JAMES LIVINGSTONE DUNCAN

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JAMES LIVINGSTONE DUNCAN Born in Winnipeg on June 7, 1912, died on September 21, 2002, in Vancouver. Dearest husband, father and grandfather, he leaves his beloved wife of 53 years, Margaret; daughters, Susan Duncan and Elizabeth MacLeod; sons-in-law, Roland Case and John MacLeod; grandchildren, Duncan and Jeannie MacLeod; his sister-in-law Phyllis Verge and several cousins, nieces and nephews. Predeceased by sisters Dorothy Woodman and Marion McCririck; brother Lt. Donald Duncan a Canadian Loan Volunteer serving with the 4th Welsh Regiment who was killed in Normandy in 1944, age 28; the Duncan River in northern Manitoba is named in his honour. The city of Duncan on Vancouver Island is named after William Chalmers Duncan a great-great-uncle. James investment business career was with Wood Gundy. He served on the Vancouver Library Board and the BC Library Commission; was a past president of the United Nations Association of Vancouver and the Vancouver Canadian Club. He served five years in the Navy in the Maritimes and as supply officer in "H.M.C.S. Prince Robert" in the Pacific on her last commission. He declined an offer to stay on in the Navy and retired with the rank of Commander(s) R.C.N.V.R. We are grateful to Dr. Stephen Roberts, Dr. N. D. James and nurse clinician Shannon Handfield for the exceptional care they provided during his recent illness. A private memorial service for the family was held on September 27 in the chapel at St. Helens Anglican Church, Vancouver. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Operation Eyesight Universal (a Canadian charitable organization preventing blindness in the developing world), 4 Parkdale Crescent N.W., Calgary, AB, T2N 3T8.

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Oct 02, 2002