We regret to advise of the death Major Richard Kenneth “Rick” Thomas, CD (Ret’d) on 17 March 2017 in Kelowna, BC in his 66^th year.

Rick served the Canadian Military Engineers for 39 years as a Construction Engineer. His career began in the Royal Canadian Air Force as a Draftsman/Surveyor and he was Commissioned from the Ranks to achieve the rank of Major.  His postings included Chilliwack, Esquimalt  and Holberg, BC; Edmonton and Cold Lake, AB; Winnipeg, MB; Quebec City, QC;  Gander NL and Lahr, Germany. During his career, Rick also had overseas deployments with the United Nations and NATO in the Golan Heights and Croatia. In his last position, he inspected Naval Reserve Units across Canada until his retirement in 2009.

A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations in Rick's name may be made to Kelowna General Hospital or L'Hôpital Enfant Jésus, Quebec City.^{{khApr2017, zsp}}