George Burton
October 10th, 2012
George left us peacefully at the age of 92 having lived a full and meaningful life.
Born in Blackburn, England in 1920 George joined the elite Coldstream Guards and served in Africa and Italy during the Second World War. Upon returning home he joined the Blackburn Borough Police until 1948 when he emigrated to Canada and found a position with the Vancouver City Police where he stayed until his retirement in 1980. George was known as the "Laughing Policeman" as he always found humour in life, he loved his time on the force and loved to tell stories of police life in Vancouver during those 30 years served, he turned his stories into poems and published "Poetic Diary of Constable #77 retired". In 1954 George and other officers founded the Vancouver Police Motorcycle Drill Team and the team would practice 2 hours every week on their own time under the instruction of Trev Deeley. He was actively involved with the Shriners for 35 years. George was loved by his family and friends and will be missed by all.
The family is deeply grateful to the staff of the Finnish Manor in Burnaby for their kind and loving care of George in his final days.
You are invited to leave a personal message of condolence for the family
GRATEFUL
I am grateful for the friendship
of the people in my life
I am grateful for the sharing
with a warm and devoted wife
I am grateful for the long life
that I have endured with little pain
I am grateful that I have the brains
to come in from the rain
I am grateful for the sunshine
that brightens up my day
which brings out all the foliage
in a magnificent way
I am grateful for much more
things I haven't penned
to this long and wondrous life
that seems to be no end
For all the happy memories
I can still share with a friend
keeps me happy and content
and will to the very end.
George Burton -- May 8th, 2007
Served with CG 42'47 2665466 rcvd copy of George's book PC77 after an article I had published in the CG Branch 36 snf Gorge send me his book PC77 and George served his country in time of war like me '42-1947 reg 2665466 and enjoyed reading his poetry in Sqaddie Songs of Knightsbridge. i am a bit late in inserting this Obitury but they say better late than never. Nulli Secundus