Norman George Frost, known fondly as George, was born on 25th July 1939 in
West Ham, London to parents, George and Mary. He had two sisters; Dorothy (known as Doll) and Joyce.

During the War, the family were evacuated to St Ives, Cornwall returning to London when it was safe to do so.

George attended Shipman Road Primary school, followed by Prince Regents Lane High School, both were in Custom House, London.

As a young man he belonged to a Youth Cycling Club and took part in cycling trips to Wales and Cornwall. He also enjoyed fishing.

On leaving school, George took on an apprenticeship in sheet metal work. He was also a taxi driver and worked at Fords.

George met his first wife, Beryl, at ballroom dancing lessons. They married in 1960, settling afterwards in Rainham, Essex.

Their marriage was blessed with their daughters, Desdra and Michele and later George became a proud and loving Grandfather to Daniel, Elliot, Hudson and Tansie. When they grew up he got to know their partners; Heather, Amy, Katie and Jack. George was also father-in-law to John and Kevin for many years.


Special friendships were made with Alan and Dot, Dennis and Maureen, Sylvie and John. George enjoyed holidays with his friends to the West Country and also abroad.
Later, Michele’s partner was welcomed into the family, and Martin was always ready and willing to help with anything George needed and be the driver on day trips out.
In January 1989, George emigrated to Canada with his second wife, Hazel. For many years they ran the Whaletown General Store on beautiful Cortes Island in British Columbia and enjoyed chatting with fellow islanders and visitors. George loved Canada and its people and made many dear friends, Ann and David, Joe and Bev, Dorothea, Julia and Mary-Claire to name a few.
When George and Hazel decided to go their separate ways, Hazel returned to England for a while before settling in Spain. George remained on Cortes continuing to run the store.
His close friend, Ann, said of George ‘My life on this beautiful island is richer for having known him’. He enjoyed salmon fishing, trips out on his boat, helping out his friends and being part of island life. He loved the local wildlife especially the whales, eagles and deer. He would sit on his deck with a beer overlooking the Pacific Ocean and stunning views with his two cats Fish Face and Shoelace! We heard he enjoyed quite a few parties on that deck!

His sister, Joyce lives on nearby Tan Island and George enjoyed spending time with her and his nephews, Geoff and Jeremy and their families.

Later he decided to convert the store into holiday accommodation which he named The Sunset Suite. He loved to meet folk from around the world and also enjoyed many visits from family and friends.



George made regular yearly visits home to England and enjoyed catching up with all of his family. His sister, Doll, looked forward to his visits when they would spend time reminiscing; One of the family’s favourite stories was when Doll took George as a baby, to the shops in his pram. When she returned home, she joined her friends dancing around their maypole. When her Mum asked where the baby was, she said ‘Oh, I’ve left him outside the fish shop!’ and had to run back to get him.
A number of years ago George enjoyed a wonderful trip to New Zealand to visit his nephew, Paul, his wife Barbara and their family.

And memories from Desdra and Michele
We both visited Dad in Canada, with our families, numerous times and could see how much he loved his life on Cortes Island and its people. We met many of his friends and he loved to take us to his favourite places on Cortes and for trips on his boat.
Although we went for long periods of time not seeing each other we spoke regularly and Dad would update us on local news.
Dad loved his visits home to England. He would spend time with his family and enjoyed trips out around the lovely county of Suffolk and also to London to meet with grandchildren-he especially enjoyed his ride on The London Eye.

He adored his grandchildren and loved to be silly around them, pulling funny faces, doing silly walks and making them laugh.

Dad took great delight in wishing people a Merry Christmas at any time of the year. This left us rolling our eyes and groaning, but secretly smiling too.

When, in later life, Dad felt he was struggling to walk long distances, he decided to buy himself a wheelchair. As we pushed him along on his first trip out, he saw two elderly walkers. ‘Afternoon ladies’ he said, ‘I’m out for a spin in my new wheels’

He was ever the joker and had such a good sense of humour!

Dad enjoyed his daily beer and 5 o’clock was always Happy Hour or Beer O’Clock as it later became known.

We will remember his special sayings;
‘ello, ‘ello or’ Oi, Oi’ when we called or visited and ‘Where’s me glasses!’

George was generous, loving and caring, thought the world of his family, good sense of humour.
In August 2019, George returned to England to spend more time with his family following a diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease in 2018. He moved into his retirement flat in November 2019 and managed very well living mostly independently with regular visits and help and support from his daughters.

After a short decline in health, George passed away peacefully on 10th January 2021 with his daughters by his side holding his hands.

I asked his family what they will miss most about him; they said
‘Everything, of course. But his sense of humour, his generosity, his loving and kind nature. We will miss his hugs - even when we weren’t supposed to be hugging!
We will remember Dad’s love for us all – his family – and also his special love for Canada and its people.
Dad thought the world of us all – as we did him.’