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HAROLD THOMSON Peacefully, with his family at his side, Harold passed away at the age of 69 years. He was predeceased by his mother, Rose. Harold, beloved husband and father, is survived by his wife of 47 years, Diana; daughters, Cyndy (Carino) Sandi; grandchildren, Hali, Ryan, and Carly; one sister Lynda; brother-in-law Bob (Linda) and John. Harold worked for Canada Safeway for 42 years. He started out working at the Fair Fax Bread Plant and transferred to the retail sector and retired as the Bakery Merchandising Manager for the Winnipeg Division. Harold loved to celebrate life with friends and family. Memorial service will be held on Monday, December 30 at 3:00 p.m. at the Chapel Lawn Funeral Home, 4000 Portage Ave. Special thanks to the nurses and staff of the Third Floor, Unit 4, at the Seven Oaks Hospital for the care and kindness they showed us. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to a charity of your choice. Arrangements entrusted to: CHAPEL LAWN FUNERAL HOME CEMETERY AND CREMATORIUM 885-9715
As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Dec 28, 2002
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Belated condolences. I was fortunate to have known Harold, first at Fairfax Bakery and then, work with him at the head office, handling the bakery hires, floates and holiday relief. Harold was a real competitive person, not only in his work but in his play (golf, cards, etc). His golfing partner, Keith, had to really up his golf game each time they played as Harold would make bets with other player(s) and many times I heard Keith afterwards say, Harold, what are you doing. Of course, Harold would tell Keith that he would really have to golf better than ever for there was a lot riding on his bet. Somehow, Keith didn't fold but really upped his game that day. Wray Taylor at Bel Acres did not lose and hated to lose, but against these two, he lost every time. From what I learned from Harold about the bakeries helped me get an A+ in my marketing course at RRCC. Harold was always searching out ways to get a competitive advantage for the in-store bakeries, make them the most profitable and have his bakery managers earn a bonus. In the price war with the largest competitor, only his bakery managers were earning a bonus and this was due to his management skills. Before going down south that winter, I heard of Harold's sickness and had a real nice evening visit with him, Diane and Cindy at Seven Oaks Hospital. I had expected to see him when I returned the next spring. I have a lot of fond memories of knowing Harold and his family through work and playing a lot of golf together on the weekends with him. I am very sorry to see you go so soon, God Bless. - Posted by: colin dederick (Safeway co-worker) on: Oct 22, 2017