Passed peacefully away after a brief illness at Western Memorial Hospital, Dr. Wallace Stanley Read, aged 81 years. Wallace was born and educated in Corner Brook, NL and completed his engineering degree at Mount Allison University and Nova Scotia Technical College. His distinguished career in the Pulp and Paper and Hydro-Electric industries included senior positions with Bowaters, Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro, the Lower Churchill Development Corporation, the Churchill Falls (Labrador) Corporation, the Canadian Electrical Association, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, the Canadian Standards Association, the Public Utilities Board of NL, and the Canadian Centre for Marine Communications. He was awarded two doctorates honoris causa (Memorial University of Newfoundland, and the Technical University of Nova Scotia), and in 2003, he was appointed to the Order of Canada. Predeceased by father and mother, James and Olive Read, brother Raymond, sister Gloria, niece Jeanne Sharpe and nephew William Martin. Leaving to mourn his family: Wallace Jr. (Heather), David (Gail), Christian (Denise), Gregory (Wendy), and Ida (Wellon) Read; sister Phyllis (John Young); grandchildren: Alexander, Hayley, Amanda, Gillian, William, Hunter, Daniel, Darien, Brooke and Meaghan; loving friend Helen Coleman White and her children: Mary-Louise Bonnell (daughter Laura), and Gregory White. Resting at Carnell’s Funeral Home, 329 Freshwater Road with visitation on Thursday from 10-12 noon, 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral service will be held from St. Augustine’s Anglican Church on Friday, August 19, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. Cremation to follow. Interment in Corner Brook at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations gratefully accepted for the St. Augustine’s Anglican Church Restoration Fund, the Canadian Diabetes Association, or a charity of one’s choice. To send a message of condolence or to sign the memorial guestbook, please visit www.carnells.com.