July 14, 1974 - August 3, 2008
Robert Heinrich Gust, age 34 of Dog Creek, British Columbia, passed away suddenly on Sunday, August 3, 2008. He was born July 14, 1974 in Calgary, Alberta and grew up in Sundre, Alberta. Robert attended the University of Alberta where he studied Mechanical Engineering and graduated with honours. Robert then moved to Dog Creek at the age of 24 and worked with his father ranching. He worked in the logging industry and was a “jack of all trades.” He loved fixing, inventing and building. Maria Dunlop and Robert Gust were united in marriage on August 5, 2006. They welcomed the birth of their son, Tucker Heinrich Gust on June 21, 2008. Robert enjoyed fishing, camping, horseback riding, and family. Robert is survived by his wife Maria; son Tucker; father, Friedrich Gust and Nancy Romard; mother Annemarie and husband Richard Dick; sister Simone and husband Allan Erickson and their children Sarah and Megan; sister-in-law, Laura and husband Jamie Sanders and their children Ethan, Noah, and Keegan; brother-in-law, Brian Dunlop and wife Karen and their son, Alexander; mother and father in-law Jack and Margaret Dunlop; grandparents Henry and Anna Buesing; Irmgard Gust; Jack and Margaret Amies. Robert will be remembered forever. A Celebration of his life was held at 2:00 pm on Saturday, August 9, 2008 at The Valley Room, 100 Mile House. The family requests donations to a Trust Fund in the name of Tucker Gust care of Williams Lake and District Credit Union, 100 Mile House account number 45754-9.
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100 Mile Funeral Service Ltd. entrusted with the arrangements. 250-395-3243