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We regret to advise of the death of Sergeant Donald James “Jim” Doyle, CD (Ret’d) of Calgary AB on 6 December 2020 at the age of 90 years. Jim served a 30-year as a firefighter with the Royal Canadian Air Force.

We regret to advise of the death of Leading Aircraftman George Arnold (Ret'd) of Yorkton SK on 7 December 2020 at the age of 96 years. George was a WW II veteran Firefighter with the Royal Canadian Air Force.

We regret to advise of the death of Sergeant William “Bill” Ludlow (Ret’d), peacefully at Ste. Anne's Hospital on 8 December 2020 at the age of 100. Bill was a Royal Canadian Engineer veteran of WW II.

We regret to advise of the death of Sylvio “Syl” Gauvreau on 12 December 2020 in Wetaskiwin AB at age 90

We regret to advise of the death of Captain Leo Arseneau, CD (Ret’d) in St-Hubert QC on 13 December 2020 at age 85. Leo served a full career as a Firefighter with the Royal Canadian Air Force and the Canadian Military Engineers.

We regret to advise of the death of Spr David Anthony William Ovans (Ret'd), suddenly on 13 December 2020 in Chilliwack BC at age 80.

We regret to advise of the death of Sergeant William Gordon “Willy” Jack,CD (Ret'd) of Carleton, Yarmouth Co., NS in the Yarmouth Regional Hospital on 20 December 2020 at age 77.

We regret to advise of the death of Chief Warrant Officer Mushrow, CD (Ret’d) at Langley Memorial hospital in Langley BC on 24 December 2020 at age 84 years.

We regret to advise of the death of Master Corporal Justin Mills of the Canadian Forces Fire Academy, on 24 December 2020 at age 31. Justin served with the Canadian Military Engineers  for 14 years.

We regret to advise of the death of Major William Michael “Mike” Moore, CD (Ret’d) on 26 December 2020 in Nanaimo BC at the age of 71. Mike served a full 35-year career with the Canadian Military Engineers.

We regret to advise of the death of Sapper Martin “Marty” Edgington (Ret’d) in Victoria BC on 29 December 2020 at age 73 after a long hard battle with Parkinson’s Disease.

We regret to advise of the death of Warrant Officer John Wayne MacQueen, CD (Ret’d) on 30 December 2020 in Petawawa ON at the age of 73 years.

We regret to advise of the death of Warrant Officer Jim Andrews, CD (Ret’d) of Chilliwack BC on 7 January 2021.

We regret to advise of the death of Sergeant Kenneth James Perigo, CD (Ret’d) in Cold Lake AB on 12 January 2021 at age 47 after losing his battle with Pancreatic Cancer.

We regret to advise of the death of Lieutenant Colonel Laurent R. Bergeron, CD (Ret’d) in Boucherville QC on 12 January 2021 at the age of 89.

Nous avons le regret de vous informer du décès du lieutenant-colonel Laurent R. Bergeron, CD (retraité) à Boucherville QC le 12 janvier 2021 à l'âge de 89 ans.

We regret to advise of the death of Sergeant Henry William Ficke (Retired) on 13 January 2021 in Kelowna BC at the age of 84 years. He was born on 20 December 1936. 

We regret to advise of the death of Corporal Dermot O'Toole, CD (Ret’d) on 15 January 2021 in Renews NL after battling a long and complicated illness.

We regret to advise of the death of Corporal Stephen Reid Maysfield, CD (Ret'd) on 16 January 2021 at the age of 66 at his home in Leitches Creek, Cape Breton NS after a brief battle with cancer.

We regret to advise of the death of Captain Ruth-Ann Schamuhn Beaudry, CD (Ret’d) in Comox BC on 18 January 2021 after her battle with cancer.

We regret to advise of the death of Master Warrant Officer Richard  H “Rick” Brown, CD (Ret’d) in Whitby, ON in the early morning of 21 January 2021, at the age of 69 years.

We regret to advise the passing of Clifford Perrun on 29 January 2021 in Winnipeg, MB at the age of 86 years.

We regret to advise of the death of Edward Kingsley “King” Donovan, a resident of the Perley and Rideau Veterans' Health Centre in Ottawa, peacefully on 12 February 2021 at the age of 97.

We regret to advise of the death of Major Edward Thomas “Ed” Galway, MC, GM, MBE, CD (Ret’d) of Burlington ON at the age of 102 on 14 February 2021.

