Allen TREMBATH

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TREMBATH: Allen Wayne Trembath, 71, passed away on December 8, 2015 at The Health Science Centre, in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He was born on April 17, 1944 in Crystal City, Manitoba to Cecil and Thelma Trembath. Wayne grew up in Franklin and he graduated from Neepawa Area Collegiate in 1962. His university career began at the University of Winnipeg, but moved to the University of Brandon where he balanced his education with raising a young family and being a student minister responsible for four charges. With his university graduation, Wayne received a Silver medal in political science and moved on to becoming a high school teacher in Plumas and Gladstone. Eventually, he moved the family to Winnipeg and worked for Sears Canada in several executive positions that ultimately ended up in an eastward move to the National Headquarters in Toronto, Ontario. After 25 years of Excellent Service with Sears Canada, Wayne retired. Not one to sit idle, Wayne enjoyed retirement for years with a part time committment in Lee Valley Tools and bee keeping. Wayne married Sharon Rose Radford in 1964 in Neepawa, Manitoba. They were happily married for 51 years. His hobbies involved expressing his creative side: carpentry, home renos, and landscaping his forest-sized yard. His passions (politics, golf, poetry, and his family) were obvious is almost every decision he made and his love (Sharon) motivated his every action. For Wayne, every situation had a choice, every decision had to be owned and sacrifice was a part of being human. Wayne is survived by his spouse Sharon; his children, Todd, Shawn, Ian and Rekha; his daughter-in-laws, Kirsten, Deanna, and Miki and his son-in-law, Yancy; his 9 grandchildren; his 3 sisters, Merle Gwyer, Joan Wilkinson, and Sherrill Carrier; and his brother-in-laws, Rich Carrier, Bob, Graeme, and David Radford. He was predeceased by his parents, Cecil and Thelma and his brother-in-law, G. Gwyer. It hurts knowing that you are no longer with us. We are not done learning from you. We miss you.

As published in Brandon Sun on Dec 19, 2015