Obituary of Joseph William Streeper

Obituary Joseph (Bill) William Streeper was born on May 27th, 1952. Bill was predeceased by his parents Woods and Patricia, his sisters Mildred Cornish, Grace Bumstead, Elaine Streeper, Barbara Craig-Hansen, brothers Dick and Doug Streeper, and his son John Streeper Bill left behind his fiancé Chastity, children Elaine and Bernard, stepchildren Hadley, Chloe and Jewels, grandchildren Rheanne, Walker, Lindsay, Jordan, Kaydan, Sadie, Olivia, Margo And siblings George, Gloria, Donald, Louise He was a long resident of Fort Nelson, BC. He was a businessman of many companies that operated in the Northern Rockies. Bill’s legacy will be remembered as his dedication to the community of Fort Nelson. He held public office in the Northern Rockies from 2002 to 2018 and served as Mayor for 10 of those years. Bill was a philanthropist, donating his stipend from public office to the Fort Nelson Hospital Foundation and then later to the Northern Rockies Senior Society along with many other donations. He played a major roll in getting the Bailey Bridge on the Liard Highway to the Northwest Territories replaced as well he was instrumental in the building of the NRRM’s new Recreation Center Some of Bill’s accolades Streeper Contracting was named Business of the Year in both 2000 & 2005 Bill received the Citizen of the Year award in 2005 Bill & Sheryl Streeper received the Community Leader award together in 2011 Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal on September 13, 2012 Bill passed away peacefully in the Vancouver hospital on November 5, 2022 with Chastity and Hadley by his side. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Northern Rockies Seniors Society by calling 250-774-3193 Services Funeral Service Monday November 21, 2022 1:00 PM Northern Rockies Rec Centre 5500 Alaska Highway Fort Nelson, BC V0C1R0