George Ling

LING, George McDonald, PhD November 4, 1918 - January 7, 2011 Dr. George M. Ling passed away, peacefully in his sleep, during the night of January 7, 2011, at the age of 92, in Beaconsfield, Quebec. Father to Michael Ling (Vancouver, B.C.), Tracey Ling-Morris (New York City), grandfather to Miles Quinn Morris (New York City), and brother to his sisters, Yuklan Cheong (Stanley Cheong; Port of Spain, Trinidad), Tse Mei Ling (New York City), Joyce Bell (Selwyn Bell; Beaconsfield, Quebec) , Bernice LuQui (Dr. Ivan LuQui; Florida) and Kim Singh (Dr. V.J. Singh; Vancouver, BC), as well as to his surviving brother, Dr. James Ling (Betty Ling; Florida). Fondly remembered by his long time friend and companion, Sheila Stewart (Scotland). He will be deeply missed by them, his nieces and nephews, and by the entire extended Ling clan who are spread all over the globe. He was predeceased by his sister Sybil, and his brother Carl. George was the eldest child of Evelyn Agatha Ling (nee, Roach) and James Ling, of Port of Spain, Trinidad. Always a good student and hard worker, he was the pride of his parents and the first of the Ling family to leave the island to study abroad, paving the way for many of his siblings. A graduate of McGill University and the University of British Columbia, Dr. Ling began his career in the Faculty of Medicine of UBC (1962-65), becoming Professor and Head of the Department of Pharmacology in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Ottawa in 1965, took up posts with the World Health Organization, and the United Nations in the 1970s and 1980s, and finished his professional career at the Universiti Sains Malaysia, in Penang in the late 1980s. He retired to Mississauga, Ontario where he lived until early 2009 when he moved to Beaconsfield, Quebec. Until the end, handsome and playful, George delighted in sharing stories of his professional adventures, flirting with the ladies, singing old Calypso, and dancing. A memorial tribute was held in Port of Spain, Trinidad in February of this year. A Celebration of Life will be held in Toronto, Canada later this summer. Donations may be made to a university scholarship program or charity of your choice.