Trot Insider has received details for the funeral of prominent western Canadian standardbred horse owner Niele Jiwan, who passed away the morning of December 25
, 2009 at the age of 48.
The funeral will be taking place Wednesday, January 6 at 11:30 a.m. (Pacific Time) at the Burnaby Lake Mosque, located at 6556 Sprott St. in Burnaby, BC.
There will be a reception following the funeral.
Jiwan's family has requested that in lieu of flowers donations be made to the Canadian Diabetes Association in memory of Niele Jiwan.
Jiwan, whose family moved to Canada in 1971 from Africa, owned a few horses when he was younger but it wasn’t until 2003 that he got back into the business thanks to his successful realty endeavors.
The resident of Burnaby raced horses in BC, Alberta, Ontario and New York, including O'Brien Award winner Chancey Lady, BC Breeders Classic champion Garden Gate Tina and open pacer Duca.
Please join Standardbred Canada in offering condolences to the family and friends of Niele Jiwan.
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