NELSON HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1954

John RENZIE

 

 John's Obituary:

June 15, 1935 – June 16, 2018
John Renzie passed away on June 16, 2018 at the Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital. He was born on June 15, 1935 in Creston, BC.

John is survived by his loving wife of 60 years,  Iris, daughter Sandra (Sam) (Eric) Olson, son: David (Christine) Renzie, grandchildren; Eric (Rachael) Olson, Adam Olson (Carolyn Harper), Alexsandra (Allie) and Elizabeth Renzie, great grandchildren: Abby, Mareike and Zoe Olson,  brother Dean (Jessie) Renzie, sister Rose (Jim) Donaldson, brother-in-law Wayne (Beryl) Gawley, sister-in-law Carol Kozak , faithful companion George as well as numerous nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.

 

John worked for over 30 years with BCTV and was instrumental in bringing BC TV to the Kootenays. John also loved his gardening, woodworking, baking bread and electronics.

 

 

Family:

Married to Iris for 45 years.  Have one daughter, age 42 and one son, age 40.  Three grandkids, one grand son is 23, married, and is going in for a Salvation Army minister at Winnipeg.  The younger grandson is 21 and is studying at the college in Kelowna – finance and marketing.  They are my daughter’s kids.  My son married late in life at 36.  He has a daughter that is 14 months old.  She is great, sure filled a hole in our lives.

Present Activities:

Woodworking, electronics, fishing, travel, gardening.

Work Before Retirement:

After high school went to SAIT in Calgary, serviced TVs in the ‘50s; worked for cable TV company in the early ‘60s.  I was Chief Engineer for CJAT for 13 years (late ‘60s and ‘70’s (FM sold to CBC in the’70s).  Then finished off with BC TV – worked for BC TV as a Systems Engineer for over 20 years.  Retired three years ago.

Memories:

Riding the school bus from Proctor to Nelson and back (on the bus eating any leftover food the girls had from their lunches).