Graham Martin

1939 – 2015

Passed away peacefully at the West Island

Palliative Care Center on September 5, 2015.

Predeceased by his parents Avril and Donald

B. Martin, he leaves to mourn his beloved wife

Margaret, his dearly loved children Heather

(Glenn Bradley), Catherine (Robert Davis),

Brian (Nancy Schlesinger) and Robert

(Athanasia Antonopoulos) and his cherished

grandchildren Cedric and Melissa Bradley;

Charlotte and Sean Davis; Chase and Sophie

Martin and Talia, Mila and Ava Martin. He is

also survived by his sister Fiona Maarhuis

(late Robin Braithwaite), his brother Howard

(Barbara Pilon), his sisters-in-law Anne (late

Richard D. Price), Dinah (Roger Glanville), Jill

(Hugh Berwick) and his brother-in-law Dick

Freeborough (Diane) and many nieces and

nephews. Graham was born in Heswall,

Lancashire, England and came to Canada in

1947. He attended Roslyn School, Lower

Canada College and then the University of

New Brunswick where he got his bachelor and

master’s degrees in Electrical Engineering. In

1962, he started teaching electrical

engineering at Sir George Williams College

(now Concordia University). He quickly

became interested in Computer Science and

ran the Computer Center from 1965 until

1976 when he became the Vice-Rector of

Administration and Finance for Concordia for

10 years. Then in 1991 he was appointed

Principal of the Institute for Cooperative

Education from which he finally retired after

39 years of service in 2001. Throughout his

career at Concordia, he always taught at least

one course each term in order to stay in touch

with the students who were his main concern.

Over the years he had many interests, he was

a Cub and Scout leader and Treasurer for

Quebec Council of Scouts Canada; Member

and President in 1986-87 of the Montreal

Rotary Club, President of Quebec Easter

Seals for many years. In 2002, he was

awarded the Queen’s Jubilee Medal for

service to disabled children. He was a Church

warden for Christ Church (Beaurepaire);

Member and President of Montreal-

Lakeshore Rotary Club 2007-2008; Member

of the Board of MacKay Center and later

MAB-MacKay Center , also Chairman of

Board of Camp Massawippi (camp for

disabled children) about which he was very

passionate. In later years, he drove for

Beaconsfield Meals on Wheels and helped out

in the Christmas Park School library. In lieu of

flowers, donations to Camp Massawippi

would be appreciated. Cheque payable to

Camp Massawippi, 3161 Chemin Round Bay

Ayer's Cliff (Que´bec) J0B 1C0. Graham was a

kind and generous man who gave freely of his

time to volunteer and help others. He will be

greatly missed by his family and all who knew

him. Rest in Peace. Family will receive

condolences at Collins Clarke MacGillivray

White (222 Autoroute 20, Pointe-Claire) on

Friday, September 11 from 2 to 4:30 p.m. and

7 to 9 p.m. A Funeral Service will take place

Saturday at Christ Church Beaurepaire (455

Church Rue, Beaconsfield) at 11 a.m.