Obituaries

It is with great sadness & heavy hearts that the Amies family formally announce the passing of Barry Eugene Amies of Vernon, BC on Tuesday, June 25th, 2019 in the Vernon Jubilee Hospital, at the age of 76. He will be forever missed by his wife Donna, his daughter Nicole (Ian Laidlaw) and his son Tyson (Lisa) as well as his grandchildren Jayden, Carson, Hunter, and Mikaela.
Barry was born in the town of Mossbank, Saskatchewan on May 18, 1943. He grew up in Spalding, Saskatchewan when at the age of 13 he moved to McBride, BC and met the love of his life Donna Clark. They were married in 1963 in the town of Kitimat. Barry and Donna lived throughout many communities in BC during his early years of working for the forestry and the Bank of Nova Scotia. When he was transferred to Vernon BC, Barry and Donna knew they found the place they wanted to live and raise a family. Soon after, Barry discovered what would become his lifelong passion when he was offered to purchase an insurance license from a local realtor who would teach him the ropes. With his new insurance career started, Barry and Donna had their first child Nicole followed a couple years later by his son Tyson. Barry was immediately an active citizen in Vernon and continued to be for his entire life. In these early days, he was involved with the construction of the local curling rink where he was a competitive curling skip himself. He helped create a local Curling Car Spiel Tournament that Vernon hosted for many years. During this time, his insurance brokerage, Baron Insurance, was growing and he became more involved in the insurance industry at a Provincial association level as well as the National association level where he helped establish the insurance licensing education requirements that are still in place across Canada.
If you have ever met Barry, you will know that he liked to have fun, laugh, play music & cards, golf, dance, fish and if there was a party going on he would always be one of the last people to leave while he poured everyone

• Jul 05, 2019
  What a lovely tribute to a lovely man. Our most heartfelt condolences to Donna, Nicole, Tyson and families. He is remembered fondly by his cousin Roger Wiltsie and wife Sherry.

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