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賀威遠 William Wei-Yuan Ho
May 5, 1930 - January 29, 2012
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<div itemprop="description"> <p> It is with great sadness to announce the passing of William Wei-Yuen Ho of Unionville at age 81.&nbsp; Surrounded by family, he died peacefully at the Hill House Hospice on the eve of Sunday January 29th, 2012.&nbsp; He fought valiantly but lost his life to a short battle to cancer.&nbsp; </p> <p> &nbsp; </p> <p> Survived by his beloved wife, Sylvia Sheue Ping (Wang) Ho, and cherished father (and father-in-law) of Mary Talip (Nasim Talip) and Jeanne McGregor (David McGregor).&nbsp; He will be terribly missed by his grandsons, Sean and Mitch McGregor, whom he loved dearly.&nbsp; </p> <p> &nbsp; </p> <p> Born in Kiangsi, China on May 5, 1930, he left home as a teenager for flight school, then to the Taiwan Air Force and eventually became a commercial pilot for Far Eastern Air Transport.&nbsp; After immigrating to Canada in 1972, he worked for the Canada Post starting as a mail sorter.&nbsp; Until his retirement, he held the position of Quality Control Manager. </p> <p> &nbsp; </p> <p> William was an avid hiker, master tinkerer and he thoroughly enjoyed keeping up with current events in North America, China and Taiwan.&nbsp; </p> <p> &nbsp; </p> <p> In memory of William and in lieu of flowers, donations to the Hill House Hospice would be appreciated by the family.&nbsp; Hill House Hospice, 36 Wright St., Richmond Hill, ON&nbsp;&nbsp; L4C 4A1 www.hillhousehospice.com </p> <p> &nbsp; </p> </div>