Obituaries

DALLAS STEVENSON

With family by his side, it is with great sorrow we announce the passing of Robert “Dallas” Stevenson at Seven Oaks Hospital on Wednesday, November 13, 2019, at the age of 67 years.

Dallas is survived by his beloved wife Roma of 47 years; his loving daughter Rhonda (Greg); brothers Harvey (Debbie), Harry (Linda); sister Marilyn (Clayton); brothers-in-law Gordon, Hector (Darlene); mother-in-law Lena, as well as extended family and close friends.  He was predeceased by his parents, Bob and Verla; father-in-law Tud; and sister-in-law Avril.

Dallas was born in Oxbow, SK on April 12, 1952, and grew up on a farm in Carievale SK.  In 1969, he joined the Canadian Forces and was posted to 2PPCLI Winnipeg where he met and married Roma, and then was the proud father of his daughter Rhonda.  While with 2PPCLI, Dallas did a six-month peacekeeping tour in Cyprus.  After leaving the Canadian Forces in 1974, he worked for 26 years at Domtar Packaging.

After family, Dallas’s passion was fishing. He was a promotional and tournament angler and educator, promoting for AVO Marine, Lund, Honda Outboard, S.I.R., and Berkley, to name a few.  He was a long-time member of the Manitoba Bass Anglers, had his own guiding business, and was co-owner of D&D Wavebreakers. Dallas loved to share his fishing knowledge, especially to kids, and volunteered to take kids fishing from groups such as the Girl Guides, Variety Club at Camp Brereton, Big Brothers and Police and Pal. He volunteered at the yearly Outdoors Women weekend where he taught fishing techniques to women learning outdoor skills, including how to back up a trailer to launch a boat. Dallas was always lending advice, his time or a fishing rod to any kids and their families that he thought may benefit.  Many a kid caught their first fish with Dallas, including his daughter Rhonda and his nieces and nephews, and he was as excited as they were.

Dallas guided throughout Manitoba and NW Ontario and could be seen regularly on the Red River, doing fly-in trips to Saddle Lake or spending summer holidays at Caddy Lake with his family and friends for over 40 years. He was a guide at Budd’s Gunisao Lake Lodge, MB and lastly at Totem Resorts, Sioux Narrows, ON, where his beer and mustard fish shore lunch is legendary, until illness forced him to give up his passion in 2013.

Special thanks to the staff of Seven Oaks Hospital and especially the Dialysis Unit for the care provided to Dallas for the past six years.

At Dallas’s request, there will be no service. Cremation has taken place and a private scattering of ashes will be held at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Variety the Children’s Charity, Variety’s Camp Brereton, 440A Don St, Winnipeg, MB R3L 0S4 or online at www.varietymanitoba.com/give.

Condolences may be sent to www.wojciksfuneralchapel.com