John HERDMAN

HERDMAN _ Dr. John Phipps passed away April 4, 2003 after a long, courageous battle with cancer. Born December 15, 1921 in London, England John captained the Oxford rugby team where her graduated with a medical degree in surgery. The best day of his life happened on December 10, 1946 when her married his wife Sheila. They emigrated to Canada in 1953 where John was the Chief Surgeon at Sarnia General and Chairman of Lambton County Board of Education. John and Sheila moved to Vancouver where John completed his Masters in Hospital Administration and worked for the BC Government. John is deeply loved and missed by his loving wife of 56 years, Sheila; sister Patricia (Biddy); sons, Johnny (Karen), Ricky (deceased) and Graham; daughter Caroline; his 4 grandchildren, Brook (Kevin), Amanda (TJ), Jeremy and Taylor; and 2 great-grandchildren, Skyla and Caleb. Sadness fills our hearts with the passing of our leader. While we are all proud of his medical achievements, we know his legacy lies within us - for he lived for his family. We are thankful for all his love, guidance and wisdom over the years which has made us the people we are today. As we move forward in our lives, we will spread his kindness on. Although we know he is in a better place - hopefully filled with chocolate, we will always miss his sense of humour and security that his love gave us. We love you Father.