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GEORGE BRIAN HARVEY
Born: Jul 19, 1935
Date of Passing: Oct 14, 2009
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GEORGE BRIAN HARVEY July 19, 1935 - October 14, 2009 Early Wednesday morning, George passed away in Concordia Hospital with his loving wife of 50 years, Kay, by his side. He will be greatly missed by his daughter, Nicola (Tony White) and his sons, Robert and Neil (Kim) and six grandchildren, Marc, Sarah, Kordan, Jarin, Colin and Andrew. He was predeceased by his parents and his brother, Roger. George was born in Newlyn, Cornwall, England and educated at Truro School in Cornwall. He did his two years National Service in the Royal Navy. In London, he and Kay met in 1955 and after George had worked in Kuwait and Basra, Iraq, they were married in 1959. In 1966, George came to Canada and the family followed in 1967. After living in many cities in Western Canada, George became a business partner in Neil's Trailer and Equipment, managing branches in Saskatoon and Regina. In 1974, George came to Winnipeg to work for Trailmobile as G.M. and then spent many years with Pritchard Engineering from which he retired in 1996. George also had a love of sport and community service. He was a member of St. Stephen's Anglican Church, a member of the East Kildonan Kiwanis Club and a past Governor of Western Canada for Kiwanis International. He was a past President of Rossmere Golf and Country Club. For some years he coached for the Assassins Rugby Football Club and was a vice president of Manitoba Rugby Union. For many years, he was a member of the Prince Edward Legion #81. The family thanks all the staff of N1 Concordia Hospital and CancerCare Manitoba for their compassionate care of George over the last few months. A celebration of his life will be held at Glen Eden Funeral Home, 4477 Main Street, on Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations would be appreciated to CancerCare Manitoba, 675 McDermott Avenue Winnipeg, R3E 0V9 or The Kiwanis Foundation of Canada Inc., P.O. Box 5034, Brantford, ON. N3T 6J7. Glen Eden Funeral Home 338-7111
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As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Oct 17, 2009
Condolences & Memories (2 entries)
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Dear Kay and Family, It is with deep sorrow that I read of George's passing. I had not known that he was ill. He will be greatly missed by all and especially by his Kiwanis friends. My thoughts are with you at this sad time. - Posted by: Darlene Kerr (Friend) on: Oct 27, 2009
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George Harvey played a pivotal role in the making of the person I am today. He helped me build and prosper 13 years of youth community service programs through Kiwanis. He answered my phone calls at strange hours and encouraged me when I was desperate to get my club established at the University of Manitoba. He will be missed and on behalf of all the youth that George Harvey inspired I thank you for you for all the tireless work you did. - Posted by: Ian Martens (Friend) on: Oct 17, 2009