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We regret to advise of the death of Sergeant Joseph Ralph Paul Leaman, CD (Ret'd) on 3 May 2002 at the age of 64 years.

Ralph was born in Moncton, NB. He was a Field Engineer who served with the Royal Canadian Engineers and Canadian Military Engineers for 25 years. During his career he served in all four Regular Force Field Squadrons: 2 Field Squadron, Gagetown, NB; 3 Field Squadron, Chilliwack, BC; 4 Field Squadron, Germany; and 5^e Escadron du Génie du Canada, Valcartier, QC. Ralph was one of the early members of 5^e Escadron when that francophone unit was formed. He retired in Chilliwack and worked as a bartender at the Sergeants' Mess in Base Chilliwack and lately was Senior Bartender at the Area Support Unit Mess in Chilliwack. Ralph was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #280 in Vedder Crossing, BC and a past member of the Vedder Crossing Lions Club.

A gathering of family and friends will be held at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #280, Vedder Crossing on 10 May at 1 p.m. Donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of British Columbia. ^{{kh/gdMay2016dc}[zpi, zsp, ztt]}

We regret to advise of the death of Corporal Todd Desaulniers (Ret’d) of Grand Bend, ON on 2 May 2002 at the Parkwood Hospital in London ON in his 70^th year. Todd served in the Royal Canadian Engineers militia and was a Life Member of the Royal Canadian Legion Grand Bend Branch #498 in Grand Bend. 

Visitation will be at the T. Harry Hoffman & Sons Funeral Home, Dashwood. on 3 May from 2:00 until 4:00 PM and from 7:00 until 9:00 PM.  Royal Canadian Legion, Grand Bend, Branch No. 498 will hold a service at 6:45 PM followed by Parish prayers at 7:00 PM.  The Funeral Mass will be celebrated at Immaculate Heart of Mary Roman Catholic Church, Grand Bend, on 4 May at 2:00 PM.  Memorial donations may be made to the Cancer Society or a charity of one’s choice. ^{{dcFeb18gd} [zsd, zcc, zpp]}

We regret to advise of the death of Harold McEachern “Mac” Trueman on 1 May 2002*.

Mac was a WW II veteran who served with the Royal Canadian Engineers.  He established the first Power Squadron in Castlegar, BC.

*exact date and location of death unknown.

The CMEA appeals to anyone who knew Mac to provide us with any details of his life and service appropriate to add to this entry.

We regret to advise of the death of Lance Sergeant Harry Lloyd Fielding (Ret'd) on 30 April 2002 in Toronto, ON at the age of 86 years.

Harry was born in Toronto and spent most of his life in that city .  He was a veteran of the Second World War and served in the Royal Canadian Engineers. Harry was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion East Toronto Branch.  ^{{dcJan19gd} [ zpp, zsd, zcc, zbd]}

We regret to advise of the death of Master Warrant Officer Oral Hemer Bjerke, CD (Ret'd)  of Summerland BC on Monday 29 April 2002 at the St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver BC at the age of 77 years. 

Oral was born in Rose Valley, Melfort Census Division, SK in 1924. Oral's career highlights include service in Korea 1951 with the 57^th Independent Field Squadron, Militia Instructor Staff in Lethbridge, AB and instructor at the Royal Canadian School of Military Engineering.

A Celebration of Oral's Life was held on Saturday, 4 May 2002 at 2:00 p.m. from the Summerland United Church. 13204 Henry Avenue. If friends so desire, memorial tributes may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of BC & Yukon, Box 114, Summerland, B.C. V0H 1Z0.

We regret to advise of the death of Lieutenant Colonel Eugene "Gene" Morris Belovich, CD (Ret'd) P. Eng., unexpectedly, on 27 April 27 April 2002 at the age of 65.

A member of Royal Military College Class of 1958, Gene obtained a B.Sc. in Civil Engineering from the University of Alberta. After graduation, he was posted to Canadian Forces Base Cold Lake as the Construction Engineering Operations Officer. Subsequently, he was the Station Construction Engineering Officer at RCAF Station Beaverbank, NS, from 1961 to 1964, and at RCAF Station La Macaza, QC, from 1964 to 1967.

After obtaining a Diploma in Business Administration from the School of Business at the University of Toronto he was posted to the Construction Engineering Branch at Training Command Headquarters in Winnipeg, MB in 1968 with responsibility for construction programs and base development. This was followed by his appointment as Base Construction Engineering Officer CFB Gagetown, NB from 1970 to 1972.

