Wally passed away peacefully, after a remarkable 93 years on this earth. He skied 81 of those years and was married to Mary Anne for almost 67 years. Wally is survived by Mary Anne, son, Aaron, daughters, Shannon, and Shelley, and grandchildren: Liam, Sam, Richard, and Lola. Wally and Mary Anne were true partners in life, sharing everything from building boats to being active and supportive in the lives of their children and grandchildren.
Wally was born in Kelowna to Dr. Lloyd and Lola Day, members of a Pioneer family. Wally spent most of his life in the Okanagan. He had a long career with Okanagan Tel and BC Tel, retiring early enough to get lots of extra skiing and boating in.
Wally and Mary Anne shared their passion for skiing, teaching at Mt. Baker and Apex Mountain prior to forming the ski school at Baldy in 1969. Wally also served on the board of the community association. Wally had fond memories of his time at Baldy, and his cabin. Those thoughts were never far from his mind.
In his later years, Wally regularly skied Big White, golfed at Shannon Lake, and in recent times, continued to ride his e-bike.
Wally was gentle, kind, and a true friend.
No service by request.
Condolences and memories can be shared with the family by visiting www.everdenrust.com.
When I was 12 years old, Mom invited Days for supper at the cabin, to cure my reluctance to take lessons from the new instructors. When I was 19 or 20, Mary Anne encouraged me to become a ski instructor.
In those days, instructors wanted to ski as much as
possible. We had a meeting place and times, but skied together the rest of
the time. There are definitely elements of Wally's style in my skiing.
Wally and I served on the Leaseholders/Community association boards, Wally was President. During our time, the village was one parcel of land, and we had leases from the original ownership group. When a developer wannabe commented that he would bulldoze down those cabins, we worked with the owners to separate the village property from the ski area holdings.
Lots of stories and memories in the last 55 years. A blog post can't capture how great a guy he was, and how much he will be missed.
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