LEO QUIGLEY

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LEO QUIGLEY Leo Quigley passed away quietly on April 26, 2017 at the Delta Hospice in British Columbia. His wife, Linda and son Thomas were at his side. He is survived by Linda and Thomas, his daughters Jodie and Jacqueline Wilman, his brothers Allan and Denny, and his sister Trudy Partington. Born in Winnipeg October 4, 1941, Leo grew up in Indian Head, SK and on the Quigley farm near Sintaluta, SK. He graduated in journalism from Mt. Royal College, Calgary, and worked as a Research Assistant with the Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture, then with the Manitoba Department of Agriculture. He moved to Whitehorse with the Yukon government and back to Regina as the agriculture reporter with the Leader Post. Leo returned to Winnipeg as Editor-in-Chief of the Winnipeg Free Report on Farming magazine and later shifted to the C.N.R. in Winnipeg responsible for public relations for the prairie region. Leo retired to Delta, BC in 1993. He worked in public relations and as a free-lance journalist reporting on transportation for North West Canada and the U.S. Some of Leo's happiest memories were of sailing with his wife, Linda, and socializing with his many friends. Leo will be greatly missed.

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on May 03, 2017