Eldon died on Sat., Dec. 29, 2012 at age 74. Eldon was born to the late Alfred and Mary Lavallee on March 5, 1938 in St. Augustine, Quebec. He served proudly in the Canadian Military before becoming a crane operator. He married Genevieve Peplinski in 1968. They lived in Gillam, Manitoba where he worked on the Kettle Dam and the Long Spruce Dam before relocating to Port Hardy in 1979 to work at the Island Copper Mine.
He will be deeply missed by his children: Alfred, Valerie and Pamela, his son-in-laws: Kevin and Matthew, his grandchildren: Jack, Nigel and Ben and his many friends and family too numerous to mention. He will live forever in our hearts.