Gordon David Ross
Passed away peacefully at home with his family present on May 31, 2016 after 73 healthy, active years following a brief battle with cancer. He leaves behind his loving wife Marilyn, son Brian (Rebecca), daughter Sheryl, granddaughter Kyla, brother Donald (Evelyn) and sister Marian Riach (Greg).
He was born in Hamilton July 10, 1942 son of the late Dr. John R. Ross and Eila Hopper. Gord grew up in Toronto's north end where developed his love of nature and skiing in the Don Valley ravine. He spent every summer in Muskoka where he fine-tuned his boating and waterskiing skills.
Music was the way Gord often expressed himself, first and always with the piano, but also as an excellent clarinet and acoustic bass player in the Upper Canada College Band.
Gord graduated from the University of Western Ontario and worked in a specialized area of the banking industry.
For the duration of his retirement years Gord volunteered his extra time. He was a volunteer for 10 years with the Canadian Cancer Society, regularly driving patients to and from their appointments. He was also a volunteer at the Brampton Civic Hospital where he played piano for patients and visitors in the main lobby.
Gord also dedicated his time to the Bruce Trail Conservancy helping with trail maintenance and forestry. Gord's volunteer work also included water sampling and testing every summer for the Muskoka Lakes Association with the committee responsible for ensuring clean water would be preserved for generations to come.
Gord and wife Marilyn traveled worldwide from the Galapagos Islands to Antarctica to Iceland with many friends and always went out West each year on the annual ski trip. But despite having traveled the world over, Gord's favorite place was always and will always be Muskoka.

Friends may visit MEADOWVALE CEMETERY & FUNERAL CENTRE, 7732 Mavis Rd., Brampton (north of HWY 407 and south of Steeles Ave., 905-451-3716) for a Memorial Visitation on Sunday, June 5, 2016 from 3 p.m. -6 p.m. Celebration of Life on Monday, June 6, 2016 at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to Bladder Cancer Canada at https://bladdercancercanada.org/en/