Obituary of Dr. Earnest Colhoun

COLHOUN, Dr. Earnest “Howard”, BSc, PhD, Cantab – Peacefully at Chelsey Park Nursing Home on Wednesday, June 20th, 2012 in his 91st year. Beloved husband of his wartime sweetheart of 69 years, Jean Lily (Bilton) Colhoun. Treasured father of Susan Harper (Jack Douglas) of London. Much adored grandfather of Jeffrey Harper of Saskatoon, David Harper (Suzie) of Oakville, Jennifer Ancievic (Michael) of Magnolia, MA, and cherished great-grandfather of Liam, Michael, Jack and Griffin. Survived by his siblings Dr. Leslie Colhoun (Heather) and Dorothy Reid (Jack), all of Toronto, sister-in-law Marjorie (Peter) Hutchinson and many nieces and nephews. Predeceased by parents James and Amelia Colhoun of Omagh, Northern Ireland and mother-in-law Lily Bilton of Pocklington, Yorkshire. Howard went to Dungannon Royal School in Northern Ireland. He served in the RAF Bomber Command from 1940-1944. He obtained an undergraduate degree from the University of Toronto and PhD from Christ College, Cambridge. He joined the University of Western Ontario Medical School in 1965 where he retired in 2002. He received his Professor Emeritus status in Pharmacology at the age of 65. He always had a curiosity of how things worked and therefore he became a career research scientist in the Cholinergic Nervous System. With heartfelt gratitude, Howard’s family would like to thank Dr. G. Bigham and the wonderful, caring and giving staff at Chelsey Park Nursing Home. Cremation has taken place. A celebration of Howard’s life will be conducted at a later date. Those wishing to make a donation in memory of Howard are asked to consider the Alzheimer Society for which he did early research.