Brian Holker was born on February 27, 1945. After battling with a respiratory ailment for several months, Brian passed away on the morning of December 23, 2020 peacefully in the comfort of his home overlooking Cadboro Bay. A home Brian had built on a property originally owned by his grandparents in the neighbourhood where he had spent the majority of his life.
Predeceased by his father Lou, mother June and brother Daryl. He is survived by his loving partner of 40 years, Diane Cameron; her daughters Cheryl and Kelly; his daughters Jacquelyn and Jeannine and their children Chai, Maeve, Matsya and Dala. Brian was an avid classic car guy. His collection and knowledge were well known and respected in the trade and his passion for restorations and impeccable attention to detail led to being invited to adjudicate and opine on many vintage autos. An original “Cadboro Bay Boy”. Brian will be missed by his many friends and acquaintances.
Moe i ka maluhia. Rest in Peace.
A Funeral Service for invited guests was held in the Sequoia Centre at McCall Gardens on Monday, January 4, 2021 at 1:00 pm. To watch the service click on the image below.
Condolences may also be offered to the family below.
McCall Gardens
www.mccallgardens.com
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Christine Ryan
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Sandra M O'Keeffe Sandra O’Keeffe
My condolences to you and the family,
I will always have such wonderful memories of my many visits with you and Brian in both Hawaii and
California. I am so thankful that I was able to have a visit with Brian a couple of weeks before his
passing. Take care my friend.
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Sylvia Kofoed Provan Dear Diane,
Sending love and heartfelt sympathy on your Dear Brian’s passing.
God Bless.Love Sylvia
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Todd and TaraLyn May Brian (we met in grade 2 Frank Hobbs school) Rest In Peace
Re-introduced again by Di in the 80’s
Todd and I have many great memories of laughter and desert fun celebrating mutual birthdays together etc; as well as many great mothership get togethers over many years
He is missed here annually and in our hearts forever
Todd and his “favorite air head” are truly saddened by his departure
With much love and prayers to all his family and many friends who share our sadness
Thank you for sending link to his service Kelly and Sharen
What wonderful tributes to a gruff but tender man; the oxymoron dichotomy we all came to love about our Brian
Good job Di..on every level…I just wanted to hug you and Adam so badly
Forever “pookie” to Brian
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Karen Thorstad Dear Diane, Kelly and family:
Ross and I are truly sorry for your loss. As we all know, it takes time to heal the loss of our dearly departed. Brian was a fun guy who had a great passion for cars, and we always enjoyed seeing him proudly displaying his treasures at the car shows. He truly was one of a kind.
Moe i ka maluhia
Sincerely
Karen and Ross Thorstad
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Joanna Woods Dear Diane
I am so very sorry to hear of Brian’s passing, I only found out last evening. John called to tell me and this evening I watched the service on-line. I have so many memories of you both as our neighbors when we lived across from you on Majestic Drive. He was a great guy and will be really missed by all his friends. Take care of yourself Diane. My sincere sympathies to you and the family.
Joanna Woods
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Pauline Knox (nee Clarke) Dear Gail,
You don’t know me but I was a friend of Brian’s from 1970 to 1972. Brian was a lovely
person and I send you my condolences to you and your family.I remember driving his 58 Chevy around town. Such a long time ago.
All the best to you in this very sad time.
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Bruce S. DeFord Hello,
Just heard about Brian’s passing from a fellow car club member. I remember the first time meeting Brian when he pulled up behind our car with his 32 Chevrolet Roadster. It was a friendship from that point forward. I think of him often and will always think of the great friendship we had even if we only got to see each other once every few years.
Friends always!
The DeFord’s
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Angel Castaneda Diane We are very sorry for the loss of Brian, our sincere condolences in difficult times we hope you find comfort in fam.and friends Blessings Bill and Angel
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Bryony Graham Diane, I am so sorry to hear of Brian’s passing. As one of the “Bay Boys” as Chris so aptly puts it, he was well known and much liked, a real fixture in the Village and at the gas station. Last time I saw him was at the Cadboro Bay Kids reunion at the pub. I’m sorry that we were never able to organize another one, as I know he enjoyed that so much. He was kind and friendly and so knowledgeable about cars.
You and Brian were so fortunate to have each other, and he was especially fortunate to have you at his side caring for him.
Kind regards, Bryony (Gonder) Graham
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Barbara Armstrong Dear Diane and family,
My sincere condolences to you on this sad day. I really liked Brian and will miss him dearly. That said Diane, you really shone as a life partner through his final months, letting no detail for his care left unattended to. You were his love, his advocate and his champion through life. Blessings to you and your family as you face the transition to life on your own
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Rob Halliday Diane and family – I am so sorry to hear of your loss of Brian – you were in a new relationship when we did BCNU business. Be kind and patient with yourselves as you deal with these very difficult times, Hugs
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Sharen Ulmer Brian will be missed by all who cherished him. My thoughts and prayers are with you Diane, and family. Your friend Sharen Ulmer
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Chris Earthy One of the Bay Boys, I was so saddened to hear of Brian’s passing. Had the pleasure of visiting a few times to hang out in the garage at the house and talk cars and growing up in the Bay especially the old caddy he got from Christo Tchapperoff. Growing up in Cadboro Bay was an idyllic childhood. Always enjoyed running into Brian and his brother Daryl at the CBS. I will miss him, a really good guy. Thoughts are with his family.
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Elaine Baxter Sending my condolences to you Diane and family on the passing of Brian, your life partner of 40 years.
You took amazing care of Brian and may you now have time to give yourself some kindness.
He will be missed by many.
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Clayton and Isobel Dougan Dear Diane,
We send you our sincere condolences in what must be a sad time for you. We will be keeping you in our prayers as you face your new normal and we really mean that. .
God bless you,
Clayton and Isobel (Number 2750)
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Mike Siska Dear Diane, my condolences to you and the family.
Brian will be missed by all who knew him. We were connected over many years through our mutual love of classic and vintage cars. I thank him for sharing unreservedly, his passion and detailed knowledge .
May He Rest In Peace.
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JILL & RALPH BAXTER Hi Diane Sending you our heart felt condolences at this sad time. You were there for Brian every step of the way & took such great care of Brain. You put him first. I hope as your long time friend you will take some deserved time for your self to heal. Sincerely Jill & RALPH BAXTER
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Hazel Widenmaier Dear Diane, I was so sad to hear about Brian’s passing. He surely will be missed in the car
world. Brian and I had the same passion for Cadillacs, as my husband Ed and I collected them. My stepmom was a very dear friend to Brian’s family. This is how we met his family all those years ago.
Well Brian, Put the Pedal to the Metal, Loud and Proud. Let them know you’re coming!
Rest In Peace, “Big”
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Dewane Ollech Sorry to hear of Brian’s passing.
He was a very knowledgeable classic car enthusiast, who had some wonderful autos in his collection.
His gruffness will be missed at future car events.
Condolences to his family.
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Lori Wilson Dear Diane & Family
Sorry to hear about Brian’s passing.
Our thoughts with love to all of you.
Sincerely Kathi & Jim Hess
Heartfelt condolences to Diane & family at this time. Brian was a very kind man with a super personality. Ryan family, Victoria