AGDA o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-03-12 published
CAMERON,
John
Laing "
Ian"
Born October 7, 1925, in Troon, Scotland, passed away in Gimli,
Manitoba, on March 9, 2005, at 79 years of age. Ian served in
the Royal Navy as a Radioman during World War 2 and moved to
Toronto in 1954. His love for the navy lasted all his life, including
serving 24 years in the Royal Canadian Navy Reserve, retiring
from H.M.C.S. York in 1978 as Chief Petty Officer. Highlights
of his time in the navy included assisting in disaster relief
efforts during Hurricane Hazel in Toronto, having the honour
of raising the new Canadian flag at Nathan Phillips Square in
1965 and meeting Lord Louis Mountbatten. He moved to Manitoba
in 1978 to work for
AGDA
Space
Systems, assisting with scientific
rocket testing of the Aurora Borealis. His last years were spent
at the Betel Home in Gimli where he was well cared for by the
kind staff. Predeceased by his wife Elizabeth (1984). He is survived
by his six children, Heather, Jim, Ross, Lorna, Bruce and Craig
nine grandchildren, Kim, Becky, Tara, Marnie, Cameron, Dylan,
Jade, Owen, and Maya; and four great-grandchildren, Alex, Emily,
Lachlan, and Rachel. Ian's ashes will be interred at Glen Lawn
Memorial Gardens in Winnipeg and a memorial gathering will take
place on Sunday, March 13th, 2 to 6 p.m. at Jim and Sharon Cameron's
home in Toronto, 416-450-5040. In lieu of flowers, any donations
can be made to the Huntington Society of Canada (www.hsc-ca.org).
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