Thomas Stephen Hubbard

Veteran – WWII

Editor and Chief of the Reporting Branch of the Senate of Canada (Retired)

Passed away peacefully on December 1, 2014 in his 95th year, dearly beloved husband of Teresa (née Verdon) for 66 years. Loving father of Stephen (Lilly), Alexandria, VA; Louise

(Stephen Hall), Ottawa; and Danielle (Walter Garel), Montreal. Grandfather of Thomas (Miranda), Fort Lauderdale and great-grandfather of Makenzie. Predeceased by his parents, Thomas Hubbard Sr. and Florence Dewar, infant son Paul, sisters Joan (Read), Mary (Spencer) and Olive (Mitchell) and brother Robert “Bob.” He is survived by brothers Charles (Chuck and Betty), Bert (Aline) and Gil (Joanne), all of Ottawa, and many nieces and nephews. Mr. Hubbard, a keen sportsman, was a member of the University of Ottawa Basketball team that won the Intermediate Basketball Championship of Canada in 1939. Years later, he was a long-time avid curler with the Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club. In 1945 he served as senior military court reporter at the Canadian War Crimes Trials in Germany. From 1949 to 1999 he served as the recording secretary for the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association’s annual meetings. Thomas was a Past-President of the Chartered Shorthand Reporters Association of Ontario and also Past-President of the Hansard Association of Canada. Relatives and friends may call at McEvoy-Shields Funeral Home, 1411 Hunt Club Road, on Friday, December 5 from 2 to 4 pm and 7 to 9 pm. Funeral Mass at 10 am on Saturday, December 6 in Resurrection of Our Lord Church, 1940 Saunderson Drive, Ottawa. Private interment at Notre Dame Cemetery. Special thank you to the wonderful caring staff at Oakpark Retirement Community and the 5th floor palliative care unit at Elizabeth Bruyère, Ottawa. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Shepherds of Good Hope would be appreciated by the family.