Wilbur Roy JACKETT

JACKETT, Q.C. The Honourable Wilbur Roy Of Ottawa, Ontario. The Honourable Wilbur Roy Jackett died September 10th, 2005 at Ottawa General Hospital at the age of 93 after a brief illness. He was born June 27, 1912 in Tompkins, Saskatchewan to Henry and Francis (Sweet) Jackett. Predeceased by his wife Ella Kathleen Robertson, his sisters Marguerite F. Scribner and Flossie M. Woolsey, Wilbur is survived by his sister Audrey S. Reusch of Fergus Falls, Minnesota, USA and many nieces and nephews. He attended Kamsack Public School and Kamsack High School. He graduated from the University of Saskatchewan, receiving his BA in 1931, and in 1933 an LLB from the College of Law. Wilbur was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University receiving a BCL in 1937. Wilbur had a long and distinguished career in the law. He entered the Canadian Department of Justice in 1939, was appointed Assistant Deputy Minister in 1949, and served as Deputy Minister from 1957 through 1960. He served as General Counsel to the Canadian Pacific Railway Company from 1960 to 1964. Wilbur was appointed President of the Exchequer Court of Canada in 1964, and from 1971 through 1979 presided as Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Canada. He was a member of the Bars of Quebec and Ontario. In 1982 Wilbur was made an Officier of the Order of Canada. The Funeral Service will held at the Central Chapel of Hulse, Playfair & McGarry, 315 McLeod Street on Friday, September 16, 2005 at 2 p.m. Interment Beechwood Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the charity of your choice. Blessed be the memory of Wilbur Roy Jackett. Published in the Ottawa Citizen from 9/13/2005 - 9/14/2005 Published in the Montreal Gazette on 9/13/2005