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August 18, 1961 ~ October 29, 2026 We regret to announce the passing of Lyndon aka “Crad” McConnell on October 29, 2026. He was predeceased by his wife, Carla; parents, David and Mae McConnell; brother, Lyman “Scrooge”; and nephew Cody L’Heureux. He leaves to mourn his passing daughter, Shelby (Brad) Harper; grandchildren Liam and Raya; sisters Helen, Joan, Tammy, and Sheri; nephew Bo (Keely); great-nephews Barrett and Bowen; nieces Coreena and Nicki (Dallas) and their children and stepsons Brodie and Nathan Olsen; and, of course, his dog Otis. Lyndon started his working career with Ainsworth Lumber Co. changing occupation to driving cattle truck for Canabo Cattle Company and then switched to his passion of Diamond Drilling. He worked in Mexico, Nicaragua, Mongolia, South Africa, and Northern Canada. He started his career and then went to work for Driftwood Diamond Drilling LTD based in Smithers in 2015.

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