Loving husband of Sarah [Sally], wonderful father of Joanne [Ben Haas] and Jennifer and most cherished Papa of Samantha Haas. Beloved brother of Lorraine Russell and Gerald Russell [Heather]. Pre-deceased by parents Martin and Genevieve Russell of Grand Falls NFLD, siblings Don [Madge], Joan Flood, Denny [Barb] and brother-in-law Albert Winton. Loved brother-in-law of Ena Winton, George and Elma Winton of Edinburgh Scotland and Ray Flood of Grand Falls, NFLD. Dearly loved by many nieces, nephews and cousins and the finest group of friends anyone could hope for. Dad lived a great life filled with many magical moments, travels and tons of love and laughter. He retired from the Toronto Transit Commission Plant/Electrical Dept in 1989 after 39 years serving as a subway Signal Maintainer and later as a Rail System Ultrasonic Technician . He was a good provider and good man and although he lost his valiant struggle with pulmonary fibrosis he left with dignity and grace. We wish to thank Dr. Avishay Perl, Dr. Mladin Kirigin, Dr. Barry Cutler, Dr. Barry Shulman, Dr. Lui Mavrogiannis and their teams, the wonderful caregivers at the Kingsway Retirement Home, Toronto CCAC staff as well as the caregivers and staff from Spectrum Nursing and Paramed Health Services and finally, the caring and loving staff and volunteers of the Dorothy Ley Hospice for their incredible end of life care of Dad and our family on his final journey. He lives on in all our hearts.
A Service of Remembrance is being held in Toronto on March 5th at the Turner and Porter Butler Chapel at 3 pm with visitation 1 hour prior. Condolences may be left at www.turnerporter.ca. If desired, donations may be made to the Dorothy Ley Hospice www.dlhospice.org or the Trillium Health Centre Foundation.