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Carl RINQUIST Obituary
July 8, 1928 – Togo, SK
January 8, 2016 – Calgary, AB
After a long life, well lived, Carl passed away surrounded by his family, on Friday, January 8, 2016 at the age of 87 years. The family would like at this time to thank the staff of Unit 93 at the Rockyview General Hospital or their loving care of Carl and their support of our family. A Celebration of Carl's Life will take place at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to War Amputations of Canada, National Headquarters, 2827 Riverside Drive, Ottawa, ON K1V 0C4, www.waramps.ca. Condolences may be forwarded through www.mcinnisandholloway.com. In living memory of Carl Rinquist, a tree will be planted at Fish Creek Provincial Park.
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Wilf Gagnon
January 19, 2016
I first met Carl when he joined us at Hutton's. He was older and more experienced than many of us but he was always good natured and generous in sharing his knowledge. Years later I called on him when I was a rep for a components manufacturer and he told me how Ed Silver offered him a partnership by asking him if he would like to have forty-nine percent of nothing.
Subsequently I joined a distributor that supplied Silver Automotive and worked more closely with him. Periodically he would call me into his office and bring out file of our invoices on which there discrepancies. One day I asked him where the other file was, the one where we had under-charged him. The reply was pure Carl, The day you start paying me to check your invoices is the day you get the other file.
He will be long and fondly remembered by many people.Heartfelt condolences to his family.
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John Cook
January 18, 2016
Carl was a friend and customer of mine throughout his career
In the Automotive aftermarket in Calgary.A Gentleman always .
My condolences to The Family.
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