Allan Stephen MANSON

September 8, 1948 – August 19, 2024 Allan had a peaceful, medically assisted death, at his home in Kingston, ON, surrounded by loved ones, fresh flowers, and the sounds of Simon and Garfunkel, after living more than five years with lung cancer. He was a brilliant, internationally renowned, and highly-respected legal scholar, an expert in Canadian evidence law and sentencing, and author of numerous academic articles, book chapters, and books. Allan was a dynamic, well-loved, and award-winning teacher, who profoundly influenced countless students over his 39-year career at the Queen's Faculty of Law, from 1977 to 2016. A passionate advocate for justice and equity in the legal system and society at large, Allan despised abuses of power in any form. He championed prisoner rights. He also led the fight for the unionization of the Queen's University faculty in 1995, and served as president and chief negotiator for the Queen's University Faculty Association. Before joining the Faculty at Queen's, Allan was a practising criminal lawyer in Toronto. He served as the Project Director for the Ontario Law Reform Commission study of the coroners' system from 1990-1994, and was a Deputy Judge of the Yukon Territorial Court from 1994-1995. He also represented clients at the Cornwall Public Inquiry (2005-2009) into allegations of abuse of young people. Allan was predeceased by his parents, Manny and Shirley; and is survived by cherished daughter, Jessamyn, and her husband, Robert Cox; beloved partner, Demetra Sorvatzioti; brothers, Richard (Gilah) and Robert (Sarah); and many friends and colleagues. We will miss him. Cremation has taken place. If you wish to make a donation in Allan's memory, please give to the causes that were important to him: St. Vincent de Paul Society of Kingston, the John Howard or Elizabeth Fry Society, Médecins Sans Frontières, your local Humane Society, or a social justice cause of your choice.