Mr. Edward Sargant

Edward “Eddie” Charles Sargant, 91 years of age, of Toronto, Ontario, died unexpectedly on January 5th, 2014 from natural causes in the comfort of his home with Jean and family present. The Memorial Service to celebrate his life will be held at The First Unitarian Congregation where Ed and his family have belonged for 50 years. Our minister, Shawn Newton will be officiating. Eddie was born in Oshawa, Ontario on August 18th, 1922. He lived in Oshawa until he joined the army. He proudly served in the Canadian Air Forces as an Airline Engineer during WWII. He was stationed in Western Canada and travelled throughout Canada during his service. After the war, he worked in Western Canada in various jobs and travelled abroad. He eventually moved back to Woodbridge, Ontario where he built his own home. Eddie also started a local newspaper business. Eddie met and married Jean in 1962. Eddie spent the majority of his career as an Inspector for the Department of Weights and Measures for the Government of Canada until his retirement at 65. His interests included the Toronto Argonauts and CFL, always rooting for the underdog. He also enjoyed James Bond movies, camping and being outdoors in nature. He was excellent at crossword puzzles, read the newspaper and listened to Talk Radio daily. He was musically inclined and played piano by ear. He was also a lifetime member of the Unitarian Church. Eddie will be sadly missed by his wife Jean, his children Elaine Sargant Boragina (Freddy), Diana Sargant Gibson (Bill), his stepson Glenn Sargant (Janice) and his grandchildren Cory, Norm, Joe, Nicole and Ryan, his sister Margaret Dowling, niece Kathleen, nephew Jaime and other family and friends. Eddie is preceded in death by his father Albert Sargant, his mother Catherine Dormer and his brother John Glad. A celebration of Eddie’s life will be held on: Saturday, January 18th, 2014 starting with a Memorial Service at 2:00 pm followed by a lunch reception. Both will be held at The First Unitarian Congregation at 175 St.Clair Ave West Toronto, ON M4V 1P7 (Intersection St.Clair Ave. West and Avenue Rd) * Jean believes that flowers are for the living, and asks that if you feel you would like to do something, a donation to The First Unitarian Congregation of Toronto in Ed’s honour would be welcome.

Mr. Edward Sargant

January 5, 2014