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Millard "Mid" Lawrence Houghton
September 7, 1932 - June 11, 2014
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<div itemprop="description">HOUGHTON, Millard &ldquo;Mid&rdquo; Lawrence<br />September 7th, 1932 &ndash; June 11th, 2014<br /><br />It is with the heaviest of hearts we announce that in the beauty of the morning light of June 11th, 2014, Mid passed away peacefully with his loving wife &amp; youngest daughter by his side in his 82nd year. Mid will forever be remembered for his ability to talk to anyone, his contagious laugh, his distinctive voice &amp; an infectious spirit to love life. Mid was a proud born &amp; raised Calgarian. He was an all round athlete; from baseball to football &amp; then continuing professionally in hockey. At the age of 13, he was drafted by the New York Rangers. Through his successful career as a defencemen, he played with the Midget Quakers, Calgary Buffaloes, Guelph Biltmore&rsquo;s, New York Rangers, The Vancouver Canucks, Saskatoon Quakers &amp; then ending his hockey career in 1958 with the Calgary Stampeders. Mid joined SunLife on May 17th, 1954, following in his father Gordon&rsquo;s footsteps. Mid had a 60 year career as an insurance salesmen &amp; manager for many of those years. His outstanding success was due to his integrity, loyalty &amp; honesty with all that worked &amp; dealt with him. A loving son, brother, devoted husband, dad, poppa, great-poppa, uncle &amp; friend to all. Mid is survived by his wife of 40 years Patricia, daughters &amp; sons, Laurie Evans (Gerry Gervais) of Nanaimo, Steven (Wendy) of Salmon Arm, Allan (Janice) of Nanaimo, Nancy (Ron) of Sorrento, Carolyn (Chris) Grabill of Calgary &amp; daughter-in-Law Cheryl of Sherwood Park &amp; Pat&rsquo;s daughter Tracy (Mark) Higgins of Nanaimo, sister Mona (Ron) Johnson, sister-in-law Pauline both of Calgary, his step-mother Frances (nee Kozak) of Summerland, 14 grandchildren &amp; 11 great-grandchildren &amp; many nieces, nephews &amp; cousins. He was predeceased by his parents Gordon &amp; Mona (nee Cruse), his son James, his granddaughter Jennifer Evans-Michael, his brother Doug, his son-in-law Tom Renyard &amp; Mid&rsquo;s previous wife Irene Tomlinson (Nee Earp). Mid would brag about his family to anyone who would lend an ear. He was always proud of them &amp; their achievements. Mid has countless interests, such as traveling extensively with his wife &amp; family, any card game, gardening, the mountains &amp; cabin, swimming (best diver) &amp; any sports game. A Flames &amp; Stampeders fan at heart, the most versatile handyman &amp; was a mathematician better than a calculator. Mid was loved by so many &amp; will be remembered by all who met him. His opinions were big, but his heart was bigger. He truly lived&hellip;he had it all, he did it all &amp; he loved it all. Mid&rsquo;s family would like to extend their gratitude to the doctors, nursing &amp; care staff &amp; the palliative care team of Unit 93 at the Rockyview Hospital. A Memorial Service will be held at St. Peters Anglican Church (903 - 75 Avenue SW, Calgary) on Saturday, June 21st, 2014 at 11:00 am. If friends so desire, memorial tributes may be made to a charity of their choosing. Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.edenbrookcemetery.ca. Arrangements entrusted to EDEN BROOK FUNERAL HOME AND RECEPTION CENTRE (17th Avenue SW and Lower Springbank Rd).<br /></div>