William Wayne Stockton

(1935.08.07 - 2020.10.23)

SLS, CLS
Commission #197
(1968.05.03)
Articled to G.N. Bennett

• Born in Virden, Manitoba in 1935

• Attended Public and High School in Maryfield, Saskatchewan graduating in 1952

• Commenced surveying with Saskatchewan Dept. of Highways in 1952 on the construction of the Trans Canada Highway at Grenfell

• Attended Regina College and the University of Saskatchewan

• Joined Rowe Engineering Ltd. in Regina in 1959 working on grid road construction

• Joined UMA Engineering in 1961 as Grid Road District Supervisor in Saskatoon and North Battleford

• Transferred by UMA Engineering in 1964 to Regina and commenced Articles with George Bennett, S.L.S., D.L.S.

• Obtained S.L.S. Commission No. 197 in 1968 and C.L.S. Commission No. 1026 in 1981

• Formed Stockton Surveys Ltd. in 1969 and sold company to Fugro GeoServices in 1997

• President of S.L.S.A. in 1983

• Office Manager for Fugro GeoServices until December 2011 when Fugro closed the Regina office

• Articled Prakhar Shrivastava, Commission No. 310

• Completed Fugro projects in 2012 and joined the staff of Focus Corporation in 2013. Continued to work with Focus and its successor, WSP Canada, until the present day

• Honoured with Life Membership in the S.L.S.A. in 2016

• Honoured by receiving plaque for 50 year membership in S.L.S.A. in 2018

• Life Member Canadian Institute of Geomatics

• Resided in Regina with wife Marie

• Sons Paul (Ursula) in Ingleside, Ontario and Brian (Tobi) in Regina and grandchildren Keaton and Emmett

• "Marie and I have enjoyed travelling the world, especially the Caribbean and cruising, with much enjoyable time at our Kenosee Lake cottage"

• Passed away October 23, 2020

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