Mr. J. Arthur Jobin

Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Dec. 18, 1928. Art passed peacefully surrounded by family at Brampton Civic Hospital, January 17, 2015. He is survived by his loving wife Claire, daughters Stephanie (Etienne Cornu), Kimberley, Dianne and sons James (Nicola Joy), Camille (Sheila), Ormond (Kimberly Joines) as well as granddaughter Tessa Jobin-Joy, grandsons Christophe Gerber, Patrick Gerber (Julie), Michael Jobin, David Leroux, Sean Jobin, Curtis Jobin, Phillip Jobin-Joy and great grandchildren Megan and Calvin Gerber.

Art will be sadly missed by his sisters Dianne Kerr and Stephanie Anderson.

Art spent his high school years at St. Paul’s College in Winnipeg where he played on the varsity football and basketball teams. While attending the University of Manitoba, where he was enrolled in pre-med, he made lifelong friends and was a member of Phi Delta Theta. Arthur’s father passed away at a young age, leaving his mother Mabel Margaret (Mason) widowed. The event would define his life and served to motivate him to become the ultimate success he would prove to be. He transferred to the University of Toronto following in his father’s footsteps, taking dentistry. His true passion however, was discovered by a chance meeting with Archie Russel in 1953. Art found employment as a sales representative in the steel service center industry with Russel Steel. He worked there until 1966 when he became a co-founder of Pitt Steel, a Markham based steel service center with branches across Canada. Well respected in the industry, Art was initially the Ontario chapter president and ultimately the Canadian president of the Canadian Steel Center Institute, a prestigious industry association. In 1991 he founded Del Metals where he had the opportunity to work with two of his children Camille and Dianne. Art was a true entrepreneur who took risks, invested in new technology, took joy in employing new Canadians, and introduced many innovative management initiatives. He was a tireless worker, who at the age of 86 was engaged in the business working 4 days per week until his final moments. He lived life on his own terms.

Art’s interests included a love of the outdoors, rooted in his western Canadian upbringing and his childhood family vacation home on the Lake of the Woods, Manitoba. His years spent boating on the MV “Distant Drummer” with Claire, family and friends exploring Georgian Bay were very memorable. Arthur was a passionate lover of Canadian Art, and travel to warmer climates, especially to Bermuda where he could enjoy the sun. He ensured that he remained connected to old Winnipeg friends and was particularly fond of the colour blue. He wanted his passing to be a celebration of a life well lived. His regular attendance at St. Michael’s Parish, in Toronto, provided strength from his faith in life, and as he passed. Art was a very charitable person, never seeking recognition, though through his many accomplishments it is difficult not to recognize him today. He will be missed dearly by family, great friends, and colleagues in the steel business.

The family will receive friends at Rosar-Morrison Funeral Home, 467 Sherbourne Street, Toronto, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on Wednesday, January 21, 2014. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at Saint Michael’s Cathedral, 65 Bond Street, Toronto at 10:00 am on January 22, 2014. A celebration of life reception will be held following the service at Biagio Ristorante, 155 King Street East, Toronto.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Art’s memory to The Children’s Wish Foundation of Canada.

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