Passed away peacefully on Wed Jul 5th B 63 Sgt Ernie Norrey in his 94th year at Oakville
Trafalgar Memorial Hospital.
E.G. as he was known, leaves behind his wife Phyllis and son Ron and his wife Audrey,
as well as two grandchildren Brent and his wife Alisa and Dawn Drouin and her husband
Patrick and four great grandchildren Dylan, Grace, Isabel and Kayley. Ernie will be
remembered by many as a man who lived life to the fullest, whether it be with his buddies
on Thursday night on the boat or even with his family. he spent all of his working life
with the Toronto Harbour Poloice except for the five years he served as a Sergeant in The
Royal Canadian Dragoons in Italy and Holland with A Sqn. He started as a life guard and
retired as Superintendent and while on the job saw the City of Toronto develop to what it
is to-day from station house and tower that has since been replaced with a state of the
art facility that is now Metro Marine. He is the man in the boat who with his partner
rescued the man out of the Don River during Hurricane Hazel. He was on duty and one of the
first on the scene!
the night the Noronic caught fire in Toronto and took part in countless rescues that
many are thankful for, ironically when Ernie retired in 1977 he could not stay retired for
long as his desire to be around the harbour drew him back and he was able to get a job as
safety inspector with the Port Authority a job he did for 10 years until he retired for
good. if one word could sum up Ernie and the life he lived is would be "lovely",
ironically it was his favourite saying. So with Lake Ontario calm and the sun setting,
Superintendent Norrey has taken the helm of the Number 5 patrol boat and has sailed off on
his last call. We will all miss you and sadly the City of Toronto has lost a voice to
it's past. Friends may call at the Turner & Porter "Peel Chapel 2180
Hurontario Mississauga (Hwy 10 N of QEW) on Thursday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral
Service will be held in the Chapel on Friday, July 7, 2006 at 11.00 a.m. internment
Prospect Cemetery. Donations to Heart and Stroke !
Foundation or the Candain Cancer Society would be appreciated