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  • Obituary Image - LOWSON, George William, Reg. No. 136

    LOWSON, George William, Reg. No. 136

     

    1934 - 2020

    We were very sorry to learn that George Lowson passed away on May 15th after suffering for several years from an unusual, inoperable, bone cancer. George was predeased by his wife Barbara and is survived by his daughter Carrie (Paul) Middleton, son Scot and two grandchildren. George’s daughter Carrie is married to serving EPS member Paul Middleton (Reg. No. 727). We were advised that due to COVID-19 restrictions there will be no public ceremony to mark his passing. EPSVA member and piper Terry Rocchio will honour George by playing at a small family funeral service.

    The son of an RCMP member and having spent his formative years being raised in RCMP barracks, it was no surprise when, on August 27th, 1956, George Lowson joined the Edmonton City Police Department as a member of Recruit Training Class #4. After close to ten years in Patrol, George moved to Gaol Section and about ten years after that, he transferred to Warrant and Document Service Unit. George later transferred to Court Security Unit. He spent the last few months of his career in “D” Division and retired from that assignment on September 9th, 1988.

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  • Obituary Image - BARNES, William J.G. (Jeff), Reg. No. 189

    BARNES, William J.G. (Jeff), Reg. No. 189

     

    The sadness continues with the news that Jeff Barnes passed away on or about Friday, May 7th after being ill for some time. Jeff was fondly known as “Pappy” Barnes. An annual golf tournament was named after Jeff, “The Pappy Barnes Tournament”, for many years.

    Jeff Barnes started his policing career in Edmonton on April 6th, 1959. As a constable, Jeff worked in Patrol Division, Traffic Dvision, Criminal Investigation Division, Inspections, Public Liaison and Crime Prevetion Units and participated in Refresher Training Class #21 (1972). He was in Patrol Division when he was promoted to Sergeant in 1975. As a Sergeant, Jeff also had assignments in Traffic section, Gaol Section and Capital City Parks Unit. He was assigned to “B” Division Patrol when he retired on April 6th, 1984.

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  • Obituary Image - STEWART, William H. (Bill), Reg. No.113

    STEWART, William H. (Bill), Reg. No.113

     

    We are saddened to share the news that Bill Stewart passed away in his sleep on Saturday, May 2nd. He was 98 years and 3 days old. He spent his last 4 weeks at the Rivercrest Care Center in Fort Saskatchewan. Cremation has already taken place.

    Bill joined the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) on October 21st, 1943 and resigned on November 6th, 1952 after being recruited with several other RUC members by the Edmonton Police Dept. They travelled by boat on the Cunard ship Franconia arriving in Edmonton approximately 2 weeks later. He commenced with the Edmonton Police Department on November 24th, 1952 and retired on November 27th, 1979. He was then appointed Chief Licencing Officer with AGLC then after a few years he and retired Staff Sergeant Earl Fladager opened their own venture as Alberta Gaming Consultants. During this time he also served on the National Parole Board conducting hearings in federal penitentiaries in the western provinces and received his Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Alberta.

    In the late 1950's, Bill's Reg. No. was 113. This may have been changed as reg. Nos. were routinely updated until around 1975 when the last renumbering was done. Later in his service, Bill was promoted to Superintendent and, in his era, senior officers were not identified by Reg. No.

    Whilst EPS Human Resources could not locate Bill's work history, we know from the photograph above that he was I/c Criminal Investigation Division in 1979.

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  • Obituary Image - HINE, Melvin Kenneth, Reg. No. 377

    HINE, Melvin Kenneth, Reg. No. 377

     

    It is with heavy hearts that we share the news that EPSVA member Ken Hine passed away on April 30th, 2020 at his cabin at Long Lake, Alberta. No details of Ken’s passing were available to us. We were also saddened to learn that Ken’s wife Sherran predeceased him in April of 2019.

    Unfortunately, no obituary notices were located for Ken or Sherran.

    Ken Hine started his career with the Edmonton Police Department as a member of Recruit Training Class No. 24 on September 12th, 1966. His first ten years were spent in Patrol Division with a couple of stints in Gaol Section. After a short spell in Tactical Analysis Unit in 1976, Ken transferred to Patrol “C” Division. He was promoted to Sergeant in “A” Division in 1980. He had other assignments as a Sergeant in Information and Reception Unit and Patrol “D” Division. Ken changed rank to Detective in “A” Division in 1986 and remained there until his retirement on March 13th, 1993.It is with heavy hearts that we share the news that EPSVA member Ken Hine passed away on April 30th, 2020 at his cabin at Long Lake, Alberta. No details of Ken’s passing were available to us. We were also saddened to learn that Ken’s wife Sherran predeceased him in April of 2019.

    Unfortunately, no obituary notices were located for Ken or Sherran.

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