Passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 1st 2008, at the Wales Home, Richmond, QC. Mr Auke Devries at the age of 81. Loving husband of the late Elizabeth Dupon and of Thera Ball. Dear father of John (Linda Ward), Jitske, Marion, Elizabeth (Dan Hodges) and James (Erika) and stepfather of James, John (Diane Buzzell), Heather (Leonard Doyle), Harold (Lisa Doyle) and Debbie (Gerry St-Laurent). Dear grandfather of Jessica, Teresa, Anthony, Andrew, Ryan, Sean, Chloe, Katya, Sierra, Gabrielle, Britany, Ben, Karina and Tracy. Auke also leaves to mourn his brothers and sisters John (Thelma), Johannes (Griete), Janke, Hinke (Eep), Klaas (Hinke), Willem (Annie), Martha (Nico), Aise (Wietske), Tjitske (Auke) as well as many friends in both Holland and Canada. Resting at the Cass Funeral Home, 295 Principale St. S. Richmond, QC, Tel: (819) 826-2502 / www.casshomes.ca, where friends may visit on Friday, January 4th 2007 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9PM. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, January 5th at 2:00PM in St-Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Melbourne, QC, with the Rev. John Barry Forsyth officiating. Interment in St-Andrew's Cemetery. As memorial tributes, donations to the St-Andrew's Church, would greatly be appreciated by the family.