The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-12-12
Lieut.. VIM. Weaver
Dies in France

This story taken from the Turiock
(Cai) Tribune. tells OF the death In
France OF Lieut.. William Weaver. son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. J. E.. Weaver. The
family is well known here where they
lived few years ago:
The home OF Mr.. and Mrs. J. E
Weaver on West Main street. Ia
shouded in gloom this morning and all
the friends OF the family are In dis
tress because OF the fateful message
that came to Turlock last Monday
from far-sway France. telling OF the
death OF Lieut.. William Weaver in one
OF the American base hospitals there.
q victim of the venomous influenza
germ that has sent so many OF the
bravest and best OF the army boys to
early graves. not only in this country
but in foreign lands.
II was only last Saturday that a
letter came from the nurse In charge
OF the ward in which the young lieu
tenant was being treated for what was
considered as only an ordinary attack
OF the disorder, saying that all was
going well and that he was thought
to be making fair headway toward re-
covery. and the family felt reasaurei
and hopeful until the arrival OF Mon
days sad intelligence. which came In
the form OF letter from the doctor
in charge.
William Weaver was one Of the
most promising of the young men that
Turlock sent TO the service. as he was
one OF the most popular In the commu-
nifty which has known him for several
years. and the news OF his death
brings to practically every citizen OF
the place keen sense OF personal
loss. succeeded by the most profound
and kindly sympathy for the stricken
family. He was 26 years of age. a
graduate OF Stanford University.
where he took postgraduate work In
chemistry, which enabled him to quail
ify for commission, after he had en-
listed In the United States hospital
corps He got his army training Ia
one OF the big hospitals at the Presi-
dio. where he reported in December
last and was sent TO France last April.
His promotion came TO him over there
by reason OF the excellent work his
special training had enabled him to do
in the big base hospital to which he
was attached.
Personally. he was of a kindly dis.
position and his democratic ways and
cheerful good-fellowship endeared
him to az OF our people. II may be
considered exceedingly doubtful II any
one could have been more keenly fel,
in the life OF the community. That he
should have been taken Just at this
time when. with the war ended and
his duty done, manfully and well, his
thoughts and those OF his family were
naturally turning to the home coming
and the glad reunion. only serves to
emphasize the loss and make more
bitter the portion OF the tnany who
owed the boy.
He was a member OF the local Ma
sonic lodge and stood high in the re-
gard OF the members. and as assistant
cashier of his fathers bank he enjoyed
the confidence and esteem Of the busi-
ness public TO marked degree,
He was born In Eearnay. Neb.. but
WAS taken as child to Canon City, !,
Colo. where his boyhood was spent-
He cerue with his family to Turiock
seven years ago.
Members Of his family, those 10
whom there Will never come again
the bright, buoyart presence Of one
whom they were 90 jpstiy proud and
10 dearly loved. kre the parents. 81
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