George Kenneth Green

George Kenneth Green, born on February 22nd, 1932, in Galt, Ontario, died quietly on September 4th, 2023, with his two daughters, Georgia Green and Virginia (aka Ginnie) Adams, by his side in Etobicoke, Ontario. Always a great “Daddy”, he was loved as much as any two girls could love the man who raised them. George also leaves behind two granddaughters, Josie and Charlie Adams who will dearly miss the fun moments of laughter with their “Pa”. Special thanks to Mary Lou, Yvette, and Connie for their love and support over the years.

He was married to the love of his life, Terrie McKinley, for over 66 years living mostly in Ontario, but occasionally they would get the travel bug and move away, making homes in France, New York, San Franscisco, and Vancouver. They always came back to Ontario though, to be closer to family again.

George had a passion for airplanes. He had joined the Air Force when he was just 18 years old and then turned that into a long career as an air traffic controller at Toronto Pearson International Airport. After retirement, he kept his passion alive by joining a RC model airplane flying club and keeping his computer pinned to the FlightAware website for constant check-ins with the airways. He would expertly follow any flights with loved ones on the plane. He was also known to tune in to the tower frequency in Toronto so he could fondly check-in there as well. He dabbled in hockey, bartending, carpentry, painting, photography, and cooking, was an avid reader and movie go-er, and car enthusiast. But, most people knew that he loved horse racing. When he retired, there was the George Green Retirement Pace at Mohawk Raceway and road trips with Terrie to racetracks around North America. Woodbine, though, will always be known as his favourite “hangout”.

After Terrie passed almost two years ago, he took up a new hobby at 89 and decided to start writing stories about meeting her and their early years together. He continued to write stories about his Air Force adventures, and then moved on to fictional western trilogies.

From one of his early life stories, A Rough Start -

“As I walked out of her office, I’m thinking here we go again, another chapter is about to begin. Little did I know that this was not going to be just another chapter. This was the big one, that lasted a whole lifetime. And what a great lifetime it has been.”