WILLIAM (BILL) ALEXANDER IRWIN

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WILLIAM (BILL) ALEXANDER IRWIN Suddenly on November 19, 2007, Bill passed away at the Victoria Hospital at the age of 61 years. Left to mourn him are his wife Kathy; daughters Aynsley (Michael), Cassandra (Don); his sister Barb (Al) and her daughters Lorrie, Leanne (Lawrence, Raya and Shaylyn). Bill was born June 20, 1946 to Slim and Muriel Irwin. He was a devoted husband and father. He was a compassionate human being. He always wanted to make things better. Bill was a fixer . Bill graduated from the University of Winnipeg with his Bachelor of Arts degree. He played basketball for the Wesmen. Then went on to the University of Manitoba to get his Masters of Education. Bill became a Teacher / Guidance Counsellor / Basketball Coach. He retired from Oak Park High School in 2001. For the past five years he worked at the Winnipeg Technical College part-time as a Student Advisor. His life long passion was to play the drums which he worked hard at and joined a band: Midnite Train. Thank you to all the wonderful people at Home Sense who helped him and emergency staff at the Victoria Hospital. A celebration of Bill's life will be held Tuesday, November 27 at 2:00 p.m. at Cropo Funeral Chapel, 1442 Main St. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the charity of your choice. Dream like you might live forever... live like you might die tomorrow!

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Nov 24, 2007