Peter Brown

PETER HENRY BROWN
Peacefully in his sleep after a long and full life, on March 29, 2012, of heart failure, at the Amica Balmoral residence in Toronto, where he lived with his most recent collection of friends. He had many. Born February 7, 1914, in Enfield, north London, England. Predeceased by his beloved wife of 56 years, Cicely (Betts), his parents Stanley and Cecily Brown of Windsor, England; by his adored older brother Harold (killed in service during the Second World War), and brothers Herbert and Paul, but survived by his children Ian (Johanna), Timothy (Frank), Jaima (Rick) and Julia (Matt); stepson Peter Lake (Betty-Lou); grandchildren Hayley, Walker and Remy; and step-grandchildren Claudia, Alexandra, Christopher, Andrea, DJ, and their children. A Royal Navy reservist and decorated Lt. Commander in the Royal Navy, he served at the Battle of Narvik and in special operations in Norway and elsewhere during the Second World War. He was hired as a clerk by the London Metal Exchange in London at the age of 16, and continued working at his beloved trade as a scrap broker, in Africa and India and China and later Montreal and Toronto, until his 98th year. A dedicated athlete, he was captain of the Saracens rugby team and tried out for England, and played his last game of squash at the age of 87. He will be remembered for his quiet kindness to his family and friends, his steady good nature, his implacable patience and self-control, and his quiet but fervent dedication to his gentlemanly ideal: to never willingly cause pain to anyone. Visitation with the family on Saturday, April 7, from 3 to 5 p.m. at Ward Funeral Home, 52 Main Street South, Brampton. Funeral service to be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, April 9, 2012 at St. Alban's Anglican Church, 537 Main Street, Glen Williams (Georgetown), Ontario. A book of memories can be signed at www.wardfuneralhome.com.