Chris Paynter

Daulton (Doc) Paynter 1934 March 28 - 2025 May 2 We are very sad to announce the passing of Daulton (Doc) Paynter @ LMH on May 2, 2025, surrounded by his loving wife and family. Doc was a kind, gentle man who savoured & appreciated every moment of his full life. He loved his family and the people in this world from every race, country & situation and was passionate about caring for the planet. Born in Powell River, he had one brother & two sisters. He had a life-long love for B.C.’s wilderness, forests and coastline which resulted in his participation in many protests over the years to protect it. When he was 13, his obsession to fly an airplane spurred him to find a job to pay for lessons. With these hard-earned monies he would bike to the Vancouver airport to take flying lessons and eventually qualified for a solo flight. Later, while building houses, he lost one eye in an accident which ended his dream of flying, so he took up sailing. After a year at UBC he de…