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Obituary of Charles Allan MacArthur
March 22, 1948 – Regina, Saskatchewan
December 8, 2023 - Calgary, Alberta
C. Allan MacArthur of Calgary, AB passed away on Friday, December 8, 2023, at the age of 75.
Allan (Al) was born in Regina, SK on March 22, 1948. He and his family moved to BC in 1954 where he attended elementary and secondary school. He returned to SK in 1976, where he lived until 2022, when he moved to AB to be closer to his children and grandchildren.
Allan worked for SaskWater for 27 years as a Senior Engineering Technician before finishing his career with a rewarding 10 years as a Health Facility Planner and Project Manager for the Saskatchewan Ministry of Health.
Allan was an active member of all the communities in which he lived. Some of his notable volunteer positions included Vice Chair of the Regional Health Authority in Southern Saskatchewan, Chairman of the Rolling Hills Health District, President of the Herbert Lions Club, Lieutenant Governor of Optimist International, and Chairman of the Chaplin, Morse, Herbert United Church Board. Allan was awarded the Premier’s Award for Excellence in the Public Service in November 2016.
Allan will be remembered fondly for his great sense of humour, charming personality, and love of sports.
Allan was predeceased by his parents, Nellie and Charles MacArthur; brother-in-law, Barry Scott; son-in-law, Darryl Colebank; and beloved son, Jason MacArthur. Allan is survived by his sister, Jeanette Scott of Powell River, BC; three children, Tamara Colebank of Hixon, BC, Ryan (Nicole) MacArthur of Calgary, AB, and Carmen (Leon) Janzen of Calgary, AB; five cherished grandchildren, Brittany and Cricket Colebank of Hixon, BC, Addyson and Marissa MacArthur of Calgary, AB, and Harvey Janzen of Calgary, AB; great-granddaughter, Avery Melenka of Hixon, BC; and former wife, Sandra MacArthur of Osler, SK. Allan is also survived by numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends, as well as daughter Kimberley Bregg of Surrey, BC with whom he reunited later in life and grandchildren Nokomi and Jamal Rodgerson.
A celebration of life for Allan will be held in BC in the spring. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Diabetes Foundation or the Heart and Stroke Foundation.
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