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BRINNEN William (Bill) James 1942 - 2009 Bill passed away on October 10th in Nanaimo Hospital. He will be greatly missed by his loving wife Glenna; his sons, Mike (Therese) of Smithers, and Christopher (Karri) of Kelowna; his daughter Whitney Christie (Tony) of Quesnel; his stepdaughter Kelly of Parksville; and his stepson Lee Perkins (Koko) of Coquitlam; 11 grandchildren; his sisters Marianne Hall (John) of Comox and Pat Stafford (Jeff Christianson) of Vanderhoof. Bill also leaves behind nieces, nephews and many very close friends. He is predeceased by his first wife Joann, and mourned by his second wife/friend Barb (nee Rankin). He is predeceased by parents Cecil and Mary Brinnen. Bill grew up in Prince George and began a career with the Ministry of Forests in his early 20's. His career had him moving throughout north central B.C. ending in Burns Lake as a District Manager until he retired in 1997; after which he moved to the Comox Valley, where he met and married Glenna, eventually settling in Parksville. A Celebration of Life will take place at the Knox United Church in Parksville at 2 p.m. on Sunday , October 25. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Canadian Hemochromatosis Society or the BC Cancer Agency. Published in the Vancouver Sun and/or The Province on 10/18/2009