A tentative date has been set for a memorial service for popular Richmondite Norman Wrigglesworth, who died last week, age 88.
Wrigglesworth’s long time friend and executor of his will, John O’Sullivan, said he’s hoping to confirm later this week that a memorial service and celebration of life will be held in the first week of November, with the location still to be decided.
Members of the public are welcome to attend to pay their respects and share memories of Wrigglesworth, said O’Sullivan, who’s also arranging a private cremation for his late friend.
In lieu of flowers, people are encouraged to make a donation in Wrigglesworth’s memory to his favourite charity, the Richmond Hospital Foundation.
Wrigglesworth died in his sleep at Richmond Hospital last Friday, Oct. 10. He had been in and out of hospital for a few months with various serious health issues.
During his life in Richmond, he was best known for having the world’s largest “no smoking” sign on his roof and regularly campaigned against smoking.
The Second World War veteran was also known to many in the city for bringing issues to city council over the decades, illustrating “real citizenship.”
O’Sullivan said his old friend, who is survived by an estranged daughter and grandson, has donated all of his will to charities, including BC Children’s Hospital, the Richmond Hospital Foundation, the Canadian Cancer Society and the Canadian Institute for the Blind.
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