ARTHUR
WELLBY
It is with heavy hearts and great
sadness that we announce the passing of a great husband, father, and friend on
Sunday, January 20, 2013. Arthur Edward
Cunningham Wellby died at age 71 peacefully at home with his family by his
side.
Arthur will be terribly missed by
his beloved wife of 42 years and best friend, Sharon; sons Dylan (Lynn, Jade),
Arthur, Brooke (Lee-Ann, Katy-Ann, Addy, Helena); sister Elaine, and Auntie Marj. He was predeceased by his parents, Arthur and
Kathleen; sister Jacqui; and brother-in-law Rod.
On November 11, 1941 Arthur was born
in Karachi, Pakistan during partition.
He later returned to Battersea, London, England at an early age. At 15 years old Arthur enlisted in the Royal
Merchant Marine where he travelled the globe for several years. His working life also took him to several
exotic locales including Jamaica, the Bahamas, Miami, finally settling in
Winnipeg, Canada.
Arthur had a huge passion for boxing
which began at a young age in England. In
1963, he won the Nationals (ABA’s). With
pride, he boxed for his beloved country as a welterweight in numerous
tournaments and competitions around the world.
In 1980, he began his career as a boxing referee and judge with the
Manitoba boxing Commission for twenty years.
Moreover, Arthur helped found Crescentwood Boxing Club with friend,
Stuart Sutherland. He worked as a cut
man, promoter, and trained many of Winnipeg’s best boxers.
Other interests of Arthur included
golf, reading, travel, and watching his beloved Chelsea Football Club every
Saturday with his sons. His wicked sense
of humour, Cockney slang, one-liners and legendary insults will be sorely
missed. As well, his generosity and
helpful nature were second to none.
In compliance with Arthur’s wishes
no formal Funeral Service will take place.
Instead, a memorial wake will be held in his honour on Sunday, January
27, 2013 from 1:00 – 6:00 p.m. in Silver Heights Restaurant, 2169 Portage
Avenue.
Richard
Wojcik, Funeral Director of Wojcik’s Funeral Chapel & Crematorium, is in
care of arrangements, 204 – 897 - 4665.
“Every
man has their tale of woe, and in my case, there was more woe than tail!”
Rodney
Dangerfield
Wojcik’s
FUNERAL CHAPEL & CREMATORIUM
2157 PORTAGE AVENUE
204 – 897 - 4665
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