Obituary of Max Eichelberger

On April 23rd, Max Eichelberger made his final exit from this earth. He was born in Switzerland in 1942, met his wife in South Africa in 1966, moved to Canada in 1968. He was a soldier and an adventurer, in for a penny and a pound in any mischief so long as it was fun. After graduating university in Switzerland, he became a design draftsman and mechanical engineer, a career that took him from the Swiss Alps, to the diamond mines in South Africa, to a machine company in Vancouver, to Alcan in Kitimat. But his passion for the outdoors led him to buy a piece of land and start a farm in Northern British Columbia. That's where he made an incredible life for his family, getting involved in the communities of Dawson Creek, Taylor, and Fort St. John through minor hockey and junior soccer as both a coach and a program director. He believed the way you change the world is one person at a time, improving it by raising your children well, loving your family, and not caring for a single moment what anyone might say about it. He believed in the beauty of nature, loved the purity and discovery of science, and read every book he could find. He believed that life is a gift, one to defend and not squander. Max Eichelberger was a man of quiet wisdom who will be remembered for his extraordinary life which he thought ordinary; for his incredible skill and intelligence of which he never boasted; for every scar he wore with pride; and for his formidable courage. He was an incredible coach, leader, friend, husband, father, and grandfather. He will be dearly missed. A funeral service will be held April 28, 2017 at Bergeron's Chapel, Dawson Creek, British Columbia. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Terry Fox Foundation for Cancer Research, 2669 Shaughnessy Street, Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, V3C 3G7. Service 3:00 pm Friday, April 28, 2017 Bergeron Chapel 10200-17th Street DAWSON CREEK, British Columbia, Canada V1G 4C2