Kerry David Hilliard Obituary

Kerry David Hilliard passed away peacefully February 28th surrounded by loved ones. Kerry was born at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops on February 24, 1955. The second of three sons born to George and Wilma Hilliard, Kerry attended Brocklehurst Elementary School and then Brock Junior Secondary School before graduating from Norkam Senior Secondary School.

Kerry held a variety of jobs including Weyerhauser Pulp Mill in Kamloops where he became a steam engineer before moving to Vancouver. In Vancouver he worked at the Vancouver International Airport, Oxford Properties, Sinclair Centre, Remax (in Langley) and then the Bentall Centre before retiring.

Kerry was always involved in sports during his school days and pursued many different hobbies over the years including skiing, biking, and motorcycle riding. Kerry also enjoyed reading historical non-fiction and building model airplanes. He rarely missed an episode of Jeopardy and rarely missed answering correctly! Kerry also loved holidaying in the sunshine. He most loved going to Melaque Mexico and joking over cervezas with his wife Anna, with whom he shared his incredible wit.

Kerry was predeceased by his parents George David and Wilma Ross Hilliard and his older brother Clinton Ross Hilliard. Kerry is survived by his wife Anna and her children Carla and Richard, brother Neil (Audrey), daughter Kari-Lynn (Fraser), nieces Sara Kathryn (Rob) and Amy Wilma (Lee), and grandchildren Hannah and Tanner. Kerry is loved - and he is missed dearly.