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Hugh Quetton Obituary
Devoted husband of 52 years of Frances (Lee-Jones); son of Godfrey and Kitty Quetton. Beloved father of Tim (Suzy Trainor), Kate (David Whyte) and Matthew (Leslie Comrie) and grandfather of Spencer, Laura, Emma, Meg, Theo and Celeste. Hugh was born in England in 1926. When WWII broke out, he was sent to New Hampshire, where he attended Holderness School before entering Yale University. In 1943, Hugh returned to England to train with the Royal Berkshire Regiment. On release as Lieutenant after service in India and Assam, he returned to Yale, graduating with majors in English and History (Class of 1945W). Hugh soon settled in Montreal, and in 1953 built what was said to be Canada's first fiberglass-bodied sports car. He became a commissioner of the Protestant School Board of Greater Montreal and Vice-President of the Canadian Club of Montreal, and had a successful career in public relations with Texaco and BP Canada. Hugh and his family moved to Toronto in 1980; he retired to Victoria in 1994, where he was an active member of the Burma Star Association, Newcomers Club and the Union Club. At Hugh's request, there will be a private interment at Royal Oak Burial Park.
Published by The Times Colonist from Jan. 25 to Jan. 27, 2014.
Memories and Condolences
for Hugh Quetton
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Trevor Colley
February 4, 2014
I was sorry to hear of the passing of Hugh Quetton. I met him only a couple of times at the Ward Room in Esquimalt with my friend Derek Turner from Sooke. Derek was in Burma, and they hit it off when they met. I am so please that I had the opportunity to meet him and his pals from that time gone by. My condolences go out to his family.
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