The faces we've lost: Vic Coroy was firm in his convictions, proud of his service
Article content “People knew him and remembered him and admired him. He was low-key and quiet, but firm in his convictions, and very proud of his service.” The third of six children — all but one serving in the military — Augustin Victor Coroy was born on Aug. 6, 1937 near Marcelin, Sask., and grew up in nearby Saskatoon. His father was RCMP, and when Vic was a youngster and his mother needed to run errands without him or his older brother, Reg, in tow, she would drop the boys off at their father’s detachment, where Const. John Coroy would lock the pair in a cell to keep them occupi...