Avis de décès de William-Harrold Morin - Nécrologie - MesAieux.com

OBITUARY WILLIAM HARROLD MORIN December 31, 1930 - April 28, 2009 William (Bill) Morin, beloved husband of fifty-nine years of Diane (nee Villeneuve), passed away peacefully in Calgary, AB on Tuesday, April 28, 2009 at the age of seventy-eight. Bill was born in Carrying Place, Ontario and educated in Brockville and Ottawa. He served in the Navy from 1947 to 1949 and in 1950 he began work with the CNR as a yard brakeman. He would finish his distinguished career forty years later as Group Vice-President. Among his many achievements with CN were his negotiations of the CNR-Via operating agreements which contributed to the creation of Via Rail, as well as the very successful divestiture of the companies' non-rail assets in the late 1980s. Apart from his work life Bill was a caring son, husband, father and grandfather. He remained devoted to the welfare of his parents, Victor Morin and Agnes Humble, throughout their lives. He took great interest in the lives of his sons and his grandchildren and enjoyed traveling with friends and family to a great number of interesting destinations. Bill will be remembered for his honest and unassuming manner, his dedication and work ethic at the CNR and his generosity and support of friends and family. Bill is survived by his wife Diane; sons, Brian (Heather Ogilvie) of Ste. Adele, Quebec and Garry (Heather Smith) of Calgary, Alberta.; six grandchildren, Chris, Kyle, Carling, Drew, Bradley, and Benjamin; brother Melville of Ottawa, Ontario; two sisters, Venetta of Brockville, Ontario and Arlene (Wayne) Young of Smiths Falls, Ontario. He will also be deeply missed by dear aunt Mrs. J. Humble; and cousins, Phil and Paddy Humble of Victoria, British Columbia; as well as many nieces and nephews, lifelong friends and colleagues. He was predeceased by his brothers, Richard and Joseph of Brockville, Ontario, and sister Edna McFerran of Ottawa, Ontario. There will be an Internment of Bill's urn at the Blue Church in Prescott, Ontario at a later date. In lieu of flowers donations may be made directly The Alzheimer's Society of Calgary, Suite 201, 222 - 58th Avenue S.W., Calgary, Alberta T2H 2S3, Telephone: 1(403)290-0110, www.alzheimercalgary.com , or to the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Alberta, #200, 119 - 14th Street N.W., Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1Z6, Telephone: 1(403)264-5549, www.heartandstroke.ca . In living memory of Bill Morin, a tree will be planted at Fish Creek Provincial Park by McInnis & Holloway Funeral Homes Park Memorial Chapel, 5008 Elbow Drive S.W., Calgary, Alberta Telephone: 1(403)243-8200.