Walter Ernest BELL

BELL, Judge Walter Ernest

With the miracle of birth,
December 16, 1923, comes the
acknowledgment of death,
January 4, 2015. With all the
love of his family, a lifetime of
wonderful memories and a
fulfilled life, Walter passed away
peacefully in his sleep.
   With his strong moral compass,
his generous mentoring of
others and his great thirst for
knowledge, Walter set a very
high standard for his family to
live each and every day to its full
potential.
   An only child, Walter was
predeceased by his parents,
Thomas Henry 'Harry' Bell
(1980) and Catherine Elsie Irene
(Walker) (1993) and after almost
35 years of marriage, by his
wife, Joan Ruth (Rice) in 1989.
   Dear father of Andrea (Rob
Faulds) of Whitby, Richard
(Regina), Sarah (Jim Long) and
Heather (Greg Hiscox) all of
London. Loved by his
grandchildren, Christopher
(Brittany) Bell, Amy Bell, Ethan
Faulds, Spencer and Aidan Long,
Emma, Jeremy and Stella Hiscox
and great-grandson Jaxon Bell
Also remembered fondly by
Sarah Whelan. Dear brother-in-
law of John (Janet) Rice and
uncle of Andrew (Patty) Rice and
their children Alexander, William
and Grant, all of Bowmanville.
   Predeceased by nephew David
Rice (2009).
   For the past 12 years, Walter has
cherished the love and support
of his soulmate Suzanne (Suzie)
Pogue of Montreal and will be
remembered fondly by her 4
children and her 11
grandchildren.
   Walter served overseas in the
Navy from 1942 to 1946. After
graduating from U of T (LLB), he
was called to the Bar in British
Columbia in 1949 and in Ontario
in 1954. Walter practiced Law in
London with his friend from
wartime naval days, Wm. R
Poole in the firm of Poole, Bell
and Porter for 25 years before
his appointment to the Ontario
Court of Justice Criminal Division
in 1980. Upon mandatory
retirement in 1998, Walter
served for 6 years on the Ontario
Review Board and as a Deputy
Judge of the Small Claims Court.
   Friends will be received by the
family from 2 - 4 and 7 - 9 p.m
on Thursday, January 8, 2015, at
the A. Millard George Funeral
Home, 60 Ridout Street South,
London. The memorial service
will be conducted at St. Paul's
Cathedral, 472 Richmond Street,
London on Friday, January 9,
2015, at 11 a.m. As an
expression of sympathy,
memorial donations may be
made to the St. Paul's Cathedral
Fellowship Centre, 472
Richmond Street, London, ON
N6A 3E6 or (Canadian Cancer
Society Wheels of Hope
Transportation Program, 123 St
George St, London, ON N6A
3A1).
   Online condolences,
memories and photographs
shared at
www.amgfh.com
'...and I said to myself, what a
wonderful world'