WILLIAM GEORGE “BILL” MURRAY OF VULCAN, ALBERTA PASSED AWAY OCTOBER 28, 2001 AT CALGARY, ALBERTA AT THE AGE OF 78 YEARS.
BILL WAS BORN APRIL 3, 1923 AT QU’APPELLE, SASKATCHEWAN TO ROBERT AND MARY MURRAY. HE ATTENDED SCHOOL AT WHITEWOOD, SASKATCHEWAN. AFTER FINISHING HIS EDUCATION HE JOINED THE ROYAL CANADIAN ARMY. FOLLOWING HIS DISCHARGE BILL MOVED TO BRANDON, MANITOBA AND WORKED FOR THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILROAD FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. IN 1948 HE BEGAN WORKING IN THE OILFIELDS AND ON JUNE 4, 1949 HE MARRIED ALICE CORK. HE CONTINUED WORKING IN THE OILFIELDS FOR TWELVE YEARS. IN 1960 HE MOVED TO VULCAN WHERE HE WORKED FOR THE COUNTY OF VULCAN UNTIL RETIRING IN 1986. BILL HAS CONTINUED TO RESIDE IN HIS HOME IN VULCAN SINCE.
BILL LOVED HIS FAMILY AND SHARING SPECIAL TIMES TOGETHER. HE ALSO ENJOYED SPORTS, ESPECIALLY HOCKEY AND FOOTBALL. ONE OF HIS DAILY ENJOYMENTS WAS VISITING WITH HIS BUDDIES AT THE COFFEE SHOP.
BILL WAS A PAST MEMBER OF THE VULCAN LEGION BRANCH 21, A MEMBER OF THE VULCAN LION’S CLUB AND THE SENIOR CITIZEN DROP IN CENTRE.
BELOVED HUSBAND OF ALICE MURRAY OF VULCAN, A DAUGHTER DAYLEEN (TOM) JAMES, A SON RON (DONNA) MURRAY, SEVEN GRANDCHILDREN LARA, TRICIA, MARLA, MURRAY, NICOLE, PHILIP, LAURA, TWO GREAT GRANDCHILDREN OWEN AND JORDON ALL OF CALGARY, TWO SISTERS JEAN BRAY OF NEEPAWA, SASKATCHEWAN, PEGGY OBERE OF EXETER, ONTARIO, A BROTHER ROBERT (MAY) MURRAY OF BRANDON, MANITOBA, NUMEROUS NIECES AND NEPHEWS.
MEMORIAL SERVICE SATURDAY NOVEMBER 3, 2001 AT 2 P.M. AT VULCAN UNITED CHURCH WITH SUE MacDONALD OFFICIATING.
INURNMENT IN THE VULCAN CEMETERY.
IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, TRIBUTES IN BILL’S MEMORY COULD BE MADE TO EITHER THE HEART & STROKE FOUNDATION OF ALBERTA 1825 PARK RD. S.E. CALGARY T2G 3Y6 OR CANADIAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR THE BLIND 15 COLONEL BAKER PL. N.E. CALGARY T2E 4Z3.
ARRANGEMENTS IN CARE OF VULCAN FUNERAL HOME. DIRECTORS. TELEPHONE 1-405- 485-2633. E-MAIL CONDOLENCES TO vulcanfuneralhome@hotmail.com.