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In memory of those who have Crossed the Bar
DUMBRILLE, John Edward - The son of a mining engineer, Mr. Dumbrille grew up in Northern Ontario. During the Second World War he attended Prince of Wales High School, Vancouver, followed by Royal Roads Military College in Victoria, and the Royal Navy Engineering College in Plymouth, England, where he trained as an aeronautical and mechanical engineer.
Mr. Dumbrille served for 35 years as an officer in the Canadian Navy, then ten years as an analyst in the Department of National Defence. He retired in 1986.
Before and after retirement, he cherished his time playing golf with his wife and good friends at the Royal Ottawa Golf Club. His family will always remember the joy they shared with him at the cottage on Rideau Lake. Right up to his last days there was nothing he wanted more than to be in nature, breathing fresh air, with the sun on his face.
Mr. Dumbrille leaves behind his loving wife Doris of 71 years, their children Robin (Macdonald), Anne and John, their nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
The family gives special thanks to the Garry J Armstrong facility in Ottawa for their consummate personal care during the last three years of his life. (The Ottawa Citizen 18 Dec 2021)
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