George Joseph Hawkes

8/5/2019

Passed away peacefully at St. Mary’s General Hospital on Monday August 5, 2019 at the age of 61 years.

George worked for Bell Canada and always enjoyed his fellow coworkers. He was a passionate car enthusiast and was a MOPAR car club member. George dedicated his life to making his children and friends a priority. He thoroughly enjoyed old movies, music, his garage and a cold one.

Loving father of Christy Hawkes and Michael Hawkes (Michelle). Cherished grandfather of Aria. Cremation has taken place.

Private family arrangements. Donations may be made the Canadian Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation. Messages and condolences may be left at tricitycremations.com, 519-772-1237.

Please visit George's obituary notice on Facebook.

6 Comments

Cindy Fraser link

8/6/2019 07:29:13 pm

George was a very good friend to my partner, Bob
Perkes. I fortunately got to know him in the last 5 years. George was a kind, sweet and funny man. He totally rocked his ' Elvis' look. The world was a better place with a George Hawkes cruising around. I will miss him.

Ashley Cromwell

8/7/2019 05:24:20 pm

My family and I have lived in our house for the last 5 1/2 years and George was our backyard neighbour. George and my friendship really grew after I had my son as George would always come out and talk with me at the fence and would bring my son freezies. Dean would run to the fence and wave at him and yell his name just to get his attention to c'mon over. George talked a lot about his granddaughter and children, who he described as being his world. We also talked a lot about cars lol I remember I mentioned we were having trouble with our old Camaro being stuck on high idle and George packed up his tools and came right over to start turning wrench.
Recently the conversations were more limited to email and phone but we continued to chat none the less. The unlikeliest of friendships but he had become a good friend of mine.
I will always think of you when we are hanging in the backyard and will forever miss our lengthy conversations of just about everything. You will truly be missed.
My sincerest condolences to his family. All our love.

Marty Mayr

8/8/2019 05:33:35 pm

One of the few

Always good times and memories.

Gary & Lois Hoffman

8/10/2019 09:08:17 am

WE are saddened to hear of Georges passing. We got to know George through the Old Chyrsler Corporation and his love of cars especially Mopars. Our condolences to Christy and Michael.

Brian Stack

8/11/2019 05:46:01 pm

Very sorry to hear about George's passing. I knew George from my earlier years growing up in Mount Forest.
RIP George
Brian

Paul Harvey

8/11/2019 06:03:38 pm

I met and worked with George at Adelaide Central Office in Toronto. And then hung out a bunch when I ended up in Waterloo....he was a great guy and I cherish the times we had. Kind of lost touch when I moved away and was surprised saddened to hear of George's be passing. My condolences to George's family.

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