Obituary of John William Ross

ROSS, DR. JOHN WILLIAMS P.ENG At Sunnybrook Palliative Care Centre Saturday August 20th, 2005. Peacefully, after a year-long battle with cancer. John leaves behind his wife Christine, children Matthew and Stephanie, his mother Betty Ross and his sister Linda. He also leaves his great friends Greg Day and Bruce Pinn. After completing his Doctorate in Metallurgical Engineering at the U of T, John pursued a career in Computer Science. He held positions at Inco in Sudbury and the Ontario Centre for Large Scale Computation at the University of Toronto. John spent what were likely his most enjoyable years as Chief Scientist at Corelan Communications, Optus and Symcor. The family will receive friends at the HUMPHREY FUNERAL HOME - A.W. MILES CHAPEL, 1403 Bayview Avenue (south of Eglinton Avenue East), on Friday from 2-4 and 7-9 with reception. Family interment at Mount Pleasant Cemetery on Saturday at 11 a.m. Donations to Sunnybrook and Women�s Foundation, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M4N 3M5.