William Patrick Austin

William Patrick Austin, age 91, died on January 6, 2022 in Victoria, British Columbia as a result of complications due to injuries incurred from a fall on January 3. He had been recovering from a mild stroke in December 2021. Bill Austin had a remarkable long life that, after a very rough start, filled with grand adventure, boats, airplanes, travel, love and tragedy. He now rejoins the love of his life, Mary Lee Crane Austin (deceased), but lives on through his four children; Annie Austin McDonald, Patrick Austin, Sarah Austin Wicker, and Martha Austin (deceased) along with six grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. He was a scholarly academic with advanced degrees from institutions around the globe, a US Airforce veteran, a skilled seaman, a gifted educator of both troubled youth and untroubled university students, a published author of multiple novels and a riveting storyteller in the Irish oral tradition.  We will greatly miss him and his stories!

Memorial donations may be made to the University of Victoria Faculty Club attn: Debra Koski