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BA, MA, Ph.D, LL.D. Peacefully in Ottawa, on Saturday, September 21, 2002 at the age of 95. Born in Flatrock, Newfoundland in 1907, the fifteenth child of the late William Thomas Pottle and the late Patience Susannah (Evely) Pottle. He was a graduate of Mount Allison University (B.A. 1932, Gold Medallist), and the University of Toronto (M.A. 1934, Ph.D. 1937 Psychology and Education). In 1992 he was granted a LL.D. from Mt. Allison University. His accomplishments are listed in the "Who's Who's of Canada". He served on the staff, Dept. of Psychology, University of Toronto (1934-37) and was Clinical Psycholgist, Infants Home, Toronto (1937-38). He was inspired by his mentor Rev. Oliver Jackson, who encouraged him to "come back to Newfoundland and dedicate your life to the education of her youth. and spend your strength for the new day in Newfoundland". To that end he became Executive Officer, Department of Education, St. John's (1938-44); Director of Child Welfare for Newfoundland and judge of the first St. John's Juvenile Court (1944-47); Commissioner for Home Affairs and Education, Commission of Government of Nfld. (1947-49), one of six men to bring Nfld. into Confederation of Canada; Minister of Public Welfare in the first provincial government (1949-55). He resigned from the Smallwood Cabinet in 1955 on a matter of principle. From 1955-63 he was the Secretary of the new Board of Information and Stewardship of The United Church of Canada in Toronto and in 1961-62 worked overseas for the United Nations. From 1963-72 he was Principal Research Officer with the Department of National Health and Welfare in Ottawa during which time he participated in a United Nations expert conference on Social Welfare in Geneva (1967). In his outstanding career he was also a member of the Board of Governors at Memorial University in St. John's; a Regent of Mount Allison University; Honorary Life member of the U.N. Association in Canada; and was associated with the Vanier Institute for the Family, and the Canadian Council for International Cooperation. In 1984 he received from Mt. Allison University the Charles Frederick Allison Award "for outstanding service" to the University and in 1992 a Doctor of Laws (honoris causa), also from Mt. Allison. He is the published author of several books: Canadian Soundings: Poems, Love 1970; Dawn Without Light; Politics, Power and the People in the Smallwood Era, Breakwater, 1979; Fun on the Rock: Toward a theory of Newfoundland humour, Breakwater, 1983; From the Nart Shore: Out of my Childhood and Beyond, Jesperson, 1983; He was an exemplary human being, a lifelong scholar, humanitarian, theologian, poet, author and above all a family man whose love was abiding. He is predeceased by his wife of 53 years, the former Muriel Ethel Moran and his infant son Herbert Franklin Pottle. He leaves to mourn his daughters Helen Louise (Morris Wesanko) of Ottawa and Kathryn Elaine (the late Ian Ross) of Battersea, near Kingston and grandchildren Craig, Allastair (Danielle), Frances and Susanne Ross. Friends may visit at the West Chapel of Hulse, Playfair and McGarry, 150 Woodroffe Avenue at Richmond Road on Saturday, September 28, 2002 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Reception to follow in the lounge. Private family funeral arrangements. Donations to the charity of one's choice would be appreciated by the family. The Ottawa Citizen, 24-09-2002