 For this honor, he was inducted into the Harbour Grace Sports Hall of Fame in 1989.Edward drowned with Nathaniel Snow (assistant lighthouse keeper) after they fell through ice near Salvage Rock on their way to the lighthouse in February 1862.Because Oke and son Edward were freemasons, Oke was able to apply to the newly established Patrick Tasker Masonic Educational Fund to cover educational expenses for Edward's two school-aged children, Edith and John.