Simon Wittes

January 30, 1926 - August 29, 2007. Beloved husband, friend, and champion of Glorianne for 58 years; tender and wise father to Bobby and Julie; adored grandfather to Chloe, Melanie, Layla, and Katie; delighted and amazed great-grandfather to Talia and Safia; and grateful uncle to Paul, Carla, and Shelli, died of natural causes in Sarasota, Florida on Wednesday, August 29 at age 81. Si was born and raised in Montreal, lived in Ann Arbor (Michigan), Newton, and Brookline, and then retired from his practice as a clinical psychologist to Sarasota, Florida. He was a compassionate, joyful, and accepting man who blessed the lives of those who knew him. A graveside service will be held in Toronto on the morning of Sunday, Sept. 2, and the family will be sitting shiva at the home of Bobby Wittes on Sunday through Tuesday, Sept. 2-4, at 192 Thornway Avenue, Thornhill, ON, tel. (905) 660-6665. A Memorial Service in Sarasota will take place in the near future. Donations in Si's honor may be made to the Hypertrophic Ardiomyopathy Association http://www.4hcm.org/WCMS/index.php?donate or to the Canadian Friends of Hebrew University http://www.cfhu.org/.