John George DIGNAN

DIGNAN, John-George, M.D. Born May 5, 1916, Sudbury, Ont. Departed this life in Windsor, October 9, 1999. Son of the late John Harold (1960) and Agnes (Pelton) Dignan (1984), and brother to Constance Dignan, CSJ. (Sister Maris Stella). Left to mourn him are his beloved wife of fifty seven years, Elizabeth (Johnson) Dignan; son John, his wife Colleen and their children Shelli, Shannon, and Darren (Essex County); son James, his wife Deborah, and their children James and Sarah (Mississauga); daughter Mary Theresa Aay and her husband Ken Aay (Halton Hills); son Michael, his wife Deborah, and their children Christopher and Matthew (Tecumseh); daughter Constance Elizabeth (Toronto); son Paul, his wife Laila (Windsor); brother-in-law George M. Johnson, his wife Joanne (Pakenham, Ont.), four nieces, and a nephew; and loyal local friends. Jack Dignan was a Walkerville High School alumnus who graduated in 1942 from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto. He then enlisted in the RCAF Medical Corps, serving four years as a war-time Flt. Lieutenant. For fifty years thereafter he practiced medicine here in Windsor with the loyal and able assistance of Mrs. William (Barbara) Shaw. Jack and his wife were much attached to the staff of Hotel Dieu Hospital and its founding order, The Religious Hospitalers of St. Joseph. His family gladly looks forward to receiving visitors at Windsor Chapel Funeral Home, 1700 Tecumseh Rd. E., on Tuesday, October 12 from 2-5 & 7-9 p.m. with prayers at 8 p.m. Friends are requested to meet on Wednesday, October 13 at St. John Vianney Church, 385 Dieppe St. for Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. Interment to follow at Heavenly Rest Cemetery. His wife, Elizabeth, wishes to acknowledge the loving care granted Jack by Mrs. Cathy Borovich. Finally, In Memorium donations may be made to the London Diocese, Ministry for the Deaf. "He Was A Fine Man".(The Windsor Star)