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Obituary
Garry George Lefebvre (1944 - 2016)
Obituary
Surrounded by family, Garry George Lefebvre passed into the loving arms of his Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, on March 16, 2016. He was an amazing husband, father and grandfather whose passion for Jesus, leadership, fatherhood and marriage defined his life.
He was born November 12th, 1944 in Cold Lake, Alberta before moving to Edmonton at age three. He attended Eastglen High School where he excelled in sports, especially track, hockey and football. After graduation, Garry played three seasons with the Edmonton Wildcats before realizing a childhood dream of playing for the Edmonton Eskimos. In 1966, he won the Dr. Beattie Martin Trophy as the top rookie in the Western Conference and in 1973, he was honoured with the Dick Suderman Trophy as the top Canadian player in the Grey Cup game. He played eight seasons with the Eskimos and three seasons with Montreal Alouettes, earning two Grey Cup rings.
Garry was a wonderful family man, leaving to mourn is his beloved wife of 48 years, Sandy, and his children, Cheri , Brad (Bev) and their children, Dawson and Daniel, Jules and her son, Easton, and Jesse (Tanya) and their children, Reece, Micah, Mia and Jayden. He will also be dearly missed by his sister Pat Anderson, brothers Bob, Blaine, Murray and Mark and their families, to whom Garry was a very special brother and uncle.
A Celebration of his amazing life will be held March 28th at 2 pm, at Evangel Pentecostal Assembly, 4461 50th Street, NW, Edmonton. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Lefebvre Legacy Foundation will be received during the Celebration.
Published in St. Albert Gazette on Mar. 23, 2016
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