Gene attended the Canadian Forces Staff College in Toronto in 1972-73 and was then posted to Northern Region Headquarters in Yellowknife, NT, as Staff Officer Military Engineering. In 1974, on promotion to Lieutenant-Colonel, he became the Base Technical Services Officer at CFB Trenton, ON and, four years later, was posted to Headquarters, Supreme Allied Powers Europe in Belgium as an airfield infrastructure specialist. After returning to Canada in 1982 he spent a year on French language training and then spent the rest of his military career at National Defence Headquarters working in the Chief of Construction and Properties.

After retiring from the Canadian Forces in 1987, Gene worked for nine years as the Head of Infrastructure and Environment in DND's Research and Development Branch. He retired a second time in 1996 but continued to work with DND as an Infrastructure and Environment Consultant.

In lieu of flowers, donations to the Shepherds of Good Hope or the Heart and Stroke Foundation would be appreciated by the family. ^{khApr2016}.

We regret to advise of the death of Lance Sergeant Raymond Lawrence “Dumps” Zuber (Ret'd) on 17 April 2002 at the age of 85 years.

Raymond was a veteran of the Second World War and served in the Royal Canadian Engineers.  He was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion in Vedder Crossing, BC.

A celebration of Raymond’s life will be held on 4 May at 10070 Fairview Drive, Chilliwack. ^{{dcmar17}[zsd, zcc, zpp]}

We regret to advise of the death of Sapper David Egan (Ret’d) on 10 April 2002 in London, ON.

David was a Second World War veteran who served with the Royal Canadian Engineers.  He was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion in London.  ^{{dcJun2017gd}  [zsd, zcc, zbd]}

We regret to advise of the death of Major Ronald James Nobbs, CD (Ret'd) on 6 April 2002 at the age of 63 years.

Ron started his military career in 1955 with the RCAF 418 (Reserve) Squadron in Edmonton as an Electronics Technician and as an instructor at 3054 (Reserve) Tactical Training Unit. He transferred to the RCAF Regular Force in 1957 and was posted to RCAF Station Gimli, MB where he converted to the Flight Simulator trade in 1960.

Returning to Edmonton, Ron was stationed at RCAF Station Namao from 1960 to 1967. While in Edmonton, Ron undertook two years of academic upgrading at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, graduating with a Technologist Diploma in Air Conditioning and Refrigeration and promoted to Corporal in 1966. During this training, Ron was awarded the International Nickel Company of Canada Scholarship for Academic Honours, and the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship for Outstanding Achievement.

In 1967, Ron was commissioned as Flying Officer and completed his Canadian Military Engineer Officer training in 1968. His early postings included 1 Construction Engineering Unit and Canadian Forces Station Barrington, NS. Promoted to Captain in 1970, Ron was posted to Canadian Forces School of Military Engineering, Chilliwack where he was an instructor for three years. Many will recall Exercise CFB Goodgrief that was much his creation.

Following the CFSME tour, Ron served from 1974 to 1976 as Staff Officer Military Engineering Training with the training headquarters in Winnipeg and Trenton. There then followed a series of assignments of increasing responsibility with the Construction Engineering Sections of CFB Trenton, CFB Calgary and the Wainwright detachment. During the period 1978 to 1981 Ron was the Detachment Commander of the Regional Government Emergency Headquarters facility at Nanaimo, BC.

Promoted to Major in 1984, Ron served for four years as Base Technical Services Officer at CFB Penhold. Posted next to Ottawa, Ron was Career Manager for Other Ranks Military Engineers during 1988 - 1990. Not surprisingly, Ron selected Edmonton as his final posting and served the last two years of his military career with 7 Canadian Forces Supply Depot in Edmonton as Co-ordinator for the Infrastructure Adjustment Program. Retiring in 1993, Ron stayed on with 7 CFSD for another two years as a consultant to complete the Infrastructure Adjustment Program project.

Ron was an active member of the Military Engineers` Association (where he served for several years as the Northern Alberta Branch President), the Edmonton Sappers Club, Kingsway Legion Branch, Retired Sappers Reunion and the Canadian Military Engineers Association. 

We regret to advise of the death of Milton Andrew Given of Lion’s Head ON on 2 April 2002 at the age of 70 years in Eastnor, Herefordshire, England. Milton was born in Mar, Ontario and spent most of his life on the Bruce Penninsula.

Milton served in the Royal Canadian Engineers and was a member of the Lion's Head Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion in Lion’s Head ON.  Milton is buried in the Eastnor Cemetery in England. 

We regret to advise of the death of Corporal Joseph O. Dusseault (Ret'd) on 1 April 2002 in Notre Dame de Grace, Montreal, QC at the age of 87 years.

Joseph was a veteran of the Second World War who served in the Royal Canadian Engineers.  He was a Life Member of the Royal Canadian Legion Notre Dame de Grace Branch 024/106 in Notre Dame de Grace.  ^{{dcMay19gd} [zsd, zcc, zpp]}

We regret to advise of the sudden death of Lieutenant Lloyd Myers (Ret’d) of Vineland ON at the age of 79 on 28 March 2002.

