its splendour and beauty. I shall have many toasts to you. Rest with peace and content now Mr. Evans and enjoy your libations without having to find them :)
Luv forever,
Anne-Marie xo
April 13, 2011
Even though we have been provinces away from each other over the last few years we did get to spend a few days together in Victoria in recent years. Since Em was born after Uncle Lloyd and Aunt Isla moved west she didn't get to know him until later in life but his inquiring mind and interest in life ment that she got to know him and love him as much as I did.
We will always treasure those memories and reflect on a gentlemen who lived life to the fullest.
Our love and sympathy to Aunt Isla, Brian and Glyn and families
Karen and Em, Ron Caddigan and Uncle Clair
Russell Wilmot Evans
April 13, 2011
My brother Lloyd was always a very friendly and fair-minded man.
A war-time story illustrates this:
‘C’ Company of 1/DLI was ordered to attack a German defensive position during the Italian Campaign in 1944. Lloyd’s platoon was to lead the dawn attack.
I was not involved in this action but had accompanied Lloyd for much of the way the night before. On the following day I went forward to find out whether the attack had been successful.
On my way there I met the Regimental stretcher bearers (the Red Cross) who told me that earlier in the morning they had brought my brother down and “thought that he would live”.
He had been the first to make contact with the enemy, when he was wounded by a grenade thrown by a German soldier who had also fired at him. Lloyd had returned the fire. Both wounded men were later picked up by the stretcher-bearers and laid side by side in a nearby hut, waiting to be taken back to the Regimental aid post.
Lloyd’s very first action on arriving in the hut had been to shake hands with the enemy soldier. That simple gesture says it all, and explains why Lloyd was loved not only by his immediate family but by all who really knew him.
Jean Newman
April 7, 2011
How could one forget the unforgettable? How could we forget the special times, the treasured experiences? Lloyd and Isla were our particular bonus when our daughter married their son, the first pages of an unique memory bank spanning nearly twenty years. Lloyd and Isla were the ideal travelling companions, whether touring from their timeshares in England and Spain, hotels in Malta and Tunisia, or from neighbouring cabins on The Insignia.
Traveling by car from Madrid to Malaga we passed carts loaded with grapes at the harvest time, walked in La Mancha under the windmills of Don Quijote and visited the home of Federico Garcia Lorca, near Granada. We can all laugh at my unintentionally comic act as I kept sliding off “my” camel on the Sahara just at nightfall in Tunisia. Isla managed much better while our less venturesome husbands rode in a cart.
At a seaside restaurant in the south of Spain we ate paella as we looked out over the Atlantic, and munched on nightly cheese and crackers (with wine, of course) as we cruised the Pacific fjords or wherever we happened to be.
The word “compatible” could well be written in capital letters to describe the relationship among the four of us. So it is that our joyous collective memories will go hand in hand with our sense of loss as we say good-bye to Lloyd, ever the gentleman, indeed, ever the English gentleman. It was fun being in his company.
April 6, 2011
Remembering a special Uncle Lloyd who always showed interest in our lives and who was a part of so many wonderful memories at the farm.
Sending our love to Aunt Isla, Brian, Glyn and families.
Jane, Russ and family
April 5, 2011
Deeply saddened by your loss. Our hearts and prayers are with you, the families, at your time of grief and loss.
Love always, the Thornton Family
Judy-Lyn Griffin
April 4, 2011
I will always have special memories of Uncle Lloyd going back to my first visit to the Sunderland farm where he greeted us so warmly and as a perfect gentleman. Sending special thoughts and care to Aunt Isla, Brian and Glyn and families. Love Judy-Lyn, Duane and family
April 3, 2011
Grandpa was so amazing, and even though we were so many provenices away he was always very close to my heart. He will forever be in my memories. I love you.
Love, Rowena Victoria Newman Evans
Isabella Evans
April 3, 2011
Im so glad we got to see Grandpa with a Patch at Christmas time. It was very special and he will always be in my heart forever. Sending the upmost love to Grandma. I will love you both forever.xoxo Isabella
April 3, 2011
Grandpa with the Patch, was a wonderful, fun and loving person. I will never forget him. I will love him forever.
Love, Charlotte Evans
Liz Imboden
April 3, 2011
Isla, Brian, Glyn and Families
We were so sorry to hear of your loss. We shared a lot of good memories over the years. Our thoughts are with you all at this time.
Love, Liz Imboden and Family
Steve & Deb Ray
April 3, 2011
Isla, Brian, Glyn & families,
We were so sorry to read of Lloyd's passing. Our thoughts are with you at this time.
Barry & Lois Dutton
April 3, 2011
Our Uncle Lloyd was a true gentleman, and we have so many happy memories. Love, Barry and Lois
Barry & Lois Dutton
April 3, 2011
Our Uncle Lloyd was a true gentleman and we have so many happy memories. Love, Barry and Lois
Barry & Lois Dutton
April 3, 2011
Our Uncle Lloyd was a true gentleman and we have many happy memories. Love, Barry and Lois
April 3, 2011
Aunt Isla, Brian, Glyn and families,
We have been thinking of you all constantly this past week. I am so glad that in the past year I had a couple nice visits w. Uncle Lloyd in your beautiful home. He was a good uncle to us all. Love, Leona
April 2, 2011
Aunt Isla, Brian, and Glyn
We loved Uncle Lloyd and will treasure the memories of him as our charming, hospitable uncle. Our thoughts are much with you all. Love Glen and Elayne
Marg and Les Trotman
March 31, 2011
Our thoughts and prayers are with you all during this time.
With loving memories from the Trotman family
LLoyd Evans
March 31, 2011
Sharon Moss
March 30, 2011
Isla, Brian and family:
Sorry to hear about your loss - my thoughts and prayers are with you.
patrick walker
March 30, 2011
We will miss the best neighbor we ever had. Always enjoyed the passing of vegtables over the fence and the good chats. Love Pat and Sonya Walker from Arizona
Lee Moss
March 30, 2011
I will miss you, Uncle Lloyd. Love Lee
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