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September 24, 2022
In loving memory ~
After a long fulfilling life, Chester De Bruin, aged 95, passed away peacefully and surrounded by family on September 24, 2022, in Vernon. He outlived the Queen! Quesnel was his home from 1952-1992 before retiring to Kaslo then Vernon, BC. As an entrepreneur, Chester owned a sawmill in Alexandria, south of Quesnel, and later CN De Bruin Trucking, a road building company.
He was predeceased by his first wife, Doreen (Trueman). He is deeply missed by his loving wife Lyvonne, two daughters Elodieanne (Brian) Browning (Quesnel) and Givonna De Bruin (Vernon), grandchildren Christopher (Ashley) Cherry (Duncan) and Amanda Cherry (James Schultz) (Quesnel) and extended family and friends.
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