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BORN
1941
DIED
2023
Kent Woodruff Obituary
Kent's family announces his death at the Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Hospice.
He was predeceased by his parents, sister Karen (Ted Metzing), brother-in-law Terry and his son Blair.
He is loving remembered by his wife Lynne, sons Glenn (Karen) and Jeremy, (Karen) grandchildren Annie, Daniel, Mack, Zachary, Bradey, Ashton and Colby.
Kent spent his early life in Sudbury, before school took him first to Ottawa University for Commerce and then to London's Western University for law.
Kent and Lynne married in 1964. By this time Kent had finished school, Blair, Glenn and Jeremy completed the family.
Kent's passion for the the outdoors, drew him west to BC. He arrived in Kamloops in 1973 with his family where he remained for the rest of his life.
He was involved with the Kamloops Fly Fishers, Ducks Unlimited, Wild Sheep Foundation and was part of a proud group who organized the first World Fly Fishers Championship held in the Kamloops area.
When the boys were young there were many fun trips to Hawaii and Mexico, hiking the Napali Coast and touring the Interior of Mexico. Later Kent and Lynne explored the world, meeting countless interesting people, enjoying amazing food and taking breathtaking hikes.
He was an insatiable reader with a keen interest in stories of the wilds of BC as well as its pioneering characters. Kent knew almost every mountain in the province and could name them from photos.
At age fifty Kent went back to school to become a chartered arbitrator and mediator. He was actively working until his death. He served as landlord tenancy arbitrator, a mediator for crop adjustments and countless commercial disputes. A true character of this community and will be deeply missed.
We invite all friends and acquaintances of Blair and/or Kent to our home on April 15th for an afternoon visit.
We look forward to seeing you.
1441 Mt. Dufferin Drive,
Kamloops from 1:00-4:00pm
He was predeceased by his parents, sister Karen (Ted Metzing), brother-in-law Terry and his son Blair.
He is loving remembered by his wife Lynne, sons Glenn (Karen) and Jeremy, (Karen) grandchildren Annie, Daniel, Mack, Zachary, Bradey, Ashton and Colby.
Kent spent his early life in Sudbury, before school took him first to Ottawa University for Commerce and then to London's Western University for law.
Kent and Lynne married in 1964. By this time Kent had finished school, Blair, Glenn and Jeremy completed the family.
Kent's passion for the the outdoors, drew him west to BC. He arrived in Kamloops in 1973 with his family where he remained for the rest of his life.
He was involved with the Kamloops Fly Fishers, Ducks Unlimited, Wild Sheep Foundation and was part of a proud group who organized the first World Fly Fishers Championship held in the Kamloops area.
When the boys were young there were many fun trips to Hawaii and Mexico, hiking the Napali Coast and touring the Interior of Mexico. Later Kent and Lynne explored the world, meeting countless interesting people, enjoying amazing food and taking breathtaking hikes.
He was an insatiable reader with a keen interest in stories of the wilds of BC as well as its pioneering characters. Kent knew almost every mountain in the province and could name them from photos.
At age fifty Kent went back to school to become a chartered arbitrator and mediator. He was actively working until his death. He served as landlord tenancy arbitrator, a mediator for crop adjustments and countless commercial disputes. A true character of this community and will be deeply missed.
We invite all friends and acquaintances of Blair and/or Kent to our home on April 15th for an afternoon visit.
We look forward to seeing you.
1441 Mt. Dufferin Drive,
Kamloops from 1:00-4:00pm
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Published by Kamloops This Week on Apr. 4, 2023.
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for Kent Woodruff
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Casey VanDongen
April 7, 2023
Kent was knowledgeable, professional and fair as commercial and tenancy arbitrator. I was fortunate to have experienced him in both those roles on a fair number of occasions. So I got to know his quick wit, sense of humor and always positive outlook to a point that we considered each other friends. Rest In Peace, Kent
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