Friday morning, March 20, 2015, Frank Daniel Strimbold passed away peacefully in the 亚洲天堂 Lake Hospital after a long struggle with cancer. He was 75 years old.

Born on December 17, 1939 to a pioneering family (since 1906), Frank never lived far from home.

He was a noticeable fixture of the Topley community, perhaps best known for Angus Cattle,

drinking coffee and his ability to talk to anyone.

Unassuming, Frank was a farmer, in gumboots, a Mack jacket and his baseball cap always slightly off-side. Of course, Frank was more. A lover of local history, exotic birds and a good joke. He worked in the bush and later drove school bus. He farmed cattle and raised a family of six children with his 鈥渟chool sweetheart鈥� Dianne (Roberts) Strimbold who he married in 1963.

Frank was heavily involved in the cattle industry for over 50 years. He spent 20 years as a Director of the BC Angus Association, including chair, and represented BC from 2006-12 with the Canadian Angus Association. He and his family participated in 4-H, winning numerous awards with their Angus stock. He and Dianne served as leaders of the Topley 4-H Club and the Bulkley Valley 4-H Senior Council.

Frank also avidly supported the sport of crosscountry skiing; he was involved extensively with the Omineca Ski Club in 亚洲天堂 Lake and served as sport advisor to the BC Winter Games. Frank

also spent 12 years as a Director on the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako (Houston Rural).

Since his passing, many have extended condolences. Most often we鈥檝e heard: 鈥淔rank

Strimbold was a kind and generous man. He will be dearly missed.鈥� Indeed, Frank leaves behind

his wife, Dianne, his six children: Tanya (husband Monty and grandson Taylor); Lia (husband Brent and grandchildren Shea & Tori); Tony (wife Gina and grandchildren Kian & Daria); Monica (husband Phil and grandson Leo); Todd; Nick (wife Tammy). Frank will also be missed by a large extended family including his sister Linda Bremner (husband Lee) and a legion of friends.

Frank's Celebration of life was held April 4, 2015 at 1 pm at the Topley Community Centre.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Topley 4-H Club or the Canadian Cancer Society.