Mr. Albert Edward Francis Kite (Red) passed away in TBRHSC on Sunday, April 12, 2015 at the age of 89. Red was born and raised in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.
Red was extremely proud to have served in the Navy during WWII on HMCS La Salle and HMCS Uganda.
Red met his wife Vera in Winnipeg in 1948 and they were married in 1951. Red will be very much missed by Vera and his sons Blair and Darcey, of whom he was so very proud.
Red started his working career in Moose Jaw as an apprentice with the CPR and later, having completed his apprenticeship, started working in Regina with the CNR. In 1974 he was transferred to The Pas, Manitoba and in 1977 transferred to Thunder Bay where he remained until he retired in 1986.
Red will be missed by his wife Vera and son Blair (Denise), Megan (Hernando) and Matthew and son Darcey (Kerry), Dylan and Tyler. He is also survived by one sister Dorothy McLeod and many nieces and nephews. Red was predeceased by his parents Ben and Mabel Kite, his brother Ben and sisters Mabel, Ivy, Olive, Mickey and Hazel.
Special thanks to the wonderful care Red received at TBRHSC on 2C from doctors and very caring nurses.
Cremation has already taken place and as per Red’s wishes, no service will be held. Family and friends are invited for a gathering to celebrate Red’s life on Saturday, April 18 at Jenkens Funeral Home at 5:00 p.m. Interment at Sunset Memorial Gardens to follow. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to your favourite charity.
AFTER GLOW
I’d like the memory of me
To be a happy one
I’d like to leave an afterglow
of smiles
When life is done
I’d like to leave an echo
Whispering softly down
the ways
Of happy times and laughing
times
And bright and sunny days
I’d like the tears of those who
grieve to dry
Before the sun of happy
memories
That I leave when life is done.
