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WILLIAM DOUGLAS FOGWILL
Born: Mar 25, 1938
Date of Passing: Jun 11, 2021
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WILLIAM DOUGLAS FOGWILL
B.Sc, P. Geo.
Douglas was born in St. John's, NL on March 25, 1938, to Irving and Jennie Fogwill. He completed his B.Sc. in Geology from the University of Newfoundland in 1960 and did his post graduate work at the London School of Economics, the Colorado School of Mines and the University of Saskatchewan. In addition to being a director and officer for the Manitoba Prospectors and Developers Association, he was a member of the Manitoba Association of Professional Engineers & Geoscientists, a lifetime member of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada, as well as a former District Vice President of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum. He participated in many mineral discoveries including copper-nickel, uranium deposits and new gold mineralization in Manitoba. He always joked that he is a 'rock doctor from the rock'.
After his retirement from the Manitoba Department of Energy and Mines he worked as Prospector and Consulting Geologist in mineral property research, evaluation, and management. He was a lover of sports, especially basketball and March Madness. He taught all three of his children, almost all his grandkids, and as an active big brother many other children how to play and love the game.
He is a published award-winning creative writer following in his father's footsteps. He will be remembered by his friends in Winnipeg for his love of dancing, his poems, short stories and songs he composed. Doug on the guitar and Loretta Joyce on the keyboard spent many musical hours playing music together. He thoroughly enjoyed his annual winter escapes to Ocho Rios and Florida.
He is survived by his wife Loretta Joyce and his three children: Allan (Tracey), Lawrence (Karen), Anna (Rob); eight living grandchildren; his beloved sister Sylvia (Ray); cherished niece Pam (David), and numerous Fry family cousins.
A Celebration of Life service will be held on Saturday, July 10 at Barrett's Funeral Home in St. John's, NL.
As with many Newfies Doug (goog) wanted to come home for his final rest. He will be interred at Mount Pleasant Cemetery aside other loved family members (Fogwills and Horwoods).
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Heart & Stroke Foundation or any local Big Brothers Association, with appreciation.
As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Jun 19, 2021
Condolences & Memories (2 entries)
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Peace to all who love Doug. For some reason he popped into my mind today, and I found this obituary online. I worked briefly with Doug at Manitoba Energy and Mines more than three decades ago and had the opportunity to travel north with him and a few other geologists he supervised when I was writing news releases, speeches, and promotional material for the ministry. I wanted to study geology but lacked the prerequisite education in chemistry. Thanks to Doug and the others, I got my "fix" by learning as much as I could from them and our Mineral Education Series of publications. I was lucky enough to see some of the geologists' field camps and the drill core library being assembled, and to go underground several times. We had wonderful conversations on the road, and I amused Doug by comparing the rock outcrops to teeth emerging from gums. Thanks, Doug, these were great opportunities. - Posted by: Joy Tataryn (former colleague) on: Jul 13, 2022
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Joyce Fogwill my wife Levetta and I send you our deepest sympathy..May his soul rest in Peace... He will be missed.. Emanuel and Levetta Edwards - Posted by: Emanuel Edwards (Friend) on: Jul 13, 2021

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