Always known as Stan, he was born at home in Mimico, Ontario on June 5, 1931, and lived in Etobicoke most of his life. He grew up with his parents, Alma McLeod and John Coon and his five siblings, Mary, Clara, Edna, William and Lionel.

Joan and Stan married in 1952 and had four children - Susan Lynne, Cynthia Barbara, Gail Elizabeth and Gregory John. Stan and Joan were inseparable and he passed away on December 25 to be with her.

He was a welder by trade but made his way into management at Barrie Manufacturing. After sometime at Barrie Manufacturing, he ventured out and started his own welding business. Eventually he worked at Mimico Construction.

He loved his children and they will miss him dearly. Poppa will be missed by his grandchildren, Michael, Lindsay, Christine, Justin, Braden and Nicole. Poppa will also be missed by his great-grandchildren, Lillian, Jackson, Cali, Remy and Lucas.

The Family thanks all Stan’s friends, the angels at Cawthra Gardens Long Term Care home, the paramedics who rushed him to the hospital and the staff at Trillium Health Centre who took him into emerg. as soon as he got there. They all treated him with compassion, kindness and dignity.

Thanks to Scott Walker, who was always there for back up when the family needed his help.

A special thank you to Aunt Lorraine McCallum, his sister in law, who sent regular letters to him at Cawthra Gardens with her thoughts and prayers. When he could no longer read the letters himself, we read them to him and he enjoyed them all.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Trillium Hospital Foundation.