Obituary of Bill Burke

BURKE, Michael William (Bill) Passed away peacefully at home with his family by his side Saturday May 29, 2010, in his 83rd year after a courageous and dignified battle with pancreatic cancer. Bill is survived by the love of his life Dorothy (Foster), his wife of 56 years. His three sons Michael (Jill), Bill (Denise) and Pat (Krstana), and his 8 grandsons, Michael, Billy, Joey, Jamie, Robbie, Sean, Liam and Patrick. Bill was predeceased by his two sisters, Marjorie Goodier and Joan Dodds. Bill was born in Montreal and attended Loyola College, graduated from Sir George William University (Concordia) with a Bachelor of Commerce degree. Bill had a distinguished career in advertising and sales promotion in both Montreal and Toronto. In 1968 he founded Grenville Management and Printing Ltd. A special thank you to Dr. David Hedley and Bernie Southwood from Princess Margaret Hospital, all the staff at the Temmy Latner Centre for Palliative Care and Saint Elizabeth Nurses. The family will receive friends at the HUMPHREY FUNERAL HOME - A.W. MILES CHAPEL, 1403 Bayview Avenue (south of Davisville Avenue) from 6 - 9 p.m. on Thursday June 3. Funeral Mass Friday June 4 at OUR LADY OF LOURDES, 520 Sherbourne Street, at 11 o'clock. Interment to follow in Mount Pleasant Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Pancreatic Cancer Research at Princess Margaret Hospital, 610 University Avenue, Toronto, M5G 2M9, or the Temmy Latner Centre for Palliative Care at Mt. Sinai Hospital, 60 Murray Street, Lebovic Building, 4th Floor, Toronto, M5T 3L9. Condolences and memories may be forwarded through www.humphreymiles.com.