Canadian equestrian official Bill Koyle dies at 73
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Respected Canadian equestrian official together with volunteer William (Bill) Koyle has died at the historic catamenia of 73.
Koyle died on Oct 2 in Switzerland, amongst his menage unit of measurement at his side.
He sat on numerous Equine Canada committees together with served equally an Equine Canada together with FEI Technical Delegate at many prestigious events such equally Tempel Farms Young Riders Championships (USA), Punchestown CCI (Ireland) together with the Boekelo CCI (Netherlands).
Koyle played an integral business office inwards the evolution of Canada’s Quadrennial Plan, developed amongst the objective of putting eventers on the podium internationally. As the organizer of Ridgewood Farms CCI, he hosted the Young Riders Championships together with the commencement 2-star CCI inwards Canada. Koyle likewise served equally President of the Ontario Horse Trails Association together with was a Chair of Horse Trials Canada.
“Bill had a huge behaviour on on eventing inwards Canada,” said Equine Canada President Michael Gallagher. “He was genuinely i of the founding builders of the modern hateful solar daytime eventing that nosotros induce got inwards Canada today.”
An entrepreneur at heart, Koyle was an innovator, founder, CEO together with managing director of several enterprises inwards a multifariousness of industries ranging from management together with IT to medical testing together with clinical laboratories; from software evolution together with e-commerce; to investment clubs together with mining together with exploration. Having attended the University of Western Ontario, together with the Templeton College, University of Oxford, he was an insightful executive amongst endless expertise together with accolades, which served him good on a let on of world together with somebody companionship boards. He served equally Lead Director together with Chair of the Audit Committee of Eastmain Resources for nine years.
Koyle retired from Equine Canada together with FEI duties over 10 years agone to focus on his passion for aviation. He was Chairman of the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum inwards Hamilton together with became real involved the Great War Flying Museum inwards Brampton.
Peggy Hambly, Chair of the Canadian Eventing Committee, said: “His enthusiasm for eventing together with life volition live sadly missed. From fourth dimension to fourth dimension Bill would combine his passions together with could live seen “buzzing” such events equally Will’O Wind inwards his WWII airplane.”
Bill Koyle is survived by his wife, Anne Marie Dawson, her immature adult woman Emily together with Bill’s daughters Courtney together with Camilla, his sis Janet together with blood brother David, together with their respective families.
A memorial service/celebration volition live planned inwards the saltation of 2014 inwards conjunction amongst the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum.
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