In Memoriam
This page commemorates deceased members of Kingston Branch (as of 2011).
 photo courtesy YourLifeMoments.ca |
Bob Billings joined Kingston Branch and OGS in 1993. In 1997 he served as ViceChair, moving into the Chair in 1998. In 1999 he served as Recording Secretary, and in 2000 he agreed to be one-third of a triumvirate who shared the Chair's position for the year. He was also Branch Treasurer from 2000 to 2002. While he was Chair, Bob arranged a highly successful Kingston Branch OGS 25th Anniversary Dinner at Fort Frontenac in 1998. Bob served in the Canadian Armed Forces for 33 years, ending his career as Commandant of the Land Forces Staff College at Fort Frontenac, Kingston. Bob passed away on 24 February 2012 at Kingston General Hospital. A full obituary which appeared in the Kingston Whig-Standard on February 27, 2012 may be found on-line at Your Life Moments. |
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Long-time member E.L. "Larry" Fletcher died at St. Mary's of the Lake Hospital, Kingston, on Sunday, August 21, 2011. Larry's working life included research at Dupont Canada in Kingston, and he carried that interest in research over to genealogy. You can see a full obituary and photograph on the Kingston Whig-Standard website here. | |
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Peg McLean Margaret E. (Peg) McLean, née Urquhart, died March 15, 2011 at Providence Manor in Kingston. Peg joined the Branch in 2000, and immediately took on the role of Recording Secretary for two years, followed by two years as Welcome Chair and two as Publicity Chair. She also served for several years on the Programme Committee. At our January, 2000 meeting Peg described her research into the lives of her two grandfathers, one a blacksmith and the other a minister. Those present thoroughly enjoyed "The Anvil and the Preacher". For a fuller obituary, including a recording of the memorial service held on March 20, 2011, see www.matrixlinks.ca/peg |