Obituary of David Astle

ASTLE, David, Cap't. R.N. Ret. In his 92nd year at his residence at Fellowship Towers, Toronto. Following a distinguished career in the navy before and during the Second World War, he settled in Canada and turned to writing. He was the author of numerous essays, articles, books and poems. His masterpiece was The Babylonian Woe, a history of money. Translated into many languages (including Hungarian and Mandarin!), the book continues to intrigue readers, as it has since it was published in the 1970s. Captain Astle is survived by his first cousin, Sylvia Pugh and family of Cambridge, ON; and the Astle, Edwards, and Moya families in the UK. The family will receive friends at the HUMPHREY FUNERAL HOME - A.W. MILES CHAPEL, 1403 Bayview Avenue (south of Eglinton Avenue East), on Wednesday, April 16, 2008 from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. A full funeral mass will follow on Thursday, April 17, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. in ST THOMAS'S ANGLICAN CHURCH, 383 Huron Street (at the St. George subway station). Condolences and memories may be forwarded through www.humphreymiles.com.