John McKenna

MCKENNA, John Edward LL.B John Edward McKenna died at home in Nepean (Ottawa) on Remembrance Day 2006. He was 84 years old. His beloved wife Jean MacLeod McKenna was at his side, together with his children, Ed, Bruce, Katherine, and Graeme and other members of his family. He is survived by his grandchildren, Sean, Lindsey, Meghan, Morag, Evan and Liam, by daughters-in-law Deborah McKenna and Cindy Cowan, son-in-law Paul Debenham, granddaughter-in-law Heather Murdie and great grandsons Jake and Nathan. He is fondly remembered by his nieces and nephews, and grandniece Sarah Burnell. He was predeceased by his sister Mary and brother Donald, and a grandson, Ian. Following service in Italy, France and Germany during the Second World War, he graduated from the University of Toronto and commenced a thirty-year career with the Public Service of Canada. He studied law at the University of Ottawa and was called to the bar in 1981, serving as an assistant Crown Attorney and maintaining a private practice until his retirement. As a young man he was active in his church and was a life-long elder in the United Church of Canada. He was involved in numerous community organizations during his lifetime and in recent years participated enthusiastically in the Clan MacLeod Society at a local and national level. Cremation took place November 15, 2006. Friends may call at the Garden Chapel of Tubman Funeral Homes, 3440 Richmond Road, Nepean, (between Bayshore Dr. and Baseline Rd.) on Saturday, December 2, 2006, from 1 p.m. until time of service. A memorial service will be held in the Chapel at 2 p.m. with Reverend Clifford Evans officiating. A reception will follow. The family is deeply grateful for the loving care and support of Dr. Margaret Farncombe, Nurse Caroline Tibbles and Dr. J. Bormanis, and asks that memorial donations be made to the Palliative Care Outreach Program, 63 Glencoe Street, Suite 305, Ottawa ON K2H 8S5 ( www.palliativeoutreach.org ).