Arthur LIPMAN

LIPMAN, Arthur
March 6, 1914 - August 23, 2014
Born March 6, 1914, to Edward and Sarah Lipman in Blackpool, Lancashire and grew up in St. Annes -on-Sea. After studying at Cambridge, he travelled through Europe and South America. Finding himself in the Amazon at the outbreak of WW II, he began making his way back to England to enlist, but decided to stop in Canada and join the RCAF thereby meeting and marrying his beloved wife Lucille (neé Kaminer), who passed away, too young in 1971. In 1947, following the birth of daughter Nicola, they moved from Canada to Brazil where their son Ted was born, returning to Vancouver in 1958, where Arthur was first, controller for Spillsbury and Tindall, and later a stock broker for Bache and Co. After retiring at 68, he returned to university, UBC, where he received his degree in Creative Writing and English graduating (as valedictorian) at 72! He had a huge personal library; a passionate and private person and a poet, he golfed, skied, cycled, swam, loved music, theatre, travel, cryptic crosswords, scrabble, read constantly late into the night, and was a fantastic dancer. His especial loves were poetry, Jewish History and (before and after Lucille) beautiful and intelligent women. Highly opinionated and stubborn, he was also thoughtful , loving and stoic, always supportive and caring to his children, and his granddaughter Eva who he adored. He lived to be 100 years and 5 months old and took inordinate pleasure in his birthday greetings from the Queen. He made an enormous difference in the lives of people who knew him. Funeral Services will be held at the Congregation Beth Israel Cemetery, 11:30 a.m. Friday, August 29 at 1721 Willingdon Ave. Bby. (across from Brentwood Mall).