John E. WIGHTMAN

WIGHTMAN, John (Jack) E.
   B.A. M.A.
   1924-2016

Veteran WWII Canadian Army
University of Toronto
(Victoria College) 1951
Retired Sr. Vice-President CIBC
The family of Jack Wightman
announces with sorrow his death
at home on Friday, April 29,
2016. Jack was the devoted
husband of Doris (nee Duncan)
Wightman 68 years. Cherished
father of John R. and his wife
Cheryl Martin. Adored 'Papa' of
Shannon (Steven Stroupes),
Lauren (Everett Hanna) and
Kathleen. Brother of William
Wightman and his family of
Burlington, brother-in-law of
William Duncan and the late
Marion Duncan and Carol, wife
of the late Donald Duncan.
   Jack was born in Women's
College Hospital and grew up in
'The Beach' where he lived
happily the majority of his
lifetime. He attended Balmy
Beach Public School and Malvern
Collegiate. During his service in
WWII in the Canadian Artillery
Jack was seriously wounded in
Normandy. Upon his return
home from hospitalization in
France and England he attended
the University of Toronto. Jack
earned a B.A. in Political Science
and Economics and was a
member of the first class to
graduate with a Masters Degree
in Industrial Relations. At CIBC,
his career was an adventure in
the field of Consumer Credit.
   Sports were a great part of
Jack's life and he was a retired
member of Scarborough Golf
and Country Club and of the
Balmy Beach Canoe Club. His
greatest pleasure was sitting in a
canoe, fly rod in hand with a
member of the family or close
friend. He valued his extended
family, friends, colleagues and
neighbours.
   Funeral services will be held in
the McDougall and Brown
Funeral Home, 2900 Kingston
Rd. (at St. Clair Ave. E.)
416-267-4656 on Wednesday,
May 4, 2016 at 11:30
a.m.(visitation will commence
from 10:30 a.m.). Private
interment, Resthaven Memorial
Gardens. Flowers gratefully
declined, however, donations
may be made to the Alzheimer's
Society, Canadian Cancer Society
or the Heart and Stroke
Foundation of Ontario. Many
thanks to Lisa and the doctors
and nurses of the Temmy Latner
Group. Online condolences may
be made by visiting:
www.mcdbrownscarb.ca