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From YouTube: NOV 24 2022 Statements Lorne Doerkson
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
3rd Session
42nd Parliament
A
Member
for
Caribou
chill
Curtin.
Thank
you.
Mr
Speaker,
born
in
Sweden
in
1922,
as
one
of
four
children,
Rudy
has
certainly
lived
a
rich
and
full
life
in
1931
Rudy's
family
immigrated
to
Canada
in
1934.
He
turned
his
mind
to
business
at
the
ripe
old
age
of
12
when
he
started
his
first
firewood
business
in
matsuite
and
in
1937.
He
ventured
into
the
logging
industry.
After
knowing
the
love
of
his
life
for
three
years,
the
couple
were
married
in
1943
and
celebrated
77
years
together
before
the
sad
passing
of
Helen
in
2021.
A
in
1947,
the
couple
moved
their
family
to
Williams
Lake,
where
they
took
on
many
businesses,
including
relocating
houses,
churches
and
other
buildings,
along
with
owning
the
Beaver
Valley
Sawmill,
as
if
they
weren't
busy
enough
already.
They
started
chilkoten
Airways
and
bought
the
Valley
View
Motel
built
six
bowling
alleys
throughout
British
Columbia
and
then
purchased
the
Buckskin
Ranch
West
of
Fraser
a
river
near
Soda
Creek.
A
One
day,
while
helping
a
ferry
operator,
his
wife
Helen,
fell
in
the
Fraser
River
and
nearly
drowned
Rudy
being
Rudy
said
it's
time
for
a
bridge
and
off
he
set
to
build
one.
After
purchasing
a
bridge
in
Alaska
and
bringing
it
to
its
current
location,
even
after
being
told
it
could
not
be
done,
he
opened
the
bridge
in
1968
and
sold
it
to
the
government
of
BC
10
years
later.
Rudy
Johnson's
bridge
is
still
a
crucial
access
to
Residents
ranchers
and
loggers
not
sitting
idle.
A
He
accomplished
so
much
more
in
his
life,
including
building
the
co-op
feed
store
in
Williams
Lake
and
building
a
road
building
business
with
his
son
Gary.
He
was
the
president
and
director
for
BC
livestock
a
long
time.
Friendship
with
past
MLA,
Alex
Fraser
has
always
kept
Rudy
active
politically
I'm,
proud
to
share
the
incredible
life
story
of
Rudy
Johnson.