Today we say goodbye to Peter Heptonstall, a great guy, beloved big brother, uncle and husband of the late Francesca Stone Heptonstall. To know Peter you have to imagine the early 60s in Liverpool, England. The Beatles were on the scene and Peter was part of it. When his family moved to Canada in 1967, he brought with him a passion for classic Triumph motorcycles, English cars, good beer, better Scotch, great friends and of course, Everton Football Club (sorry Raymond). In Canada, his life centered on hospitality. An executive chef and businessman, he worked in and managed several restaurants including the Unicorn Pub in Calgary. His talent and leadership was put to great use as he moved to Vancouver where he managed the Unicorn’s operations on site at Expo 86. In Victoria, he worked as an executive and head chef at many restaurants. In the last few year, he rediscovered his love of fine art and began painting again. His guitar was always close at hand. Through every moment he was warm, funny, caring and always a calm influence in life, family and business. For all of us that knew and loved him — siblings, nephews, nieces and friends — the world will never be quite the same. Goodbye Peter, we love you. He was born in Birmingham, England, September 11, 1951.
Peter passed away quietly from a brief illness this past week. He is survived by Raymond and Janine (Stone) Heptonstall, Mary (Heptonstall) Bartlett, Mark and Christine (Heptonstall) Keller, Jon and Jennifer (Heptonstall) Deakin, Colin Bartlett, Graham Bartlett,Tristan Heptonstall, Bonnie Heptonstall, Claire Keller, Ian Keller.
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McCall’s Funeral Home
www.mccallbros.com
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This is a very late comment – but Peter would still smile!
I had the great privilege to have Peter as my boss when I was in my early 20’s as a waitress at the Unicorn in Calgary.
Peter and I laughed a lot. One night I was quite late leaving work and he offered to drive me home. He did right to my door and was such a gentleman.
Wish I could have told him how great he was. Later I was offered a job as assistant manager at the Canada pavilion in Australia in 1988 and gladly accepted. Thanks to Peter and Leah Norton -another beautiful soul! RIP my friend.♥️
Louise Desjardins