As I am about to retire from my services as nutrition consultant to a Foundation dealing with malnourished children in Third World countries, I cannot help but remember what influence George has on me as a professor, mentor, advisor and colleague. I will always be grateful for his fair and considered opinions.

My condolences to the Beaton family. Dr Beaton was my professor of nutrition in graduate school between 1990-1993. I will Dr Beaton in my prayers

Please accept my sincere condolences. I am writing as a past student of Dr. Beaton's. I cannot emphasize how much I always have and always will consider Dr. George Beaton a leader in his field of nutritional sciences. I was greatly affected by the graduate course I took from him, as I know many others were. To this day, I have continued to consider his insightful perspectives when I study nutrition. He will be greatly missed and always remembered as an outstanding scientist who made a substantial difference in his students and his field.

One of my favorite memories of George, sticking with the Santa theme, is being with him at a mall just before Christmas. As we walked along the children kept looking at him, thinking that must be Santa. There are many children alive today who don't even know who Santa is but who are alive because of George. I feel priveliged to of known him. Merle

My memories of Uncle George is that of a presence.  I rarely visited so my memories are more of what I remember my mother telling me about things that were happening at Aunt Mary's and Uncle George's place.  I remember hearing about Uncle George bought a horse called Peter.  I thought that was the greatest.  My dream was to ride and to have a horse.  Uncle George was living my dream.  Barbara Kinsey

Dear Dorcas, Mary and all your family - The world has lost another Santa Claus, not only in his appearance, but also in how he used his talents in service to humanity. May you find peace in your hearts at this time of mourning. We send you much love and sympathy from Nova Scotia.

We were so saddened to hear of the death of our wonderful neighbour George. We met him about five years ago, in December of 2007, and I remember that my son Sebastian who was 5 years old at that time said: ”Mommy, I saw Santa!”. We just moved to the area and my son was very happy to see that he was going to be among the first who will receive a present that Christmas. We send our sincere sympathy to Mary and the rest of the family, and hope that memories will comfort and bring you peace.

Dear Jim, Dawne and family: I was saddened to learn of your dear father's passing. May you find comfort in his love and significant accomplishments, and may your fond memories help to sustain you throughout this difficult time. Please accept my most sincere condolences.

Uncle George drew happy faces (in pen!) on the foreheads of my sister Barb and myself before our mothers' funeral in 1972. He helped to lighten a heavy day. Also on that day, he let us play with his signet ring, pressing it into little puddles of wax. With his gentle voice, he let Barb and I know how creative we were being. He had the appearance of a serious professor, but always seemed to enjoy the commotion of all the cousins together- and that was a lot of girls (and Jim)!
Remember that love heals hearts and memories fill the empty space.  We are thinking of you.
Love Donna, Nancy, Susan (and Barb)

We were so sorry to hear about Uncle George. He was such a wonderful man who has touched so many lives. I have always been proud to say he was my uncle. He was extremely helpful when settling my mother's estate and I greatly appreciate everything he has done for me. We will all miss him very much. Unfortunately we cannot attend the service on Saturday as it is my son, Patrick's, wedding day. Please know we are thinking of you all.

Please accept my sincere condolences. George was a very special person on so many levels and I was privileged to have benefited from his wisdom, intelligence, insight and humour in our exchanges on nutrition - both science and policy. During my tenure as Director General of the Office of Nutrition Policy and Programs at Health Canada, George provided advice whenever asked (and sometimes when he wasn't). What he had to say was always carefully considered and usually profound. As the use of Dietary Reference Intakes was debated, his passion for accuracy and integrity in the use of science resulted in him sending a range of missives which I carefully placed in a binder. I took the Beaton binder to the cottage that summer in the early 90s and devoured the contents in the quiet of rocks, trees and water. The material was important and took time to digest, but his intelligence and insight were clear. His concerns were well documented and convincing - it just took us time to get there. I am certain that he was frustrated by the slowness to grasp what was so obvious to him - but it is a testament to his character that he never gave up and in the process shaped our understanding of nutrition. Dr. Beaton is a national treasure. His work in nutrition, his willingness to help and his insistence on accuracy in the interpretation of nutrition science is a legacy. I remember so clearly the protocol he sent as we were beginning work on Canada's Food Guide. It was a gift that few others would have been able to construct. I consider it such a privilege to have known, worked with and learned from Dr. Beaton. I was profoundly touched when Mary and George traveled to Ottawa for my retirement. It was 5 years ago this month and I share a picture that was taken at that time. The loss for his family is profound. May you know that the loss you feel is shared by many of his colleagues. George Beaton gave so much, to so many. We have lost a mentor, teacher, friend and great Canadian.

When I was a little kid, Uncle George always seemed larger than life, with his pipe and his booming laugh. He was a giant to me back then. Then when I was at university and took a nutrition course, I was assigned a text with GH Beaton as lead author and editor. In doing research in that course, I kept running across articles with his name in the list of authors...and I didn't study human nutrition but animal!  I then realized that he was a giant to the world and not just me. I often heard about his travels around the world, and his recognition by the people of Canada with the Order of Canada just verified his international value to me. He was the youngest of three children and quite arguably the most successful in life, with an amazing wife and family.

I'll miss you Uncle George!

Walt and Lynn made a donation to Sunnybrook Palliative Care Unit

Good Neighbour Beaton, In loving memory of George - we'll miss seeing him working on his beloved yard and his hearty laugh.

OBITUARIO

George Hector Beaton

20 diciembre, 1929 – 8 octubre, 2012

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