DWAINE GEORGE ‘DOC’ DAWKINS

It is with great sorrow that Bev announces the passing of her beloved husband, Dwaine Dawkins, on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2000 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont.
“Doc” was born Jan. 13, 1939 in Fort Frances to the late George and Dolly Dawkins, and lived all of his life in Fort Frances and area. He worked at the mill in Fort Frances and had just received his 25-year service pin.
The twinkle in his eyes, his kind heart, and his love of life captured Bev’s heart and they married June 25, 1994. Because of the great love they had for each other, they were able to see the beauty in the flora and fauna during their many fishing adventures on Mainville.
They cherished every moment together working side by side while gardening, woodworking, their time together at Crowe Island, or whatever their latest project entailed.
In his younger years, Dwaine chose to teach Sunday School at Knox United Church in Fort Frances. He and the late Fritz Bujold also taught many local children the hunter safety course over a 25-year period.
Doc and Fritz also will be fondly remembered for the time they spent making the beautiful stained glass windows that are in Guthrie United Church today.
He was predeceased by his parents, George and Dolly Dawkins; and his mother-in-law, Rhoda Garton in 1996.
Dwaine is survived by his loving wife, Bev (nee Garton-Darechuk) Dawkins of Fort Frances, Ont.; two daughters, Donna and husband, Dale Dutka, and Deanna and husband, Ken Vangel, all of Thunder Bay, Ont.; and five step-children, Dee-Anne and husband, Raymond Kielczewski, and their daughters, Jennifer, Amy, and Ashlee, and Jennifer’s son, Spencer, all of Thunder Bay, Ont., Terry Darechuk and his wife, Elaine, of New Delhi, India, and their daughters, Nicole and Sheena of Ottawa, Ont., Tom Darechuk and his wife, Loreen, and their daughter, Brittany, of Thunder Bay, Ont., Tammy and husband, John Riordon, and their sons, Marc and Mitchell, of Fort Frances, Ont., and Jim and wife, Theresa, and their daughter, Tiffany, of Houston, Texas.
Also surviving are one sister, Sandy Norman, and friend John O’Neill, of Harrisburg, Pa.; one sister-in-law, Arlene and husband, Lloyd Hoffman, of Fort Frances, Ont., and their families, Marilyn Midgley of Thunder Bay, Ont., Bob and Shirley Olson of Atikokan, Ont., and their families, and Olga Dawkins of Stratton, Ont.
Memorial services were held Monday, Oct. 2, 2000 at 10:30 a.m. at Guthrie United Church in Devlin, Ont. Rev. Patrick Playfair officiated, with interment in Riverview Cemetery in Fort Frances.
Honourary pallbearers were Jim Ducharme, Jim Ludwig, Wade Nelson, Norman Shute, Darold Shute, Clifford Shute, Ron Mainville, Doug Steele, Don Steele, and Bill Forster.
In memoriam donations may be made to either the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario, 840 Frenette Ave., Fort Frances, Ont., P9A 2N5, or to the Guthrie United Church Memorial Fund, c/o Ethel Bujold, Box 129, Devlin, Ont., P0W 1C0.