Gordon, our precious “preemie”, was born on March 15th weighing in at a whopping 3 lbs 7 oz. With a drive for life - he hit the “magic 5 pound weight” by the time he was five weeks old. He was an absolute joy as a toddler who was adored by both family and friends.

Gordon started his first day of school, September 1993, at the Rt. Hon Joe Clark School in High River . He loved extra-curricular activities, especially sports. His first season of ball was with the Red Devils, he also played 3-on-3 basketball, was a cub scout, and was on his schools safety patrol. In elementary/mid-school he participated in karate and he played soccer on the #1 U-11 team. Gordon had a great set of friends in High River ; they spent so much time at the house celebrating birthdays, Halloween parties and just hanging out. Those memories are cherished.

Gordon loved the water. He was an excellent swimmer, and was always game for fun. He was part of the team that “six up“ knee-boarded at Christina Lake - buzzing the shoreline to show off their finesse. A family friend advised him to “…never waste an audience”. Continuing his love for the water, at 9, he took diving lessons and later put family to the test knee-boarding on Mara Lake . Determined, he stayed out in the rain (for 50 minutes) trying to perfect a “360”. He perfected it the following summer and proudly showed off 10 “360's” in a row. The summer after, he learned to wakeboard at one of his favorite spots in the world - which was Christina Lake .

In 1998, the family moved to Olds. Gordon made new friends and in short order became involved once again in a variety of sports and extra-curricular activities including: baseball (bantam), the wrestling team, the football team, and the long distance running team. He took pride in the fact that he received honors in phys-ed for nine-years in a row.

In addition to athletics, he also enjoyed sport hunting and quad-driving. Gordon passed his Hunter Education Exam in 1999 and bird hunted with his Dad and his friends.

While attending High School he ensured that his teachers earned every penny that they made. He was interested in testing his limits; his friends were at school so the perfect opportunity presented itself often. Gordon's friends were everything to him!

In High School, at the encouragement of his advisor, Gordon had chosen to participate in the Registered Apprenticeship Program (RAP) for welding. For ½ of his day he completed his core subjects and during the second ½ he participated in work-experience. He absolutely loved the flexibility! His dream was for his Mom & Dad to invest in a welding truck with him.