Father of 3 killed in B.C. mudslide remembered by former Calgary rugby teammates as a mentor
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A former Calgary man who had recently moved to Vancouver has been identified as one of the victims of a fatal B.C. mudslide.
Friends are remembering a former Calgary man who was killed in a B.C. mudslide.
Steven Taylor was well known in Calgary’s rugby community. He’s described by those who knew him as an intimidating force on the field but a “big softie” on the inside.
“He was a character larger than life. He’s one of these people who would go out of his way to help anyone within the rugby community of our city, which is vast,” said Dean Hopkins on Sunday.
Hopkins knew Taylor through their many years playing rugby together with the Calgary Canadian Irish Athletic Club.
Hopkins said Taylor had moved to Vancouver last year for work and had a construction job north of the city.
“His wife called me on Monday evening and said Steve was working up north. She had spoken to him that morning, but he had not returned home,” Hopkins said.
A few days later, Hopkins said he got another call from Taylor’s wife — this time with the devastating news that Taylor was one of the victims recovered from the mudslide on Highway 99 south of Lillooet.
“He was a big family man and worked hard and played hard on the rugby field. He was loved by a lot of people,” Hopkins said.
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