Lloyd was born in Sussex NB and graduated in Forestry Engineering from the University of New Brunswick in 1939 and became a New Brunswick Land Surveyor. He served in many locations across Canada during the Second World War as a Royal Canadian Engineer officer. After the war, he pursued a career as a Logging Superintendent at the Abitibi Pulp and Paper Company in Pine Falls MB.

After marrying, Lloyd and his young family relocated to Ontario where he enjoyed a successful career as an Ontario Land Surveyor in the Niagara Region. He was later commissioned as a Canada Land Surveyor and surveyed in the Yukon and Northwest Territories. He was a long-time member of the Beamsville Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion.

The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 612 will conduct a Funeral Service at the Vineland Chapel of the Tallman Funeral Home. A committal service will be held at Kirk Hill Cemetery in Sussex, on what would have been Lloyd's 80^th birthday, on Sunday 5 May 2002, at 1:00 PM.
 

We regret to advise of the death of Sergeant Charles Ray Inkster (Ret'd) on 24 March 2002 in Terrace BC.

Charles was born in Lucky Lake SK. He enlisted in the Canadian Army in 1950 and was a Royal Canadian Engineer veteran of the Korean War. He continued to serve in Canada and Germany in the late 1950s. He retired as a sergeant. He initially worked in Abbotsford BC before moving north to Terrace in 1997 where he was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion.

Sergeant Charles Ray Inkster is buried in the Terrace Municipal Cemetery.

We regret to advise that Captain Theodore C. (Ted) Thomas RCE (Ret'd) passed away peacefully on March 5, 2002 in his 88^th year at Port Coquitlam B.C.

Ted joined 6^th Field Company, Royal Canadian Engineers as a sapper in 1933 and by September 1939 he was the unit's Company Quartermaster Sergeant. Promoted in 1940, Ted was appointed as the 6^th Field Company Sergeant Major. He landed in Normandy on D-Day and in 1945, after being seriously wounded in Holland, was repatriated as Regimental Sergeant Major. He spent three years recovering in hospital.

After his recovery, Ted worked in management in a number of plastic plants in the Vancouver area. He also returned to the Militia and was commissioned as a Captain in the 6 Field Squadron, RCE. He continued to serve as the Unit Pay Officer until his retirement from the Army in the mid-1960s. Many will remember him for his active leadership of the 6th Field Squadron Veterans association.

In lieu of flowers, donations to the Shriners Hospital for Children (Canadian Unit) would be appreciated. 

We regret to advise of the death of Wing Commander William "Bill" Trischuk, CD (Ret'd) on 5 March 2002 in Saskatoon, SK at the age of 77 years.

Bill enlisted in the RCAF in 1940 and served during the war in Construction Engineering. After the war he accepted a permanent commission in the RCAF, spending much of his career in Air Defence Command and retiring in 1959 with the rank of Wing Commander.

In 1965, after a few years as a Defense Construction Consultant, he accepted a post as Structural Engineer with the City of Ottawa, remaining with the City until his retirement.

Interment will be in Woodlawn Cemetery in Saskatoon. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Ukrainian Cathedral in Ottawa or the Heart and Stroke Foundation, or other charity of choice.

We regret to advise of the death of Sapper Harold G. Eldridge (Ret’d) on 26 February 2006 in Knowlton, QC.  
Harold was a Second World War veteran who served with the Royal Canadian Engineers.  He was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 023 in Knowlton.  ^{{dcJun2017gd} [zsd, zcc, zbd, zpp]}

We regret to advise of the death of William “Bill” Fenton of Port Coquitlam, BC on 24 February 2002 at the age of 83 years.

Bill joined the Army in Newfoundland and served in the Royal Canadian Engineers. He was a Life Member of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #133 in Port Coquitlam.

A Memorial Service will be held at 12:00 PM on 1 March from Burquitlam Funeral Home, 625 North Road, Coquitlam.  In lieu of flowers, donations to the Heart & Stroke Foundation would be appreciated. ^{{dcOct17gd} [zsd, zcc, zpp]}

We regret to advise of the death of Sapper Dominic Joseph Calaiezzi (Ret'd) on 20 February 2002 in Cochrane, ON at the age of 85 years.

Dominic was born in Cochrane and grew up on a nearby farm.  He attended trade school and worked as a mechanic in Toronto before enlisting in the Royal Canadian Engineers in Toronto in June 1942. After training in Petawawa and England he was posted to 29^th Field Company in the 2^nd Canadian Corps and served in France, Belgium, Holland and Germany. He was qualified as a Wireless Telegraph Operator, Driver/Mechanic "B", and Driver for Self-Propelled Vehicles.

