We Remember

HOUGH, John “Cameron”

June 22, 1947 — March 22, 2025

Cam Hough passed away on March 22, 2025 at the age of 77, in the Kelowna General Hospital, Kelowna, BC.

Born and raised on the vast Canadian prairies in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Cam’s family later moved to Coquitlam, BC. But, he wasn’t destined to stay still for long, Cam joined the Canadian Armed Forces 1969 – 1975 (6 yrs), and was based in Cornwall, Halifax, Stillwater, Comox and Namao. Cam ended his term as Air traffic control at Namao Airforce base, north of Edmonton, Alberta.

During his time serving in the Armed Forces, he met Lena; love blossomed, and they married on December 28, 1973.

When Cam left the Armed Forces in 1975, he enrolled in the University of Alberta in Edmonton and graduated from the faculty of Forestry. During the summer while attending U of A, Cam worked summers as Bird Dog officer in the Alberta Forest Protection Air Tanker program. When he graduated from U of A, he got a job with the department of Indian and Northern Affairs as Resource Management Officer at Fort Smith, NWT.  He served there for a few years, then transferred to Inuvik, NWT for several years. Staying up north, he then got a job as an Environmental Land Specialist working out of Whitehorse, YT until he retired in 2002, ending his time in “the land of the midnight sun”.

After retiring Cam and Lena moved to the fresh lakes and warm sun of the Okanagan Valley, they first settled in Vernon, BC, and then later moved to their final home in Kelowna.

An outdoors person, Cam loved fishing more than anything else. Cam, also being a history buff, loved to experience historical sites and museums. Both Cam and Lena loved to travel and experience the world. They were very sociable people, each with a great sense of humour, and they had surrounded themselves with many great neighbours and friends who they always spoke of so fondly.

Cam was a generous, dignified, intelligent man with a strong moral compass that served him well in the service of his country and in his relations with friends and family.

Cam and Lena had no children, so they put their love into pets, they had two of their own, Panya and Digsby, and all the dogs in their neighbourhood used to get treats from Cam.

Just a few weeks ago, Cam was predeceased by his loving wife Lena on February 12, 2025. They will be dearly missed by their family and friends.

Rest in peace. We all love you.

We invite you to join us for a viewing between 11:15 am and Noon, on Saturday, March 29, 2025, at Springfield Funeral Home, 2020 Springfield Road, Kelowna, BC. An opportunity to bid farewell to John Cameron, finding solace in his peaceful presence as a way to honour and embrace cherished memories.  

If you wish to send a condolence, post photos, or share a memory, please scroll down the page to the area call “Condolences”.

Visitation
Between 11:15 am and Noon, on Saturday, March 29, 2025
Springfield Funeral Home
(2020 Springfield Road, Kelowna, BC, )

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