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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0035_01C8E279.9A3A6EA0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable For those who knew David Sergeant and had yet to hear of his death: OBITUARY DAVID ERNEST SERGEANT Calmly at Royal Victoria Hospital = in Montreal on Monday, June 30, 2008, at the age of eighty-one, due to = complications of congestive heart failure. Predeceased by wife Johanne = (nee Welsh) (1994), sister Linda Grace Marr (2006), and infant son Alan = (1958). Beloved father of Christopher (Susan Davidson), Claire (John = O'Neil) and Katherine (Howard Streight), cherished grandfather of Colin, = Natalie, Wesley, and Linnea, and dear uncle of Lindsay and Graham Marr. = He will be greatly missed by relatives and friends in many countries. = David Ernest Sergeant was born in 1927 in Hangzhou, China, the son of a = medical missionary. He obtained a Ph.D. degree in Zoology at Corpus = Christi College, Cambridge, England. In 1951, he began his career in = Canadian east coast fisheries research, studying beluga whales and harp = seals. Married in 1954, David and Johanne lived in Montreal and then = settled in Hudson, Quebec in 1963. They were passionate about = travelling, often including opportunities for birdwatching. After = Johanne's death abroad in a car crash, which he survived, David = continued his travels. In recent years, he stayed closer to home, = indulging in reading and various cultural and ecological pursuits. After = cremation, according to his wishes, a memorial service will be held at = St. James Church in Hudson, Quebec on Saturday, August 2, 2008 at 11:00 = a.m. Donations in his memory may be made to the nursing services of NOVA = Hudson (450) 458-5727, to the Nature Conservancy of Canada, or to the = conservation charity of your choice. =20 Published in the Montreal Gazette on 7/5/2008.=20 Laurie Murison Grand Manan, NB=20 ------=_NextPart_000_0035_01C8E279.9A3A6EA0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.6000.16674" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>For those who knew David Sergeant and = had yet to=20 hear of his death:</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <TABLE cellSpacing=3D0 cellPadding=3D0 width=3D"100%" border=3D0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD class=3D"Notice SearchResults1 LeftPadMedium RightPadMedium"=20 colSpan=3D2>OBITUARY DAVID ERNEST SERGEANT Calmly at Royal = Victoria Hospital=20 in Montreal on Monday, June 30, 2008, at the age of eighty-one, = due to=20 complications of congestive heart failure. Predeceased by wife = Johanne=20 (nee Welsh) (1994), sister Linda Grace Marr (2006), and infant son = Alan=20 (1958). Beloved father of Christopher (Susan Davidson), Claire = (John=20 O'Neil) and Katherine (Howard Streight), cherished grandfather of = Colin,=20 Natalie, Wesley, and Linnea, and dear uncle of Lindsay and Graham = Marr. He=20 will be greatly missed by relatives and friends in many countries. = David=20 Ernest Sergeant was born in 1927 in Hangzhou, China, the son of a = medical=20 missionary. He obtained a Ph.D. degree in Zoology at Corpus = Christi=20 College, Cambridge, England. In 1951, he began his career in = Canadian east=20 coast fisheries research, studying beluga whales and harp seals. = Married=20 in 1954, David and Johanne lived in Montreal and then settled in = Hudson,=20 Quebec in 1963. They were passionate about travelling, often = including=20 opportunities for birdwatching. After Johanne's death abroad in a = car=20 crash, which he survived, David continued his travels. In recent = years, he=20 stayed closer to home, indulging in reading and various cultural = and=20 ecological pursuits. After cremation, according to his wishes, a = memorial=20 service will be held at St. James Church in Hudson, Quebec on = Saturday,=20 August 2, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. Donations in his memory may be made = to the=20 nursing services of NOVA Hudson (450) 458-5727, to the Nature = Conservancy=20 of Canada, or to the conservation charity of your choice. = </TD></TR> <TR> <TD class=3D"Small LeftPadMedium RightPadMedium SearchResults1" = colSpan=3D2> <DIV>Published in the Montreal Gazette on 7/5/2008. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Laurie Murison</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Grand Manan,=20 NB</FONT></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> </DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0035_01C8E279.9A3A6EA0--
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