In February 1945, while on a bridge demolition task, Dominic was badly wounded and not expected to live. He was evacuated to England and by the time he recovered, the war had ended. He was sent back to Canada to be discharged after a long period of rehabilitation in Toronto.

On returning to Cochrane, Dominic worked as a mechanic started his own garage business. He then went on to work for the Ministry of Transportation as a mechanic and attended College in Detroit to learn diesel mechanics. Dominic returned to Cochrane in his later years and was active in many community activities including as a court usher. He was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #89 in Cochrane for many years.

Dominic is buried in the Cochrane Civic Cemetery. ^{[dcMar17gd}[zbd]}

We regret to advise of the death of Sergeant J. J. J. Michel Forget, CD on 14 February 2002 in Kingston, ON at 39 years of age. Michel had served in the Canadian Military Engineers as a firefighter and was selected for remuster to a Communications Trade. Michel died unexpectedly while undergoing this training. ^{{gdMay2019dc} [zpp. zsd, zbd]}

We regret to advise of the death of Arthur E. Cutts at the Golden Door Nursing Home in Winnipeg, MB on 11 February 2002 at the age of 85 years.

Arthur was born in Beulah, MB and moved into Winnipeg in the early 1920s with his family where he lived his early years. He enlisted in the Army in September 1939 and served overseas with the Royal Canadian Engineers until his discharge in 1945.  Returning to Winnipeg, he was employed by the Canadian National Railway for most of his working life - retiring in 1981. He and his family lived their entire life in a house he built.  Arthur was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion, Fort Garry Branch #90.

A funeral service will be held on 15 February at 10:00 a.m. in Green Acres Funeral Chapel, Hwy #1 East at Green Acres Lane.  Interment will take place at a later date. Donations may be made to the Alzheimer Society of Manitoba. ^{{dcOct2017gd} [zpp, zsd]}

We regret to advise of the death of Captain Gerald William Graham, CD (Ret'd) of Ottawa ON, on 9 February 2002 at the age of 83 years.

Gerald was born and raised in Ottawa and, except for his time in the Canadian Army, spent most of his life there. He was a Royal Canadian Engineer veteran of the Second World War who enlisted in 1941. He was promoted to Captain in 1945 and transferred to the Permanent Force after demobilization. Gerard's post-war service include the Royal Canadian School of Military Engineering at Camp Chilliwack BC where he was the Chief Instructor from 1957 to 1958, and as Career Manager in National Defence Headquarters in 1960. Gerard retired from the Canadian Forces in 1969. 

We regret to advise of the death of Captain Kenneth Henry Brown, RCE (Retired) on 7 February 2002 in Kingston. ON.

Ken was originally an Engineer Accountant and was then Commissioned from the Ranks. He was with Trades Training Squadron at the Royal Canadian School of Military Engineering in the 1960s where he is also remembered for his work with the late Major Fred Swinnard in setting up the Royal Canadian Engineers Museum.

Memorial donations may be made to the St. Paul's Anglican Church Building Fund or to the Kingston Regional Cancer Centre. 

We regret to advise of the death of Master Corporal James David Lyons, CD (Retired) on 7 February 2002 at the age of 63.

Jim started his career with the Black Watch in Nova Scotia and then served with the Royal Canadian Engineers in Chilliwack, Germany and Gagetown. He retired in 1988 from the Canadian Armed Forces after serving for 32 years and was then employed with the Ammunition Depot at the Camp McGivney in New Brunswick.

A Funeral Service will be held on Monday, February 11, 2002 at 11 am from the St. James The Greater Anglican Church, Ludlow, NB. Interment will take place in the St. James The Greater Anglican Cemetery. For those who wish, remembrances to the St. James The Greater Anglican Church, Heart & Stroke Foundation of New Brunswick or to a charity of the donor's choice would be appreciated by the family. 

We regret to advise of the death of Sapper James Francis “Jim” Callaghan, P.Eng., (Ret’d) at the Moncton, NB Hospital on 29  January  2002 at the age of 82 years.

Jim graduated from the University of New Brunswick in 1941 with a degree in Civil Engineering.  He was a veteran of the Second World War who served overseas with the Royal Canadian Engineers. After the war, Jim practised as an engineer and, in 1967, he founded Callaghan Contracting Ltd.  During this time he oversaw the construction and repair of over 60 bridges in the province of New Brunswick.

After retiring in 1988, Jim remained active in the community, church, Knights of Columbus, the International Gathering of the Irish, Commissioner for the Greater Moncton Town Planning Commission, Commissioner for the Moncton Water and Sewerage Commission, member and Past President of the Moncton Probus and Gyro Clubs. He was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #6 in Moncton.

