Ramon NAIR

OBITUARY RAMON (RAY) NAIR Ramon Nair, seventy-eight of Pointe Claire, Quebec passed away on November 5, 2008 in the hospital, of complications resulting from Parkinson's Disease. Born March 9, 1930 in London, England. Joined the British Royal Air Force at age sixteen as an apprentice aircraft electrician. Later became a Pilot, flying the famous Gloster Meteors and Vampire Fighter Jets, before leaving the Air Force bearing the rank of Sergeant in 1954. He continued studies in the field of electrical engineering and attained a chartered professional engineering certification in 1959. From 1959 to 1966 he worked in England as an electrical engineer and in 1967, immigrated to Burlington, Ontario, Canada with his wife (Gwendoline Collins) and four young children to work at Westinghouse, in Hamilton, Ontario. He moved to Beaconsfield, Quebec in 1972 to work for Montreal Engineering. Throughout the 1970's and 1980's he authored many technical publications in the areas of hydro-turbine and generator design and in 1976 was admitted as a Fellow in the Institute of Electrical Engineers. During the 1980's he traveled extensively while working as a consulting engineer on numerous hydro-elecric and other power generation projects in several different countries including Peru, Algeria, Malaysia, and Iraq. He was an avid distance swimmer until age seventy-five, and was renowned locally for his horticultural skills. Survived by son Tim (Masako) of Seattle, WA, daughter Audrey of Comox, BC, son Martin (Cindy) of Dallas TX and daughter Helen (Sylvain) of Pointe Claire, PQ. Also survived by grandchildren Darryl, Sean, Hannah, Maya, Gareth and Kesia all of Comox, BC and by Hannah, Olivia, Vivian and Adam all of Dallas, TX. Also survived by brother Peter (Liz) of Bristol England, and by nieces Hannah and Jessica, and by sister Diane of London England. In lieu of flowers donations to the charity of your choice would be appreciated. Private interment at Lakeview Memorial Gardens, Pointe Claire, Quebec. Published in the Montreal Gazette on 11/8/2008