He is survived by his three children, Chris, Carol and Nigel; his five grandchildren, Luke, Angie, Katie, Sherrie and Ashley; and his two great-grandchildren, Chloe and Malina. He is also survived by his brother, Malcolm, who resides in Scotland.
George grew up in a coal mining community, his father working in the mines his whole life. George was the first in the family to attend University and was granted a scholarship. He had a brilliant mind and could do anything he set his mind to and subsequently he graduated as a Professional Mechanical Engineer. He also has his name on a patent (US3444964A) for a braking system for locomotive trains.
He married Ivy on September 6, 1952, and they were together for 69 years until she passed away in June 2022. They began their married life in England and later immigrated to Thompson, MB in 1969, where he worked for INCO, a nickel mine. They moved the family to Mississauga in 1970 and settled there until 1976.
George accepted a position with CP Rail in 1976 and moved to Beaconsfield, QC. He had a passion for trains so this was his dream job. He retired in 1993 and they returned to Ontario to be closer to the family.
Some of his many hobbies were woodworking, gardening, painting, model trains, music and even knitting. The family has many pieces of furniture with the familiar coal miner’s lantern branded into the wood. He related many stories to the family about his travels around the world that his job required, and also wrote an autobiography due to his passion for genealogy. We are left with the family’s history that he worked so hard to collect which dates back to the 1600's.
George will be dearly missed by his family, friends and neighbours. May he rest in peace.
In lieu of flowers, contributions to the charity of your choice would be appreciated.
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