Visitation will take place at the Tuttle Brothers Funeral Home in Moncton on 31 January from 2:00-4:00 and 7:00-9:00 PM.  A funeral mass will be celebrated from St. Bernard’s Roman Catholic Church, Moncton on 1 February at 11:00 AM with interment in Our Lady of Calvary Roman Catholic Cemetery in the spring. Donations may be made to The Ray of Hope Needy Kitchen Inc., or to a charity of one’s choice.  ^{{dcApr2017gd}[zsd, zcc, zpi, zsp]}

We regret to advise of the death of Lieutenant Colonel Sydney Frederick Dadson, Royal Canadian Engineers (Ret'd) on 26 January 2002.

Sydney went overseas with 1 Corps Field Survey Company in January 1940 as a Sapper and by the end of WW II was a Lieutenant in charge of the Reproduction Section. Upon returning to Canada he remained in the Army and joined the Army Survey Establishment. He became the Reproduction Officer and later in the early 1960s, as a Major, was Second-in-Command of the unit. Promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel, Sydney had an assignment with the Canadian International Development Agency to Nigeria to assist that country in setting up its map reproduction program. After his retirement, he had a similar assignment to Pakistan.

Visitation will at the Kelly Funeral Home, 2313 Carling Avenue, Ottawa ON on 29 January with the funeral at Our Lady of Fatima Church on 30 January followed by internment at Capital Memorial Gardens. Donations may be made to the Ottawa Regional Heart Institute or Lisaard House Cancer Hospice, Cambridge, ON. ^{{gdNov2015kh}}

We regret to advise of the death of Sergeant Frank Plank, CD (Ret'd) who passed away unexpectedly on 23 January 2002 in Kelowna, BC.

Frank joined the Royal Canadian Engineers as a Sapper Apprentice in July 1953, commencing training with Apprentice Training Squadron 2^nd Intake at the Royal Canadian School of Military Engineering in Camp Chilliwack. Graduating in 1955, he was posted to 1 Field Squadron, Petawawa, ON. This tour included summer projects working on construction at Canadian Forces Station Alert, in Canada's High Arctic. Frank was then posted to 4 Field Squadron, Fort Victoria, Germany in 1957 and returned to 1 Field Squadron in 1960.

During this second 1 Field Squadron posting, he served a tour with the United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF) in Egypt. In 1968, he left 1 Field Squadron to join 1 Airborne Field Squadron with the newly formed Airborne Regiment in Edmonton, AB. In 1976, Frank was posted to the Training Standards Squadron at the Canadian at Forces School of Military Engineering, Chilliwack where he retired in 1978 at the rank of Sergeant - completing 25 years of service. In retirement, Frank also returned to CFSME as Class 'C' Reserve with Field Engineering Training Squadron.

We regret to advise of the death of Sergeant Joseph Marshall "Jim" Martel (Ret'd) in his 76^th year in Vanier, ON 20 January 2002.

Sgt Martel served with the Royal Canadian Engineers from 1947 - 1964 when he retired at the rank of Sergeant.

In lieu of flowers, donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation or the Diabetes Association would be appreciated. ^{[zsd, zcc, zpp]}

We regret to advise of the death of Metro “Mike” Balanko on 20 January 2002 at the Central Peace General Hospital in Spirit River, AB at the age of 81 years.

Mike was born in Smokey Lake AB. He was a veteran of the Second World War who served in the Royal Canadian Engineers in Northwest Europe.  He was discharged in September 1945.  Mike was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch #235 in Eaglesham, AB.

Mike is buried in Eaglesham.  ^{{dcMar2018gd} [zsd, zcc, zpp, zbd]}

We regret to advise of the death of William Camber Norris "Cam" Hill, RCE (Ret'd) on 17 Jan 2002 at the age of 80.

Born in Vancouver, Cam underwent training with the Royal Canadian Engineers at A6 Canadian Engineer Training Centre at Camp Chilliwack, BC and proceeded overseas. Medical problems required his return to Canada where he trained as an RCE Electrician and returned overseas.

Cam returned to Canada in 1946 when, upon demobilization, he became a farmer and raised game birds. 

We regret to advise that Sergeant Ronald Roberts passed away from a heart attack on 10 January 2002.

Ron Roberts spent most of his career in the Royal Canadian Engineer Field Squadrons; Chilliwack in 1957, then Camp Gagetown until 1963, Germany for 1963-1966, and Petawawa from 1966 until his retirement. Many will remember Ron from his days in 1 Field Squadron in Petawawa and 4 Field Squadron in Germany.

His funeral will be held on Monday, 14 January at 1:00 PM from the Davidson's Funeral Home, 134 Clarence Street, Port Colbourne, Ontario. For those who wish, donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation would be appreciated. 

