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Tribute
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person

VERDUN GEORGE Holmes,
known as Verdas, passed away on
May 31, 1994 after a struggle
withcancer,

He was born on April 1, 1916 in
Avonlea, Saskatchewan to Walter
and Lillian Holmes and had four
brothers.

In 1921, Verd’s family moved
to Topley, B.C.

In 1941, Verd moved to Prince
Rupert and went to work for the
CNR on the dragline doing
cleanup between Prince Rupert
and Prince George.

In 1942, during the war years,
Verd went to work for the trans-
portation department working on
ihe construction and survey of the
present Seal Cove air base.

He received an army call but
because of the work he was doing
in the shipyards, he was given a
referral to build corvette warships
and other large freighters. ;

During this time in Prince
Rupert he met his wife Jean (Dal-
zell).

Jean was born in Vancouver to
Waller and Elfieda Dalzell and
had two brothers.

The family moved to Prince
Rupert with her family when she
was three months old,

Jean was working at the Chris

Mill Bakery in Prince Rupert
when she met Verd.

Jean and Verd were married on
May 23, 1941 in Prince Rupert.

While they were living in
Rupert, on July 7, 1945 ‘their
daughter Lorraine was born.

They moved to Topley after the

war where Verd built a house for.

his family and went to. work cut-
ting ties and loading lumber.

The family made another move
to Decker Lake where Verd and
his three brothers, Ivan, Gordon
and Merton, went into # partner-
ship operating a porlable sawmill,

The brothers worked around the
Babine area during the winter
months.

In the summer months, Verd _

buili log cabins at Topley Land-
ing. ,

lasted about four years.

Verd then went lo work a3 a
partsman at the Star Motor garage
inBums Lake. =

The family lived in Decker lake
for 12 years,

While living there, two sons
were dor at the Burns Lake Hos-
pital, Norman, born June 29,

Cont’d on B11

The brothers portable sawmill .

VERD HOLMES moved all over northem B.C. before settling in Terrace where he lived for 36
years. He worked for Columbia Cell and Twin River Timber until he retired in 1981.

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