WILLIAM "BILL" GEORGE SMEE

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WILLIAM "BILL" GEORGE SMEE We celebrate the life of William George Smee who passed away after a brief illness on July 2, 2004 in his 87th year. Bill was born in Brandon, Manitoba on September 27, 1917 to Leonard Robert and Lilian Cecilia of London, England. He grew up in Brandon and lived in Prince Albert, SK, North Battleford, SK, and Edmonton, AB before settling in Winnipeg in the mid-fifties. In 1958, he married (Margaret) Wilhelmina Conquergood and they had two children, Douglas and Frances. He served in England in the RCAF during the Second World War and had a lifelong love of sports and music. In his youth he excelled in both tennis and badminton winning a shelf full of trophies. Bill played the piano, saxophone and clarinet and performed with several dance bands in his younger years. Bill had a full and varied working life and spent many years in the insurance industry. He was with A.W. Talbot Agency and with Milnco Insurance up until his retirement in 1987. Bill found his greatest joy in life with his family and friends and, in particular, with his two grandchildren. His Wednesday lunches with Bill and Max were a source of much enjoyment, as were the weekly family dinners at Sorrentos. Thanks to all our friends at Sorrentos for their kind support. Bill was predeceased by his brother Douglas Leonard, his brothers-in-law, Tim Sumida, Don MacKay, Ross Conquergood, Wally Kerr, Tom Patterson, Harold Green, sister-in-law Flora Green and nephew Grant Smee. He leaves to cherish his memory his wife Wilhelmina, son Douglas (Karen), daughter Frances, grandson Calum, granddaughter Moira, sister Mona MacKay, sisters-in law, Daphne Smee, Jean Patterson, Murdena Kerr, Shirley White (Walter) and many relatives and friends in Canada, the States and overseas. Memorial service will be held on Tuesday, July 6, at 2:00 p.m. at Thomson Funeral Chapels, 669 Broadway. Memorial donations may be made to The Salvation Army, 55 Donald St., Suite 500, Winnipeg, MB, R3C 1L8, or to Lilyfield United Church Memorial, in care of Diane Blue, Box 22, RR 2, Winnipeg, MB, R3C 2E6. THOMSON Funeral Chapels - 669 Broadway - 783-7211

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Jul 06, 2004