MID, VRD (RMC 2519)

It is with sadness we announce the passing of our beloved father who died peacefully in his sleep in his 91st year, at home in Oakville, Ontario on Sunday, 25 January, 2009.

Bill attended Royal Military College in Kingston where, in 1939, at the beginning of his fourth year he and his classmates were graduated early to serve in WWII. He was seconded to the Royal Navy as a First Lieutenant assigned to submarine-hunting duty in the North Atlantic for the duration of the war. Bill served with the famous Captain John F. Walker's group where, in an unparalleled action, they sank six submarines in ten days.

Following this event and during a well-deserved leave in 1944, the only son of Marjorie Cowan Pennock and Kenneth Gordon Chipman, married Beatrice Elaine Kemp. Bill was the devoted father of Kenneth (and his wife, Marion) of St. Catharines, and of Jill (and her husband, Don) of Edmonton. In 1985, Bill lost his much-loved first wife, Beatrice.

A quiet man, Bill amazed and delighted his children by eloping, in February, 1987 in Palm Springs, with Marnie Taylor (nee Duncan), a long time family friend from Ottawa. The Chipman-Taylor family immediately and happily enlarged to include Gary (and his wife, Barbara), ever-caring Scott (and his wife, Kathy), all of Oakville, and Dorothy of Winnipeg. Bill also leaves four grandchildren, eight step-grandchildren and many step-great-grandchildren.

The family delighted in Bill's amusing company--an observant, open-minded and knowledgeable contributor to all gatherings. He valued his numerous long-lasting friendships. Bill and Marnie enjoyed their extensive travels and, above all, their family times.

A celebration of Bill's life will be held on Friday, January 30, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. at St. Jude's Church in Oakville, Ontario. A reception will follow. In lieu of flowers, donations in Bill's name may be sent to the Kidney Foundation of Canada.