Obituaries

CLIFFORD DOMINIC ALEXANDER Funeral Liturgy was Celebrated on Wednesday, August 14, 2013 at 10:30 a.m. in St. Charles Roman Catholic Church, 320 St. Charles Street, with Rev. Fr. Paul Tinguely, presiding. Winnipeg Funeral Director, Richard Wojcik of Wojcik’s Funeral Chapel & Crematorium, 2157 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, in care of arrangements, wojciksfuneralchapel.com. 204 – 897 – 4665.Publish Date: Aug 17, 2013CLIFFORD DOMINIC ALEXANDER In Loving Memory Peacefully and after a lengthy illness, it is with deep regret that we announce the passing of Clifford Daddy Canada Alexander on Tuesday, August 6, 2013. He passed at his home at the young age of 78 surrounded in the loving embrace of his family. We will all miss him but know he is now at peace in God’s loving embrace. Clifford is survived by (his former spouse) Sheila; children Gemma, Selwyn, Janice, Jeannette, Anthony, Anselm and Edward; 11 grandchildren; as well as by his 12 brothers and sisters: Leonard, Francis, David, Muriel, Ainsley (Fr. Patrick), Millie, Rueben, Lillian, Winston, Margaret, Anthony and Anne; extended family and friends. He was predeceased by his parents Ralph and Molly Alexander. Born in Grenada, Clifford moved to Trinidad with his family at age three where he grew up near the oil fields of LaBrea Pitch Lake area. He pursued a college education in England where he attained his City and Guilds Diploma in Mechanics. Clifford immigrated to Canada in the early 1970s where he raised his family. He worked at Neuls Springs and Chassis until his retirement in 2000. He was a member of the professional organization of the Grand United Order of Oddfellows. He sang as a longstanding member of the St. Charles Choir. Clifford was also a very active and productive member of the Council of Caribbean Organization and the Grenadian Association of Manitoba. He was until his death, a dedicated volunteer for Meals on Wheels of Winnipeg, Manitoba. Funeral Liturgy will be Celebrated on Wednesday, August 14, 2013 at 10:30 a.m. in St. Charles Roman Catholic Church, 320 St. Charles Street, with Rev. Fr. Paul Tinguely, presiding. In lieu of flowers, donations in Clifford’s memory may be made to Meals on Wheels or Red Cross Canada. Winnipeg Funeral Director, Richard Wojcik of Wojcik’s Funeral Chapel & Crematorium, 2157 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, in care of arrangements, 204 – 897 – 4665, wojciksfuneralchapel.com. Those we love don’t go away. They walk beside us every day. Unseen, unheard, but always near, Loved and missed and very dear. – Anonymous Bye Dad (Cliff)…we love you, very much!Publish Date: Aug 10, 2013   As published in the Winnipeg Free Press on August 17, 2013