Richard Stanley Vanier remembered after passing at 84.

Richard Stanley Vanier, 84, died December 29, 2025, in Kelowna, B.C.; he worked as a steamfitter and vocational instructor and was active in Alcoholics Anonymous.

Richard Stanley Vanier, 84, died peacefully on December 29, 2025, in Kelowna, British Columbia. He was born in Iroquois Falls, Ontario, and moved to Powell River in 1970 for work at the papermill. He completed an apprenticeship as a steamfitter and gasfitter and later worked as an instructor at the Pacific Vocational Institute (now BCIT) and for the United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters. After time with the Operating Engineers, he started his own consulting company and in 2025 moved to Kelowna to be close to family. Noted details: - Richard Stanley Vanier died December 29, 2025, in Kelowna, B.C., at age 84. - He was born in Iroquois Falls, Ontario, moved to Powell River in 1970, and relocated to Kelowna in 2025 to be near family. - Survivors include his son Rick (Karen), daughter Pamela, stepson Barry (Marina), stepdaughter Sheri, six grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, sisters Marilyn, Betty-Anne and Andrea (Lenny), and brothers Larry (Maryon) and Gord; he was predeceased by wife Tina, son Mark, father Victor, mother Blanche, brother Mickey and sister Peggy. - He completed an apprenticeship as a steamfitter/gasfitter, served as an instructor at Pacific Vocational Institute and for the United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters, became director of training, and later operated a consulting business. - On his 40th birthday he marked the start of his sobriety and spent much of his life supporting others through Alcoholics Anonymous; the notice requested donations to a local AA office in lieu of flowers. Summary: His passing is noted by family and by the training and recovery communities where he worked and volunteered. Undetermined at this time.