Charles Norman (Chuck) Armstrong

passed away peacefully in the Shuswap Lake General Hospital on November 4, 2026. Chuck was born in Prince Rupert on June 22, 1943 to parents Norman and Gertrude Armstrong. He attended High School in Prince Rupert, followed by an apprenticeship with CNRAIL as a carman. He had a successful career with CN, rising to a supervisory position in the CN shops, and later taking on special projects, such as building machine shops, and instructing Northern Railway Stations in computer input. He spent several months in Winnipeg (Transcona) involved in the building of special coal cars for shipping coal from Tumbler Ridge to the port of Prince Rupert for shipments overseas. He met Dorothy Christophers, a Public Health Nurse, in Prince Rupert. They were married in 1973. That same year Chuck was transferred to Prince George. Their daughter Shae was born in Prince George in 1976. She was the light of his life. He loved his “Little Munchkin” and was so proud of her accomplishments.

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