We Remember
TINDLEY, Stephen Frederick
August 29, 1951 — July 13, 2024
It is with great sadness we announce the sudden passing of our husband, father, and brother, Stephen Tindley on Saturday, July 13, 2024, just shy of his 73rd birthday.
Steve leaves behind his loving wife of 13 years Marife; his talented 7-year-old son, Jace; and his three sisters Janet (Leo), Shirley (Tony), and Ann (Paul).
Steve owned and operated his own driving school here in Kelowna (Guardian Driving School) with great success. He was an exceptional businessman, and a loving husband and father. He was a great advocate for taking care of our earth, spending many years devoted to his cause, including working for the Western Canada Wilderness Committee and volunteer for Greenpeace.
Steve’s integrity and passion for his family and our world will be sorely missed.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Wilderness Committee.
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Shirley, Janet and all of your family,
I was saddened to read of your brother’s passing. I know what a close family you all were and the many times you spoke of him when I worked with you both. I am thinking of you during this emotional time, and saying a prayer that your wonderful memories will make the loss of him more tolerable
Cindy R
I was stunned to hear of this. Steve taught 4 of our 5 children to drive, and one only months ago. He was a kind, patient man who always went out of his way for us. I am so sorry for your loss. Please accept our entire family’s condolences and prayers. Steve will be missed.
Jarrod, Dawn, Calvin, Damia, London, Jayla and Jonah Thalheimer
Marife, Jace, Janet & Leo/ Shirley & Tony / Ann & Paul, we are very sad to hear of Steves’ passing and the subsequent sadness it has caused. Please know that we are thinking of you all and hope that you find resolution to this event. He was a great man and his becoming a father was a blessing to your families. My memories of him are late 70’s, early 80’s when he was a much younger man. When the rest of us were craving Camaro’s and Corvettes he was driving a MGB Spitfire ( I believe) and proudly representing himself as an “English”man. He may not have realized it, or maybe he did, but his fathers influence on him had been set into his personality and lifestyle. I remember the family card games at Glenecho, you all crowded around the kitchen table, the air so thick with cigarette smoke and the drama of the card games as the games ebbs and flows produced the winners and losers. We are happy he found himself in BC and even happier that he found love and family in the later years of his life. I know you miss him dearly but I hope in time you can be thankful for the times you had together. Again, thinking of all of you and Stephen as well.
We are so saddened to hear of Stephen’s passing. Sending all our love to the whole family. Brian and Lisette
I was so saddened to hear about the passing of my best friend Steve. I met Steve in Toronto in 1976 when we both worked for Royal Ins. We quickly became best friends and spent many, many happy times together. We spent 6 months touring Europe in 1978 and several trips to the Caribbean. I was honoured to be his best man and would like to think we were best mates from the time we first met. Steve and his wonderful family took me into their warm embrace when I was a newly arrived Immigrant in Toronto in the mid 70’s. I have great memories of those times and consider myself lucky to have met such wonderful people and even thought they were English, I never held that against them! Steve was so happy when he married Marife and when Jace arrived, he was over the moon, better late than never. I’ll miss Steve, I loved our conversations, his sense of humor, our political discussions, his enquiring mind and his social conscience. I have to admit when he switched from the Leafs to the Canucks I was a little disappointed but no one is perfect. But as a friend, he was perfect to me. So long Steve, …..