LUCAS, John Harvey - Born on June 18, 1926 in Hanover, Ontario, our beloved father John passed away at Errinrung Long Term Care Centre in Thornbury, on Friday, April 13, 2018 at the age of 91.
John was predeceased by his wife Peggy Lucas just a few short months ago.
He was predeceased by his parents Harvey and Renata (nee Knechtel) Lucas and his siblings Bill Lucas, Betty Boyd and Christine Kilmer.
John was a loving father to his daughters Sandra Scott (Carl) and Vicky Flett (Brian).
He was the adored grandfather to Lucas Flett (Joti), Justin Flett (Stefanie) and Hilary Scott and great-grandfather to Ella and Lyla Flett. He will be greatly missed by his nieces, nephews and their families. John led an exciting life.
He graduated from the University of Toronto with a degree in aeronautical engineering.
Right out of university he had the opportunity to work at Avro Canada. He was involved with the creation of the Avro Arrow. After Avro, he went on to work at Purity Packaging as a general manager and eventually became Vice President of Glopak. Our dad was an avid sailor and owned a few sailboats during his lifetime. He sailed from Lake Champlain to the Bahamas and lived on his boat for 6 months.
He was a great storyteller and would charm us with stories of his adventures. He was very well-read and enjoyed a good debate on any topic, especially politics! Dad was our rock and will be forever remembered. John and Peggy will be laid to rest during a private family celebration of their lives at the Lucas family plot at a later date.
As your expression of sympathy, donations to the Canadian Aviation and Space Museum (Ingenium Foundation) or the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated.
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