George Richard Laforme passed away peacefully in Victoria, BC on May 20, 2016. Born in Revelstoke, BC on January 9, 1942. George spent 23 years serving in the Canadian Armed Forces flying Sea King helicopters. The pinnacle of his career in the Navy was when he served as the Commanding Officer of 443 Squadron. In 1983, George and his family moved to Montreal when he began a new career with Bombardier Aerospace.  In 1996, George and his family moved to Hong Kong when he became the Vice-President of Bombardier Business Aircraft Division, Asia-Pacific. George retired in 2002 and he and Dianne settled in Victoria, BC. In 2015, they celebrated their 50^th wedding anniversary at their home surrounded by family and friends.

George will be remembered as a great golfer, a gardener, a pilot, a soccer coach and a man who loved life and lived everyday to the fullest. His positive outlook was like sunshine.

George will be dearly missed by his loving wife, Dianne; his two sons, Kent and Gregor; Kent’s wife, Tamara Clarke; their children, Aya and Koen (Grandpa was the best!); Gregor’s wife, Jaime Siu; brother in-law, Cliff Higano; sister, Diane Harzan; as well as the family matriarch, Margaret Laforme, and all our relatives and friends who have shared so many great memories over the years. George, we love you! Thanks for the memories. You will forever be in our hearts.

The Laforme family would like to express their sincere gratitude to Dr. Eric Shafonsky, Dr. Daniel Ovakim, their teams, as well as super nurses Shawn Stalker and Sara Sinclair.