Saturday, November 9, 2013
WILLIAM ( BILL ) BARNETT
To Bill's family and friends :
It was with great surprise and much sadness that we came across the notice of Bill's passing in the Chilliwack Progress newspaper.
While we have not been in touch with Bill or his family for many years, we have many memories of Bill and his family ( father Tom, mother Emily and sister Elizabeth ) when our parents ; Harold and Grace Smith and George and Vi Searby (all of whom are predeceased) used to get together to play cards on Saturday nights in Vancouver many years ago. Having shared many family get-to-togethers, going back to when all of our families lived in Montreal, where the Barnett family were close friends with the Lister clan, many of us have specific personal memories including Brenda Huffman (nee Smith), whose most vivid memory was of being Bill's date at his high school graduation, just after the Smith family arrived in Vancouver.
At this time we would all like to pass on our deepest condolences to Bill's family and Elizabeth and her family. I'm sure Bill was a very integral part his large extended family and will be missed by all. As many of us have also experienced the loss of a close family member, we can certainly understand and empathize with everything you all are going through at this time. We hope that the wonderful memories you have of Bill will help you through this difficult time and be with you for many years to come.
Regrettably we are not able to attend this ' Celebration of Memories ' but we wanted to at least contribute, in a small part, to the celebration of Bill's life Again, please accept our deepest condolences and know that our thoughts and prayers are with you on this special day.
With sincerest regards,
Doug Smith - Chilliwack BC ( e-mail - dazzl51@yahoo.ca )
Brenda (Smith) Huffman - Port Coquitlam, BC
Pamela (Searby) Johnson - Vancouver, BC
Stephanie (Searby) Tofield - Vancouver, BC
