Thanks for the kind words everyone. I can only speak for the Bird family, but the outpouring of support has been greatly appreciated in this tough time.
If anyone wishes to attend his service, it will be held 2pm on Sunday February 19, at the Mount Royal University Bella Concert Hall.
His Obituary:
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/cal...&pid=184155203
While, I don't intend on commenting too much, the incident mentioned earlier in this thread did happen. However, Jeff absolutely loved his time in the military and that incident was not the underlying factor when he was done. Rather, his contract was up and he chose not to renew as he wanted to be back in Calgary with his extended family after living away for 11 years.
He took the MRU job as he wanted a position, that like the military, allowed him to fly during the day and go home to his wife and children every night.
Everything he did was for his family.