Stephen James GEIGER

GEIGER, Stephen James

Of Vancouver, passed away peacefully, at the age of 47, on Saturday, April 12, 2014, after a 2 year courageous battle with brain cancer. He was born to Dr. Douglas Geiger and Dorothy Ross Geiger on
February 5, 1967, in Kingston, ON and received his B.Sc. (Honours) in Statistics from Queen's University in 1989. Stephen's interest in the environment and sustainable practises led him to join Edge Consulting in Vancouver where he worked as a management consultant and a highly regarded facilitator. Able to collaborate and build trust amongst diverse communities, he worked with NGO's, companies, government, and First Nations. He was very active in local scale climate action, watershed management and sustainable fisheries. Fiercely independent and adventurous Stephen was an avid world traveller, an accomplished jazz musician and a skilled athlete. Stephen is survived by his wife of 15 years, Julia Uyeda, their daughter Isabel (8); his mother and siblings Hugh (Sheelagh Mercier), Kathy, Janet (Laurie Schnare), Laura and his 13 nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his father and sister, Elizabeth (Paul Sutcliffe). Stephen was a loving son, brother, husband, father and a good friend to many. His presence will be missed. Many thanks to the doctors, nurses and care aids at the Palliative Care Unit at VGH, BC Cancer Agency, VCH, and Sue and Ginny from the Vancouver Hospice Society. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 26, 2014 at the MUSQUEAM CULTURE CENTRE at 6735 Salish Drive, Vancouver. A celebration of life will be held in Kingston, ON at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family prefers donations to the Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada at www.braintumour.ca. Send condolences at
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