We regret to advise of the death of William Leslie “Les” King, peacefully at his home on 16 February 2021 in Peterborough ON in his 98^th year.

We regret to advise of the unexpected death of Corporal Rodney Dean MacDonald of 17 Wing Detachment in Dundurn SK on 20 February 2021 at age 44.

We regret to advise of the death of Honorary Colonel Robert Gordon “Bob” Douglas, KStJ, CD (Ret’d), peacefully on 26 February 2021 at age 90.

We regret to advise of the death of Michael Wayne Syms of Hamilton ON, unexpectedly at home on 25 February 2021 at age 77.

We regret to advise of the death of Master Warrant Officer Guy Adam Law, CD, unexpectedly in Kabul, Afghanistan on 25 February 2021 at age 48.

We regret to advise of the death of Sergeant Gregory T Leclair, CD (Ret'd), peacefully at Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital on 28 February  2021 in his 79^th year.

We regret to advise of the death of Sapper Charles Veilleux (Ret’d) of St Georges QC at the Centre d'hébergement Champlain-de-l'Assomption on 2 March 2021, at the age of 100 years.

We regret to advise of the death of Corporal John Stephen Steeves (Ret’d) of Westville, Pictou County, NS on 4 March in the Aberdeen Hospital, New Glasgow at age 59.

We regret to advise of the death of Corporal Luigi DiClemente (Ret'd) on Saturday, 6 March 2021 at age 79 at the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto ON where he was living in the Dorothy Macham Home.

We regret to advise of the death of Sergeant Michael Jude Gardiner, CD (Ret’d) on 11 March 2021 in Angus ON at age 65.

We regret to advise of the death of Sapper Kevin J. Learning (Ret’d) of Edmonton AB on 12 March 2021. Kevin was Royal Canadian Engineer veteran of the Korean War.

We regret to advise of the death of Corporal Greg Geldart, CD (Ret’d) of the Comox Valley on 16 March 2021 at age 64.

We regret to advise of the death of Corporal Clinton “Clint” Keith McCue (Ret’d) on 16 March 2021, peacefully in his sleep at his home in Whitehorse YT at age 61.

We regret to advise of the death of Sergeant George Edward Kirton, CD (Ret’d) at the Misericordia Hospital in Edmonton AB on 18 March 2021 at age 56. George served a 21-year career with the Canadian Military Engineers.

We regret to advise of the death of Master Warrant Officer Daniel Charles Aurel Hubley, CD (Ret’d) of Russell ON at age 60 on 21 March 2021.

We regret to advise of the death of Sapper Spr Jordan Giles of Almonte, ON at age 24 on 21 March 2021. Gilles was serving with 2 Combat Engineer Regiment in Petawawa ON.

We regret to advise the passing of Lance-Corporal Weldon Marshall "Bill" Bouleau (Ret'd) on 30 March 2021 in Port Alberni B.C. at the age of 90 years. 

We regret to advise of the death of George William Collins of Ottawa ON at the Ottawa Hospital on 8 April 2021 at the age of 87.

We regret to advise of the death of Chief Warrant Officer Lorne Boulter, CD (Ret’d) in Fredericton NB on 9 April 2021 at age 67.

We regret to advise of the death of firefighter Sergeant James "Jimbo" Ira Bryant, CD (Ret'd) of Summerside PE at the Prince County Hospital in Summerside on 11 April 2021 at the age of 81 years.

We regret to advise of the death of Sergeant Joseph L. Forest, CD (Ret’d) at the Veterans' Health Centre in Moncton NB on 12 April 2021 at age 98 after a short illness.

We regret to advise of the death of Warrant Officer Gilbert Arthur Bates, CD (Ret’d) on 13 April 2021, in his home in Middleton NS at age 92.

We regret to advise of the death of Donald “Don” Douglas Holloway, peacefully on 13 April 2021 at his home in Red Deer AB at the age of 88 years.

We regret to advise of the death of Sergeant George Anderson (Ret’d), a resident of the Capital Care Grandview Centre in Edmonton AB, on 20 April 2021 at age 91.

We regret to advise of the death of Corporal Carman “Jack” Stock, CD (Ret’d) at the Brandon Regional Health Centre in Manitoba on 24 April 2021 at age 82 after a long period of illness.

We regret to advise of the death of Sergeant Jeff Bourns, CD (Ret’d) on 1 May 2021 in Shawnigan Lake, BC at age 65.