Forewell, Vincent (Vince) died peacefully on Dec. 18, 2018. He was born in Halifax, N.S. on March 19, 1934, second son to Fred and Elsie Forewell. He is pre-deceased by his father, Fred, mother, Elsie, brother, Everett, and brother-in-law, Ken. He is survived by Helen, his wife of 42 years, his sons, Tim, Dan and Todd, his siblings Fred, (Islay), Frank, (Eva), Deanna, (Calvin), Linda and sister-in-law, Joan. He is also survived by his brothers and sisters-in-law, John and Rebecca Dyck, Don and Diana Dyck, his adopted Syrian family, Iyad and Rima Jarbou, their children, Elaine and Roy. In addition, he is survived by numerous nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews.
Vince spent his childhood years in a part of Dartmouth known as Woodside, where he was a hard worker and an entrepreneur from an early age. He delivered newspapers to the warships in the harbour, (having to climb the rope ladders on the side to get up to the ship), at the same time getting to know the soldiers on board ship who enjoyed making sure he was well fed and paid in full. When Vince was 13 years old, his parents packed up the six children (and the cat), plus all of their belongings and moved west to B.C. to begin a new chapter of their lives. They settled down in Burnaby, where again, Vince found work before and after school. He has special memories of having worked in a doughnut factory, (he did get tired of eating doughnuts) and at Kelly’s Music Store in downtown Vancouver. It was at Kelly’s Music Store that Vince developed a love of many genres of music, from classical to jazz, from pop to opera.
Vince spent 32 years working for the Canada Post as a letter carrier. This was an ideal job for Vince because he didn’t like being pent up in four walls. He enjoyed being outdoors and he enjoyed getting to know the various customers on his route. At times he was accused of spending too much time talking to people versus doing his job; however he always punched the clock subtracting any time he had spent chatting along the way.
Vince retired from the post office in 1990 and enjoyed a full and busy retirement. He kept active golfing with his buddies two or three days a week and regularly volunteering in his wife, Helen’s classroom. Once Helen retired, the two of them had time to travel and there was no shortage of places they were able to explore and enjoy.
Vince leaves a legacy behind of faith and generosity. He often said that he wanted people to know that he loved Jesus and that Jesus loved him. He was very involved in supporting church ministries, missionaries, and the Wagner Hills Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Farm in Langley.
A celebration of life will be held at Brentwood Park Alliance Church, 1410 Delta Ave., on January 5, 2019 at 1 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Brentwood Park Alliance Church or to the Wagner Hills Society.