AVIS DE DÉCÈS
George A. Martin
25 mai , 1925 – 6 mai , 2018
George Alguire Martin passed away peacefully in the early hours of Sunday, May 6, 2018 at the Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue Veteran’s Hospital, just a few weeks shy of his 93rd birthday. Born and raised in Verdun, Quebec, he enlisted in the Royal Canadian Navy after high school. Upon his return he entered Sir George Williams University but the maturity gained during the war left him at odds with the younger students. He left after a year and found his true passion working his way up from stoker to locomotive engineer at the Canadian National Railway. He proudly took his final ride into Grand Central Station in 1985 retiring after 30 years of service. He was preceded in death by his parents George and Juliet (O’Dwyer), his wife Frances (Bremner), his brothers Mike and John, and his daughter Joy (Prezuiso). Our remarkable father was deeply loved and will be sadly missed by family and friends including daughters: Maureen, Debbie, and Colleen (Paul Edmunds) and his namesake and only son George Jr. (Stephanie Armstrong). George, aka « Bozo » is also mourned by his only surviving sister Colleen, aka « Pugnose », (Vincent Piccone). An unforgettable and proud grandpa will be greatly missed by Tony (Linda), Rino (Carrie) and Wendi (Angus) Prezuiso, Mario (Stefanie), James (Gabrielle) and Julia Barba, Mitchell (Jocelyn), Casey and Louis (Justine) Edmunds, and Zachary and Jacob Martin. Great-grandchildren Ally and Tyler Prezuiso, Gianluca and Sofia Barba, and Mikayla Edmunds will cherish his memory. Uncle George was always the center of attention and consummate host and tour guide for all the cousins, nieces and nephews and our extended family who enjoyed the privilege of his company on vacations to Montreal year after year. His annual winter « snowbird » residence in California as commander and chief and house sitter to Kirby and Coco is especially memorable as is the true patriarch and family man he was and will always be. The family sends heartfelt thanks to the staff at the Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue Veteran’s Hospital for the kind and compassionate care given to George over the past 16 months. Visitation will be held on Sunday, May 13 from 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m., and Monday, May 14 from 10:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. followed by a Celebration of Life Service at Collins Clarke MacGillivray White Funeral Home, 222 Autoroute 20, Pointe-Claire, QC.
Nos plus sincères sympathies à la famille et aux amis de George A Martin 2018.source
Décès pour la Ville: pointeclaire, Province: Quebec
