Obituary of Sandy Robertson

Born September 28, 1943, Sandy passed away suddenly in Niland, California on November 24, 2019.

He met and married the love of his life, Karen, in Oliver, BC., in 1964. 

They had four children; Russell (Patsy), Michelle (Thomas), Chris (Stacy) and Melanie. They blessed his life with 13 grandkids and 5 great grandkids who brought much joy and laughter into his life. 

Much of Sandy's life was spent behind the wheel of a truck; from Safeway to owning his own logging truck and then at Inland Kenworth where he retired. He then moved onto Integrity Auto for 5 years after which he and Karen bought a motorhome and began their life of travelling for the past 11 years. They had the opportunity to travel the world visiting all 7 continents, with so many cultures and people. 

In between travelling, he took time to visit his kids in each city where they lived, and, in usual Sandy fashion, a job found him. He spent three summers and one winter season working at "The Outpost" in Winter Harbour, Vancouver Island. The last 7 Spring/Summer seasons were spent at Tranquille Farm Fresh in Kamloops, BC. Their past 10 winters had been spent in Niland, California at Glamis North Hot Springs, where, of course, Sandy volunteered his expertise in pretty much everything (doing his Sandy thing) and exploring the desert on his quad with family and friends. 

Sandy loved volunteering, so he was able to combine that with his travels which included, Habitat for Humanity, an animal rescue in New Mexico, USA, as well as Mission Builders in Townsville, Australia. 

So many good things can be said about Sandy, he was generous with his time and energies, he was kind and willing to help everyone. He was always stopping to talk to someone new and share stories. Meaningful relationships were built wherever he traveled.

He will be greatly missed. 

A Celebration of Sandy's life will be held on Saturday, December 7th at 1:00 p.m. at the Quesnel Senior's Center. 

In lieu of flowers, those wishing to honour Sandy's memory by way of donation may do so to the Quesnel SPCA, in recognition of his love of animals.