We regret to advise of the death of John E. Elves in Victoria BC on 9 January 2002. 

John was a veteran of the Second World War who served with the Royal Canadian Engineers.  He was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion in Victoria.  ^{{gdJul2018dc}  [zsd, zcc, zpp, zbd]}

We regret to advise of the death of Eric Watson Andrews on 7 January 2002 at the age of 84.

Eric was a Second World War Royal Canadian Engineer veteran.

Eric's funeral was held on 11 January at Newcastle Bridge, NB. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Eric's memory to the New Brunswick Lung Association, Multiple Sclerosis Association, Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 12, or a charity of choice. 

We regret to advise of the death of Sergeant Bob Castle (Ret'd) on 7 January 2002.

Bob was originally a member of the Lord Strathcona's Horse but joined the Canadian Military Engineers in Calgary in 1980 when he remustered to Construction Engineering Procedures Technician. Bob spent quite a while in Chilliwack and then went to Halifax where he was promoted to Sergeant. He returned to Canadian Forces Base Chilliwack for a tour with the Canadian Forces School of Military Engineering (CFSME) and also had a six-month assignment at the Canadian Forces Officer Candidate School while in CFB Chilliwack. Bob retired from CFSME in 1995 at the rank of Sergeant.

Bob was an excellent graphic artist who specialized in cartoons. Instead of course photos, he would often be asked to draw cartoon characters of course personnel as these were more popular. Many of his works made it into military newspapers. ^{khMar2016}

We regret to advise that Brigadier General Edward Howard "Ted" Webb, DSO, MiD,CD passed peacefully at home on 6 January 2002, at the age of 88 years.

Brigadier Webb was born in Simcoe ON. He started his military career with the Grey & Simcoe Foresters and then joined the 7^th (Reserve) Field Company, RCE, of the Non-Permanent Active Militia before joining the Canadian Army Active Service Force in September 1939 upon the outbreak of the Second World War. During the War, Major Webb commanded 4^th Field Company, 7^th Field Company, 2^nd Field Park Company and 14^th Field Company. Promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel during the Italian Campaign, he was appointed Commander, Royal Canadian Engineers of the 1^st Canadian Division and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for his direction of the engineer work. He continued in that appointment during the Division's advance across the Rhineland.

After the war, Lieutenant Colonel Webb served as Officer Commanding 2 Works Company in Toronto, District Engineer of Military District 2 and then Command Engineer of Central Command. Colonel Webb was Army Chief Engineer 1954-58 and was appointed Military Attaché in Moscow in 1959. Promoted to Brigadier in 1962, he commanded the Northwest Highway System 1962-63 and then became Deputy Quartermaster General (Works and Quartering) for the Army.

For those who wish, donations to the charity of choice would be appreciated.

We regret to advise of the death of Sapper Edgar J Giberson (Ret'd) of Plaster Rock NB on 5 January 2002 at the age of 90 years.

Edgar was a Royal Canadian Engineers veteran of the Second World War.

Visitation was at the Tobique Chapel in Plaster Rock on 8 Jan 2002. The funeral was held at Tobique Chapel. Interment was in the Plaster Rock Community Cemetery. There was a Legion Memorial service held at the chapel on 7 Jan 2002 at 7 :30 PM. ^{{dcFeb20wrd} [zcc, zpp]}

We regret to advise of the death of George Jerome Doucette in Halifax on 24 December 2001 at the age of 85.

George was a veteran of the Second World War, serving overseas with the Royal Canadian Engineers and taking part in the D-Day landing at Normandy. He retired in 1976 from Windsor Park, NS.

George's funeral was held on 28 December in Halifax, with internment in Lower Sackville In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in George's memory to the Camp Hill Veterans' Memorial Building, Queen Elizabeth II, or a charity of choice. 

We regret to advise of the death of Lieutenant-Colonel Harold William Ball, MBE, CD (Ret'd) of Santa Barbara CA on 17 December 2001 at the age of 82 years.

Harold was born in Consort, AB to an American father and an English mother. In 1927, the family moved to Monterey CA  where Harold completed high school and junior college. He returned to Canada in 1938 and in 1941 entered the University of British Columbia to study engineering. He served in the Canadian Officers Training Corps at UBC and on graduating in 1944, was commissioned as a lieutenant into the Royal Canadian Engineers. He was sent to Northwest Europe and received a Mention in Dispatches recognising gallant and courageous service. 

