Funeral providers had been held Friday morning for Second World Struggle fighter ace James "Stocky" Edwards in Courtenay, B.C.
Edwards was a embellished Canadian fighter pilot who died on Could 14 in his dwelling simply three weeks shy of his one hundred and first birthday, together with his spouse, Toni, and shut pals by his facet.
James 'Stocky' Edwards was extensively thought-about Canada’s best dwelling fighter pilot. (Submitted)
Previous to the service at Christ the King Catholic Church, Edwards' daughter, Dorothy Edwards, shared a few of her recollections of her father with the media.
"It is a actually unhappy day. He is my dad and he is not right here now, however he was a hero after we wanted heroes and now we'd like them once more," she mentioned.
Dorothy referred to as her father an inspiration and famous that the funeral was being attended by many army personnel and pals who additionally admired him.
'DID EVERYTHING HE COULD'
Edwards was lively in numerous charities and outside actions proper up till his demise.
"I believe that he handed fortunately realizing that he did every part he may," mentioned Edwards.
"Virtually all [his interests] had the outside in widespread and the setting," she mentioned. "He was a hunter and a fisherman and a painter. He had an entire lot of [passions], greater than hobbies as a result of he did them so effectively and for thus lengthy."
Edwards was well-known internationally for his achievements, even being embellished a number of occasions by each Canada and France.
He was recognized for being humble, and his daughter says his youngsters had been unaware of their father's heroic previous.
James 'Stocky' Edwards
"We did not know in any respect about his heroism in the course of the battle and after we began to ask he would simply go it off," she mentioned. "He was humble however proud in a really, very quiet approach."
It wasn't till her father was approached by others that Edwards and her siblings realized the small print of Edwards' previous.
"Folks began simply coming to hunt him out from everywhere in the world, actually. He would accommodate everybody. He would do this with strangers that had been ," mentioned Edwards.
Two Canadian army CF-18s jets and a Cormorant helicopter performed a flyover above the church as Edwards' casket was being moved Friday.
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