Schooled by nuns in Switzerland, sent by ship at age 7 with brother Bill (12) to Canada, raised in Toronto by his parents, attended Upper Canada College. At the start of WW II, became an Ordinance Munitions Inspector for the British Government in Connecticut. There he met and married Sally Curtiss with whom he had 4 children in Toronto. In the early 1960s, with McGregor Young, he founded Liftow Limited, a material handling business. Married his second wife, Janet Pilkington, with whom he had 2 children. A keen competitor, often representing Canada, a world-class athlete in cricket, squash, golf and sailing. Is on the Canadian Cricket wall of fame. Was a member of Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club; (past President) Canadian Cricket association; (past President) The Badminton and Racquet Club; Toronto Golf Club; Eastward Ho!; Lost Tree Club; Tryall Club; (past Commodore) Stone Horse Yacht Club; Yacht Club of Hilton Head; South Carolina Yacht Club; Savannah Yacht Club; Haig Point Club; Royal and Ancient Golf Club, Scotland; and an honorary life-time member of the Marylebone Cricket Club (Lords). He loved his Wianno Seniors, J22s, J24s, J29s, J105s, Wagner, Sinatra, Gershwin, Crosby. Loved singing, an audience, being at the helm on Nantucket Sound, Calibogue Sound, Key West, close calls on the race course, holes in one, golfing his age, all things British (was presented to Queen Elizabeth in the 1960s), The Daufuskie “Marshfield Mamas” Ladies Tennis Team, the Haig Point Bridge Club, Fiddler's Landing.
Seized life at every turn, opened every door of opportunity, worked to the end to keep his mind and body sharp. A man whose quality of spirit in the areas of his involvements led many into a richness of experience they would never have otherwise known.
Son of William Hamilton Gunn and Phyllis Moffat, brother of William, father of David, Christopher, Stephanie (Nick Mazzarese), Elliott (Sandra), Robin (Blain Goold), Carey (Travis Ellison); Grandfather of Patty McClarren (Steve), Spencer Gunn, Katie Gunn, Ian Gunn, Olivia Gunn, Emma Gunn, Aubrey Gunn Pledger, Aaron Goold; Great-grandfather of Ellie, Ben and Maggie McClarren, and father of Sparkie and Henry Gunn.
Lewis's family remains grateful to the grace and warmth of The Royal of Harwich, Liberty Commons, and Hope Hospice.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hope Hospice, 765 Attucks Lane, Hyannis, MA 02601, the Humane Society 2100 L St., NW, Washington, D.C. 20037, or the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718.
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