DOCTOR FEARED DROWNED
An air and water search for a St James-Assiniboia doctor who has been missing and presumed drowned on Cross Lake since Saturday, has failed to turn up any sigh of the doctor.
A spokesman for Winnipeg RCMP said Dr William A Gorrie, of 203 Oakdean Boulevard was boating on Cross Lake with his family Saturday at about 1:30 p.m. when the boat encountered difficulties because of winds and high waves.
An RCMP patrol boat from Grand Rapids was in the vicinity of the Gorrie boat and took Dr Gorrie’s wife and two children off the boat.
The doctor stayed on his boat to try and bring it back to shore through the seven-to-eight foot waves and 25 to 30 mile-an-hour winds on the lake at the time.
The RCMP boat headed into shore with the Gorrie boat following, but when the Gorrie boat could no longer be seen the RCMP turned back and searched for Gorrie.
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THE BRANDON SUN Obituaries GORRIE-Missing and presumed drowned on July 7, 1973, at Grand Rapids, Manitoba. William Gorrie, age 52, beloved husband of Chrissie Gorrie of 203 Oakdean Blvd, St James. Besides his wife, he leaves to mourn two daughters Christine and Sandra, and one son Billy, all of Winnipeg. Also surviving are his mother, Mrs C C Gorrie of Wawanesa, and four brothers, Ken of Winnipeg, Elwood and Morley of Brandon, and Jack of Lethbridge, Alta. Dr Gorrie was born and raised in Wawanesa, Man, where he received his early schooling and was an active member in the Wawanesa band. He attended United college before joining the RCAF in 1941, and served overseas mainly in the Middle East theatre of war where he attained the rank of squadron leader. Following the war he entered Manitoba Medical College, receiving his degree in 1950. He practised medicine in Elkhorn and Virden, Man, North Dakota, and in Winnipeg with the CN Medical Dept and Deer Lodge Hospital. A memorial service will be held in St Stephen’s Lutheran Church, corner of Mount Royal and Turner Avenue, in St James, on Sunday, Aug 19 at 2 p.m.
An air and water search for a St James-Assiniboia doctor who has been missing and presumed drowned on Cross Lake since Saturday, has failed to turn up any sigh of the doctor.
A spokesman for Winnipeg RCMP said Dr William A Gorrie, of 203 Oakdean Boulevard was boating on Cross Lake with his family Saturday at about 1:30 p.m. when the boat encountered difficulties because of winds and high waves.
An RCMP patrol boat from Grand Rapids was in the vicinity of the Gorrie boat and took Dr Gorrie’s wife and two children off the boat.
The doctor stayed on his boat to try and bring it back to shore through the seven-to-eight foot waves and 25 to 30 mile-an-hour winds on the lake at the time.
The RCMP boat headed into shore with the Gorrie boat following, but when the Gorrie boat could no longer be seen the RCMP turned back and searched for Gorrie.
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THE BRANDON SUN Obituaries GORRIE-Missing and presumed drowned on July 7, 1973, at Grand Rapids, Manitoba. William Gorrie, age 52, beloved husband of Chrissie Gorrie of 203 Oakdean Blvd, St James. Besides his wife, he leaves to mourn two daughters Christine and Sandra, and one son Billy, all of Winnipeg. Also surviving are his mother, Mrs C C Gorrie of Wawanesa, and four brothers, Ken of Winnipeg, Elwood and Morley of Brandon, and Jack of Lethbridge, Alta. Dr Gorrie was born and raised in Wawanesa, Man, where he received his early schooling and was an active member in the Wawanesa band. He attended United college before joining the RCAF in 1941, and served overseas mainly in the Middle East theatre of war where he attained the rank of squadron leader. Following the war he entered Manitoba Medical College, receiving his degree in 1950. He practised medicine in Elkhorn and Virden, Man, North Dakota, and in Winnipeg with the CN Medical Dept and Deer Lodge Hospital. A memorial service will be held in St Stephen’s Lutheran Church, corner of Mount Royal and Turner Avenue, in St James, on Sunday, Aug 19 at 2 p.m.
