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Roland Koedooder Obituary
Roland was born in Haarlem, the Netherlands on July 7, 1943.
As a youth he dedicated much of his time to the sport of water polo. He later became a coach of the sport.
From coaching he made a natural transition into a new passion and a life long career as a physiotherapist.
In 1988 Roland closed his physio practice in the Netherlands and immigrated to Canada with his wife and two boys.
Upon arrival he took a position at Royal Inland Hospital as a physiotherapist and was invited to be part of the team that brought the Canada Games to Kamloops in 1993.
Roland spent almost 20 years devoted to his work, patients and colleagues at RIH before retiring.
On Remembrance Day of this year Roland crossed over peacefully with his wife of 39 years holding his hand.
The family would like to thank the many doctors and caregivers that attended to Roland and kept him healthy long enough to meet and get to know his granddaughter.
And a special thanks to the Kamloops Hospice for taking such good care of all of us during his final days.
He will be lovingly remembered by his family, his wife Evelyn. Jorrit, Emely and Sophia. Okke.
As per his wishes there will be no formal service.
As a youth he dedicated much of his time to the sport of water polo. He later became a coach of the sport.
From coaching he made a natural transition into a new passion and a life long career as a physiotherapist.
In 1988 Roland closed his physio practice in the Netherlands and immigrated to Canada with his wife and two boys.
Upon arrival he took a position at Royal Inland Hospital as a physiotherapist and was invited to be part of the team that brought the Canada Games to Kamloops in 1993.
Roland spent almost 20 years devoted to his work, patients and colleagues at RIH before retiring.
On Remembrance Day of this year Roland crossed over peacefully with his wife of 39 years holding his hand.
The family would like to thank the many doctors and caregivers that attended to Roland and kept him healthy long enough to meet and get to know his granddaughter.
And a special thanks to the Kamloops Hospice for taking such good care of all of us during his final days.
He will be lovingly remembered by his family, his wife Evelyn. Jorrit, Emely and Sophia. Okke.
As per his wishes there will be no formal service.
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Published by Kamloops This Week on Nov. 17, 2014.