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JERRY LEON HAWKINS
Born: Nov 15, 1951
Date of Passing: Nov 19, 2023
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JERRY LEON HAWKINS
It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Jerry Hawkins, on November 19, 2023 peacefully in his home in Winnipeg, MB at the age of 72, four days after his birthday.
Left to cherish Jerry’s memory are his son Leon (Kendall) Hawkins of Surrey, British Columbia, and five grandchildren (Rebecca, Jacob, Matthew, Mackenzie, and William); his siblings, Kevin (Bea), Dianne (Bob), Harvey (Sylvia), and Pauline (David). He was predeceased by his parents, George (2003) and Bertha (2015) Hawkins and his youngest brother David Hawkins in 2012.
After leaving his birthplace of Buchans, Newfoundland at the age of 18, Jerry served in the Canadian Armed Forces for a short time, a path his son, and grandson would later take. After serving, Jerry travelled Newfoundland working various jobs, before relocating to Northern Ontario where he lived for nearly 30 years, ultimately settling in Winnipeg over 20 years ago.
His career spanned many industries and trades, from the fishery, to hospitality and mining, bookkeeping and financial planning, to automotive sales, and retiring as a maintenance helper at Seven Oaks Hospital. There wasn’t much he wouldn’t do and was always eager to learn.
A Celebration of Life will be held at Prairie’s Edge Restaurant in Winnipeg on November 30, 2023 at 3:00 p.m., with an intimate family event expected in Newfoundland in 2024.
In lieu of flowers or gifts, the family has requested that remembrances be made in the form of donations to CancerCare Manitoba.
As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Nov 25, 2023, Nov 25, 2023
