Allan Burnett Obituary
It is with heartfelt sadness that the family of Allan Wilson Burnett announce his peaceful passing on April 24th, 2022 at 87 years.He leaves behind his loving and dedicated wife Eleanor of 63 years. Left behind to Cherish his memory are daughters Carol Kennell (Cliff), Pauline Piller (Murray), five grandchildren, Tyler Piller (Amy), Kayla MacMaster (Nathan), Jessica McMillan (Bryce), Keenan Piller, Cory Kennell and two great grandbabies Matthew McMillan and Wyatt Piller.Al was predeceased by his parents Bill, Nora and younger brother Bryan.Al was born in Flin Flon, Manitoba on November 16,1934. His family moved to Burnaby where he grew up. Al always loved the outdoors and left school at the age of 15 for a job in the Chilcotin at The Gang Ranch doing what he loved, being a cowboy. After a few years he returned to the lower mainland and had jobs with the Municipality of Burnaby, BC Packers as an engineer, and CN Railway.Al married Eleanor on September, 5, 1959. They lived in Burnaby and soon built a kit house in Surrey, where both daughters were born. The family moved to Kamloops in 1967, bought their home in 1968, their forever home of 49 years. He worked several jobs before deciding to be his own boss and in 1972 purchased his first B61 Mack. First of three. He ran a very successful business for the next 25 years. In semi-retirement, he drove and operated machinery for others.In retirement, Al and Eleanor spent much time traveling the countryside in their motor home, fishing, sightseeing and taking family and friends on vacations. When not travelling, you would often see Al and friends, in the AM, at a local coffee shop. He was always happiest when together with his family, especially in his later years. He liked nothing more, than to listen and watch them chatting about their lives and always with a camera in his hand making sure lots of photos were taken. It was truly a blessing to see the love in his eyes and his smile when presented with his two great-grandsons in the spring of 2021.Al will be forever in our hearts and memories as a wonderful husband, loving father, grandfather, great-grandfather, uncle, cousin and faithful friend.We would like to invite family and friends to his celebration of life, at the Kamloops Curling Club, on May 14, 2022 at 11:00 am.Any donations can be sent to the BC Children's Hospital, for our future generation's health.
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Published by Kamloops This Week from May 3 to Jun. 2, 2022.
