WILLIAM “BILL” BOON, PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY AT THE VULCAN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE, VULCAN, ALBERTA JULY 27, 1996 AT THE AGE OF 62 YEARS.
BELOVED HUSBAND OF FORTY-TWO YEARS OF DIANE OF VULCAN, LOVING FATHER OF DAUGHTER LAURIE LEE AND SON-IN-LAW RUSSELL BRADFORD OF CALGARY, TWO GRANDDAUGHTERS BRANDY LEE AND CASEY LYNN, TWO BROTHERS BOB AND HIS FAMILY OF CALGARY AND TED (VIRGINIA) AND FAMILY OF TORONTO.
BILL WAS BORN SEPTEMBER 11, 1933 AT CALGARY, ALBERTA. AT THE AGE OF 16 YEARS, BILL BEGAN HIS APPRENTICESHIP AT SNYDER AND BOON PLUMBING AND HEATING AND WORKED HIS WAY TO PRESIDENT OF THE COMPANY, WITH OFFICES IN BOTH CALGARY AND MEDICINE HAT WHERE HE CONTINUED WORKING UNTIL RETIRING IN 1989 AND MOVING TO VULCAN.
BILL SERVED ON NUMEROUS COMMITTEES AND BOARDS IN THE PLUMBING AND HEATING INDUSTRY. IN 1973 HE WAS PRESIDENT OF THE ALBERTA MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION, HE ALSO SERVED MANY YEARS ON THE ALBERTA GAS APPROVAL BOARD AND WAS HIGHLY RESPECTED FOR HIS INPUT. BILL HAD A ZEST FOR LIFE AND LIVED EACH DAY TO ITS FULLEST. HE ENJOYED GOLFING AND TRAVELLING TO PHOENIX ANNUALLY TO GOLF. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE VULCAN GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB AND ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION IN BOTH CALGARY AND VULCAN.
BILL FELT FORTUNATE TO LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY OF VULCAN WITH SUCH AN EXCELLENT HEALTH CARE FACILITY AS THE VULCAN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE. MANY THANKS TO DR. SAMUELS, ALL THE NURSES AND SUPPORT STAFF FOR THEIR EXCELLENT CARE.
AT BILL’S REQUEST, THERE WILL BE NO FORMAL SERVICE. HIS ASHES WILL BE TAKEN TO A SPECIAL PLACE IN PHOENIX AT A LATER DATE.
IF FRIENDS SO DESIRE, DONATIONS IN BILL’S MEMORY MAY BE MADE DIRECTLY TO THE VULCAN HEALTH CARE AUXILIARY BOX 299, VULCAN, ALBERTA T0L 2B0.
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