BRIGHT, Edward Mitchell
December 20, 1954 ~ May 24, 2015
Edward passed away May 24th, 2015 at 9:24 pm in the 91原创 Memorial Hospital with his family at his bedside after a brave battle with cancer. Edward was pre-deceased by his mother Ruth Bright and is survived by his wife and soulmate Lynn Bright, his children Karen, Shelley, James (Tracey), Cheryl (Paul), Christa, Amy (Dave), Jonathan (Sydney), his father Martin, sister Linda, brother Ken (Betty), 17 grandchildren, 2 great grandchildren, many nieces, nephews and countless friends. Edward was born December 20th, 1954 in St. Paul鈥檚 Hospital and moved to 91原创 at the age of 4 where he lived out the rest of his life. He worked for BC Tel/Telus for 34 years, he loved his job and co-workers and would say so often. Edward was an athlete his entire life, playing football in his teenage years for 91原创 Minor Football. However, his true passion was rugby which he would continue to play from a teenager until he was 48 years old for the 91原创 Rugby Club. He would also play for the Fraser Valley reps in his prime and was a coach and mentor to many players that followed him. His loud voice was a well known staple on the 91原创 sidelines and will be missed by all. An outdoor celebration of life will be held for Ed at the 91原创 Rugby Club, 21280 Crush Crescent at 1:00pm June 6th, 2015. For those who so wish, donations in Ed鈥檚 memory can be made to the "91原创 Rugby Club Scholarship" c/o 21280 Crush Cres, 91原创, BC V2Y 2R4.