Passing - Harry Billard

Some of you will no doubt remember or would have served with Harry in the Cdn. Forces 291 trade. I of course ran into him again when I worked with CG Radio.
Quite a character.
WF (wayne Fullerton)

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> From: Andy Nelson
> Date: March 1, 2011 5:31:05 PM PST (CA)
> Subject: Passing Of Harry Billard
>
> Hi guys:
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> Don't know if you have all heard the bad news yet - just received the following from Martin Jenner. Harry would have been 70 something this year (can't remember his actual birth date). Harry retired in Parksville (about 5 mins from our new place in Coombs). Unfortunately I don't have any other details available other than what is mentioned below.
>
> 73's
> Andy
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>
>
> Hey Andy
>
> in case you did not hear. I will always remember him as a very generous and caring family man. He took me under his wing at my first posting at VAF.
>
> regards
> Martin
>
> From: Birch, Max
> Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2011 1:34 PM
> To: XPAC CCG MCTS MANAGEMENT
> Subject: FW: Passing Of Harry Billard
>
> For those of you or your staff that knew Harry.
>
> From: Mike Shepherd [mailto:ve7prt@telus.net]
> Sent: March 1, 2011 1:28 PM
> To: Birch, Max; Gross, Dale
> Subject: Passing Of Harry Billard
>
> Hello Max/Dale,
>
> It is with sadness that I must pass to you that former CCG radio operator Harry Billard passed away on February 28, 2011 from cancer. Harry retired from Tofino MCTS in 1994/1995 when amalgamations between Coast Guard Radio and Vessel Traffic Services was in progress.
>
> Regards,
> Mike Shepherd
> Administrator: http://www.ve7prt.bc.ca
> CB: The Sheepster (base or mobile)
> Ham: VE7PRT (base/mobile/portable)