It is with tremendous sorrow we announce the recent passing of George Mark Cobb who died in his 84th year at Rouge Valley Health Centre, Ajax, Ontario, following a lengthy illness. George is survived by his only child, daughter Karen Cobb (ON), brothers William Cobb (BC), and Wallace Cobb (NL), sister Elizabeth Scammell Reynolds (NL), half-brother Lewis Cobb (NB), cousin John Cobb (AB), and nieces Rebecca Cobb and Sharon Moloney (both in BC). Born in St John's, NL, to George and Frances Cobb, the family lived in many communities as a result of his father's vocation with Federal Customs. George is a graduate of Bishop Feild College and graduated from Memorial University of Newfoundland with a B.Sc., followed by an M.D. with first class honours from Dalhousie University Medical School, NS. He then obtained specialty certification in both Radiology and Ophthalmology with top honours from the University of Toronto, ON. He was an extremely well respected eye physician and surgeon having practiced in several provinces including Ontario, Newfoundland and New Brunswick, before retiring in 1995. Resting at Carnell's Funeral Home, 329 Freshwater Road on Saturday, May 30 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral service will be held at the Carnell Memorial Chapel on Sunday, May 31, 2015 at 2 p.m. Interment will take place in the Anglican Cemetery, Seldom, Fogo Island, NL on Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at 3 p.m. Donations in his memory may be made to either of the following organizations which George supported throughout his life: IAAPEA - International Association Against Painful Experiments on Animals, OR, PETA - People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. To send a message of condolence or sign the memorial guestbook, please visit www.carnells.com.