Flabby Out Of Shape Ed Coates Dies-Lordco Owner

[Greg Carr]

Lordco founder Edward W. Coates passed away on Monday, after a short,
“courageous” battle with cancer.
Coates was co-founder of Lordco Auto Parts, which still maintains its
head office in Maple Ridge.
He was also a husband, father, grandfather, a loyal friend and a” highly
respected” business leader, according to information released this week
on the Lordco website.
The company was incorporated in August 1974, by its two founding
members, Roy Lord and Ed Coates.
A combination of their surnames gave the company its name.
Coates was 65.
In a press release, the Coates family said Ed “passed away peacefully,
with his family at his side.”
They added Coates was a “true pioneer in his industry, a visionary and a
born leader.”
Coates guided all four of his children, Samantha, Sarah, Ian and
Candace, as they started with Lordco, and progressed through to key
roles in the company.
Coates was born on June 23, 1948, in New Westminster, the second son of
five children.
In the early 1970s, he and Marlyn owned and operated the Derby Drive-In
in Fort Langley, where Ed would flip burgers at night, while selling
parts during the day for Walker’s, “all the while working towards his
dream of establishing his own company.”
Now, the company Coates co-founded has 97 locations throughout B.C.
“The automotive industry has lost a true original, who built a unique
business model that will be emulated for years to come,” said the release.
“Although Ed has left us far too soon, he has touched innumerable lives
along his journey,” said the family. “He will live in our memories forever.”
At the family’s request, details of the memorial ceremony are being kept
private and will not be made public.

© Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Times

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I had the misfortune of working for Lordco for 18 months around 1993 I
remember working 16 hour shifts and not getting paid double OT as per
the law. A friend of mine worked there for a decade never making more
than $11/hr. He was fired for no reason but fortunately found a $17/hr
job working for the Liquor Board far higher pay than he would have ever
received working at Lordco. Coates was a greed pig and will probably
have hot coals heaped upon his head.
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*Read and obey the Bible*

[totalr...@gmail.com]

> I had the misfortune of working for Lordco for 18 months around 1993 I
> remember working 16 hour shifts and not getting paid double OT as per
> the law. A friend of mine worked there for a decade never making more
> than $11/hr. He was fired for no reason but fortunately found a $17/hr
> job working for the Liquor Board far higher pay than he would have ever
> received working at Lordco. Coates was a greed pig and will probably
> have hot coals heaped upon his head.
> --
> *Read and obey the Bible*

Wait, let me get this right.

So you didn't receive OT, did you actually make a formal complaint? Contact a Lawyer to fight on your behalf?

Your friend didn't get paid more, boo hoo!

It seems your friend has a lot more common sense, as he didn't roast a DEAD MAN on a public forum out of pure childish ignorance. It's been 20 years, get over it you bitter prune.

Also before it's mentioned, yes this response was made 6 years later, I wouldn't have commented except I am blown away by this thread.

Greg, if you took more of that energy you put into hate and put it something useful, you may have done a fraction of what Ed was able to achieve.

[tr...@iwvisp.com]

Am I reading this correctly?

Coates was 65.