REZAR o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-07-19 published
FAULKNER,
Donald
Clemons
Age 59 years, of Savona, British Columbia died Thursday, June 30,
2006, as a result of a train derailment at Lillooet, British
Columbia. Donald was born December 24, 1946, in Saint Thomas, Ontario,
the only son of the late Clemons E.
FAULKNER (1982,) and the
late Winifred A.
FAULKNER
(RANDALL) (1997.) Surviving: Partner:
Karen HUNT, Savona, British Columbia, Daughter: Melony (Robert)
Prince George, British Columbia, Sons: Shane (Delonna) Prince
George, British Columbia and Todd (Whitney) Camrose, Alberta,
Grandsons: Jeffrey and Jayden, Prince George, British Columbia
and three Step-children Jason (Gwen), Calgary, Alberta, Scott,
Sorrento, British Columbia, and Cari-Anne of Savona, British
Columbia.
Also surviving three Sisters: Anne
FAIRFIELD,
Donna
SPICER, and Janice
REZAR. Friend and Former Wife, Linda
FAULKNER
(BANKS) of Prince George, British Columbia. Survived by several
Nephews, Nieces, Cousins and Friends across Ontario, Quebec,
Alberta and U.S.A. Donald was a graduate of Central Elgin Collegiate
Inst., Saint Thomas. Donald was a proud member of both the junior
and senior football teams. Donald at the age of 18 started out
as a telegrapher in the Niagara region during the 1960's, then
moving on to become a Brakeman, Conductor and Engineer with the
C and O Railway in Saint Thomas, Sarnia and Chatham area. Donald
and his Family lived in Petrolia, Ontario during the "1970 and
1980's" then moving to Williams Lake, British Columbia in 1987
where he started to work the rails for British Columbia Railways.
Donald's passion for 41 years was the railroad, as well as gardening,
golfing, fishing, hunting, reading, playing cards and being with
Family and Friends. Donald had a great sense of humour, insatiable
curiosity, and the desire to help people. Donald was a past member
of the Masonic Lodges, Saint Mark's #94, Port Stanley and Petrolia #194.
Additional information contact Williams Funeral Home, 45 Elgin
Street, Saint Thomas. A memorial service will take place on Friday,
July 21, 2006 at 11 a.m. in Union Cemetery. A fellowship celebration
of Donald's life will be held at the Union United Church, Stone
Road following the service.
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REZAZADA o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-05-31 published
Dad, 2 daughters killed in collision
By Debora VAN
BRENK, Daniela
SIMUNAC, April
KEMICK and Kate
DUBINSKI,
Free Press Reporters, Wed. May 31, 2006
A London man and his two daughters were killed Monday in a head-on
collision so violent police weren't sure at first how many people
had died.
John DAUBS, 49, and daughters, Ashley, 15, and
Stephanie, 12,
died when their car was crushed beneath a flatbed towed by a
dump truck on Clarke Road near Kilally Road in the city's northeast.
Police are investigating whether the collision was intentional,
mechanical or accidental, London police Const. Amanda
PFEFFER
said.
"It really is indescribable."
As word of the deaths spread at Clarke Road secondary school,
where Ashley was in Grade 9, students there were overwhelmed
with grief, said friend Taylor
WAREHAM.
"People who knew (Ashley) were really upset and confused," said
WAREHAM, who was on the track and field team with the popular
student.
"There were so many people crying in the hallways. (Ashley) was
such a happy outgoing girl," said Jordan
CLAYTON, 15, a friend
who laid flowers at the crash scene last night.
Friends described the 15-year-old track star as funny, athletic
and outgoing, well-liked by peers.
Her younger sister, Stephanie, who was in Grade 7 at Bonaventure
Meadows elementary school, was remembered by those who knew her
as a smart, friendly, athletic girl with lots of Friends.
"She was always happy," said Murtaza
REZAZADA, in Stephanie's
class last year.
Carolyn WEBB, a retired Bonaventure kindergarten teacher who
taught both girls and stayed in touch with the family, said the
pair were "wonderful, loveable girls."
WEBB said John and his wife
Debbie had recently separated, but
the family remained tight.
"The parents were so dedicated to those girls -- they did everything
for them,"
WEBB said, wiping her eyes.
"This is so devastating."
John's sister, Diane
HALES, said last night the family was shocked
to hear of the triple fatality early yesterday.
HALES said John was a "doting" dad who was a regular at the girls'
many athletic and musical events.
"(John) was a proud father," she said, adding the two girls were
"inseparable."
Those who knew John at the trailer park where he had lived and
worked as manager for the last 10 years agreed.
"As a dad, he was always there for them," said Jim
ANDREW, owner
of the London Terrace trailer park on Dundas Street.
"John was very involved."
Overnight and into yesterday, a blue tarp covered the Chevy Citation,
flattened by the dump truck.
Yesterday, about 12 London police officers walked shoulder to
shoulder examining the road for evidence.
Another 10 blue-gloved officers scoured the ditches and the road
edge, searched for clues that might explain why the northbound
car slammed into the southbound truck.
The vehicles -- car, dump truck and a backhoe still secured to
the truck's flatbed -- were pulled from the scene, but the road
wasn't re-opened until yesterday, allowing police to investigate.
Police have interviewed the truck driver, who suffered minor
injuries in the crash.
A dog in the car died yesterday.
Police ask any witnesses: to the crash to call 661-5670.
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