Bill Burke, father of Calgary Flames president Brian Burke, dies age 90

Bill Burke, father of Calgary Flames president Brian Burke, dies age 90 | iNFOnews.ca
Calgary Flames' Brian Burke speaks to the media as team members show up for season-end activities in Calgary on Monday, April 14, 2014. William (Bill) James Burke, father of Calgary Flames president of hockey operations Brian Burke, died at the age of 90 on Friday.The team announced Sunday that the elder Burke passed away peacefully in Vero Beach, Fla.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Larry MacDougal

CALGARY – William (Bill) James Burke, father of Calgary Flames president of hockey operations Brian Burke, died at the age of 90 on Friday.

The team announced Sunday that the elder Burke passed away peacefully in Vero Beach, Fla.

A funeral mass will be held Wednesday in Vero Beach.

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