Paulus Petrus Persoon passed away surrounded lovingly by his family at Royal Columbian Hospital on Nov. 25, 2014.  Survived by his loving wife, Johanna, his children:   Gerry/Sheila(Heather, Andrew), Mary Ann/Steve(Felipe, Andres), Catrina/David(Courteney, Rachael), Joyce/Gary(Lewis, Miles, Curtis), Jeanne(Michael, Emily), Bernadette/Carl(Mikael, Genevieve, Jacqueline), Leroy/Sheryl(Nathan, Carmen), Jim/Maxine(Travis, Steven, Sam),Lori/Mark(Matthew, Rebecca, Annalies), great-grandchildren:  Riley, Christina, Della, Veronica, his sister Betty Ryken in Ontario and many nieces and nephews in BC, Ontario and the Netherlands.  Born Dec. 15, 1927 in s’Gravezande, the Netherlands, Paul emigrated to Canada after WWII.  He married Johanna Vieveen, Nov. 17, 1951 at St. Teresa’s Church, Burnaby.  He was a proud member of the Knights of Columbus for 25 years and volunteered countless hours for his church community.Many thanks for the dedicated service and care from Dr. N. Petropolis, and the staff at Queens Park Care Home and Royal Columbian Hospital.