ALAN LESLIE WILLEY

Condolences & Memories (3 entries)

• Our hearts ache for the loss of our dear friend and for the family. Our special friendship began about 33 years ago as our daughters began kindergarten together and their play dates led to us connecting and developing a rich and treasured friendship. We thank God for the many years of Love and Joy leaving us with precious memories that we will cherish in the years ahead. While his body lost the battle with ALS, his spirit has been freed and his strong faith rewarded. We miss you terribly dear friend and will keep you close in spirit remembering all the things we did together. - Posted by: Debra & Vern (Friends ) on: Apr 13, 2020

• I am so sorry to hear this, Ingrid. Alan will be greatly missed. Alan and I were good friends as kids in Charleswood, and spent a lot of time together up until he went away to high school. On of my most vivid memories is of the time we decided, as young teenagers, that it was a good idea to canoe down the Assiniboine and Red Rivers from Charleswood to Lake Winnipeg. We naively thought we could accomplish this in a weekend, greatly underestimating the length of the meanders of the rivers. It took the entire first day to reach the outskirts of the north end of the City, at which point a massive summer thunderstorm drove us to camp under the shelter of the North Perimeter highway bridge. The river level rose all night as it rained and twice we had to move the tent and canoe. Next morning in the still heavy wind and rain we abandoned the trip and walked to the nearest house to phone to be picked up. Never once did Alan whine or complain about the conditions. He always put his best effort into it. That’s the Alan I’ll remember. - Posted by: Alex Zimmerman (Friend) on: Apr 04, 2020

• My Sincere condolences to the family, especially Darlene, Linda and Norman and of course his wife and children, grandchildren. I can't ever think of Alan as anything but a small boy, since that is how I knew him best...my best friend's little brother. I can still hear your Mum calling him...Alan Leslie Willey!...and the rest of the family saying "oh-oh", his whole name...that means he is in trouble!! Although I didn't know him as an adult, I know that the values instilled in him by his loving parents stood him well for the rest of his life, as evidenced in the write up in the Free Press. I know you will all miss him and be thankful for his life with you. Much Love, Margaret Mills and the Zimmerman clan. - Posted by: Margaret Mills (Zimmerman) (Family Friend) on: Apr 04, 2020