William "Bill" Clayton Weeks

Billy, as he was known in his early days, was born November 18, 1937, in Saskatoon. Spring 1938 he moved with his parents to a farm in the Makwa Territory until the age of 2. They then moved into Meadow Lake where he spent the rest of his childhood and school days.

He liked to recount the story of earning enough money, often through shoveling snow, to buy his first bicycle. He used this bike summer and winter! At ages 11 and 12 he loved spending the summers working on a dairy farm near Meadow Lake.

In March 1955, when he was 17, he joined the Navy band and was stationed on the west coast in Victoria a month later.

For most of his working life he drove a bus and later trained others how to drive. He also enjoyed teaching courses on Air Brakes at Camosun College and Driver & Safety Training at Laidlaw. One extra special memory was when he was training a volunteer Fire Department on the Saanich Peninsula that it so happened he was already driving the fire truck when they were called out, so he got to take the engine to its destination.

In 2002 Bill fully retired and enjoyed, along with Heather, being a winter snowbird in Blythe, California. There were many road trips, either with Heather or his brother, to Saskatchewan to visit his Mom in Meadow Lake while she was still alive, along with seeing other relatives and friends elsewhere in the prairies. And there were annual family gatherings at the trailer home at Otter Point.

He leaves behind: his loving wife Heather of 35 years; sister Alice; brother Ed; 3 children; 7 grandchildren; great-grandson Forrest; cousins and many nephews & nieces.

The family wishes to thank Dr. Parimi and the Cancer Clinic, Palliative Care team and Hospice. Donations can be made in Bill’s memory to a charity of your choice.