We regret to advise of the death of Lieutenant Alexander Gordon Savage, RCE (Ret’d) at Princeton, BC on 29 Jun 2001.
Born in Calgary in 1915, Gordon was educated in Calgary and Edmonton, graduating as a mining engineer from the University of Alberta in 1941. During World War II, he served with 6th Field Company RCE as a Lieutenant and was wounded by machine gun fire in France in Sep 44 during the attack on Calais.
After the war, Gordon initially worked in the mining industry and then became involved in the Canadian oil and gas industry in 1948. He enjoyed a long and rewarding career, retiring as Vice-President of Homestead Oils in 1980. The years after retirement gave Gordon the opportunity to pursue his love of travel off the beaten track, amateur prospecting, hiking and other activities with family. Gordon was a long-time member of the Calgary MEAC Branch, a life member of the Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta as well as a founding member of Parkallen United Church in Edmonton and Westminster United Church in Calgary, a member of the Masonic Lodge of Alberta (serving for a year as Worshipful Brother of Jordan Lodge No. 177) and the Shriner’s Al Azhar Temple. As a past President of the Calgary Snowmobile Club, he was instrumental in developing backcountry trail grooming and effective search and rescue operations.
Gordon’s funeral was held 13 Jul 2001 in Princeton, BC. Donations may be made in his honour to the Princeton General Hospital and Ridgewood Lodge Foundation or St Paul’s United Church c/o the Princeton Similkameen Funeral Services, PO Box 1236, Princeton, BC V0X 1W0.
