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Richard Paul LAVERY

1952 - 2020

Richard Paul LAVERY obituary, 1952-2020, St. Catharines, ON

BORN

1952

DIED

2020

Richard LAVERY Obituary

August 2, 1952 - October 25, 2020 'A life well lived.' It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our father, Rick Lavery on Sunday, October 25, 2020 after a yearlong courageous battle with cancer. He passed away peacefully at home in Ridgeway surrounded by family. Dad was known by many as 'Mr. Outstanding' - Outstanding was a word he used often to explain how he was feeling. He felt by using that word he could inspire others to believe they were outstanding too. Dad's two biggest passions in life were travelling and running. He found joy in taking our family on vacations to run marathons around the world. He inspired us to get into running and it became quite the family affair. We will continue to run every mile for him. His love for travelling brought him to Air Canada where he worked for 47 years. Over the last couple months his colleagues have given him and our family an overwhelming amount of support. He will be greatly missed by all of them at Toronto Pearson Airport. Dad was a devoted husband, father and friend. He will be remembered by others for his calm demeanor, his positive outlook and his quick wit. He is survived by his beloved wife of 47 years, Sheila; cherished children, Jeff (Neiko), Brianne (Shane) and Lauren (Chris); and his beautiful grandchildren, Ellie and Mya. He will be missed by his sister, Patti and brother, Brian (Marjorie). He was predeceased by his parents, John Paul and Lucille (Couture) and his brother-in-law, Joe (Rocha). Dad will be fondly remembered by many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. We would like to send our sincere thanks to Dr. Scher and his nurse, Dyanne for the amazing in-home care he received. There will not be a service as those were dad's wishes. In lieu of flowers, our family suggests a small donation to dad's favourite charity, the Terry Fox Foundation in his name. Other ways to honour him include parking in the farthest parking spot; going out for a run, walk or hike; or spending quality time with family and friends and making a toast to him. That is what dad would wish.

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Published by St. Catharines Standard on Oct. 31, 2020.

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Alba Watts

November 4, 2020

My condolences to the family. It was always a pleasure working with Rick. He will be missed.

mary bajic

November 2, 2020

RICK was grand human being;smile when he met you;helpfull always!!!

Michelle Fairfield (Romanica)

November 2, 2020

Heartfelt condolences to your family who have had to say goodbye way too soon.
Rick, you were a giant amongst us, with your gentle calm demeanor, your kindness, your sharp sense of humour, and your genuine interest in and caring for those around you. I never knew you once to lose your temper, your smile or your positive outlook on life. You really did embrace it with deep appreciation. I admired your ability to balance your work and personal life so well, making me smile at your shift trade book with everything scheduled. It was very apparent family meant everything to you. You were a highly esteemed colleague who will live on in the example of an outstanding life you have shown us! RIP dear Rick.

Jen Williams

November 2, 2020

The Air Canada family was lucky to have Rick as a coworker and friend and will be greatly missed. My deepest condolences go out to the entire Lavery family and his dear friends.

Agi Abert

November 2, 2020

Thank you for being a friend, strong, steady and wise. And thanks for the laughs! I will miss you forever. Keep dancing.

Monica Stinchcombe

November 1, 2020

My deepest condolences to Rick’s entire family. He was the kind of person everybody wanted to be around; I think we all may have secretly hoped his integrity, ability, energy, positivity and determination might rub off on us somehow (I know I did). A good man through and through...so so sorry...

Loretta

November 1, 2020

Rick was nothing shy of Mr Outstanding! His calm demeanour and his humbleness lives on. May he Rest In Peace. My sincerest condolences to the Lavery family.
Loretta Pasqualini

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Laura Meneguzzi

November 1, 2020

My deepest condolences to the Lavery family. Outstanding is only one of the many words to describe such an incredible person. He was kind, patient, knowledgeable, storyteller with a great sense of humour, only to name a few. He will be missed by so many. It was a pleasure to know him and to work with him.

Abir Jnaid

November 1, 2020

Dear Rick, you will be forever in our mind the Outstanding Super Man that spread us With positive energy.every day seeing you at work learned how to be simply a Human but always with a smile .
My deepest condolences to the Lavery Family and our Big AC our loss is big.
RIP Rick

Denise

November 1, 2020

It was such an honour to be his nurses in the chemo room. Our condolences and we will miss him “Marathon-ing” with his IV pole up and down the chemo halls! ❤

Brian

October 31, 2020

I didn't know that my brother and I shared the same trait of parking as far away from a store as possible. It must be a Lavery trait. Always remembered his brotherly advice and kindness. He was my OUTSTANDING brother.
Brian

Terry Ann Bradley

October 31, 2020

My deepest condolences to the Lavery family. My memories of Rick are his fast pace walk that would always stop to say hello and have a few words, or a more in-depth conversation about many different topics he was a very interesting man, but always endIng the conversation with a laugh. A huge loss of a great man.

