Peter Franz Bachmann, fourth of six children, was born November 22, 1928 in Solothurn, Switzerland. He obtained a mechanical engineering degree in 1952. After immigrating to Canada and spending six years in Toronto, Peter moved to Vancouver to work for HA Simons, where he would spend his entire professional career designing pulp and paper mills world-wide. He married Carmel in Dublin in 1959. They spent four years living in Sweden before returning to settle in Vancouver in 1964. A natural inventor, Peter loved to tinker with all things mechanical. Photography, reading and map collection were other interests. He loved the outdoors and was a cross-country skier and hiker until a major cardiac event in 2008 severely limited his mobility. Peter was happiest around his family and was always proud of his native Switzerland. He was a long-time parishioner of Saints Peter and Paul parish. He passed away on December 15, 2019 following a stroke with his family at his side.
Funeral Mass will take place on Friday, December 20, 2019 at 11:00am at Sts. Peter and Paul Parish (1430 West 38th Avenue, Vancouver) with burial to follow at Gardens of Gethsemani Cemetery.
He will be dearly missed by his wife, their five children, Mark, Simon, Anne-Marie, Paul and Joan, and eight grand-children.
May he rest in peace.