Peter CHARLTON

Commodore Peter Charlton C.D., MSc., F.C.A.S.I., P.Eng. RCN (Ret'd) Peter Charlton passed away peacefully at the Ottawa General Hospital on Thursday, November 16th, 2006 in his 75th year. Beloved husband of Elsa (nee Frick). Father of Valerie Harrison (Allan), Mark (Yasmin) and Matthew (Cecile) and grandfather to Krystyna, Jordan and Kyra. Born in Gillingham, Kent (England), Peter served in the Royal Navy, the Royal Canadian Navy and the Canadian Forces before joining Spar Aerospace, Martin Marietta Canada and eventually acting as consultant to the Canadian Space Agency, among others. He was a friend, a thinker, an engineer, a designer, a writer, a traveller and, most notably, a leader. He will be much missed by the many lives he touched. Special thanks to the kind Nurses and Doctors of 5E at the Ottawa Hospital General campus. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Ottawa Regional Cancer Centre or the Rideau-Perley Veterans Hospital. Published in the Ottawa Citizen from 11/18/2006 - 11/19/2006