Obituary of Sean Peter McGaw

Pete passed away suddenly but peacefully on November 7, 2006. His journey in this life is now complete and he is with the love of his life, Linda.

Remembering and missing him, is his son Ryan Barnhardt, daughters Michelle (Darren) Lyon, and Carol (Mark) Jorgensen, his mother Helen and his brother Robert in England.

Besides his wife and children, his greatest joys were his grandchildren, Nicole and Austin Lyon and Emily and Erin Todd. He is also remembered by Linda's family: Bryan and Vicky Shrieves, Jim and Carol McPhail,Sherry and Scott Adams, Carol McPhail, Betty Shrieves and their families, and his numerous family members and friends in England especially Pete's longtime friends Ian and Madeline Richards. Special friends Brian and Sheila Macklin, Bob and Rhonda Gyurkivits and Jim and Wilma Croisdale will miss their daily calls, breakfasts, golf games, and chats with Pete. There are countless other friends Pete met through his years of playing soccer, his employment as a Millwright at Cominco and recently his volunteer work with the Wasa Lions Club and The Wasa Lake Land Improvement. Pete was very outgoing and friendly with a great sense of humor- he always had a new joke to share. Peter was a man of many unique qualities but the one he will be most remembered and missed for, is his love for his family. His support and unconditional love was strong and never-ending and he was always there for the ones he loved. He was the kind of husband, father and most of all, Poppa that anyone could wish for.

Pete was predeceased by his father Robert McGaw, his father-in-law Doug Shrieves and his wife of 20 years, Linda Barnhardt, whom he never stopped loving.

A celebration of Pete's life will be held Thursday November 16, 2006 at McPherson Funeral home in Kimberley at 3:00pm, with a reception to follow at the Royal Canadian Legion.

Donations may be made to either the B.C. or Alberta Children's Hospital in honor of Peter's memory. We know you and Mom are together now Pete but we'll love and miss you, always and forever.