Roger Paul Irwin died peacefully after a short illness, at home, surrounded by his loving family on Wednesday, December 4th, 2002. Roger was born on June 1st, 1937 in New York City, where he lived until the age of seven, before moving to Southampton England with his mother and sister Joan. With his family he emigrated to Canada in 1968, finally settling in Red Deer in 1977. On a fishing trip to Yellowknife with his sons in 1988, he met Janet - his wife to be and they were united in marriage in 1990.