DAVID NOEL WILLCOCK

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DAVID NOEL WILLCOCK David Noel Willcock died peacefully, surrounded by his family following a lengthy illness on Sunday, February 3, 2002. David is survived by his loving wife of 51 years, Elizabeth; his children, Michael (Geraldine), John (Ginny), Peter (Dolfi), Shelagh and Mary-Kay (Brian) and his daughter-in-law Lynne; his grandchildren, Andrew, Ashley, Shelagh, Evan, Mimi, Michael, John and Elizabeth; his brothers, Maurice (Andrea) and Tom (Lee) and his sisters, Barbara Butler and Brenda Lunney; his brothers-in-law, John (Yolande) and Rev. T.G. Walsh S.J. and sister-in-law Do-Rene; and many nieces and nephews. Born in Curling in the British Colony of Newfoundland, on December 15, 1925, David moved to Montreal as a boy and attended St. Ignatius School and Loyola, beginning there a long and fulfilling spiritual association with the Jesuit fathers. At the age of 17 he joined the RCNVR. Having served on the HMCS Norsyd in the North Atlantic during the Second World War, he received the Volunteer Medal, the North Atlantic Star and the 1939-1945 Star. Following his discharge he returned to Loyola and then pursued a career in corporate and consumer finance. He married Elizabeth Walsh on July 29, 1950 in Sherbrooke, Quebec. They raised a growing family initially in Montreal then London, England, before moving to Winnipeg in 1968, where David took up a position as the Vice President of Walter E. Heller of Canada. He remained active in the finance business, in a number of positions in Winnipeg, until his retirement as the Manager of Central Trusts Manitoba operations. He was active in supporting his church and community in Winnipeg. He was instrumental in establishing the HMCS Crusader Trust at St. Pauls High School, a proud member of the Naval Officers Association and the Flower Class Corvette Association and an ardent member of the Progressive Conservative Party, which he served in many capacities through many campaigns. In 1992 he was awarded the Confederation Medal and in 1993 he was awarded the Macdonald Cartier Award by the Prime Minister. Before his hospitalization, David received excellent home care. Through the last months of his illness a very patient, dedicated and compassionate staff on the third floor of the Grace General Hospital attended to him. Father M. Koryluk, Father J. Driscoll S.J. and Father J. Perry S.J. attended to his spiritual needs. The family is forever grateful for this kindness. Prayers will be at St. John Brebeuf Church, 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, February 5. The funeral mass will be at St. John Brebeuf at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 6. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the HMCS Crusader Fund, St. Pauls High School, 2200 Grant Ave., Winnipeg, R3P 0P8 or the Catholic Foundation of Manitoba, 218-210 Masson St., Winnipeg, R2H 0H4. LECLAIRE BROTHERS in care of arrangements, 775-2220.

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Feb 06, 2002