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In Memory of
Wendell Morley Welander
1936 - 2016
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Grant Gibson posted a condolence
Thursday, June 29, 2017
I knew Wendell firstly the late 1960's when he came into Mike Hackman Aircraft Sales at Edmonton Municipal Airport. I was only 14 years old at the time. He had just come back from Saudi Arabia as a consultant. What struck me was his strong presence and a special (and expensive) puzzle ring he had brought back. That first impression stayed with me for years to come. I was reintroduced to Wendell in the early 1980's when he offered his company Cessna 206 CF-FIX, from Mission Mud, a Calgary, AB oil field servicing company that he owned for use in our flight operation when I did some flying for Charlie Fix. He offered it carte blanche with no restrictions with such generosity. It was simply amazing. I lost contact with him for years after that short stint. We became reacquainted in the 1990's when I moved to the Sunshine Coast and found out he lived in the same area as to where I located to. He owned and operated an air charter business called Coast Western Airlines, operating a Cessna 180 and DHC2 Beaver on floats based in Sechelt, BC. He offered me to be part of the operation flying for them but I chose to not fly for them. I visited him in his trailer in Garden Bay Lake one day and he phoned up Mike Hackman right when I was having a coffee with hime. Another time we joined each other in the Garden Bay pub for a few cool ones to chat about experiences we shared. Everything had gone full circle from my first meeting him in Edmonton from many years before. He was an excellent businessman and generous to a fault. I believe people like Wendell need to have their stories told as they were legends, leaders and true businessman who made a difference in their community. I was a lucky man indeed to have met such a man in Wendell Welander. -Grant Gibson http://grantgibson.ca
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Tuesday, June 27, 2017
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Bob Buchanan posted a condolence
Monday, February 20, 2017
Wow thank you for posting this notice for Wendell! I had lost track of my dear friend for a good many years, and he was not active on the www.
Periodically I look for him, as I did today. I was from his Mission Mud days in Oklahoma, and his guest numerous times in Alberta and B.C.
Many have been blessed by Wendell's bold but gentle spirit, his generosity, and humor.
An adventurer, a risk-taker, a visionary entrepreneur, and the finest friend a person could ever have.
That is my Wendell.
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Friday, December 16, 2016
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Dwight and Lynn Starman posted a condolence
Wednesday, December 14, 2016
Jody & David
We were saddened to hear of your loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
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Evelyn Seewalt posted a condolence
Wednesday, December 14, 2016
So sorry for your loss Sandy. Thinking of you at this time.
Love Evelyn
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Tuesday, December 13, 2016
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Paul & lou Podulsky posted a condolence
Tuesday, December 13, 2016
Sandy. Jody , Lorna and families . Sorry for your loss. Thinking of you all at this time . Big hugs to you all!!uAYD
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The Reed Family posted a condolence
Tuesday, December 13, 2016
So sorry to hear of your Dad's passing. May his memory be eternal! God bless you all!
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Mike Carson posted a condolence
Tuesday, December 13, 2016
So sorry for the family's loss but a time to celebrate a great life lived. Wendell was a man that lived his life his way and made no apologies, but was a fair and honest businessman with a flair for adventure. I think when Howard White rewrites the history of the Sunshine Coast he will include a chapter about Wendell and his Coast Western Airlines and the high hopes Wendell had for bringing air service to remote communities. I've known Wendell for 20 years and he has always been a man that knows what he wants and goes about getting it. A man I truly admired and will be surely missed.
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Jacki and Jim Ryan posted a condolence
Tuesday, December 13, 2016
Sandy so sorry to hear of your dads passing. You are in our thoughts and prayers. May your family be close for support during this rough time.
Love Jacki and Jim
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Dwayne and Sandra Van Schaick posted a condolence
Tuesday, December 13, 2016
So sorry Sandy to hear of your dads passing.Please know that Dwayne and I are holding you in our thoughts and prayers..Big hugs to you and your family
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