Obituary of John HUNTER

HUNTER, John Duncan Webb MB, BS, FRCS (C). Died at home, of metastatic prostate cancer on Tuesday 17th May 2016 at the age of 82. Husband of Audrey (nee Craig); Father of Duncan (Lindsey Patterson), Victoria (Andrew Blakelock) and Giles (Nicole Conduit). Grandfather of: Finlay, Seamus, Eirlys and Madeline. He was born in London, England, lived for a time in Ilesha, Nigeria and was educated at Great Walstead School (Sussex) and the Leys School (Cambridge). He qualified as a doctor at the London Hospital. He enjoyed a rich and varied professional life as: General Practitioner (Surrey, England); Medical Officer in the Royal Canadian Air Force (Winnipeg & Gypsumville, Manitoba); Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynaecology at McMaster University (Hamilton); Director of Community Medicine, Grenfell Regional Health Services (St. Anthony, Newfoundland & Labrador); and Chief of Staff, West Lincoln Memorial Hospital, (Grimsby, Ontario). He was active in retirement and enjoyed wood-working, boat-building, growing vegetables and paddling his own kayaks on Sydenham Lake. Throughout his illness, he remained the person that he always had been: kind, careful, optimistic and infinitely curious. He was deeply grateful for the social interactions and care that he received from: Dr. Chris Booth, Dr. Ray Viola, Kristi, Johanne, Michelle, Tammy and the reception staff at the Cancer Centre of Eastern Ontario at Kingston General Hospital. His family would like to thank Dr. Natalie Kondor and Dr. Nancy Luong along with the nurses from St. Elizabeth Health Care, especially Carolyn Abrams, for helping him die peacefully at home with his family. Donations to the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum (www.warplane.com) in Mount Hope or McNally House Hospice (www.mcnallyhousehospice.com) in Grimsby, Ontario. Well-wishers are invited to a reception at the JAMES REID FUNERAL HOME at 1900 John Counter Blvd. (entering from the back parking lot reception centre doors) on Friday, 20th May 2016 between the hours of 4-6 pm. A gathering for him will be held at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum in June.