Paul Cochrane
1944-11-02 2013-08-04
COCHRANE, Paul Lloyd (C.D.)
The family of Paul Lloyd Cochrane is deeply saddened by his sudden passing on Sunday August 4, 2013, at the age of 68, following his recovery from a year of intermittent hospitalization for complications of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
Paul was predeceased by his cherished only child, Cameron Lee Cochrane (1973 - 1994); his mother and father, Olive and Lloyd Cochrane; as well as his aunts and uncles. He is lovingly remembered by his brother, Trevor Cochrane (Karina); his sister, Michelle Rusk (Cliff); nieces and nephew, Jackie Cochrane, Cory Cochrane (Gladys), Meaghan Cochrane (Matt Yeoman), Danielle Rusk, Geoffrey Rusk (Robin Kusch); great nephews and niece, Louis, Riley, and Sally Cochrane; his cousin Gillian Hook (George) in England with whom he had a great friendship; numerous other first and second cousins in England and Australia.
Paul was born November 2, 1944 at Freeland House, Oxford, England - the country location of Queen Mary Maternity during the London Blitz. It would be a year after our Dad's demobilization back to Canada that our Mother and Paul would arrive in Halifax in June 1946 aboard the Queen Mary, to then travel across the country by train to Vancouver to be reunited as a family. Following our Dad's enlistment in the RCAF in 1946, Paul and later his brother would live in various locations in Canada (Vancouver, Ft. Nelson, Ste. Hubert, Saskatoon) and Europe (Trier, London) until the early 1960s.
In 1961, the house on Howell Avenue in Saskatoon would become Paul's first permanent home. He graduated Grade 8 from Holliston School, then attended Bedford Road Collegiate and Mount Royal Collegiate – graduating Grade 12 from Mount Royal. While in School in Saskatoon he was a member of the Air Cadets, and then a member of the North Saskatchewan Regiment Cadet Corps and Militia. In Saskatoon he worked for National Drugs and Star Bottling, and following obtaining his Class 1A license in the Reserve, he became a truck driver which was the profession he followed in Saskatoon, Toronto, and Calgary until his retirement. He primarily drove for Soo Security, Imperial Roadways, Kindersley Transport, as well as several other companies.
Following his retirement from driving, he became a greeter at a WalMart in NE Calgary which he really enjoyed. Driving was a solitary job and he enjoyed the change to interacting with staff and customers. Following a heart attack, he retired completely and was assisted frequently by his good friends Randy and Joyce Kohut as he struggled with other health related issues.
Paul was always neatly pressed and polished, even when driving truck, as a result of the early military aspect of his life. He was interested in all things military, particularly fighter jets and flying – even briefly taking some flying lessons in his late 40s. He enjoyed music, reading, as well as watching movies and television. When he was younger he enjoyed going to the mountains or anywhere he would experience nature. The last years of his life were not kind, as he missed his son every day. He made some great friends throughout his life and would do anything for them, and people responded to him with the same warmth he projected. He will be missed by his friends and family, but is now at peace from pain and reunited with the loved ones who predeceased him.
Service arrangements were entrusted to McInnes and Holloway Funeral Home, Park Memorial on Elbow Drive Calgary., http://www.mhfh.com/locations/ park-memorial-chapel/
The family of Paul Lloyd Cochrane is deeply saddened by his sudden passing on Sunday August 4, 2013, at the age of 68, following his recovery from a year of intermittent hospitalization for complications of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
Paul was predeceased by his cherished only child, Cameron Lee Cochrane (1973 - 1994); his mother and father, Olive and Lloyd Cochrane; as well as his aunts and uncles. He is lovingly remembered by his brother, Trevor Cochrane (Karina); his sister, Michelle Rusk (Cliff); nieces and nephew, Jackie Cochrane, Cory Cochrane (Gladys), Meaghan Cochrane (Matt Yeoman), Danielle Rusk, Geoffrey Rusk (Robin Kusch); great nephews and niece, Louis, Riley, and Sally Cochrane; his cousin Gillian Hook (George) in England with whom he had a great friendship; numerous other first and second cousins in England and Australia.
Paul was born November 2, 1944 at Freeland House, Oxford, England - the country location of Queen Mary Maternity during the London Blitz. It would be a year after our Dad's demobilization back to Canada that our Mother and Paul would arrive in Halifax in June 1946 aboard the Queen Mary, to then travel across the country by train to Vancouver to be reunited as a family. Following our Dad's enlistment in the RCAF in 1946, Paul and later his brother would live in various locations in Canada (Vancouver, Ft. Nelson, Ste. Hubert, Saskatoon) and Europe (Trier, London) until the early 1960s.
In 1961, the house on Howell Avenue in Saskatoon would become Paul's first permanent home. He graduated Grade 8 from Holliston School, then attended Bedford Road Collegiate and Mount Royal Collegiate – graduating Grade 12 from Mount Royal. While in School in Saskatoon he was a member of the Air Cadets, and then a member of the North Saskatchewan Regiment Cadet Corps and Militia. In Saskatoon he worked for National Drugs and Star Bottling, and following obtaining his Class 1A license in the Reserve, he became a truck driver which was the profession he followed in Saskatoon, Toronto, and Calgary until his retirement. He primarily drove for Soo Security, Imperial Roadways, Kindersley Transport, as well as several other companies.
Following his retirement from driving, he became a greeter at a WalMart in NE Calgary which he really enjoyed. Driving was a solitary job and he enjoyed the change to interacting with staff and customers. Following a heart attack, he retired completely and was assisted frequently by his good friends Randy and Joyce Kohut as he struggled with other health related issues.
Paul was always neatly pressed and polished, even when driving truck, as a result of the early military aspect of his life. He was interested in all things military, particularly fighter jets and flying – even briefly taking some flying lessons in his late 40s. He enjoyed music, reading, as well as watching movies and television. When he was younger he enjoyed going to the mountains or anywhere he would experience nature. The last years of his life were not kind, as he missed his son every day. He made some great friends throughout his life and would do anything for them, and people responded to him with the same warmth he projected. He will be missed by his friends and family, but is now at peace from pain and reunited with the loved ones who predeceased him.
Service arrangements were entrusted to McInnes and Holloway Funeral Home, Park Memorial on Elbow Drive Calgary., http://www.mhfh.com/locations/ park-memorial-chapel/