Joanne Mcgrath

October 31, 2020

Rick .. so thankful to know you..to work with you.. to be your friend.. our chats ,,, your inspiration ....your sense of humour .. mine being worse.. I know you are leading us all.. we are better for having you in our lives... Sheila ... family... my heartfelt love and hugs to you all... xxoo

Suzanne Brisson

October 31, 2020

My sincere condolences to the Lavery family. Such a loving tribute to Rick. I always loved hearing from my Mom (his Auntie Loraine) about his love of running and the family adventures that brought him all over the world.
RIP Cousin Rick
XX Suzie

Val Connery

October 31, 2020

A beloved colleague who will be remembered as a kind and lovely man. Deepest condolences to his family!

Mariann & Henry Rego

October 31, 2020

We will miss your sharp analytical mind, your quick wit and your always upbeat demeanour! You will be forever Outstanding to us.
Our condolences to Sheila and your family.

Nancy Leliveld

October 31, 2020

Such an honour to work with Rick Sincere Condolences to the Lavery Family❤

Richard Salazar

October 31, 2020

We were very fortunate to have had such a great man work with us at AC. Our Air Canada family will miss Rick very much.

From the other Richard

maria senyk

October 31, 2020

rick was a very kind soul.my condolences to his family.he will be greatly missed by those who worked with him.

Kevin Priestman

October 31, 2020

Going to miss you Uncle Rick around the camp fires

Christel leach (retired AC agent)

October 31, 2020

So a sweet , calm gentleman with a lovely smile, he will be missed.

Melanie Jichuk

October 31, 2020

Will miss you dearly Mr. Outstanding!

June Dias

October 31, 2020

In loving memory of a wonderful person. We will love you and miss you always. Rick was a true Gentleman. His joy of life was contagious. His Smile would light up a room. RIP Rick
When its my turn please, keep the back door open for me in heaven.

Ed Bonello

October 31, 2020

Just a beautiful tribute to an OUTSTANDING human. So blessed to have had the honour to call him friend. He was and amazing man but he was also blessed to have an amazing wife and kids. His legacy will continue in you all. God bless Rick. He’ll be missed.

Lucy Atkinson

October 31, 2020

Sending my heartfelt condolences to the LAVERY clan and extended family and friends. Rick was the epitome of class and positivity. As colleagues at T1, we took on all kinds of challenges and Rick handled every scenario with professionalism, integrity and finisse all the while throwing in his witty sense of incredible humour. A rare gem and one of a distinct kind. May his memories live on Forever in all who knew him. God Bless his precious soul— he will be greatly missed

Nikki Priestman

October 31, 2020

We loved our Uncle Rick ❤
We will always remember his incredibly contagious positivity and his unbelievable way he had with people. No matter what you had to say to him he would always show you great attention to which you felt and knew he cared strongly about what you were saying and no matter what he always knew what to say to you. Outstanding was most definitely what he was but we think inspiring would be even more suited to our Uncle Rick.
We will never forget what a wonderful story teller he was, no matter what he was telling you, you were automatically compelled to believe him. Some nights we would listen to his ghost stories which we loved the most and even as adults he would scare us out of our wits!
Oh Uncle Rick we love you so much and are so happy we had time to hear one last story and give you one last hug this summer. The memories of you will never fade.
Whenever we get together and are laughing and having fun we will invite you to join us because I know that you are here still with us all. Only you know Uncle Rick that in our moments of silence we individually find ways to communicate our feelings of your passing to you, so strong is our will to reach out to you one more time just to say we won't forget and thank you for being our Uncle Rick.

Tracey Groszeibl

October 31, 2020

Such a tragic loss of such a beloved family man. My deepest condolences to the Lavery family, to all those grieving. Rest In Peace Rick.

Satya Singh

October 31, 2020

My condolences to Rick’s family and friends. A true lost for everyone who knew Rick. RIP. ❤

Christine Kanbergs

October 31, 2020

My most sincere condolences to Rick’s family and friends . Rick was always a positive and hard working person at work. I really enjoyed working with him. He will be missed by all. RIP Rick. ❤

Vincy Ciarrocchi and Bruce Star

October 31, 2020

Our deepest condolences to the Lavery family, Rick was one in a million, his word “Outstanding” is exactly true to his word he was exactly that. Rick was a pleasure to work with, he could only find positive in any situation and for this we should all learn from. Rick may you rest in eternal peace.

Lina Alfano

October 31, 2020

Truly a huge loss for many reasons to many people. You will never be forgotten. Rest In Peace Rick ❤

Linda Mryka

October 31, 2020

My deepest condolences go out to the LAVERY family. Rick will be missed by so many of his friends at Air Canada myself included. My thoughts and prayers are with the LAVERY family. ♥ Linda Mryka

Passmore-Sumner Funeral Home

October 31, 2020

Offering our deepest condolences during this difficult time.

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