William (Bill) J. Stokes

William (Bill) J. Stokes, BCom, died in Collingwood, Ont., on April 19. He was predeceased by his wife, Ruth Caroline (Neate), and leaves behind two daughters, Barbara (Joseph) Treves and Carolyn Stokes, and a grandson. After graduating from Queen’s, Bill articled with Clarkson, Gordon and Associates, receiving his Chartered Accountant designation in 1957. He was an internal auditor, and then Controller, with St. Mary’s Cement Company for the next 12 years and later Chief Financial Officer with York-Finch General Hospital. He was part owner and CFO of John Austin Travel from 1970 to 1977 and spent the latter years of his career as one of two owners of BVA Manufacturing, a Toronto manufacturer of noise- and vibration-control equipment.