William Alexander MATHESON

WILLIAM ALEXANDER
MATHESON


In St. Catharines, Ontario, on
December 10, 2017, William
Alexander Matheson (B. A.
King's College/Dalhousie,
M.B.A Western, M.A. Phd
Carleton) passed away
surrounded by loved ones.
Son of the late Alec Matheson
and his wife, Lena MacAskill
of Sydney, Nova Scotia. Dear
brother of Marylyn Moules
(Gerald) of Sydney; loving
uncle of Alan Matheson
Moules (Lynne), their son Alec
Matheson Moules of Whitman
Massachusetts and Rhonda
Moules (Bruno Losier) of
Ancaster, Ontario.
   Bill was immensely proud of
his time as a Professor at
Brock University. He was the
first Dean of Social Sciences
and first Vice President. He
was awarded the first Brock
University Alumni Award for
Excellence in Teaching (1980)
and the first Brock University
Student Union Recognition of
Excellence in Teaching (1994).
In 2008, the Matheson
Learning Commons, an
interactive learning space for
students, was named for Bill.
In the larger community Bill
served on the Board of the
Niagara Symphony, as a
director of the Niagara
Regional Development
Corporation, the Niagara
Centre for Youth Care, Family
and Children's Services of
Niagara, Contact Niagara and
the Niagara Child and Youth
Services Foundation. He
served as a member of the
Federal Advisory Committee
on Judicial Appointments and
as a Member of the Council of
the Ontario College of
Teachers. He was awarded
the Queen's Golden Jubilee
Service medal for community
service in 2002.
   At Bill's request, there will be
no funeral service. Cremation
with interment of ashes in the
family plot, Hardwood Hill
Cemetery, Sydney, NS will
happen at a later date. Those
who would like to remember
Bill are invited to contribute to
the Matheson Bursary, Brock
University or the Niagara
Foundation for Family and
Children's Services.
   The family would like to thank
the staff on Two West and
One East at Hotel Dieu Shaver
Hospital in St. Catharines,
Ontario for their dedicated
care and compassion during
the past five months and Bill's
close circle of friends and
retired colleagues from Brock
University for their many
visits, emails and
conversations.