With both joy and sorrow we celebrate the life of Glen Elmo White, who on May 18, 2012 suddenly and unexpectedly entered into the presence of the Lord.
Glen was born in Vancouver, B.C., on December 25, 1941 to Mary (nee Parker) and Percy White. He grew up in various small communities in B.C., including Burns Lake, Canoe Flats, Sooke and Windermere. He was the eldest of four children and is survived by his three younger sisters.
Glen attended UBC and graduated with his B.Sc. in geology and geophysics, also receiving his P.Eng. He worked briefly as an employee and then began his entrepreneurial career by starting a number of consulting companies in the mining industry. Over the course of his professional career, Glen consulted on various gold, silver and base metal exploration properties throughout North America. He was blessed to work in a career he loved and Glen brought to mineral exploration an intensity and integrity that will be missed.
Though Glen spent his professional career searching for buried treasure, his most valuable treasure was his relationship with Jesus Christ. Glen was active in church life from the moment he surrendered control of his life to Jesus in 1974. During various times of his life, Glen was a deacon in the church, taught bible study, participated in drama and scripture reading, and preached the Word of God.
Glen did not believe science and faith were mutually exclusive; instead, his love for Jesus Christ and his pursuit of scientific knowledge led him to author two books arguing the opposite. Glen considered “Of the Something More” and “Schism of the Cosmos” to be some of his most important life’s work, summarizing his thoughtful synthesis of faith and science. These books can be found at www.kargenbooks.com.
Though we rejoice that Glen is alive and well with the Lord he loved, Glen will be deeply missed by many friends and family, including his wife of 46 years, Karen (nee Troop), four daughters and sons-in-law, seven grandchildren and his mother-in-law.
A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on June 2, 2012 at Bethel Pentecostal Community Church in 100 Mile House. In lieu of flowers, the family requests any memorial donations be made to the Gideons of Canada (www.gideons.ca) or the Tents of Mercy ministry (www.tents-of-mercy.org).
100 Mile Funeral Service Ltd. entrusted
with the arrangements. 250-395-3243
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