ROBERT LEIGH GRASSBY,

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ROBERT LEIGH GRASSBY, P.Eng. 1920 - 2007 Peacefully at St. Mary's Hospital surrounded by his loving family on Tuesday, October 23, 2007. Husband of the late Joan O'Hara and Florence Walsh. Dear father of Leigh, Janet (Pierre Cholette), Robert (Lynn Sweeney), John (Rhonda Hamel-Smith), Brian (Joanna Bennett) and Elisabeth (Mike Stefan). Grandfather of Timothy, Shaughn and Katie McAuliffe, Eric (Joanna MacLeod), Jennifer and Emily Cholette, Ryan and Robyn Grassby, Andrew, Jamie and Alex (Fritzy) Grassby, Maggie and Robbie Hamel-Smith Grassby, Riley and Samantha Stefan. Son of the late Arthur Grassby and Amelia Marrin of Winnipeg. Predeceased by his brothers, Gerald, Edward, Hugh, Kenneth, Richard and his three sisters, Louise, Marguerite and Joyce. Survived by his brother James of Sudbury. Robert was President and C.E.O. of Montreal Locomotive Works, V.P. of Dominion Bridge and Plant Engineer and Manager of research and development for Robert Mitchell Co. He was also President and board member of St. Mary's Hospital, V.P. and director of Engineer's Club, board member of Hermitage Club, Honorary member of The Royal Montreal Golf Club and board member of Concordia University. During the war years he served in Northwest Europe, Italy and United Kingdom as a lieutenant, captain and acting major. He was a strong, loving, interested father and grandfather who leaves behind a supportive loving family who hope to follow his lead. Visitation at the Kane Fetterly Funeral Home, 5301 Decarie Blvd., (corner Isabella), Montreal, PQ, on Friday, October 26 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. Funeral Mass at St. Edmund of Canterbury Church, 105 Beaconsfield Blvd., Beaconsfield, PQ, on Saturday, October 27 at 2:00 p.m. If desired, donations may be made in his memory to the St. Mary's Hospital Foundation, 3830 Lacombe Ave., Montreal, PQ H3T 1M5. Condolences may be received at www.kanefetterly.com.

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Oct 25, 2007