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GEORGE WILLIAM WHITE
Born: Feb 08, 1940
Date of Passing: Jul 23, 2017
Send Flowers to the Family Offer Condolences or MemoryGEORGE WILLIAM WHITE It is with great sadness the family of George W. White announces his passing on July 23, 2017. George was born in Winnipeg on February 8, 1940. The eldest son in a family of eight, George was raised to know the importance of love and family. George met and married Cherry White (Christensen) and together they raised the three "White Boys" Dan, Rick and Jon. George was a skilled tradesman that took pride in his work, his career saw him start in the plumbing trade and advance to the Director of Apprenticeship and Training with the Manitoba Government Department of Labour. George was larger than life, when you met George you knew you were meeting a one of a kind, his life and antics will be a continuing source of stories for family and friends alike. George was predeceased by his parents James and Lily White, sister Margaret, and biological father George W. Meade. George is survived by sons Dan, Rick (Lori) and Jon (Stacie), life partner Alice Tye, her children and family, sisters, Mae, Eileen, Edith, Barbara and Dorothy, brother James, grandchildren, Richard, Erik, Amy, Adam, Shayna, Chelsea, Ashley and great-grandchildren, as well as many nieces, nephews and good friends. The family would like to extend a special thank you to David and Cathy for their love and support of George! As per George's wishes, there will be no funeral service. The family would like to invite you to join them in a Celebration of Life for George from 12:00 noon till 4:00 p.m., Saturday, September 30, 2017 at The Royal Canadian Legion #4, 1755 Portage Ave., Winnipeg, MB, Upper level.
As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Jul 29, 2017
Condolences & Memories (2 entries)
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I remember the weekend at Long Lake when we were staying in the Mark's cabin. George and Leo took care of some obstinate campers (two young guys) who were camping at the bottom of the property by setting off a rocket flare right over their tent. These two fellows shot out of the tent like they were under attack! The rest of the weekend they became best buddies with George and Leo! Needless to say the balance of the weekend they were pleasant as could be. - Posted by: Eileen Caron (sister) on: Jul 30, 2017
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Sincere condolences to all of George's family. I worked for George in the Apprenticeship Branch of Manitoba starting in 1992 as the Apprenticeship Counsellor for The Pas, Flin Flon, Swan River and the Northern section of Manitoba. We had a good working relationship as long as you could prove your point to him about any Interprovincial Examination questions that had confusing or more than one correct answer of the four choices available. These issues were demystified at the many Instructor /Counsellor meetings held in The Pas, Winnipeg, Montreal and Ottawa. George will always be remembered as a fair individual to me while he was Director of Apprenticeship in the Trades Branch of the Manitoba Government. "Requiescat in Pace" George. You will be missed. Gene Germain~The Pas, MB. - Posted by: Gene Germain (Worked for George as Northern Consellor for Apprenticeship out of The Pas.) on: Jul 29, 2017