Obituary of Joseph Clement "Clem" Girard

Clement J.H.P. Girard was born September 22, 1954 in McLennan, Alberta, the 7th of 9 children born to Didier and Dora Girard. They made the trek from Girouxville, Alberta to Dawson Creek, B.C. when Clem was 3 years old. It was here he made his life with his family and friends. Clem met his soul mate, Pam, while they worked together at the Co-Op. The married July 10, 1982 (this year would have been 34 years of marriage). Two years later they were blessed with their beautiful baby girl, Krystal; she was the light of his life. In 1987, they were blessed again with Aaron, a handsome baby boy. Clem could hardly wait to share his love of sports with his children. His pride and love grew when Krystal married Ryan and they gave him two beautiful, amazing grandchildren, Keagan and Foxtyn. Clem's face glowed with an ear to ear grin when he bragged about any of his children. When the family was younger there was always something going on; countless weekends of camping with friends and family filled their summers. Clem kept busy coaching soccer and baseball. Once fall came though, it was time to coach or referee hockey. Many hours were spent at the rinks, but Clem loved it. As his family grew up and moved away, Clem began to enjoy doing all kinds of woodwork around the yard. It became a great passion of his. Always a man who believed in hard work to support his family, Clem never took many holidays. Then one year a trip to Las Vegas happened; that was it for him. No other vacation spot would do. For the next six years, Las Vegas was where he headed for two weeks, sometimes twice a year. Clem was always the life of any get-together, a true social butterfly. He loved doing his funky dance moves, pulling pranks on innocent victims, or playing any kind of games. Clem entered eternal life Tuesday, July 5, 2016 at the age of 61. His spirit is carried on by his loving wife Pam, children Krystal and Aaron, son-in-law Ryan, grandchildren Keagan and Foxtyn, and one fur baby Crimson. He is also survived by four brothers and four sisters, an extended family of relatives, and friends from every walk of life. Clem was predeceased by his loving parents Didier and Dora Girard. Clem, you will be greatly missed, but we know you are no longer suffering with pain. You are free to be amongst the stars, our own guardian angel. Service 1:00 pm Wednesday, July 13, 2016 Dawson Creek Alliance Church 9009 - 10th street DAWSON CREEK, British Columbia, Canada V1G 4T2 Interment Brookside Cemetery 108 ave DAWSON CREEK, British Columbia, Canada