William “Lloyd” Fleming

William “Lloyd” Fleming, passed this 24th day of December, surrounded by his Loving Family: wife Lavon, step-son William, great nephew Jessie and our Shelby Dog, in our home known as “Legacy”.

Lloyd is pre-deceased by his parents, William and Ruth Fleming, brothers Andy, Bryce and his very special little brother Tom Fleming.

Our family, friends, and community were blessed to have this One of A Kind Albertan known for his gentleness, approachability and generosity. Lloyd had accomplished many things in life through business as the company Fleming Cats and how he mentored many “Fleming Kittens”. Lloyd was very respected for having assisted with the growth and development of many local businesses.

In the last few years, Lloyd would rent a helicopter to travel to his Athabaska River land and different young men would accompany him whom had never “choppered” so they could have a new great experience. In retirement, Lloyd grew over 200 hills of potatoes just to give them away. When he couldn’t garden anymore, he would purchase from the Hutterites to do the same. There were so many acts of generosity and kindness that went unnoticed, but that was Lloyd Fleming, he was not a flashy guy.

A fiercely competitive man that had to win, be it playing ping pong in the shop, winning Pow Day Float entries, horseshoes, or checkers. If Lloyd sponsored a team they had to win! His slow-pitch team “Getter Done” and the Gold Rubber Boot made him so proud in addition to his beloved Golf Team that had won 4 years consecutively, made him love his favorite game even more so.  He couldn’t wait to get the news on team placements, it was as though he was swinging the bat or clubs himself and he always said “they’re all winners”.

Lloyd loved all cultures and respected them, and the culture he admired the most was Native people. He was quoted in the Alberta Venture magazine for stating “I hired Aboriginal people before it was fashionable”.  His appreciation for the families of Lac La Biche was admirable and his love for power saw men was known, and his distaste for the chainsaw safety course was more so, because that’s what made men get hurt.

Our beloved Lloyd, believed his biggest accomplishments were the adventures he had and the friendships he kindled over the years. The fish he caught and the stories he shared around a campfire.

Not only will Lloyd be missed by many, he was terribly missed by our Shelby Dog, so terribly so, she succumbed to a broken heart the very early hours of the 26^th of December. He dearly loved our Shelby.

The Honorary Pall Bearers are: Rick Letki, Big Sam McConnell, Allen O’Brien, Brad Heinze, Doug Deschambeau, Craig Ostopovich, Big Ken Karayel, and all the McDonald Men.

A very special thank you to Dean Haaf, Terri Blind, Ericka Romero, and Nila Somonilov for their care to Lloyd.

A remembrance service will be announced shortly

From a previous chapter in his life, Lloyd leaves behind his estranged step daughter, 2 sons and grandchildren.