STU BOYLE

1918 - 2007

Norman Stuart Boyle of Taber, much loved husband and father, passed away in Lethbridge surrounded by his family, on Tuesday, November 13, 2007 at the age of 89 years.
He is survived by his wife Margaret of 61 years, four children, David (Gretchen) Boyle of Airdrie, Heather (Phil) Holland of Vancouver, Sheila (Bob) Lord of Calgary and Don Boyle of Brooks; nine grandchildren, two great grandchildren and his sister Margaret Lukey.
He was predeceased by his parents Charlie and Mossie Boyle; three brothers Graham, Bruce and Keith Boyle.
Stu was born July 10, 1918 in Weyburn, Saskatchewan and was raised on a farm near Colgate, Saskatchewan. Stu served overseas in both the RCAF and the RAF from 1941 until 1945. He married  Margaret Boyle (nee Wagg) in 1946. Stu graduated from the College of Optometry in Toronto in 1949 and received a Doctor of Optometry in 1960 from the University of Waterloo. He practiced optometry in Taber between 1949 and 1991.
Stu was also very active in politics, the Taber Knox United Church and was a lifetime member of the Kiwanis Club for forty-two years. Between 1956 and 1969 he was involved in Municipal politics, serving on the Town Council until 1961 and then as Mayor of Taber until 1969. Taber’s library, police station and the first Safeway were established during the time Stu was mayor. He was most proud of Centennial Park, the Community Centre and the administration building that brought together the MD and the Town of Taber and still houses them today. His political career continued at both provincial and national levels. Stu
was Alberta’s first Commissioner on the National Capital Commission in 1971; a member of the Alberta Association of Optometrists for twenty-eight years; an Executive of Alberta’s Urban Municipalities; Vice President of Canadian Mayors and Municipalities; a Senator at the University of Lethbridge; a past President and Lieutenant Governor of the Taber Kiwanis Club; and Vice President of the Medicine Hat local for the Federal Liberal Party, the first year that a Liberal candidate was elected. Stuart was a community pillar and will be missed dearly by both family and the town alike.
The Funeral Service will be held at Knox United Church, 4929 - 50 Avenue, Taber on Saturday, November 17, 2007 at 1:00 P.M. with Reverend Frank Lewis and Reverend Sally Boyle officiating.
If friends so desire, memorial tributes in Stuart’s name may be made directly to the Knox United Church Memorial Fund, 4929 - 50 Avenue, Taber, Alberta T1G 1H7.