Stuart “Jim” Strong, MD
December 7, 1932 – February 29, 2020
Dr. Stuart James Strong passed peacefully on the evening of Saturday, February 29th, 2020. He spent his last days content in the company of his family at Maison McCulloch Hospice. Out of several positions offered to him in Canada, Dr Strong chose to move his family from Oxford, England, to Sudbury, Ontario, in 1968 to be the Director of Pathology at Memorial Hospital. He also oversaw the modernization of the Blood Services here and for North Eastern Ontario, the construction of a dedicated Blood Transfusion Centre on Cedar Street, and organized a world-class Plasmapheresis program. His colleague Dr. Theo Ciszewski described him as “a great human being, very cordial to everybody around, helpful on every occasion, a very wise man, a very good physician and extremely good organizer of Canadian Blood Services… all Canadians should be proud of him.” He was to us a most beloved husband, father, grandfather, a wonderful provider, protector and consistent supporter of all our endeavours. No words are sufficient to describe how much he will be missed.
Jim is survived by his wife Stella, their 4 children: Martin, Alison (John Kovalcik), Philip (Laurel MacDonald) and Helen (Wade Scoffin) and 5 grandchildren – Katherine, Michael, Thomas, Andrew & Bayly. He is predeceased by his parents, Percy & Florence, and his brother, Don. A memorial service at the Jackson & Barnard Funeral Home with a celebration of life to follow will be held in June, date and time to be announced. In lieu of flowers, donations in Jim’s memory can be made to the Maison McCulloch Hospice or your charity of choice. For donations, or messages of condolence www.lougheed.org.
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Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Stuart Jim James Strong Saturday February 29th 2020..
Death notice for the town of: Sudbury, Province: Ontario