Obituary of COREY LUCAS

COREY LUCAS The Light at the Lake has gone out, but the flame burns eternal in our hearts. It is with the greatest of sadness that we acknowledge the end of Corey Lucas’s life, Saturday, January 28, 2012. Corey’s eventful but all too short life started October 11, 1977, born Corey Sheldon Lucas to parents Rick and Pat Lucas at the Dauphin General Hospital. Corey’s first love was his baby sister, Christa. She was born when he was just over a year old and they grew up very close. The family lived in Winnipegosis, until they moved to Winnipeg in April of 1982. Growing up, Corey and Christa spent most summers at their grandparents in Winnipegosis and the farm at Rice Lake. Corey graduated from Tech Voc in 1995 and work at various driving jobs through the years, the last 10 years, as a member of the Teamsters he worked on the pipeline and in the Alberta oil sands. Corey took great pride in his work. Corey loved life but he had one great passion. It was Arctic Cat. If you knew Corey, you could recognize him anywhere in his black and green wardrobe. He lived and breathed for snowmobiling. Everyone can tell a story of how they laughed so hard at some of the antics of our family comedian. Not only was Corey funny, he had a great amount of love for his family and friends and always wanted to be with people especially entertaining at his place at the lake. Corey was not a city boy. He lived to be in the country, and that is why he traveled so many miles back and forth from Alberta to Grand Marais for even a weekend. Corey is survived by sister Christa, father Rick and his wife Barb and sister Destiny, nephew Caden, grandparents, Walter and Helen Bileski, Jim and Jolene Lucas, and Tom Bratko, Aunty Debbie, Uncle Darren and his wife Elizabeth, Uncle Bob and his wife Cindy, Uncle David and wife Lorraine and cousins; Tyler, Mandy, Mitchell, Zachary, Rylan, Johnathon and Jamie, plus numerous second cousins. He was predeceased by his mother Patricia Bileski (Lucas) and his grandmother Jeanne Bratko. Services will be held Saturday, February 4, at 3:00 p.m. at Cropo Funeral Chapel at 1442 Main Street in Winnipeg, Corey will be laid to rest at his mothers side in Dauphin on Saturday, February 11. All of Corey’s friends are his honorary pallbearers. Flowers may be sent to Cropo’s or donations may be made to the charity of your choice.