WILLIAM ALEXANDER SAYERS

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WILLIAM ALEXANDER SAYERS December 29, 1921 January 1, 2007 After spending a wonderful Christmas at home with family and celebrating his 85th birthday, our beloved husband, father and grandfather, passed away peacefully at Riverview Health Centre on the morning of January 1, 2007. Bill will be deeply missed by his loving wife Kay, of 52 years; daughters, Pat Brentnall (Leonard) and Janet Irwin (Drew); sons, Gordon (Sharon) and Glenn (Cathy); grandchildren, Cole, Craig, Kaley, Andrea, Trent, Lee, Liam and Megan; brother Bob (Olive); sister-in-law Lucy Mottola; brothers-in-law, Joe Cantafio (Louise), Till Cantafio (Lucille), Tony Cantafio (May) and Peter Cantafio; cousin Gaylene Chesnut (Brian), and numerous nieces and nephews. Bill was born in Winnipeg on December 29, 1921 at the Victoria Hospital. He grew up on Garfield Street and at the age of 19, enlisted in the Royal Canadian Artillery, serving his country in the Second World War. Bill and Kay settled in Fort Garry and raised their family. Bill was an employee of the Federal Government for 34 years until his retirement. His greatest enjoyment was to spend time with his family and friends both at home and at the cottage on Engineer Lake. He loved to laugh and had a flair for story telling. Music was his passion and he was a talented musician capable of playing a variety of instruments. We will forever miss you, but will always cherish the memories of you laughing, singing and playing music. Special thanks to Gaylene and Brian, Barb and Dave Ahronson, Monika and Bill Gerullis for all your support. Our family would like to thank the staff at the Victoria Hospital 4 South and Riverview Health Centre 3 East for their kind care during these last weeks. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Manitoba Lung Association, 629 McDermot Ave., Winnipeg, MB R3A 1P6 or the Canadian Cancer Society, 193 Sherbrook St., Winnipeg, MB R3C 9Z9. At Bill's request cremation has taken place and a private family service was held. THOMSON IN THE PARK FUNERAL HOME AND CEMETERY 1291 MCGILLIVRAY BLVD. WWW.THOMSONINTHEPARK.COM 925-1120

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Jan 06, 2007