Branch Retirement Messages

RETIREMENT - Chief Warrant Officer Brian Crawley 4 TIS Sqn 00109

1. CWO BRIAN CRAWLEY WILL RETIRE FROM THE CF ON 20 OCTOBER 2009 AFTER 38 PLUS YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA,THE CF AND THE COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS BRANCH.

2. BRIAN JOINED THE CANADIAN FORCES AS A RDR TECH 231 ON 20 NOV 1970. SURVIVING RECRUIT TRAINING CORNNWALLIS, HE PROCEEDED TO HIS TRADES TRAINING AT CFSCE KINGSTON. AFTER COMPLETING HIS TRG, PROCEEDED TO CFS SYDNEY AND STARTED HIS CAREER ON THE FPS-27 SEARCH RDR. HE SERVED IN NUMEROUS LOCATIONS SUCH AS GANDER NL, NORTH BAY ON, TYNDALL FL, KINGSTON ON-3 TIMES, MASSET BC, AND FULFILLED THE DUTIES OF WTIS SQN CWO FIRST AT 8 WING TRENTON AND FINALLY AT 4 WING COLD LAKE, AB.

3. BRIAN AND GLADYS WILL BE SETTLING DOWN IN SEATTLE WA, FOR SEVERAL MONTHS WHERE THEY WILL ENJOY SOME TIME WITH THE GRAND-CHILDREN, THEN PROCEED AND TRAVEL THROUGH CANADA AND THE USA FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS BEFORE FINALLY SETTLING DOWN.

4. A RETIREMENT CEREMONY WILL BE HELD IN HONOUR OF CWO CRAWLEY AT 4 WING COLD LAKE, AB ON FRI 21 AUG 09 AT 1130 HRS FOR 1200 HRS. ALL FORMER AND PRESENT FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THIS EVENT AND BID A FOND FAREWELL TO BRIAN AND GLADYS. THE LUNCHEON WILL COST APPROX 20 DOLLARS PER PERSON. PLEASE CONFIRM ATTENDANCE BY 10 AUGUST TO SGT CHARBONNEAU, 4 WTIS SQN, AT 780-840-8000 EXT 6981, OR VIA E-MAIL TO MARC.CHARBONNEAU AT FORCES.GC.CA.

5. CONGRATULATORY MSGS, PHOTOS, ANECDOTES AND BEST WISHES MAY BE FORWARDED TO SGT CHARBONNEAU AT THE ADDRESS ABOVE, OR TO MAJ PASCAL GODBOUT, WTISO, VIA E-MAIL TO PASCAL.GODBOUT AT FORCES.GC.CA.