John Baldwin

BALDWIN, John Russel 1912-2011, beloved husband of Dorothy nee Pearson for 67 years. Survived by Dorothy, his sons John (wife Adrianne), Richard (wife Kristin), Blair (wife Anne) and his grandchildren Kate (husband Kiran), Juliet, Robyn, Jane, John Brian, Reilly, Pearson and Kiera. John did his undergraduate studies at McMaster University (Graduates Hall of Fame) then his MA from the University of Toronto in 1934; Rhodes Scholar, Christ Church, Oxford (B Litt - 1937). He taught in McMaster's History Department (1937-1938), then became the National Secretary of the Canadian Institute of International Affairs in Toronto (1938-1941). During World War II he served first in the Department of External Affairs; then in the Privy Council Office for the War Committee of the Cabinet. From 1949 to 1968, John was the Chairman of the Air Transport Board and then Deputy Minister of Transport. He was the President of Air Canada from 1968-1974. He served on the Boards of such organizations as the Ottawa Philharmonic, Kingston General Hospital and the Quebec Boy Scouts Association. John's awards included the Brancker Medal from the British Royal Aeronautical Society and the C.D. Howe Award for Leadership in Civil Aviation. In retirement he served as the part-time consultant to the Office of the Auditor General and the Transport Department. Hobbies included canoeing, oenology, sports, and jazz piano. He would like to be remembered for contributions to the development of the postwar structure of civil aviation, aids to navigation and the establishment of the Canadian Coastguard. His passions were his family, his country and public service. A celebration of John's life will be held at a later date. For those who wish, donations in his memory may be made to the U.H.K.F. (Kingston General Hospital Foundation). Arrangements entrusted to the James Reid Funeral Home, Kingston. www.jamesreidfuneralhome.com