The Vancouver Golf Club
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Honorary Life Members

Date Joined

Member

Honorary Life Membership Effective

Date of Death From Rosters (Where Applicable)

Duration

Distinction

???

Dr. Emery C. Jones

1959

???

uncertain

Many time Club President

1911

A.C.S. (Cory) Noble

1959

1969-70

10 yrs +

50 year member secretary pro-tem

1928

C.C. (Charlie) Smith

???

1983-84

24 yrs +

President, Honorary president club championship finalist. Paid Club's taxes to save financial honorship

???

A.L. Lewis

1961

1965-66

4 yrs

President 4 years

1912

L.M. (Stew) Stewart

1961

1974-75

13 yrs

50 yr member historian

???

E.N. Sutherland

1961

1962-63

1-2 yrs

 

1920

Mavis B. (Merry) Meredith

1959

1974-75

15 yrs

 

1931

Mrs. J.B. Skattebol

1964

1973-74

10 yrs

 

1929

Don Sutherland

1964

1990

26 yrs

Distinguished Pro

1929

Hamish Sutherland

1964

1977

13 yrs

Distinguished Assistant

1927

W.A. (Bill) Tremaine

1967

1973-74

6 yrs

 

1928

Mrs. C.C. (Alice) Smith

1971

1990-91

20 yrs

 

1929

H.A. (Hal) Renwick

1973

1973-74

>1 yr

 

1945

G.R. (Gordon) Watson

1973

1991-92

18 yrs

 

1945

H.H. (Harry) Oldaker

1974

1988-89

14 yrs

 

1935

H.G. (Harold) Ponsette

1975

1975-76

>1 yr

 

1955

C.D. (Charlie) Inglis

1976

2000-01

24 yrs

President 3 yrs around time of 1964 Clubhouse

1950

Mrs. D.E. (Dorothy) Biggs

1976

1977-78

1 yr

 

1933

G.O. (Owen) Armitage

1977

1977-78

>1 yr

 

1949

J.E. (Joe) Morgan

1977

1986-87

9 yrs

Club President Distinguised golfer

1950

Miss A.M. (Toddie) Dockrill

1977

1979-1980

2 yrs

 

1950

P.R. (Perc) Bowden

1979

1982-83

3 yrs

 

1945

I. (John) Grdina

1979

2000-01

21 yrs

 

1945

Mrs. R.M.D. Darney

1979

1985-86

6 yrs

 

1949

C.H. (Clay) Fitspatrick

1980

1982-83

2 yrs

 

1950

Mrs. M.M. (Mona Mae) Stevens

1980

1991-92

11 yrs

 

1931

Frank Cotton

1982

1994-95

12 yrs

Distinguished golfer, president, etc.

1951

Herb Fritz

1984

N/A

20 yrs+

Distinguished golfer, PNGA Hall of Fame. BCGA President, RCGA Governer. Let Contracts for 1964 clubhouse

1960

Herb Heaton

1987

1996-97

10 yrs

 

1985

Mrs. I.L. (Joe) Hambly

1986

1996-97

10 yrs

Co-chair Senior PGA

1985

M.A. (Milt) Hambly

1986

1994-95

8-9 yrs

Tournament co-chair Senior PGA 1988

1988 (1951)

Al Nelson

1988

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17 yrs+

Distinguished Pro

1950

Walt McAlpine

1991

1999-00

9 yrs

Distinguished golfer, President, etc.

1958

W.J. ("Mushroom Wally") Peters

1992

1992-93

>1 yr

President

1954

A.E. (Eric) Barratt

1994

2000-01

6 yrs

Ball Retriever

1951

M.J. (Mal) Hughes

1994

2004

10 yrs

Club President

1951

W.C. (Bill) Parsons

1994

1995-96

1-2 yrs

Club President

1945

F.A. (Grank) Proctor

1994

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11 yrs

Distinguished golfer, Many time Club Champion

1934

J.E. (Gene) Roy

1994

???

5 yrs

 

1957

H.A. (Howie) Stancombe

1994

1995-96

2 yrs

 

1975

G.S. George Williams

1994

1996-97

2 yrs

Philanthropist

1945

K.S. (Kay) Fenton

1994

1977-98

3 yrs

 

1948

Mrs. D. (Flo) Heritage

1994

-

11 yrs+

May time Women's Champion. Started Tee Shots

1953

Miss J.A. (Jo) Chapple

1997

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8 yrs

Very Distinguished golfer, Totem Winner 1970, Honorary President

1960

Dr. J.E. (John Graham)

1998

2002-03

4 yrs

President / Honorary President / Character

1963

A.G. (Tony) Pare

2000

-

5 yrs+

Coquitlam Historian

1964

F.P. (Frank) Trotto

2000

2003-04

3 yrs

Club President

2002 (1964)

Ray Dodson

2002

-

3 yrs

Long-time assistant pro/ Head Pro

1950

Bonita (Somers) McAlpine

2002

-

3 yrs

Distinguished golfer