ROBERT W.

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ROBERT W. McKNIGHT Peacefully on Monday, January 21, 2002, after a lengthy hospital stay, Robert William McKnight (Bob to his friends and family) moved on. The best dad that anyone could ask for is survived by his three children, David, Richard, and Susan; and his loving sister Gwen While. Bob was predeceased by his beloved wife Lillian in 1999. He was born in Glenboro, MB, in 1925 and moved to Winnipeg in 1939. Bob enlisted in the Royal Canadian Merchant Navy in 1942 at the age of 17. Here he saw action in the South Pacific and the North Atlantic. He was very proud to have been able to "do his bit" for Canada and for freedom. Bob graduated from the University of Manitoba Faculty of Engineering in 1950 as a civil engineer. His boating and engineering skills kept him in demand that spring. He enjoyed many other successes in this vocation, including the design of the present day Maryland bridge. He married the love of his life Lillian Berg in 1952, a partnership that will truly outlast time itself. A memorial will be held on Monday, January 28 at 1:00 p.m. in the Satinwood Room at the Quest Inn and Life Care Centre, 367 Ellice Ave., Winnipeg. The family wishes to express our gratitude to Dr. T. Panaskevich, Fely Orcas, and the staff of 3 unit 2 Seven Oaks Hospital, all true professionals in the art and science of health care. Instead of flowers, please send a donation to the Manitoba Heart and Stroke Foundation or the Manitoba Kidney Foundation. "Thanks, Dad" KNYSH FUNERAL CHAPEL 1020 MAIN STREET 582-0973

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Jan 26, 2002