PETER LOCKYER Obituary
PETER R. LOCKYER Q.C. Suddenly while enjoying the outdoors near London, Ontario, on Easter Monday, March 28, 2005 in his 62nd year. Beloved husband of Gail. Loving father of Lisanne and her husband James Rogers of Houston, Texas, Kristen and her husband Fred Allan of Bronxville, New York, and Brooke of Manhattan. Dear grandfather of Jack, Lindsay and Madeleine Rogers and Sophia and Lauren Allan. Son of Harry and the late Alice (Lallie) Lockyer. Brother of Nancy Millward, James, David and the late Thomas Lockyer. Peter attended Upper Canada College in Toronto, graduated from the University of Western Ontario (LLB, 1967) and was called to the Bar in 1969. Highly regarded as a specialist in Corporate Law, he was in 1999 a founding partner of Lockyer Spence in London. Involved in the community, Peter served in several capacities with many organizations including the Diocese of Huron (Chairman of the Investment SubCommittee), Huron College (Past Chairman of the Executive Board), and the London Hunt and Country Club (Past President). He also served on several boards of directors: Director and Chairman of the Board, Pacific and Western Bank of Canada and Pacific and Western Credit Corp, Director and Chairman of the Board, Oak Trust Company, Former Director D.H. Howden and Co., and Former Director, Ellis-Don Inc. Friends may call on Thursday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the James A. Harris Funeral Home, 220 St. James St. at Richmond, London. The funeral service will be conducted at St. Paul's Cathedral, 472 Richmond St. at Queens Ave., London, on Friday, April 1 at 11:00 a.m. Interment later at St. John's Cemetery, Arva. Memorial contributions to the Huron College Foundation or the Children's Aid Society of London and Middlesex would be gratefully acknowledged.
Published by The Globe and Mail from Mar. 30 to Mar. 31, 2005.