Robert Azarie Morel

MOREL, Robert Azarie (Bob) B.A., M.D., LMCC Died peacefully on January 13, 2015, in his 87th year at the Kemptville District Hospital. Loving husband of Margaret Hathaway (Thellend) for 26 years. Brother to Pierre (Marina Charette) and Louise (the late Brian Wallingford) and predeceased by his parents Louis Joseph Morel and Rita Blanche Aubin. He leaves behind his children Sylvie (André E. Charron), Richard, Lyse (Rick Paravano), Elaine (Stephen Dora), Christine (Charles Jones), Francine (Benoît Laforce), Robert and Louis (Jennifer Walsh), and their mother Berthe Vaillancourt, as well as seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. He also leaves his wife's children Normand (Anne Marie Murka), Deborah (Marc Leblanc), Daniel, and Michel (Anni Dimitrova), as well as five grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Bob was born and raised in Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, before making his way to Ottawa where he completed high school and then studied at the University of Ottawa to become a medical doctor. A respected family practitioner with Emeritus status, he devoted over 50 years to his patients in Quebec and Ontario. A commemorative service will be held on Feb 1st at 2:30 p.m. at the Central Chapel of Hulse, Playfair & McGarry, 315 McLeod Street, Ottawa, ON. Immediate family is invited to attend from 1:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., with public visitation starting at 1:30 p.m. Reception to follow. If so desired, memorial donations to the Canadian Cancer Society or to the Heart and Stroke Foundation would be appreciated. Donations/Tributes/Condolences: www.hpmcgarry.ca 613-233-1143 Published on January 24, 2015