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David Meredith Jones
May 9, 1933 – April 4, 2010
Dad chose to leave us in style - he passed away peacefully at the Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Memorial Hospice in Kamloops B.C. on April 4, 2010
(Easter Sunday) with his sons by his side, a golf ball in his hand, and a bottle of Single Malt Scotch.
He battled bladder cancer throughout the past year, always maintaining his humor and positively affecting everyone around him.
He will be dearly missed by his wife Kay, his sons Ian, Michael and Andrew, daughter-in-laws, Brenda, Shannon, and
Catherine, all of his grandchildren: Samantha, Logan, Luke, Emily, Ewan, Fraser, Liam, and Aliza. Dad is
predeceased by his brothers, Campbell and Christopher, survived by his sisters, Christine, Greta, far too many friends
to mention, and his dog Jesse.
Dad really lived, he loved, he laughed often and loud, and ultimately he made a difference in the lives of so
many people.
He was born in the family farm house at the Jones farm in Lillooet B.C., and educated in Victoria at St.
Michael's University School graduating in 1949. His passion was farming, and he attended Olds Agricultural College.
As a dashing young man and impressive dancer, he charmed my mother Kay at a dance in Lillooet in 1964 - and
married in Scotland October 16, 1965 with my grandfather John Symington as the minister presiding.
Dad started our family while travelling around B.C. building bridges, but came back to the family farm in
Lillooet in 1971, which became our home.
His accomplishments were many and varied- he was an avid Scout Leader, the local Auctioneer, a leader in the
Cattleman’s Association, active in local politics, becoming Chairman of the School Board, and a lifelong Liberal
with many a fundraiser, election campaigns, and arguments in defense of Pierre Trudeau.
He had a love of golf, which led him to start Lillooet’s first Golf Course - The Sheep Pasture Golf Course - in 1985.
In 1989 he was featured with Wayne Rostad in CBC's On the Road Again. His loud laugh could often be heard booming
across the barn yard from the Pro Shop.
Dad left the family farm in Lillooet in 2003, becoming part of Ian and Brenda's family and farm in Cache Creek
and then Louis Creek.
My father had character; he was kind, loving, generous, opinionated, determined, a dreamer, a lifelong reader
and learner, the least judgmental person I know, and someone who valued family and integrity.
Did he matter? ...yes.
Will he be missed? ...very much so.
Good Bye Dad - We love you.
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A memorial service was held in Lillooet BC at the United Church on Saturday April 10, to a full church.
Donations can be made to Canadian Cancer Society or Kamloops Hospice Society.
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