Matichuk, William

Peacefully on Monday January 29, 2018 at the Hamilton General Hospital with his daughter at his side. Special thanks to the nurse, Eva, who treated Bill with compassion and respect in his final hours.  Bill was a golf enthusiast and devoted Jays fan. He raised a family with his wife, Marion, in Oakville, Ontario.  The annual family trip to the Outpost Lodge was a highlight of his summers.  He loved to fish the hotspots around Lake Jobamageeshig and would stop to cook daily shore lunches over an open fire on "Our Island."  Bill loved to travel and took his family to Hawaii, Mexico, Bahamas, Eastern Canada and Florida.  Many happy March Breaks were spent watching the Jays at spring training in Dunedin where the kids would get autographs from the likes of Buck Martinez & Pete Rose.  Bill also travelled extensively with Marion visiting Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece, England, Ireland and many places in the Caribbean.  He had a penchant for jazz and blues music and had fond memories of dancing the night away with Marion upstairs at "Maxwell's" in Ottawa.  Bill graduated from University of Victoria in 1962. After graduating he moved to Ottawa and then Toronto.  He had a successful career as a management consultant working for Price Waterhouse.  He eventually retired as a partner with the firm Towers, Perrin, Forster and Crosby.  Bill is survived by his wife, children, grandchildren, sister and nieces. Family and friends are welcome to attend a Celebration of Life the week of Tuesday February 20, 2018 in Oakville, Ontario.