WHYTE, James Passed away on November 2nd 2009, having lost the love of his life, his wife Olive, only 2 months earlier. Without her, he had no reason to carry on. Born in Victoria on March 19th, 1919, Jim joined the Army and later the Air Force and was then stationed in Newfoundland and Nova Scotia during WWII working as a radar technician. This is where he met and married Olive. After the war they returned to Victoria and Jim earned a BA and BEd from UBC and taught 34 years in the Victoria School District at George Jay, North Ward, Tillicum, Oak Bay JHS, Esquimalt JHS and Reynolds HS. He is survived by his 6 children, Rick (Bonnie), Linda (Lawrence), Jim (Marion), Pat (Andy), Judy (Michael), Randy and thirteen grandchildren and great grandchildren. He is also survived by his last living sibling Dick Dawes and rest of the Dawes clan. Jim's passions in life were his grandchildren, teaching, music, his family genealogy, and those occasional trips to the casino. The family would like to express its most sincere thanks to Dr Don Marshall; to Susan, Pat, Ron and the staff at Legion Manor in Saanichton who took such good care of Mom and Dad in their final years; and to the staff and volunteers at Saanich Penninsula Hospital, Palliative Care Unit who looked after both Mom and Dad in their final days. In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations may be made to the Saanich Penninsula Hospital Foundation, Palliative Care Unit, 2166 Mt. Newton Cross Roads, Saanichton, BC V8M 2B2. A memorial service will be held at First Memorial Funeral Home, 4725 Falaise Drive, Victoria on Saturday November 21st, 2009 at 2pm.