| Last Name: | Pearson |
| First Name: | John |
| Second Name: | Edward |
| Third Name: | Denison |
| Title: | Lt/Cmdr RCN Ret. |
| Sex: | Male |
| Birth Date: | Nov 09, 1921 |
| Birth Place: | Neepawa, Man |
| Death Date: | Jan 15, 2013 |
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| Education: | B. Comm |
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| Occupation: | Naval Officer 25 yr, UBC Physics dept administrato |
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| Branch: | Dovercourt |
| Notes: | Was a naval officer for 25 years and then senior administrator in the physics department at
University of British Columbia for 18 years.
The following is from an e-mail sent by Chuck Denison to Liz Warner upon Jack's death. He talks about an
upcoming celebration of Jack's life.
"They will be showing a 54-minute DVD that I put together for him 6 years ago, "Life and Times
as told by Jack Pearson". Jack spoke of all the major events of his life. During World War II, he
served on the S.S. Beaver in the North Atlantic for two and a half years without incident, then
requested a transfer back to Victoria because his mother was in poor health. Just 2 months
later, the S.S. Beaver was torpetoed with no survivors. Jack lost all the seamen he had become
close friends with. He new what survivor's remorse felt like. Jack was the lucky one who more
than quadrupled his age and played with his great-grandchildren!" |
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| Individual record created: | Jan 09, 2000 at 4:46:55 PM |
| Individual record last updated: | Jan 20, 2013 at 10:49:46 PM |
| Spouses: |
Richard/Suzanne
Nicholas/Penelope Dawn Davis |
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