WINSOR, Arthur Samuel Bishop - Aurora, ON. Son. Husband. Father. Poppie. Brother. Friend, passed away on August 27, 2020.
Like the spiritual song says, the sweet chariot swung low to carry him Home.
It’s comforting to know his spirit was released from his body and he is now with Christ.
“To be absent from the body, [is] to be present with the Lord,” 2 Corinthians 5:8.
He is reunited with his Heavenly Father, family, and friends who have gone on before.
Arthur is survived by his deeply loved wife, Mildred, his dear brothers, Gary, Wilmer and Baxter, his children Susan and John (Kelly) as well as his beloved grandchildren, Bishop, Carter, Shepherd, Cole, and Winsor-Grace.
Born in Bay Roberts, Newfoundland in 1935, to Reverends Arthur and Palmer Winsor, Arthur grew up in Port de Grave and started working for the Bank of Nova Scotia at age 15 sweeping floors.
After a brief diversion to the Airforce for officer training, Arthur quickly returned to banking, progressing rapidly to executive positions. It was in the bank that he met Sonja.
They fell in love, married, travelled, raised a family and spent 58 beautiful years together.
Eventually moving from Bay Roberts to Bay Street, from there his career with Scotiabank took him to Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal.
Arthur was a long standing member of Agincourt Pentecostal Church, serving on the board for many years, but most importantly, benefiting from the deep relationships developed during that time.
Arthur loved his family, especially Mildred whom he married in 2016 and for whom he broadcast his love far and wide.
He always wanted and loved Mildred to be by his side.
We were blessed to learn many life lessons from Arthur during his 85 years, among them: servitude, integrity, honesty, consistency, and above all to love God. He always put others first. Arthur was a protector and a provider. He was a good friend, a purposeful friend and a social guy, a ‘people person’. Most recently, he endeared himself to the hospital staff at Southlake Regional Health Center; receiving beautiful care under their attention. With plenty of dear friends on social media, Arthur enjoyed keeping current with how everyone was doing.
Arthur was intentional in showing his love for his immediate family as well as his extended family: uncles, aunts, nieces, nephews, cousins and many friends.
All knew they were loved.
His legacy will live on through the lives of his family and those he impacted.
John 11:25-26,
“I am the resurrection and the life.
The one who believes in Me will live, even though they die.
And whoever lives by believing in Me will never die.”
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