Peter Ramsay

RAMSAY, Peter Ferguson Born in Regina, Saskatchewan October 8, 1916, passed away peacefully on August 18, 2006. Predeceased by his darling wife of 57 years, Cecily, his brothers William and David and survived by his loving children, Graham (Sally) of Nanaimo, BC, James (Jennifer) of Atlanta, GA. and Isabel (John) Ostrom of Calgary, Alberta; eight grandchildren, Christopher (Jennifer) and Stephen (Catherine McCandless), Allison, Paul and George, Peter, Derek and Aidan and two great grandchildren, Laine and James. The family would like to thank both the staff at the Lodge at Broadmead for their kind and attentive care during the last years of his life and Doug Popejoy, his close friend and companion during his residence at Broadmead. Peter was a distinguished soldier, dedicated public servant and loving father. His career in the public service of British Columbia spanned 44 years of which 6 years were spent on active duty with the Canadian Scottish Regiment during World War II. He began his career in the Public Service as a clerk in the Port Alberni Government Agency in 1934 and retired as the Director of Agencies and Personnel for the Ministry of Finance in 1978. He was commissioned in 1938 and in World War II saw action with the second Battalion of the Coldstream Guards in North Africa and landed on D Day with the Canadian Scottish Regiment. Post war he served in many capacities including commanding officer of the Canadian Scottish Regiment, commander of 25 Militia Group and Aide de Camp to Canada's Governors General. Following his retirement from military service he achieved the rank of Brigadier General and served two terms as the Honorary Lieutenant Colonel of the Canadian Scottish Regiment. At the family's request, in lieu of flowers, bequeaths may be made to the Canadian Scottish Regiment Endowment Fund, 715 Bay St., Victoria, V8T 1R1; the Lodge at Broadmead Foundation, 4579 Chatterton Way, Victoria, V8X 4Y7 or the YM-YWCA of Greater Victoria, 851 Broughton St., Victoria, V8W 2E5. There will be a Memorial Service at First Memorial Funeral Chapel, 1155 Fort St. at 12:00 noon on Friday, September 8 and a reception at the Officer's Mess of the Canadian Scottish Regiment at the Bay St. Armoury at 1:30 PM on the same date. 285398