12 - Sunday, July 10, 1988 - West Vancouver Villager

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passes away

FORMER WEST Vancouver
mayor and businessman Arthur
(Art) E. Langley passed away June
26 at the age of 75.

A West Vancouver resident for
21 years, Mr. Langley owned and
operated the local Art Langley
Lid. insurance agency before retir-

Arthur E. Langley

Vimy Ridge veteran dies
after his 100th birthday

WEST VANCOUVER lost a
longtime resident and well-loved
friend with the June 14 death of
Ernest John (Jack) Body.

A veteran of Vimy Ridge, Mr.
Body had been living at Beacon
Hill Lodge since 1978, and ccle-
brated his 100th birthday there
Feb, 28 of this year.

Mr. Body was born in Tenter-
ton, England, and immigrated to
To:onto in 1906. A few years later,
he moved to Cragston, Alberta,
where he married his wife Muriel
in 1911,

After being injured in Vimy
Ridge, Mr. Body returned to
Canada with a disabled elbow and
a stiff left leg.

Mr. Body was employed as a

Ernest John Body
postal worker in'Edmonton atter
the First World War, and transfer-
red to the Horseshoe Bay Post Of-
fice in 1945.

Following his retirement and the
1961 death of his wife, Mr. Body
became an enthusiastic traveller.

He was also an avid reader who
enjoyed books on war and: Cana-
dian pioneers, had a _ terrific
memory, and was a longtime
supporter of the West Vancouver
Memorial Library.

ing nearly 10 years ago.

Prior to his insurance career,
Mr. Langley had worked for 20
years with Canadian National
Railways and he spent the war
years at the -Nitsilano airforce
¢epot. Following che war years, he
was a member of the War Assets
Corp.

A former North Vancouver res-
ident, Mr. Langley was also active
in the North Vancouver Schools’
Band (now the Youth Band) and
he was a referee with the Gordon
Sturtridge Football League.

Since last July, Mr. Langley had
been a resident at Evergreen House
at Lions Gate Hospital. Prior to
his stay in Evergreen House, Mr.
Langley lived at Cedarview Lodge
in Lynn Valley.

He is survived by his wife of 53
years, Margaret (Billie) Langley,
his daughter Denise of Vernon,
son David and his wife Kerry of
North Vancouver, son Robert and
his wife Nina of Albert Lund, four
grandchildren, three sisters and

one brother.

A memorial service was held for
Mr. Langley on July 2 at the Boal
Chapel of First Memorial Funeral
Services.

Following the loss of his

Gleneagles home to fire in 1978,
Mr. Body moved to Beacon Hill
Lodge. He is survived by son
Robert (Robin) Bodie and his wife
Rose of Vancouver, and daughter
Eileen Perry of Saltspring Island.
Grandchildren are Susan Edwards

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Vancouver and Robert Bodie of

memorial service for Mr.
Body was held on June 18 at St.
Monica’s Anglican Church, led by
John Robertson.

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in Dunda ave Since 1 1969

CANADA

photo Mike Wakefield

WEDDING BELLS rang for high-scoring Canuck forward Tony Tanti and his bride Christina Stokes of
West Vancouver. The June 3 wedding took place at St. David’s United Church on Taylor Way.

Capilano-Howe Sound Constituency Association
President: Darrell Frith: 681-7037
Vice President: MaryJane Shaw, 925-2097

‘WE STAND FOR
ECGNOMIC JUSTICE FOR THE WEST

e regional fairness in federal programs and

leaisiation

CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM — A TRIPLE E

SENATE

e improved regional representation in the federal

parliament

MORE REPRESENTATIVE AND RESPONSIBLE
GOVERNMENT

e use of national referenda on social issues
e an.end to party discipline at the expense of

constituent representation
e increased public control of elected members

through recall

e an end to fiscal irresponsibility

THE WEST WANTS INTO CONFEDERATION!

MAIL TO: 1250 Homer Street,

Vancouver, B.C. V6B 2Y5
(604) 688-8090

IF YOU SHARE OUR CONCERNS

become a member
(enclose $10.00}

make a financial
contribution

Amount____

Cheque payable to REFORM FUND OF CANADA

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