Obituary of Peter F. H. Connon

Peter F. H. Connon (December 11, 1923 - March 28, 2008) Respected math teacher at South Huron District High School, Exeter, from 1968 to 1986. Highly regarded by students and staff. Earlier careers as a real estate agent, stock broker, and forester. Worked as a lumberjack on the West Coast. Served with the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy in World War II. Possessed of a brilliant mind, he graduated from Pickering College with Honours, and attained his Bachelor of the Science of Forestry at the University of Toronto in 1949, also with Honours. He was a tough, determined man, and an independent thinker. He defeated cancer twice and rebounded from two strokes. Lifelong conservationist, skilled woodsman, keen hunter and angler, and nature lover. Born on a farm near Stouffville, Ontario. Devoted husband of Maude (Mingay) Connon, beloved father of Patricia (French), Jane, Hugh, and Matthew, and dear father-in-law of Doug (French), Tony (Fanelli), and Sabina (Wojcik). Loving grandfather of Nils, Leon, Nathan, Sara, and Ava. A dedicated family man to the day of his death. Dad, we will miss your sharp mind, and your relentless sense of humour. “Away ya went, ya happy varmints.” At Peter’s request, his body has been bequeathed to the Department of Anatomy, University of Western Ontario, London. Irish “wake” will be held at the Oakwood Inn Resort (Terrace Room), Grand Bend, Ontario, on Sunday, April 6, 2008, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Donations in lieu of flowers can be made to the Nature Conservancy of Canada at www.natureconservancy.ca or by mail to 36 Eglinton Avenue West, Suite 400, Toronto, Ontario M4R 1A1 or call 1-800-465-0029. T. Harry Hoffman & Sons Funeral Home, Dashwood, entrusted with arrangements.