George HILGERS

OBITUARY GEORGE HILGERS Passed away April 14, 2005, peacefully with grace and dignity at home from pancreatic cancer, aged seventy-four. George was loved and treasured by his wife, Ramona Randall, by his Mother, his brother Bernard (Mieke), and by his nieces, Florence and Hildegard, and extended family in Europe. As a youth in Amsterdam, he experienced the turbulent times of World War II, which shaped a character which remained European in his culture and in his preference for civilized living over occupational ambitions. George emigrated to Canada in 1951, travelling first to Western Canada, coming to Montreal in 1955 to find his permanent home where he represented McGraw-Hill-Ryerson for many years among university faculties. He balanced a devotion to reading, books and chess with an equal devotion to tennis. George was a gentleman in the best sense of the term: loyal and true to his family and friends, respectful and thoughtful about other people, intolerant only of discourtesy or unkindness, stimulating in conversation, and wise in judgment. Thanks are extended to the staff of S9-East, Royal Victoria Hospital, and to the dedicated nurses from Aylmer-Must who attended him at home. No services are planned at this time with perhaps a reception for friends at a later date. Cremation at Mt. Royal Funeral Complex. Condolences by mail to 4501 Sherbrooke St. West, Apt. 2E, Westmount, Quebec, H3Z 1E7. Published in the Montreal Gazette on 4/16/2005