William George Henry Heyman

June 18th, 1933 in Lachine, Quebec, Canada

October 18th, 2014 in Victoria, B.C. Canada

After a short illness with pancreatic cancer, our beloved husband, father, uncle, grandfather and friend passed away at the Victoria Hospice. He was right in the middle of completing his ‘bucket list’ for the second time.

Bill was born in Lachine, Quebec and moved to Vancouver at age 6 and grew up there. He leaves a wife, Helen Price, brother, Frank Heyman, a sister, Janice Donaldson, and his children: David Heyman, Deborah Reny (deceased), Bill Heyman, Bradley Heyman, Jennifer Wann (nee Heyman), Kevin Snell (step child), Aryn Snell (step child), April Heyman and Monte Heyman. He was blessed with many grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces, nephews and various stray children taken into his fold.

During his long productive life he served in the RCMP, he drove a taxi, he was a real estate appraiser and finally spent the last forty years of his working life as a very successful mortgage broker. But....he loved his retirement. Bill was an avid fisherman, taking many family and friends out onto the ocean with him to chase that ‘big one’. Eventually he did get his 48 1/2 pounder, which he had mounted. When being on a boat became difficult for him he changed his focus to travel. With his trusty wife by his side he circled the earth several times. His particular favourite city was London, which he visited many times. Another favourite spot of his was Maui. He covered every single inch of that island, loving every minute.

While at home between travels he loved to garden. Growing things was a huge part of his life. At the age of 77, as all his 'friends' can attest to, he discovered facebook. He spent many, many hours finding things on the internet to share with his friends and family. If you want a glimpse into his life just take a look at his time line!

The family wishes to thank all the family and friends that made his final weeks so much better with their visits. And they wish to thank the staff of the sixth floor in the north wing of the Victoria General Hospital; their care was dedicated and amazing. And they wish to thank the incredible people at the Victoria Hospice. Their loving care made this whole experience ‘doable’.

In lieu of flowers we ask that you consider donating to the Victoria Hospice. Victoria Hospice website.

A Celebration of Bill’s life will take place Saturday, November 1st, 2014

at 2:00 pm at Schoening Funeral Chapel.