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McWILLIAMS,
David
Ireland, Q.C., LLB, B.Sc. (Mil.,) Lieutenant
Colonel (Ret'd)
In London, Ontario, on October 9, 2007 at Longworth Long Term
Care in his 85th year. Predeceased earlier this year by his beloved
wife Beverly
Jane (née
BROUGH.)
Will be sadly missed by his children,
Melanie of Windsor, Wendy (Scott
McNIE) and Sheila (Michel
VALLEE,)
both of Nanaimo, British Columbia, Holly (Paul
BERTON) of London,
Ontario, and David of Hoboken, New Jersey, and grandchildren:
Nicholas, Stephen and Alexandra
VALLEE,
Harris and Heidi
BERTON,
and Liam and Robin
McNIE.
Also survived by his brother Peter
of Oakville, Ontario. Born in Toronto 1922, David attended Upper
Canada College, then Royal Military College (#2721) and finally
Osgoode Hall. He met Beverly while articling in Windsor, and
there they made their home. For 47 years, he practised law and
committed himself to his adopted community, chairing and/or sitting
on boards of numerous local organizations, including Essex County's
Children's Aid Society, Essex Law Association and Ontario Legal
Aid Plan, the District Health Council and Essex County Hospital
Planning Council. He was a former chair and founding member of
St Clair College, Canterbury College (U. of Windsor), and the
Greater Windsor Community Foundation. David's war service took
him to the U.S.A., the North Pacific, Britain, Italy, and Northwest
Europe with the Lord Strathcona's Horse (RC), Canadian Armoured
Corps, The First Special Service Force, (2nd Canadian Parachute
Battalion), First Infantry Brigade, and mustering out as captain
and company commander with the Royal Canadian Regiment. Postwar
service was with the Essex and Kent Scottish Regiment, where
he was appointed Honourary Lieutenant Colonel in 1998. Funeral
service in Windsor at Saint Mary's Anglican Church (Walkerville)
on 15 October 2007 at 11: 30 a.m. followed by interment of his
ashes along with those of his beloved Beverly. No flowers at
his express request. In lieu, donations may be made to the Canterbury
College (U. of Windsor) Community or to the David and Beverly McWilliams
Endowment Fund for Saint Mary's Church (Walkerville).
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