Joseph 'Joe' Egan
Lieu de naissance : Glace Bay
Date de naissance : 16 mars 1946
Lieu de décès : Texas
Date de décès : 16 février 2015
Joseph 'Joe' F. Egan 68, passed away unexpectedly at Knapp Hospital, Weslaco, Texas, with his wife of 45 years Teresina (Terry McNeil) by his side on Feb. 16, 2015.
Born in Glace Bay on March 16, 1946, he was the youngest child of the late Patrick and Isabel (Shaw) Egan.
He is survived by his brothers, Patrick and Melvin and sisters, Carmella Wollenweber, Merilyn (Betsy) Hynes, Anne Marie McDonald and Yvonne Dowe, his mother-in-law Mary (Mae) McNeil, brother-in-law Bernard and sisters-in-law Margaret Anne Judge and Eileen McNeil and numerous nieces and nephews.
Besides his parents, he was predeceased by brothers, Gerard, Bernard, Thomas and sisters, Mary Chauder, Winnifred Merrick, Loretta Poirier and Marguarite Thomlinson,
He was in the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps for 25 years.
When he retired from the military he returned to Medicine Hat. He enjoyed travelling, fishing and meeting people. He also enjoyed the friends that he made through his military and civilian career and kept in touch as much as possible.
He was a member of Robertson Legion. Joe has been cremated and a funeral service will take place at Immaculate Conception on Aug. 14, 2015 at 11 a.m. with Fr. Daniel Boudreau officiating. There will be a lunch following the funeral.
As an expression of sympathy donations may be made to the ALS or Heart and Stroke Foundation.
