We regret to advise the death of Corporal Leonard Stanley "Henry" Ford (Ret'd) of the Chartwell North Shore Lodge in Kamloops BC on 5 May 2017 at the age of 96 years.
Henry was born in Vernon BC. He was a Royal Canadian Engineers veteran of the Second World War who served for five years Henry saw action in Normandy and the Low Countries and referred to these times as "working for George". Along with his campaign war service medals, Henry received the French Legion of Honour in 2016.
After returning home to Kamloops, Len worked as a mechanic for many years at Fisher Brothers and ,after many years of working, finally retired from J Walsh & Sons, an accomplished mechanic, carpenter and 'Mr Fix-It'.
A Service of Remembrance and Celebration was held in the Schoening Funeral Chapel on Wednesday 10 May 2017 at 1:00 PM. {dcJan20wd} [zsd, zsp}