Bill Meadows
MEADOWS, William Ward
July 23, 1922 - September 27, 2014
William Ward Meadows, of Calgary, loving husband and best friend, father and grandfather, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 27, surrounded by his beloved family at the age of 92 years. Bill was born in Brandon, Manitoba on July 23, 1922. After his schooling in Brandon, he served in WWII as a Radar Mechanic, posted primarily in Great Britain and West Africa until his discharge in 1945. Bill was married to Helah Britton on October 4, 1947; they were married 67 years. He was employed 35 years in Grain Cleaning and Handling, first with Northland Machinery and then Westeel Rosco in both Winnipeg and Thunder Bay. His early retirement winters were spent in South Texas with much-loved family and friends. Bill was a true Renaissance Man. He loved to create and design anything - from model airplanes to jewellery to a travel trailer. After suffering a stroke, he took up reading classic novels. Despite these diverse interests, his main joy in life came from his family. Bill is survived by his loving wife, Helah, his daughters: Lynn Meadows and Laurie (Bill) Westwood; grandchildren: Liam (Nicole) Swiss, Shane (Jada) Swiss, Lauren (Mark) Kenyon, Jocelyn (Danny) Bachman, Erica Westwood; great-grandchildren: Noel and Evangeline Swiss and other extended family including a close group of in-laws. Bill was predeceased by his sisters: Bette Fuller and Joyce Maguire. The family of Bill Meadows wishes to thank Dr. Brent Kinnie, Dr. Debra Isaac, Rockyview Hospital Cardiac Care Clinic, Alberta Health Services Cardiac Home Care Team and the Emergency Room Staff of the South Health Campus for their wonderful care and support over the last four years. Memorial donations in Bill's memory may be made directly to Médecins Sans Frontières/ Doctors Without Borders, Ebola Response (www.doctorswithoutborders.org) or The Heart and Stroke Foundation (#200, 119-14 Street NW, Calgary AB, T2N 1Z6). A Funeral Service will be held in the Chapel of Mountain View Funeral Home on Saturday, October 4, 2014