He stayed in the Canadian Army after the war, and in  October 1951, then-Major Ball took command of the 57^th Field Squadron in Korea. He was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire for his outstanding service in Korea. The Squadron completed its Korean service in May 1952 and returned to Canada. Even in that short period, Harold made a considerable contribution, leading the Squadron through a particularly arduous winter and bringing them safely home to Canada in May 1952. Maj Ball received the Canadian Forces Decoration in 1954. On promotion to Lieutenant-Colonel, he served as DA&QMG in Alberta Area HQ. The modern equivalent position would be G4. After serving in the Canadian Army, he returned to California. He worked as an engineer after retirement and travelled extensively in the Middle East including five years in Saudi Arabia.

Harold William Ball is buried in the Santa Barbara Cemetery.

We regret to advise of the death of Robert Perry Hetherington of Cody NB on 11 December 2001 at the age of 87 years.

Robert was born in Sussex NB. He was a veteran of the Second World War and served in the 11^th Field Park Company, Royal Canadian Engineers in Normandy, Belgium, Holland and Germany. He was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion Youngs Cove Rd. Branch # 60 in Codys and a member of Codys Baptist Church.

At Robert's request, there will be no visitation or funeral service. The family will receive relatives and friends at their home on Thursday 13 December from 2:00 until 4:00 PM. The burial will take place in Hetherington Cemetery in Codys. Donations made to the charity of the donor's choice will be appreciated by the family. 

We regret to advise of the death of Warrant Officer Allen Edward Pfeifer, CD (Ret'd) on 9 December 2001 at the age of 69.

Born in St Boniface, MB, Allen joined the Royal Canadian Navy immediately after completing high school in order to see the world. He was transferred to the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1953 and served at bases from coast to coast and overseas. He retiring from the Canadian Forces in 1981 as a Construction Maintenance Technician at the rank of Warrant Officer. After retirement fAl pursued a civilian career in design and construction engineering.

A funeral was held in Bon Accord, AB on 13 December.  If friends so desire, donations may be made to the Alberta Lung Association or a charity of their choice. 

We regret to advise that Master Warrant Officer Leonard James Adams, CD (Ret'd) passed away 0n 9 December 2001 at the age of 73, after a long battle with cancer.

Born in Montreal, QC, Len joined the Royal Canadian Engineers in 1948. He spent 28 years in the service and retired as a Master Warrant Officer. Len then worked with the CFB Chilliwack Roads and Grounds Section as a civilian until the time of his final retirement.

At Len's request, a private ceremony was held with the immediate family.  If friends so desire, donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society. ^{{admin}[zsd. zpp]}

We regret to advise that David Andrew Fulton passed away peacefully at his residence on 8 December 2001 at the age of 83.

Born in North Battleford, Saskatchewan, David Fulton was one of the small group of 19 soldiers to break ground for the original Camp Chilliwack in Vedder Crossing, BC in 1942. He served during the Second World War and had a full career in the Armed Forces for 37 years, retiring in Chilliwack in 1973.

A Service of Remembrance will be held on Thursday, 13 December at 1:00 PM. from the chapel of Henderson's Funeral Home, Chilliwack. Cremation to follow. If friends so desire, donations to the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated. 

We regret to advise of the death of Gerald Arthur Arnold on 7 December 2001 at age 75.

Gerry was a 26-year veteran of the Army Survey Establishment and Mapping and Charting Establishment. Gerry joined the Army Survey Establishment in 1950 and early responsibilities included Party Chief of the Watson Lake-Norman Wells northern survey in the Northwest Territories and the Yukon, leading the Tractor Train survey party out of Fort Nelson, and participating in the trials of the first helicopter survey party. In 1952, he became Chief of Computations and was Chief of Field Division from 1955 to 1963. From 1963 to 1976, he was Production Control Officer and OC Production Squadron. For his last thirteen years of his career, Gerry was responsible for Plans and Development in the Directorate of Cartography and was the Project Manager for The Digital Modernization Project in the mid-70s. Gerry served as Senior Advisor to the Director for the last ten years of his career.

Visitation at Kelly Funeral Home, Walkley Road, Ottawa on 9 December with a service in memory on 10 December at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Alta Vista Drive, Ottawa on 11 December. In memoriam donations to the Shepherds of Good Hope or The Mission would be appreciated.

We regret to advise of the death of Staff Sergeant George R.A. Moore (Ret’d) of Wawa, ON at the age of 85 years on 29 November 2001.

George was born in Otter Lake, QC. A veteran of the Second World War, George enlisted in the Royal Canadian Engineers in October 1943. He served overseas and was discharged on November 1947. 

George was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #429 in Wawa for 42 years.   

We regret to advise of the death of Warrant Officer Second Class William A. (Bill) Simpson, RCE (Ret'd) in his 87^th year in Ottawa on Wednesday, 28 November 2001 after a lengthy illness.

