Mahsi cho, Mr. Speaker. Today I would like to pay tribute to the late Joseph Lloyd Sanderson of Fort Resolution, better known as Joe-Joe.
Joe-Joe Sanderson was born March 24, 1958, and passed away on December 7, 2013, at 55 years old. Joe-Joe died of natural causes.
Joe Sanderson was born and raised in Fort Resolution. He attended Grandin College in Fort Smith. Joe was a very athletic person growing up and at one time he was an excellent golden gloves boxing champion in the Northwest Territories and Alberta. But Joe Sanderson was more than that; he was a tremendous athlete. Joe Sanderson was better than everybody in his age category and older in the school in track and field, floor hockey, baseball and fastball. He was an unbelievable athlete.
Joe worked at the sawmill in Fort Resolution for a number of years and then moved to Pine Point where he became a truck driver and excavator operator until the mine shut down in the late 1980s. Joe also worked as a truck driver for a number of years at Diavik Diamond Mine.
Joe enjoyed being out on the land, and as a result, he became a member of the Fort Resolution Canadian Rangers Patrol in 1992 and was an active member until 2012, thereby dedicating 20 years of service to the Canadian Rangers.
Joe was predeceased by his parents, George and Judith Sanderson; siblings James Sanderson, Willie Sanderson and Cecile Sanderson; and nieces nephews Barry Sanderson, Cody Broadhead, Keith Digness, Gloria Sanderson, Karen Sanderson and baby Redvers. Joe is survived by his sisters Violet Broadhead, married to Barry; Katie Martin, married to Lyle; Clara Redvers; Annie Digness, married to Gordon; brother Delmar Sanderson; son Jeremy Antoine; special friend Linda McKay; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
I pass my condolences on to the late Joseph Lloyd Sanderson’s son, sisters, brothers and many friends that he had in Fort Resolution.
