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BRAY,
David
Frederick
Peacefully, after a short illness, in St. Catherine's General
Hospital, April 12, 2008, at the age of 76. David is survived
by his close and loving family: his wife
Marilyn
(JACKSON;) daughters,
Elizabeth McCAY, son-in-law Warren and Carolyn
HICKS, son-in-law
Murray; grandchildren, Emily and Thomas
McCAY; nephew, Grant
GUENTHER and niece, Georgia
GUENTHER.
Predeceased by his parents
Frederick BRAY and Emily
BRAY
(DAVIS) and his sister Beverley
GUENTHER
(BRAY.)
David obtained his undergraduate degree from the University of
Guelph, followed by an M.Sc. and a PhD in population genetics
at Purdue University. In the fall of 1959 David joined the University
of British Columbia as Assistant Professor of Poultry Genetics,
followed by two years at the Animal Research Institute in Ottawa.
In 1963 he was appointed Associate Professor of Genetics at McGill
University. The remainder of his career was spent with the Federal
Government in Ottawa, first with the Department of Health and
Welfare and later at Statistics Canada. While Director of Health
Statistics, David led the development of one of Statistics Canada's
flagship publications 'Health Reports'. During this time he earned
a Masters in Public Administration at Harvard University. David
was also involved in the formation of the Statistical Society
of Canada, of which he was elected the first President in 1978.
From 1984 to 1992 David was Managing Editor of the Canadian Journal
of Statistics.
After retirement from the Federal Public Service in 1991, David
took on a year as Interim Director of Health Policy, Research
and Evaluation at Queen's University, remaining associated with
Queen's for a further three years. David and Marilyn have spent
a very enjoyable retirement, living in Niagara-On-The-Lake and
at the family cottage, as well as deriving pleasure from travelling
during those years. Volunteer activities included membership
on the Niagara Health System, Research Ethics Board. Throughout
David's life with Marilyn, family was always an important source
of happiness and pride. He especially enjoyed nurturing the growth
of his two grandchildren, Emily and Thomas. Private family service
and interment at Mount Pleasant Cemetery at a later date.
If wished, donations may be made to St. Catherine's General Hospital
through the Niagara-On-The-Lake Chapel, Morgan's Funeral Home,
415 Regent Street, Niagara-On-The-Lake, L0S 1J0.
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