John OAKES

OAKES, John Joseph
March 3, 1934 – Hamilton, Ontario
April 20, 2018 – Calgary, Alberta
John Oakes beloved husband of Patricia Oakes (nee Speers) of Calgary, AB, passed away on Friday, April 20, 2018 at the age of 84 years. After graduating from Royal Military College with his class in 1958, John attended the University of Toronto where he obtained a Civil Engineering degree. John joined the Chevron Group in 1961. Over the next seventeen years, he completed various operational and technical management assignments in Vancouver, BC; Tahiti, French Polynesia; San Francisco, California and London, England. He was also a member of the Society of Automotive Engineers, and served for a time as the Chairman of the American Society of Lubrication Engineers in Vancouver, BC. He moved to Turbo Resources Ltd. in 1978 to work as a Senior Technical Specialist (Fuels and Lubricants) in Vancouver and Calgary. In 1993, John formed Oakes Petro-Chem Services Inc. The company offered consulting services in petroleum chemistry. He later worked for many years as a consultant in Calgary for Boss Lubricants as Technical Director. Besides his loving wife, Patricia, John is survived by his daughter Janet Fisher; daughter and son-in-law, Karen Oakes and Kevin Kisiloski; four grandchildren, Austin, Adam, Aaron and Katie. He is also survived by his sister and brother-in-law, Jane and Clint Magill; brother David Oakes; as well as his niece and her spouse, Anne and Danny O'Brien and their children. John was predeceased by his parents, Bertha and Lloyd Oakes and his sister Susan Oakes. After his mother's death, he was also very close to his step-mother Isabelle Oakes (nee Houston) who raised him from the age of five. There will be a get together with friends and family at a later date where we will all share the happy times we had with John. Condolences may be forwarded through www.mcinnisandholloway.com. In living memory of John Oakes, a tree will be planted at Fish Creek Provincial Park.