YEADON, Alan James
   April 12, 1936 - March 14, 2024

; 2024-03-14Kelowna, BC, surrounded by his family. Alan was born on April 12, 1936, in Halifax, NS.

   He leaves behind his beloved wife Eleanor Yeadon (née Mahoney); children Alan (Michelle) Yeadon, Peter (Michelle) Yeadon, and Jennifer (Michael) Della-Paolera; along with grandchildren Kyle, Kate, Jordan, Vienna, Emily, Rhys, Tess, and Savannah.

   Alan began his career as an Air Traffic Controller in 1958 in Gander, NL, later moving to Montreal, QC in 1960 and spending most of his career at Dorval Airport until 1976. He then worked as a Supervisor in Halifax until 1981, followed by a role as an Investigator in Ottawa, ON until 1989. His final career chapter was as Superintendent of Tower Operations in Vancouver, BC until his retirement in 1995. Notably, he served as a controller with the UN in the Congo during the early 1960s.

   Alan married the love of his life in Montreal in 1964 and cherished time spent with family, gardening, and travelling with Eleanor. In 2019, he developed vascular dementia and faced the challenge with courage.

   He is preceded in death by his parents Allan "Jimmy" Yeadon and Madge Forwood, and sisters Shirley Lennox and Barbara Yeadon. Alan will be deeply missed by his family, friends, and all who knew him.

   A special thank you to Dr. Thomas Beilby, Dr. Turton and the nurses at Kelowna General Hospital for their kindness and support.

   Condolences, photos, and memories may be sent to the family by visiting their obituary page at www.springfieldfuneralhome.com Link: www.springfieldfuneralhome.com/obituaries/yeadon-alan April 12, 1936 - March 14, 2024

   from Foster Richardson: Al Yeadon was one of a kind, extremely competent and quietly efficient. He was truly a nice guy and when busy the one you wanted coordinating or in position alongside you. I can recall Al arriving UL ACC from QM in the early 60’s along with Boyd Biddiscombe, a great addition to a great unit. Al worked the east side along with PAR, always a steady hand. One thing I particularly remember about AJ was when it got real busy with him coordinating, he’d have this little smirk or smile on his face when you turned to ask him something, telling you all is OK.

   from Phil Gies: I worked on crew 3 with Al on crew 3 in UL ACC from 1969-1976. After I checked out in enroute in early 1969 I trained in Terminal and Al was my oji. He was an excellent controller, particularly on Arrival, and even better, he had a marvelous sense of humour, both "out there" and subtle - a bad (meaning good!) combination.