PCCA Journal 4th Quarter 2013 - page 7

PCCA Journal|4
th
Quarter 2013
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PCCA News
I
t is with great sadness that
PCCA passes along the news
that John S. Gabrielse of
Gabe’s Construction passed
away on September 6, following a
brief illness.
John is survived by his wife, Ella,
of 69 years; his daughter Sharon
(Ben) Snoeyink; daughter Phyllis
(Jim) Kramer; his son Tim (Kris)
Gabrielse—current President and
CEO of Gabe’s Construction, his
grandson Matthew (Danielle) Ga-
brielse—current Vice President and
CFO of Gabe’s Construction, and
his son Greg (Cheri) Gabrielse. He
has 12 grandchildren and 25 great
grandchildren.
John Gabrielse helped found
Gabe’s Construction Co. in 1942
with his father, Jacob, and two
brothers, George and Edwin. Gabe’s
Construction is currently managed
by the third and fourth generation
family. John served the United
States in the U.S. Navy during
World War II from 1944 until his
honorable discharge in 1946. He re-
tired from active involvement in the
operation of the company in 1982.
John and Ella moved to Lynden,
Wash., in 1998.
John was preceded in death by
his parents, older sister Gertrude,
and younger brothers George and
Edwin.
Memorials in John Gabrielse’s
name can be sent to Sonlight Com-
munity Church Youth Ministry Pro-
gram, 8400 Bender Road, Lynden,
WA 98264 or Whatcom Hospice,
2806 Douglas Ave., Bellingham, WA
98225.
PCCA Announces Prayer Breakfast Speaker
P
CCA is proud to announce that Rob Wood of
Unite Church in Fayetteville, Ark., will be the
speaker at the Annual PCCA Prayer Breakfast
during the association’s 2014 Convention, March
14-19 at the Frenchman’s Reef & Morning Star Marriott
Beach Resort in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.
Wood is the Teaching Pastor of Unite Church (a new
church plant), and he is passionate about the global mission
of the church to make disciples of all nations. He is currently
working with eight pastors in Pune, India, teaching the Bible
and encouraging their ministries, as well as developing rela-
tionships with two local pastors in Pakistan for future church
planting opportunities. He is also closely connected to a
small orphanage in Pune, India, that houses nine beautiful
children that were rescued off of the streets. These kids are
his closest friends in the world.
Rob lives with his wife, Hollie, of ten years and their five-
year-old son in Fayetteville.
In Memoriam: John Gabrielse
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