Obituary for Gail Trudy McIntosh
Gail Trudy McIntosh, 73, passed away peacefully in Windermere Care Centre, Vancouver,
Sept 16,2021.
Gail was predeceased by her parents, Dick and Bernice (Paquette) McIntosh; and her brother, Gary McIntosh. She is survived by her sister, Dixie Hayduk and brother-in-law. Richard Hayduk; her nephews, Gord (Danica)McIntosh, Port Coquitlam; Jim (Denise) McIntosh, Vancouver; Tom (Tara) McIntosh, Port Moody; Chris (Mercedes) Hayduk, Campbell River; Jon Hayduk, Montreal; and her nieces Shannon (Devin) Walker, Port Coquitlam; Patricia Hayduk (Les Tipton), Sparwood.
She will also be remembered by her long-standing, caring and supportive neighbours and their families - Lena and Bill Yurick, Alexander and Nicholas: Helen and Larry Drewitz, Nikki
Gail was born in New Westminster, Feb 03, 1948 - on her father's birthday. She was raised in Maillardville and Coquitlam. In 1970, Gail married Ernest Alfred Smith. They were divorced 2000.
Gail worked as accounting/office manager at locations in Burnaby and Coquitlam, including InfoWave (more to follow). And, lastly and most conveniently, at Pacific Pre-Hung Doors in Maillardville.
Gail is well known for her sharp, sometimes sarcastic. sense of humour. For her love of cats and dogs - Phaebe, Jim, Tabatha, Babe. For her generosity. For her love of her home.
There will be a Celebration of Life date pending.
By profession Gail was a Bookkeeper and Corporate Controller. She took this role very seriously and worked at a number of companies including Pacific Pre-Hung Doors and InfoWave Software (formally GDT Softworks).
Gail worked at GDT Softworks for approximately 10 years between 1990 and 2000. She started as a Bookkeeper and became the company’s Corporate Controller. When she started at GDT it was a small company with approximately 10 people and eventually growing to over 120. In the early days she played a significant role in mentoring her nephew Jim about income statements, balance sheets and cash flow. The company grew quickly in the early 1990’s and Gail used paper (mint green graph paper with vertical and horizontal lines) and pencil (never pen) to keep track of revenue, expenses, accounts receivable and accounts payable. In 1994 the company brought in a VP of Finance to assist Gail and together they transitioned the company from using a paper accounting system to a software/computer based one.
GDT was a small start-up software company in a fast-growing market. Everyone in the company did whatever they had to do. Gail was always willing to step in and help when needed. Along with her bookkeeping responsibilities she would help with package assembly, shrink wrapping, shipping and even driving product to Point Roberts, WA so it could be delivered to US customers faster.
In 1993 the company had a large shipment of product that was being assembled in Singapore and needed to be shipped directly the US. The shipment had to land in the US on Dec 30. Gail flew to Singapore a couple of months before to ensure the packaging, product and shipping was all coordinated to ensure the 40,000-unit order would arrive on time. Unknown to anyone in the company, that was Gail’s first “business trip”. Her trip was a success as the product landed in the US on time.
Gail was well respected and well like at GDT. The quality of her work was impeccable, she had a fantastic work ethic and for people who got to know her they loved her sharp wit and sense of humor.
Gail liked experiences vs. material items. She had a love of music and she owned an extremely high-quality audio system that could play CD’s and records with incredible clarity and shake the windows in her house.
She was surrounded by exceptional neighbors at her Coquitlam residence and she always enjoyed her time with them. While in Coquitlam she developed a passion for Starbucks chocolate brownies and like clockwork, she would drive to a local Starbucks, get a coffee and a brownie. The people at Starbucks knew her routine so well that they made sure to always save one for her so she wouldn’t have to go without.
Sept 16,2021.
Gail was predeceased by her parents, Dick and Bernice (Paquette) McIntosh; and her brother, Gary McIntosh. She is survived by her sister, Dixie Hayduk and brother-in-law. Richard Hayduk; her nephews, Gord (Danica)McIntosh, Port Coquitlam; Jim (Denise) McIntosh, Vancouver; Tom (Tara) McIntosh, Port Moody; Chris (Mercedes) Hayduk, Campbell River; Jon Hayduk, Montreal; and her nieces Shannon (Devin) Walker, Port Coquitlam; Patricia Hayduk (Les Tipton), Sparwood.
She will also be remembered by her long-standing, caring and supportive neighbours and their families - Lena and Bill Yurick, Alexander and Nicholas: Helen and Larry Drewitz, Nikki
Gail was born in New Westminster, Feb 03, 1948 - on her father's birthday. She was raised in Maillardville and Coquitlam. In 1970, Gail married Ernest Alfred Smith. They were divorced 2000.
Gail worked as accounting/office manager at locations in Burnaby and Coquitlam, including InfoWave (more to follow). And, lastly and most conveniently, at Pacific Pre-Hung Doors in Maillardville.
Gail is well known for her sharp, sometimes sarcastic. sense of humour. For her love of cats and dogs - Phaebe, Jim, Tabatha, Babe. For her generosity. For her love of her home.
There will be a Celebration of Life date pending.
By profession Gail was a Bookkeeper and Corporate Controller. She took this role very seriously and worked at a number of companies including Pacific Pre-Hung Doors and InfoWave Software (formally GDT Softworks).
Gail worked at GDT Softworks for approximately 10 years between 1990 and 2000. She started as a Bookkeeper and became the company’s Corporate Controller. When she started at GDT it was a small company with approximately 10 people and eventually growing to over 120. In the early days she played a significant role in mentoring her nephew Jim about income statements, balance sheets and cash flow. The company grew quickly in the early 1990’s and Gail used paper (mint green graph paper with vertical and horizontal lines) and pencil (never pen) to keep track of revenue, expenses, accounts receivable and accounts payable. In 1994 the company brought in a VP of Finance to assist Gail and together they transitioned the company from using a paper accounting system to a software/computer based one.
GDT was a small start-up software company in a fast-growing market. Everyone in the company did whatever they had to do. Gail was always willing to step in and help when needed. Along with her bookkeeping responsibilities she would help with package assembly, shrink wrapping, shipping and even driving product to Point Roberts, WA so it could be delivered to US customers faster.
In 1993 the company had a large shipment of product that was being assembled in Singapore and needed to be shipped directly the US. The shipment had to land in the US on Dec 30. Gail flew to Singapore a couple of months before to ensure the packaging, product and shipping was all coordinated to ensure the 40,000-unit order would arrive on time. Unknown to anyone in the company, that was Gail’s first “business trip”. Her trip was a success as the product landed in the US on time.
Gail was well respected and well like at GDT. The quality of her work was impeccable, she had a fantastic work ethic and for people who got to know her they loved her sharp wit and sense of humor.
Gail liked experiences vs. material items. She had a love of music and she owned an extremely high-quality audio system that could play CD’s and records with incredible clarity and shake the windows in her house.
She was surrounded by exceptional neighbors at her Coquitlam residence and she always enjoyed her time with them. While in Coquitlam she developed a passion for Starbucks chocolate brownies and like clockwork, she would drive to a local Starbucks, get a coffee and a brownie. The people at Starbucks knew her routine so well that they made sure to always save one for her so she wouldn’t have to go without.