GORDON STAPLES TRICK -

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GORDON STAPLES TRICK 1927 - 2015 Father, grandfather, friend, confidant, passionate supporter of family. Gordon died peacefully on July 23, 2015. Beloved husband for 56 years of Ella Trick (d. 2009). Father of Charles (and Irena Creed) of London, ON; David (and Julie Jai) of Toronto; Michael (and Ilona Weyers) of Pittsburgh; and Janice (and Jean-Marc Gagnon) of Ste. Agathe. Grandfather of Chris, Mathieu, Janelle, Nico, Naomi and Alexander. Also survived by many other relatives, as well as friends in Stonewall and Winnipeg. Gordon was born in 1927, the fourth and youngest child of Charles S. and Ethel Trick, and was raised on the family farm near Stonewall. He received a scholarship from the McConnell Foundation to attend McGill University, and he subsequently earned a M.Sc. from Western University and a Ph.D. from McGill. Gordon worked as a chemist at the Suffield Experimental Station in Alberta and at Goodyear Research in Akron, OH before returning to Winnipeg in 1971 to become the Director of Science and Technology for the Manitoba government and the founding Executive Director of the Manitoba Research Council. Gordon met Ella Kenning at a baseball game in 1945. He walked her home, and after that, they were rarely apart. They married in 1952 and spent a honeymoon year in the UK, where Gordon did a postdoctoral year at the University of London. Together they raised four children while giving freely of their time to the YMCA, Scouts and their church. After his retirement in 1985, Gordon and Ella spent many happy years visiting their children and grandchildren, woodworking, and other pursuits before Ella's health problem required Gordon's full-time attention. In 2012, he moved to Seine River Retirement Residence where he made many friends. The family thanks the many friends and caregivers who assisted Gordon, and especially Dr. Salem and the staff of Victoria Hospital and Edward and Barbara Labossiere. Cremation has taken place with burial at Stonewall Cemetery. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, August 17, 2015 at St. Mary's Road United Church, 613 St. Mary's Rd., Winnipeg, Manitoba. In lieu of flowers, friends who wish may contribute to Siloam Mission or to St. Mary's Road United Church. MacKenzie Funeral Home Stonewall 204-467-2525 mackhome@mts.net

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Aug 15, 2015