SUCH o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-08-17 published
PILFOLD,
Joseph
Henry
(April 24, 1920-August 7, 2007)
Joseph Henry
PILFOLD was born a true cockney in Bermondsey at
the South end of Tower Bridge in London in 1920. His mother and
father were once elected Pearly King and Queen. His handsome
looks and flaming red hair which remained until very late in
life made him stand out, as did his ability as a crooner, soccer
player, dart player and jovial wit. At nineteen he saw active
service in the British army in West Africa, catching malaria.
He volunteered as a gunner on merchant ship convoys crossing
the Atlantic and was torpedoed twice on the same day in the Bay
of Biscay in two different ships, surviving 36 hours in the water
before being rescued.
Near the end of the war he was assigned to the entertainment
unit. He met a beautiful war widow with two young children, Amy
SUCH (née
GUNTHORPE) while performing at the Adelphi Theatre
and they married in Christmas of 1948. Amy and Joe opened up
a florist shop then immigrated to Toronto, Canada in 1953. There,
Joe worked in real estate, at one time opening his own business
before being appointed the sales manager for Pitney Bowes. He
and Amy spent their life moving back and forth between Canada
and the United Kingdom several times before settling in British
Columbia some 20 years ago. He is survived by his wife Amy, step-sons
Lionel and Peter
SUCH, their wives Alice
SUCH and Joyce
KLINE
grandchildren Lionel, Kerry, Stephanie, Luba and Julia and great-grandchildren
Spencer, Stirling, Morgan and Tuesday. A celebration of Joe's
life will be held at First Memorial, 1155 Fort Street in Victoria,
on September 8, at 3.00 p.m.
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