Murray WOODCOCK

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WOODCOCK: Murray Price Woodcock. May 26, 1944 - February 7, 2009. At home, following a ten month illness, Murray passed away peacefully in the presence of his family. Beloved husband and best friend of Gwen (Chapman) and loving father of Alison and Lauren (Gordon). Son of the late Gertrude and Robert Woodcock of Peterborough. Brother of Wilfrid (Peggy) Woodcock, Dorothy (George) Brabin and Barbara Clark. A graduate of Engineering from Royal Military College, MBA and Law from Queens University, Murray practiced law in Peterborough until 1981 when he moved to Oakville and joined Kilborn Engineering where he became VP and General Counsel. With a life long love of sports, he continued to enjoy playing golf and hockey in his retirement until his illness. A special thank you to our friends for their support during these past months. We are most grateful for the professional support of Sherilee Cox-Arseneault, Pamela Grey, Dee Kearns, Alison Powell and Dr. Rodger Glover all of whom enabled us to fulfill Murray’s wish to remain at home. Visitation will be held at Kopriva Taylor Community Funeral Home, 64 Lakeshore Road West, Oakville (one block east of Kerr) from 5:00-8:00 p.m. Thursday February 12, 2009. A service to celebrate Murray’s life will be held at St. Jude’s Anglican Church, 160 William Street, Oakville at 2:00 p.m. Friday, February 13, 2009. Contributions in Murray’s honour to Fareshare Foodbank, 1240 Speers Road, Unit 6, Oakville, ON, L6L 2X4 or to Kerr Street Ministries, 484 Kerr Street, Oakville, ON, L6K 3C5 would be appreciated. Online condolences may be made at www.koprivataylor.com

As published in Brandon Sun on Feb 10, 2009