After a brief illness, Roy Perrault died at a time of his own choosing, being in control of his life, and mind, till then end. Saying goodbye to sons Brett and Mark, Roy passed peacefully 2:00 pm on Wednesday, June 5, 2024.
Roy was likely the only man who was literally never late once in his life - Roy's word was a guarantee.
And the term Dog Whisper could be well applied to Roy. Understatement to say Roy loved all dogs, and all dogs loved Roy. Not just dogs, all of nature. Birds would land on Roy as he put out the seeds. Crows returned every year and waited at his window for Roy to get up in the morning.
Born in Kenora on December 8, 1926, to Ernie Perrault and Jane Meek, Roy grew up during the depression and spent his summers at Silvery Lake with his older brother Gerry and their dog Skipper.
Alone together when they were just 8 and 10 they fished for trout then hooking their bills on sticks they crew would scoop them with the mail hook, tossing a chunk of ice to the boys. Ernie and his friends would frequently hop off to go fishing with the boys.
Roy then worked at Devil Gap Lodge at 13 pumping gas at the Marina and then at a German Prisoner of War camp in the summers 1943-44 as a scaler.
In December 1944, at the age of 18, Roy took an early graduation so he could enlist in the army. He then spent the next 9 months training for the invasion of Japan - luckily that never happened. After his time in the army, Roy then enrolled in the University of Manitoba, as his mother Jane Meek, the daughter of a coal miner turned United Church minister had insisted.
However, Roy then met Pearl Sas, a beautiful girl, and chose the railway, like his father Ernie Perrault, where he worked as a conductor until retired in 1985. Roy and Pearl were married May 14, 1949, and Pearl's siblings moved in with the new couple around this time - Jerry and Elma Boucher would later have their wedding reception at Roy and Pearl's house.
In 1961 and 62, sons Brett and then Mark arrived. Roy was a loving father and great role model. He built a dream bedroom for the boys taking up the entire upstairs, and ensured the house was always overflowing with books, magazines, newspapers and encyclopedias.
In 1978 Roy and Pearl bought a camp on Johnson Rd, Sioux Narrows, next door to Bruce and Kathy Bennett and their children Sarah, Ben, and Dave.
They truly were family to Roy and Pearl - the Bennett's dogs Suzie, and then Spunky became a joint venture between the two houses.
Pearl passed away in 2004, and Roy continued to live there until he was 95, helped in large part by the many friends he made in Sioux Narrows.
Bernie and Arlene Wilgosh, the Swims, Landy’s, Motlong’s, Gill’s, Ryberg’s, Blum’s to name a few of the many neighbors who made his life fulfilling. His nephew Doug Perrault and Rita, Lil Clemons and Ina, Gary Nelson, Tina Petri were also frequent visitors there and at his new home in Kenora.
His last two years in Kenora wee enjoyable for Roy and he became good friends with his landlord Kirby and neighbours Tracy and Michelle.
Roy was extremely close to his late brother Gerry Perrault and his wife Ina (Brown, from Dryden) and their children Janet and Doug. His in-laws Rose (Dave Setterland, Debbie, Wendy, Cindy) and Jerry Sas (Elma,Tracy, Sandra, Shaun, Carey, Shane) called Roy daily. Roy was proud of his sons, Brett and Mark, and his two grandsons, Zachary and Noah, for their work ethic. The addition of Mark's fiance Leatrice Kipling (and Lady) and Zachary’s wife Mercedes Rosales, Adolph to the family gave him great joy. Roy will be missed by his sons Brett and Mark (Leatrice) and his grandchildren Zachary (Mercedes) and Noah.
"......the world will never see another man like him"
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