W. Wayne HOLMES

HOLMES, W. Wayne It is with much sadness that the family of W. Wayne Holmes announce his passing at the age of 84 years. Wayne was predeceased in 2001 by his beloved Thelma, wife of fifty-six years. Born in Saskatoon in 1923, Wayne joined the Royal Canadian Navy in 1942 and was one of twenty-six Canadians who served in the Royal Navy Submarine Service. Returning home in 1946, he re-joined the Bank of Montreal and for the next four decades, his career took him from Vancouver to St. John's. Throughout his life, Wayne found many ways to involve himself in his local community, assisting with the 1988 Calgary Olympics, working with the Stoney First Nation peoples and, in more distant communities, through his work with the Canadian Executive Services Organization. Wayne had many passions from raising orchids to politics, but promoting an understanding of Canada's naval history was among the most important. He had the privilege of serving on the Board and as President of the Naval Museum of Alberta from 1997 until 2002. In both capacities, he took an active role in helping to establish the Museum as one of the best of its kind in Canada. Wayne will be remembered with great love and much affection by his many friends and family, including his son Robert Holmes of Vancouver, B.C.; two daughters and two sons-in-law, Karen and Peter Sadlier-Brown of Toronto, ON; Shelley Holmes and Roy Roberts of Vancouver, B.C.; two grandchildren, Joshua Sadlier-Brown and Jordan Roberts; and his sister Janet Edwards of Conesus, New York, USA. If friends so desire, memorial donations may be made to the Naval Museum of Alberta Society, 1820 - 24 Street S.W., Calgary, Alberta T2T 0G6. Funeral arrangements entrusted to MORLEY BEDFORD FUNERAL SERVICES, Toronto. Phone: 1-416-489-8733. Expressions of sympathy can be e-mailed to www.MorleyBedford.ca/Condolences . Published in the Calgary Herald on 5/3/2008