Bill was a World War II veteran of 1^st Field Company, RCE. He had enlisted as a "boy soldier" in December 1931 and went overseas as Company Quartermaster Sergeant with 1^st Field Company RCE. He subsequently served as Quartermaster Sergeant (WOII) at 7(British) Corps and 1 Canadian Corps then transferred to the Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps and reached the highest warrant rank of Conductor (WOI). He was commissioned Lieutenant in the Royal Canadian Regiment, transferred to the Royal Canadian Electrical and Canadian Engineers but eventually came back to the Royal Canadian Engineers in 1946 in his substantive rank of Quartermaster Sergeant (WOII) with the Directorate of Works.

Bill was a Life Member of the Royal Canadian Legion and Past President of the Montgomery Branch 351 and a much honoured and dedicated volunteer of the Ottawa Boys and Girls Club and Kiwanis. In Memoriam donations to the Ottawa Boys and Girls Club or CHEO (Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario) would be appreciated by the family. 

We regret to advise of the death of Douglas W. Donald of Vancouver, BC on 17 November 2001.

Douglas was born and raised in Vancouver. He enlisted in the Royal Canadian Engineers and was a veteran of the Second World War.  He was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion Grandview Branch #179. ^{{dcMay2019gd} [zpp, zsd, zcc, zbd]}

We regret to advise of the death of Sapper Sheldon Trevor Rogers at the High Crest Nursing Home in Oxford NS on 9 November 2001 at the age of 81 years. Sheldon was born in Little River NS  and grew up in a family of two sisters and five brothers. After school, he worked in the family's lumber business.

On 9 September 1939, the day before Canada officially declared war, Sheldon and two brothers, Emerson and Doug, boarded a train for Halifax to join the army.  All three were assigned to the 1^st Field Company, Royal Canadian Engineers and started their training at Wellington Barracks in Halifax.  They all ended up in the unit’s transport section assigned to the Headquarters Section as motorcyclists.

On 27 January 1940, the company embarked and sailed from Pier 21 in Halifax with a strength of over 270 officers and men for the United Kingdom.  They spent the first years of the war training in England in preparation for the invasion of the continent.  At some point in the war, Sheldon was posted to the 5^th Field Company which arrived in England in July 1943. He landed on the beaches of Normandy on 6 June 1944. His unit joined the three field companies of the 3^rd Canadian Divisional Engineers in the assault phase of the battle. They later re-joined the 2^nd Canadian Corps Troops Engineers and pushed forward on an 11-month campaign taking them through France, Belgium, Holland and into Germany, building bridges, repairing roads and clearing mines.

After the war, Sheldon and his brother Doug returned to the family logging and lumber business.  In 1952, Sheldon joined the Royal Canadian Air Force and served until he retired in 1970 when he took over his father's insurance business. He was an avid golfer and enjoyed the outdoors.  He was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion and the Fighting Fifth Sappers Association.

The funeral will be at McDiarmid's Funeral Home in Oxford at 2 PM with burial in the Windham Hill Cemetery.  Donations to the Nova Scotia Lung Association, Alzheimer Society or the charity of your choice will be appreciated.

We regret to advise of the recent death of Chief Warrant Officer Gilles (Bis) Bissonette (Ret'd) on 7 November 2001 in Dieppe, NB at the age of 66.

The funeral was held on 10 November. Gilles had a full career as a Construction Maintenance Technician. Donations to the charity of the donor's choice would be appreciated by the family. 

We regret to advise of the death of Paul Doonanco, a RCE veteran of the Second World War and native of Flat Lake AB, on 6 November 2001 at Chilliwack General Hospital at the age of 80.

A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, 14 November 2001 at 2:00 PM. from Woodlawn Mt. Cheam Funeral Home, 45865 Hocking Ave., Chilliwack, BC. Donations in memory of Paul may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society.

We regret to advise of the death of Sapper Archie Frank Gardner (Ret'd) of Summerland BC on 19 Oct 2001 at the age of 83 years.

Archie was born in Carnduff SK. He was a Royal Canadian Engineer veteran of the Second World War. After the war, he homesteaded in the community of Whitemud Creek, 35 miles from Falher AB before moving to Summerland in 1967.

Archie is buried in the Lakeview Cemetery in Penticton BC. ^{{dcFeb20wd} [zsd. zcc, zpp]}

We regret to advise of the death of Raymond Walter Carman who passed away peacefully in his sleep on 17 October 2001, at the age of 81 years.

Ray was born in Chilliwack and enlisted in the Royal Canadian Engineers during the Second World War. He spent the war period running diesel generator plants for the Army in Victoria, Prince Rupert, and York Island. Ray returned to the farm at the foot of Chilliwack Mountain upon demobilisation and this was to remain his home for the rest of his life.

A funeral service was held on Saturday, October 20. In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate donations to the Chilliwack Hospital Fund. ^[zpp,zsd]