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From YouTube: MARCH 9 2023 Statements Dan Davies
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
4th Session
42nd Parliament
A
Member
for
Peace
River
North
thanks
honorable
speaker,
this
Saturday
meeting
will
come
together
to
celebrate
the
incredible
life
of
Dawn
Sterling.
It's
hard
to
find
a
starting
point
with
Dawn's
involvement
as
his
accomplishments
and
involvement
were.
Many
he's,
always
been
involved
in
sports
playing
softball
golfing,
badminton
hockey
and
almost
every
other
sport
that
was
available.
Don
coached,
his
two
boys
Shane
and
Dustin's
softball
team
youth
bowling
badminton
teams
and
coached
early
skiing
Don
was
known
throughout
the
region
for
his
philanthropy
and
Community
involvement.
A
He
has
supported
a
variety
of
organizations
and
initiatives,
including
the
Fort
St
John
Hospital
Foundation,
the
Northern
Lights
College
Foundation,
the
Northeast
Justice
Society,
as
well
as
a
director
on
the
Northern
Lights
college
board
and
being
very
active
in
the
14
John
petroleum
Association,
just
to
mention
a
few.
He
also
spent
many
years
on
the
program
advisory
committee
for
instrumentation
at
BCIT,
which
helped
develop
and
shape
this
trade
in
British
Columbia
in
1978.
A
He
founded
epscan
Industries,
a
large
Electric
electrical
and
instrumentation
company
based
out
of
Fort
St
John
Don
was
widely
respected
in
the
industry
for
as
entrepreneurial
Spirit.
His
commitment
to
Quality
being
a
great
boss
and,
of
course,
his
dedication
to
community
beyond
all
his
other
community
involvement,
Don
was
a
respected,
Master
Mason
literally
across
Canada.
He
was
raised
to
the
degree
of
Master
Mason
in
the
14
John
Lodge
in
1986,
and
some
years
later
became
the
master
of
the
lodge
and
eventually
the
deputy
District
Grand
Master
of
Peace
River
of
the
Peace
River
District.
A
He
also
became
a
Noble
in
the
North
Peace
Shrine
Club
in
1992,
where
he
was
active
with
the
clown
unit
and
was
known
as
Tex
the
cowboy
clown
where
he
became
very
proficient
at
tying
balloon
animals
for
children,
and
he
would
often
be
seen
at
community
events
tying
balloons
or
riding
around
in
his
Tin
Lizzy
mini
car,
and
you
have
to
imagine
the
six
foot
one
250
pound,
Texan
Cowboy
it
was,
it
was
amazing.
Don
was
very
engaged
in
all
other
branches
of
the
Masonic
border
and
even
being
the
founder
of
some.