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December 19, 1944 - July 31, 2013


Born in Nelson BC Daniel “Dan” attended school in Crawford Bay and lived there until 1965 when he and his wife and son moved to Smithers where he resided until 2012. He then moved to Penticton for health reasons.

Dan is pre-deceased by his wife Carol Ruth (nee Eddy), Dad Joseph Clifton Derbyshire and Mother Jennie Elnora Dingwall/Derbyshire (nee Hedstrom).

He is survived by his son Darcy Dwain (Cindy) Derbyshire and their two children Mishayla & Kyler, son Robert Stede (Jennifer) Derbyshire and their three children Devon, Daniel and Boden, his sister Frances Heather Beaubien and other family members.

Dan will be missed for his loyalty, unique sense of humor, his great memory, and his invention and fix it talents especially when it came to motors.

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