Douglas Victor Latimer

Douglas was the youngest son of Donald (WW1) and Tryphosa. Doug was born in Georgetown about 1930 and he attended both elementary and high school in Georgetown as did his brothers Ronald (WW2) and George (killed in action WW2) and his sister Joan.

The 1931 Canadian Census places the family on John St., Georgetown (now 27 Mill St.).

Doug joined the RCN (R) HMCS York eventually finishing his Naval career as a Lt. Commander.

Doug married Kathryn Murray in September 1953, just as he was beginning Osgoode Law School and the couple lived at 12 Market St., Georgetown.

Doug began his practice as a lawyer in Georgetown. In 1968 he became a Crown Attorney and in 1972, a Justice of the Ontario Court of Justice, serving for 32 years.

Doug died February 8, 2007 and was survived by his wife and two children David and Janice.

Truly a Canadian Hero. His story lives on. Information taken from Legacy.com, Vitalcollections.ca, Insidehalton.com and Ancestry.ca