Obituary of Gordon Charles Scott

Peacefully, after an eight year battle with Alzheimer’s, Gord passed away at the Veteran’s Wing of Parkwood Hospital on Monday, February 3rd, 2014. He is now entertaining the Angels on his beloved mandolin and telling them they can have the rest of the day off. He joins his parents Isabel and Ernest, brothers Ernie, Wilf, Kenny and Donnie and his sisters Belle, Dorie, Ethel and Marjorie. He leaves behind his wife, Corry, whom he met in Holland in 1945 and married in 1947. Two sons, Ron and Mark (Lisa), three granddaughters, Holly, Shannon and Keira and grandson Nigel. Gord was a WWII veteran, fighting in the Italian campaign and became a career soldier 1947 – 1970. He joined the staff of the Physical Plant at the University of Western Ontario and retired in 1978, enjoying the winters in the Rio Grande Valley in Texas until 2004. Gord sponsored Corry’s family to come to Canada from Holland and they arrived in 1953. They were: her parents Maria and Jan van der Moer and their children Tom, John, Bert, Joann, Will and Henny (Maxted). They, and their extended family will miss him and wish him peace, at last. The memorial service will be conducted at WESTVIEW FUNERAL CHAPEL, 709 Wonderland Road North, London, on Sunday, March 2nd, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. with visitation one hour prior. In lieu of flowers, donations to Alzheimer Outreach Services (AOS) of McCormick Home, 2022 Kains Road, London, ON, N6K 0A8 will be greatly appreciated.