It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Peter John Acton. Peter was born September 18, 1946 in London, England and passed away at his home unexpectedly on August 14, 2021 at the age of 74. Peter is survived by his beloved wife Brenda Acton, his children Keith (Rae), Debbie (Trevor), and Kate (Bob) along with two grandchildren Dryden and Devynn who often referred to or called Peter “Grumps”. Peter also left behind his two brothers John and Ray along with many extended relatives, and we can’t forget his beloved Fur companion and best mate, Woody! Peter and Brenda moved to Canada on February 6, 1980 with their three children. Peter had a great passion for his work and was highly respected by many colleagues and friends in the Engineering world, although his main love was for the water and sailing. Peter is predeceased by his parents Ken and Dorothy Acton.
In lieu of flowers, donations are greatly appreciated to the RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution) https://rnli.org/support-us/give-money/donate or the SPCA https://spca.bc.ca/locations/victoria/.
A Celebration of Life took place on September 7, 2021 in the Sequoia Centre McCall Gardens with immediate family in attendance. To watch the service click on the image below.
Condolences may be offered to the family below.
McCall Gardens
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Colleen Ackermann
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Linda Long Brenda, I did not know of Peter’s passing. I am so very sorry for your loss. What a difficult time for you and your family. My deepest condolences. He will be greatly missed.
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Tina Brooks Sending so much love and hugs. Finding Peter brought so much joy into all our lives, especially my dads and it was wonderful to see how very happy it made him. No matter how far away we are always here. We are so blessed to have met you all and will treasure the wonderful times we spent with Peter.
Rest In Peace Peter. I will so miss receiving your emails and hearing all your news. Your memories will forever hold a place in all our hearts.
Until we meet again.
Love always
Tina,Mark,Jack,Aidan and Oscar.
xxxxxxx
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Mary Lou Lauria My condolences to Peter’s family. I had the great privilege of working with Peter when we moved to Vancouver over 10 years ago. Being a fellow Brit, I truly enjoyed his wit and banter. He was so well respected and will be deeply missed. My thoughts are with you all.
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Mark Ramsden Peter was a great mentor, colleague, and friend. His guidance had a profound impact on many. He will be sadly missed. My thoughts are with his family at this difficult time.
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Sherri Dion Batiste This was a lovely surprise. The photos show the love of family and the adventures taken. They had a lot of fun and that memory will serve to keep Peter alive in spirit. Peace be with you all.
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Jason Tielker Peter was a true professional and a wonderful colleague. He imparted his wisdom and experience on many in his profession and always did so willingly, with a smile or a bit of wry humor for good measure. He will be fondly remembered and deeply missed.
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Marilyn McCombie Dear Peter
So sorry to hear about your passing. We only knew you for seven years and we so wish that it could have been for much longer.
Our thoughts are with Brenda and the family at this sad time.
Until we meet again.
With Love Marilyn,James and Lisa
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Chris Meisl I feel very fortunate to have known and worked with Peter. My thoughts with his family and friends, he will be deeply missed.
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Alden & Rebecca A mentor, a friend, and a gentleman in every sense. Peter kept us grounded and was a calming influence to us all. We share the same birthday so never forgotten …. I will miss our yearly call to wish each other birthday greetings.
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Raymond Deeks So sad having to write this. We never knew that there was another Brother out there waiting to be found,but when we were together it was as though we had been together all our lives, and now to lose you leaves another hole in our lives.We will always remember you Peter. Going to miss you.
Rest In Peace.
Until we meet again.
Ray and Family.
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Sandra Prosser My deepest sympathies to the Acton family as I am stunned by the news of Peter’s passing.
I worked with Peter for over 20 years and am so thankful for the time that I knew him.
Peter was a friend, colleague and mentor. He was a huge part of my employment history as I initially met Peter at Taylor Peach & Associates and then connected again at Westmar Consultants.
It was a true pleasure to work with Peter. He was a resource I knew I could go to as he always listened, and gave advice and assistance when it was needed.
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Linda Lengthorn Linda Lengthorn and family.
I was so sad when I heard the news of Peter’s sudden passing.
Although I only knew him for seven years when he joined our extended family I have lovely memories of a wonderful, kind, caring and happy man. He will be missed by us all.With love Linda, Paul, Philip and Jill.
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Rob Russell Peter will be greatly missed. I had the pleasure of working with him for over 20 years, he was a fine gentleman and an excellent engineer. My thoughts are with the family at this time of sorrow.
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Rod Stark I was saddened to hear of Peter’s sudden passing. During the years we worked together, Peter was always courteous, polite and respectful to his co-workers and his clients. He was the epitome of a perfect gentleman. My condolences to his family; may your fond memories of Peter bring comfort to you now.
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John Deeks John Deeks
It took so long to find you, only for the joy to be snatched away after too short a time.
Rest in peace my dear brother, our memories will last forever.
With love from John, Rita, Jonathan, Gaynor, Isabelle and Kieran
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Julia, Jayne, Simon and families Thinking of you all at this very sad time. We wish we could be with you but we send you lots of love and hugs and know that together as a close, strong family you will find the strength together to come to terms with the loss of Peter who we know was a wonderful husband, dad and grandad xxx
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Geoff Harrison I was saddened to hear of Peter’s sudden passing. He was an unflappable and valued colleague during the many years we worked together; a true professional. My condolences to his family.
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Andrew Quinn My deepest condolences to Peter’s family for the painful loss of this wonderful man. I had the pleasure of working with Peter back through to the Westmar days. His cheerful, sincere and engaging manner was a delight and he will be fondly remembered. He took the time to care about other people which was a great attribute of his character. Sending our love and support. He will be missed.
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Carol Turner I was fortunate to have Peter as a mentor in my early engineering years. He was so knowledgeable, respectful and clearly enjoyed his engineering work. I carry lessons and fond memories of Peter with me and wish strength and comfort to his family and friends at this time of painful loss.
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Robert Muller My deepest condolences to the family of Peter Acton. My memories at Westmar with Peter will never be forgotten. A kind and calm man to say the least.
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John and Linda Robertson We were deeply saddened to hear of the sudden passing of Peter. He was an excellent engineer, a valued colleague, and a well respected member of the engineering community. Our deepest condolences to all the family, he will be greatly missed.
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Petra Van De Kamp My condolences go to Brenda, Keith and Rae, Debbie, Trevor, Dryden, Devynn, Kate and Bob. Peter will be sadly missed by his family in Canada, extended family in England and Australia. Sending you my thoughts and love at this very sad and difficult time.
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Wayne Saunders With a heavy heart I heard of the passing of Peter. My sincere condolences to the family. Peter was a very well respected engineer and person. He will be deeply missed by all.
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Fabio Cornale Our deepest condolences to you and your family. May he Rest In Peace.
Xoxo Fabio and Gina Cornale
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Derek Howe Sounds like a beautiful man. You guys find some peace in knowing your dad and husband and so on was one of the good guys.
Derek Howe.
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Trisha A beautiful tribute to a special man. My thoughts are with you all.
I was shocked and saddened to hear of Peter’s passing. He was an excellent engineer and a respected colleague over many years. An example to all of us in his professionalism and his calm manner. A gentleman. His dry humour was much appreciated. I will remember him fondly.