John Joseph Vanden

VANDEN, John Joseph Bamfield's John Vanden passed away on December 24th at the age of 95, predeceased by his sisters Gabrielle (Doug) and Cecile (Geoff) and niece Linda. Uncle Johnnie will be sadly missed by his nephews Marc (Judith), Garry (Judy), and nieces Abby (Stefan), Nancy (James), and Amy and many great and great, great nephews. John was born in Victoria on April 6th, 1915, but lived the majority of his life in Bamfield, moving back to Victoria at the age of 88. John was a commercial fisherman on the West Coast of Vancouver Island until 1975. He was an avid gardener and purveyor of his own pragmatic wisdom. He will be missed as our source of all things Bamfield. Johnnie was a font of knowledge for history, gardening tips, the weather and coastal life. He was immortalized in the song Bamfield's John Vanden" by the Bills in a West Coast sea shanty penned by his great nephew, Chris Frye. A celebration of his life will take place in Bamfield next summer. 613871