WILLOUGHBY, Harvey

In his 94th year, peacefully at the Sault Area Hospital on Saturday August 7, 2004. Loving husband of Myrtle (Jones) Willoughby. Father of;
George (Margaret) of St. Joseph Island, William (Beth) of Whitby, Ontario and Roy (Elaine) of Mitchelton, Australia. Loving grandfather of; Tracey Willoughby (Stan Trecroce), Steven Willoughby (Barbara) of Echo Bay, Nancy Willoughby (Dan Bryant) of Toronto, Ontario, Jennifer Zedic (Derek) Claremont, Ontario, Bruce Willoughby and
Susan Willoughby of Mitchelton, Australia. Special grandfather to the families of Ralph Robertson (Wendy) and Mary Jane Perry (Vic). Great grandfather of; Taylor and Paige Trecroce, Hannah, Reid and Wesley Willoughby, Nathaniel and Lydia Bryant, Abigail and Ben Zedic. Brother of the late Gladys Egglesfield (late Jack), late George Willoughby, late Eileen Meyers (late Lester Cooper, late Herb Meyers), late Wesley Willoughby (Margaret). Brother-in-law of; the late Laura Williams (late Raymond), late Bertram Jones (late Mable), late Martin Jones (late Pearl), late Ada
Grexton (late Edward), late John (Catherine), late Lexie Alcock (late Russel), late Alice Besler (Gordon), Basil Jones (Olive), Margaret MacLeod (late Alex) and Lloyd Jones. Friends may call at the Northwood Funeral Home (942 Great Northern Road 945-7758) on Wednesday, August 11, 2004 from 10:00 a.m. until time of Memorial Service in the Chapel at 11:00 am with Mrs. Helen Smith officiating. Memorial donations made to Sault Area Hopsital Foundation, Group Health Centre Trust Fund or charity of your choice would by appreciated by the family. Harvey Willoughby was a pioneer in three fields in Sault Ste. Marie: labour, social democratic politics and credit unions. During nearly 44 years of employment at Algoma Steel, Harvey was an active participant in union affairs. He worked his way from department delegate to Financial Secretary of Local 2251, United Steelworkers of America, with stops along
the way as chair of several committees. Twice Harvey carried the CCF banner in provincial elections. He first ran in 1955. The following year he finished a close second. Mr. Willoughby's belief in the underlying philosphy of employee credit unions became a life-long cause. He saw his dream evolve from little more than an idea in 1946 to the successful Algoma Steelworkers Credit Union. Harvey was involved from the outset. He attended meetings where he explained the credit union concept to his fellow employees and, once the credit union was operational, he served as its president from 1951 until 1977. During this period, he also served a six-year term as a director of the Credit Union League of Ontario.
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