We regret to advise of the death of Staff Sergeant Patrick “Paddy” Beechinor (Ret’d) at home in Crescent Beach BC, after a long illness, on 6 December 2006 in his 81^st  year.

Paddy was born in Moose Jaw SK.  He joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1943.  After the war, he re-enlisted in the Army as an Infantryman before moving to the Royal Canadian Army Pay Corps.  In 1947 he transferred to the Army Survey Establishment as a Lithographer where he served for the next twenty years.  After his retirement from the Army, Paddy moved to Vancouver before living in Blaine, Washington where he worked as a clerk and warehouseman.  He eventually moved back to Canada and retired in Crescent Beach BC.

A funeral mass will be held at Holy Cross Church, 12268 Beecher Avenue, Crescent Beach at 11 a.m. Monday, December 11, 2006 by Paddy's brother, Father Ron Beechinor.   {gdOct2016kh}