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WURTS, Gordon Veteran WWII In hospital, on Christmas Day, Sunday, December 25, 2005, aged 94, after a short illness. Beloved husband of Jean Margaret for 59 years. Loved father to Stephen (Saint John, N.B.) and Brian (Toronto). Grandfather to Corey, Derek, Sara, Amanda and Katie. Also loved by daughters-in-law Velda, and Tamara. Gord Wurts lived a long and full life. He graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering from the University of Toronto in 1938 and served as a Lieutenant in the Navy during WWII. He had numerous positions as a professional engineer, moving to Shawinigan, Quebec in 1957, where he and his family lived for 22 years. At age 56, he obtained a teaching diploma, and began a new career as a teacher and subsequently as the principal at the Shawinigan High School, retiring and moving to Ottawa in 1979 at age 68. Apart from family, golf was his passion. He began to play at age 14 in 1925, and was a top amateur golfer, making 5 holes-in-one over his lifetime, and unbelievably, shot his age or better over 500 times. In his 80's and early 90's, he was a regular at the Champlain Golf Course playing and walking the course 3 times a week with friends Reg and Roy. He also was a regular member of a Seniors Snooker League each winter. Until the last hour of his life he was still joking with the nursing staff at the hospital. Friends may join us for a visitation at McEvoy-Shields Funeral Home, 235 Kent Street, on Wednesday, December 28, from 10 a.m. until noon, followed by a Celebration of Life in the Chapel. Published in the Ottawa Citizen on 12/27/2005