DOCTOR FEARED DROWNED
An air and water search for a St James-Assiniboia doctor who has been missing and presumed drowned on Cross Lake since Saturday, has failed to turn up any sigh of the doctor.
A spokesman for Winnipeg RCMP said Dr William A Gorrie, of 203 Oakdean Boulevard was boating on Cross Lake with his family Saturday at about 1:30 p.m. when the boat encountered difficulties because of winds and high waves.
An RCMP patrol boat from Grand Rapids was in the vicinity of the Gorrie boat and took Dr Gorrie’s wife and two children off the boat.
The doctor stayed on his boat to try and bring it back to shore through the seven-to-eight foot waves and 25 to 30 mile-an-hour winds on the lake at the time.
The RCMP boat headed into shore with the Gorrie boat following, but when the Gorrie boat could no longer be seen the RCMP turned back and searched for Gorrie.
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THE BRANDON SUN Obituaries GORRIE-Missing and presumed drowned on July 7, 1973, at Grand Rapids, Manitoba. William Gorrie, age 52, beloved husband of Chrissie Gorrie of 203 Oakdean Blvd, St James. Besides his wife, he leaves to mourn two daughters Christine and Sandra, and one son Billy, all of Winnipeg. Also surviving are his mother, Mrs C C Gorrie of Wawanesa, and four brothers, Ken of Winnipeg, Elwood and Morley of Brandon, and Jack of Lethbridge, Alta. Dr Gorrie was born and raised in Wawanesa, Man, where he received his early schooling and was an active member in the Wawanesa band. He attended United college before joining the RCAF in 1941, and served overseas mainly in the Middle East theatre of war where he attained the rank of squadron leader. Following the war he entered Manitoba Medical College, receiving his degree in 1950. He practised medicine in Elkhorn and Virden, Man, North Dakota, and in Winnipeg with the CN Medical Dept and Deer Lodge Hospital. A memorial service will be held in St Stephen’s Lutheran Church, corner of Mount Royal and Turner Avenue, in St James, on Sunday, Aug 19 at 2 p.m.
An air and water search for a St James-Assiniboia doctor who has been missing and presumed drowned on Cross Lake since Saturday, has failed to turn up any sigh of the doctor.
A spokesman for Winnipeg RCMP said Dr William A Gorrie, of 203 Oakdean Boulevard was boating on Cross Lake with his family Saturday at about 1:30 p.m. when the boat encountered difficulties because of winds and high waves.
An RCMP patrol boat from Grand Rapids was in the vicinity of the Gorrie boat and took Dr Gorrie’s wife and two children off the boat.
The doctor stayed on his boat to try and bring it back to shore through the seven-to-eight foot waves and 25 to 30 mile-an-hour winds on the lake at the time.
The RCMP boat headed into shore with the Gorrie boat following, but when the Gorrie boat could no longer be seen the RCMP turned back and searched for Gorrie.
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THE BRANDON SUN Obituaries GORRIE-Missing and presumed drowned on July 7, 1973, at Grand Rapids, Manitoba. William Gorrie, age 52, beloved husband of Chrissie Gorrie of 203 Oakdean Blvd, St James. Besides his wife, he leaves to mourn two daughters Christine and Sandra, and one son Billy, all of Winnipeg. Also surviving are his mother, Mrs C C Gorrie of Wawanesa, and four brothers, Ken of Winnipeg, Elwood and Morley of Brandon, and Jack of Lethbridge, Alta. Dr Gorrie was born and raised in Wawanesa, Man, where he received his early schooling and was an active member in the Wawanesa band. He attended United college before joining the RCAF in 1941, and served overseas mainly in the Middle East theatre of war where he attained the rank of squadron leader. Following the war he entered Manitoba Medical College, receiving his degree in 1950. He practised medicine in Elkhorn and Virden, Man, North Dakota, and in Winnipeg with the CN Medical Dept and Deer Lodge Hospital. A memorial service will be held in St Stephen’s Lutheran Church, corner of Mount Royal and Turner Avenue, in St James, on Sunday, Aug 19 at 2 p.m.
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