Obituary of Gordon Brown

Died peacefully on September 3, 2007 at Sunnybrook Hospital after a short battle with cancer. Loving father, father-in-law and friend of Deborah, Richard and Laurie, Gregory and Michelle, James and Iliana. Gord will be dearly missed by his grandchildren - Amanda, Sean, David, Gregory and Gabriella. He is survived by his brother Walter (Beth) and his sister Joan (William) Moher and pre-deceased by his brother Edward (Wendy). Gord spent most of his career with Imperial Oil Limited in Toronto before moving to Montreal to join Socanov, Inc. as Vice-President of Marketing. Gord was a man of many passions - a voracious reader, an animal lover, a baseball fanatic, a world traveller, an accomplished musician and most recently the founder of St. Cecelia Records. A generous soul, Gord will be missed by all who knew him. The family wishes to thank the doctors and nurses at the Palliative CareUnit at Sunnybrook Hospital for the kindness and care shown to our father. The family will receive friends at the "HUMPHREY FUNERAL HOME - A.W. MILES CHAPEL," 1403 Bayview Avenue (south of Eglinton Avenue East) from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. on Wednesday, September 5. A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 6 in ST. MONICA'S CHURCH, 44 Broadway Avenue, Toronto. Gord always said that two of his best friends came from the Toronto HumaneSociety. Donations in Gordon's memory may be made to the Toronto Humane Society, 11 River Street, Toronto, Ontario M5A 4C2. "Without a song, the day would never endWithout a song, the road would have no bendWhen things go wrong, a man ain't got no friendWithout a song."