Obituaries

Reginald (Reg) Pointer of Kamloops, BC passed away peacefully on May 20, 2021, with Tracey by his side. He is survived by his loving wife Tracey, sons David, Shawn and Clifford (Francine). He also leaves his sister Yvonne Duke (Joe) to cherish his memory.He is predeceased by parents Herbert and Maude Pointer, sister Peggy McEwan, brother Bert and daughter Charmaine.Reg was born February 6, 1932 in tiny Maxstone, Saskatchewan in the middle of a prairie winter. Growing up, he and his family lived in several small towns in southern Saskatchewan. He did a stint in the Air Force in Saskatoon and, later, settled in Regina where he married and raised a family.Never afraid of hard work, Reg worked a myriad of jobs at the Post Office, steel mill, dry cleaners, driving delivery vans and even slinging beer at the Regina Legion in between jobs.  He was happiest when he was driving bus and worked several seasons with Greyhound Bus Lines in Regina and Cache Creek. He also worked for any bus company that would hire him and spent several winters bussing junior hockey teams around Saskatchewan and Manitoba.The family moved to BC in 1967, where Reg continued to work for Greyhound out of Cache Creek.In 1971 he worked for a spell as a transit driver for BC Hydro in Vancouver and in 1973 joined the Workers’ Compensation Board in Richmond as a driver and attendant at the Rehabilitation Centre.There he met Tracey in 1979 and in 1981, they moved to Kamloops and married in September. He immediately was hired by the School District to drive school bus and finished his career as a janitor at South Sahali Elementary School in 1996.Reg was a very talented man; singing with the men’s barbershop chorus and Happy Choristers and acting in several plays and musicals in town. He also painted, and everyone who knew him knew how much he loved to dance.Tracey and Reg were lucky enough to travel extensively, taking seven months to travel across Canada and down to the southern US in their RV in 2000-2001. They also travelled to Cuba, Europe and Australia and returned to England several times as both have English roots.In December 2016, Reg suffered a stroke and other medical complications and descended into vascular dementia. He was home for almost three years, but in May 2019, was moved to Ponderosa Lodge, where he received outstanding care and was loved by the wonderful staff.Tracey would like to thank Dr. Robert Thomasse, The Alzheimer Society of Kamloops and the nurses and caregivers at Ponderosa Lodge for the excellent and loving care he received.Memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer Society at https://alzheimer.ca/bc/en">https://alzheimer.ca/bc/enNo service or plans have been made due to COVID restrictions. There will be a celebration of his life at a later date.On a personal note, even though dementia ravaged his brain and body, I am grateful that he was unaware of the demise of Greyhound Bus Lines in Canada. That would have broken his heart.

• Jun 01, 2021
  Tracey, I am so honored I was able to dance with Reg when he still could. He was the life of the party and such a wonderful man.
  
  Big hug to you. Cheryl (Ponderosa)
• May 26, 2021
  Dear Tracy, I'm so sorry for your loss of this wonderful man. I have such good memories of him. It was so much fun to sing together with him and you. May your grief be lessened by great memories. Love, Hope

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