Edward Joseph Engel
December 23rd, 2013
Edward(Ed) Engel was born in Regina Sask.. Following service with the R.C.A.F. he and his beloved wife Georgeina raised their family in Calgary, Alta.. He enjoyed his career in the oil refinery industry with B.A. Oil, eventually retiring from Gulf Oil. Ed is survived by his Daughter Ellen(Richard), Son Allan(Laurie) and four grand-children. He will be remembered by his family and friends as an especially patient and kind man. A Memorial Service will be held at Holy Cross Anglican Church 2828 - 19 St. N.W., Calgary on January 16 at 1:00 PM. In lieu of flowers, donations in Ed's memory may be made to Holy Cross Anglican Church or a charity of the donors choice.
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I have known Ed for more than 47 years, having first met Ed in Calgary in 1966. Ed, and his wife Georgie, were very dear friends, and we enjoyed many years of friendship with them. We visited often with them, during our working years in Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia, and after Ed's retirement, in Cranbrook, Canmore, and later in Calgary. Ed loved to attend the "Gas Gang" luncheons where we met often with fellow workers from Point Tupper refinery and Calgary refinery. We will all miss Ed and his very happy smile very much.
I first met Eddie in 1959 in the "Lab." of the B.A.Calgary Refinery when the Lab. was located in the office building. It was my first assignment after joining B.A. in 1958 and I had been posted there as a "Project Chemist". Eddie was the Laboratory Foreman and was a wonderful person to work with, as were all the lab. employees. My wife, Marg, and I became good friends with Ed and his wife, Georgie, and enjoyed their companionship at many company social events as well as on a personal basis. We were honored to have Ed and Georgie agree to become "God Parents" to our first child, Ken, born in 1961.