Mr. John George Ross, one of nature’s true gentlemen, passed quietly to his eternal reward shortly after 1:00 pm on Friday the 6^th of Apr 2007 at the Hospice at Mayberry Court. He was sixty-three.

The passing of this beloved father, grandfather and friend, quiet and unassuming though he was, will leave a vacant spot in the lives of all those who had the privilege of knowing him.

Mr. Ross was born in Orillia, Ontario in 1943, the son of Andrew and Saddie Ross. John’s career in the military began in 1963 and saw him serving in Bagotville QC, Cold Lake Alta, Lahr Germany, Zweibruken Germany and Ottawa Ont.

John retired from the military in 1998 at the rank of Warrant Officer, but couldn’t stay away from the camaraderie he found there. It didn’t take long before he was manning the ADAM help desk at DGAEPM in Ottawa and interacting with Air Force members all across the country as the first point of contact for AMCROs with aircraft maintenance tracking questions.

He is predeceased by parents Andrew and Sadie Ross, brothers, Andrew and Donald and sister, Francis MacKaracher.

Left to mourn their irrevocable loss are his ex-wife, Marilyn Brown (Fredericton, NB), three daughters, Corina (Fredericton, NB), Wendy Bishop and husband Doug (Whitehorse, Yukon) and Vicki (Fredericton, NB), nine grandchildren and six great- grandchildren.

Also left to mourn are a large circle of relatives and friends. John will be sadly missed, but his spirit will live on in the special memories we cherish of him.

Sincere sympathy is extended to the sorrowing family.

All are invited to join the family at Hulse Playfair and McGarry’s St Laurent Chapel, 1200 Ogilvie Road, where a viewing will be held from 7 to 9 pm on Friday 13 Apr 07 and funeral service will take place on Saturday 14 Apr 07 at 1:00 pm. Burial will follow at the National Military Cemetery (Beechwood Cemetery), 280 Beechwood Avenue Ottawa with a reception afterwards back at the St Laurent chapel.

Messages of Condolence may be sent to the family at corinaross@hotmail.com