HAROLD MARION CAWKER

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HAROLD MARION CAWKER (PIP) Suddenly, at home, Saturday, July 6, 2002. Predeceased by his eldest son Matthew in 1987 and by three elder brothers, Douglas, Hugh, and Edgar. He leaves to mourn, his wife Donna; sons, Maxwell (Karen Armstrong) and Hugh; daughters, Jane Sherwin (Rod) and Anne Cawker; five grandchildren, Hank, Alice, and Tom Sherwin; Kate and Matt Cawker. He is survived by two brothers, Bob (Millie) and Glen (Jody) a sister Ruth Bredin; a sister-in-law Marjorie Cawker; and extended family and many friends. The world will be a duller place without him. Pip was born in Winnipeg, October 31, 1930 and attended Laura Secord Elementary and Gordon Bell High School. He worked for Norwich Union before matriculating at United College in preparation for entrance into Architecture. He received an Isbister scholarship in his first year and graduated from the University of Manitoba in 1955 with a B. Arch. He worked for Smith Carter Searle, Zunic and Sobkowitch, Hudson Bay House, Duncan Rattray Peters Searle, Moody Moore and Partners and for 20 years with the Department of National Defense in Winnipeg. Harold was a longtime member of the Manitoba Architectural Association and the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada. Among his many accomplishments in Architecture he was Project Architect for the construction of the innovative expansion of Centennial Hall at the University of Winnipeg and he was responsible for the design of Holy Family Ukrainian Catholic Church on Grant Avenue. He conducted a project on spatial geometry and geodesic dome construction at the Faculty of Architecture at University of Manitoba. Pip was a child prodigy on the piano and continued his lifelong love of music, serving as a member of the Board of the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra. He was a skilled watercolour artist, and was a member of the Winnipeg Sketch Club. Mathematics always held a fascination for Pip; his home and garden are filled with geometric models. He loved the time spent at Victoria Beach with family, and loved his travels throughout the world with his wife and friends. Pip was unable to hide his generosity and kindness behind a gruff and sometimes curmudgeonly exterior. Many thanks to the Intensive Care Team at the Victoria General Hospital and the Winnipeg Ambulance Service for their care and concern. A memorial service will be held at St. Pauls Anglican Church, Ft. Garry (corner of Point Road and North Drive, Winnipeg), Wednesday, July 10 at 2:00 p.m. A reception will follow the service in the Parish Hall. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Schizophrenia Society Inc. Manitoba, or to a charity of your choice. THOMSON FUNERAL CHAPEL in care of arrangements, 783-7211

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Jul 10, 2002