David Lewis

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the peaceful passing of David Anthony Lewis, a longtime resident of Dawson Creek, British Columbia, on Tuesday, September 30, 2025, at the age of 64 years.

Born in Ladner, British Columbia on May 8, 1961, Dave grew up and graduated high school all in what he described as a “small farming and fishing village” in the Vancouver Lower Mainland. Alongside his four siblings, Dave enjoyed the freedom and space available to them and would tell tales of many adventures. One of the things he particularly missed about Ladner was being able to eat many different types of fruit from the trees in their back yard.

After working for a wire rope company and in construction, Dave pursued his love of writing and completed a Radio Arts diploma. In 1991, he found himself in Dawson Creek starting a job as a copy writer at CJDC Radio. So began what would be a more than thirty-year career in radio. Dave loved the art of copy writing, voicing, and producing. He considered himself lucky to work doing what he loved which was writing. In 1992 he met Kari Anderson, a Saskatchewan expat who Dave would marry in 1998. They celebrated their twenty-seventh wedding anniversary this past summer.

Dave combined a love of learning with wide ranging curiosity. He also had unflagging confidence in his ability to figure things out. Any suggestion that perhaps he ask someone for help or advice, would be answered with a shrug and “I’ll figure it out.” He loved to take things apart, figure out how it worked, and then somehow put it back together – this was a passion his entire life.

Dave was an artist at heart, and his greatest joy was creating beautiful objects from wood. Dave was a self-taught craftsman but his focus when building was seeing the beauty in the wood and bringing that forward. His designs reflected not only function but great artistic beauty in shape and style. His creations ranged from carved pendants to tables, chairs and armoires. The grain in the wood was always part of the design, and he spent hours finishing each piece.

Dave loved the outdoors and spending time at Little Bear Lake in the summers. Decades after the fact, tales are still being told of hikes to Monkman Lake, along the West Coast Trail, and his favourite, up the Chilkoot Trail. Closer to home, Dave loved his walks with the dogs out on the 215 road where he’d throw the frisbee as far as he could; the dogs happily running to fetch it.

Dave was a good man. He loved being married to Kari. He loved his friends and his family. He loved to tell jokes, especially at times when you would least expect a joke to be appropriate. He loved to cook and have friends and family over for dinner. Any holiday, if a turkey was called for, had to be at least a 24 pounds otherwise “why else would you go to all that work?”

Dave believed that one life was an incredible gift to have the opportunity to live. Dave will continue to live on in the stories, laughter and love of those who knew and loved him. He will be remembered and deeply missed by many cherished family and friends.

At Dave’s request, no formal gathering will be held in his memory.

For friends so wishing, donations may be made in memory of Dave to the Terry Fox Foundation, 150-8960 University High Street, Burnaby, BC, V5A 4Y6 or CKUA Radio. Alberta Hotel, 9804 Jasper Avenue NW, Edmonton, Alberta, T5J0C5.

Very Respectfully, Reynars Funeral Home & Crematorium