Prominent Sudbury businessman and philanthropist Gerry Lougheed Sr. has died at the age of 83.
Lougheed, who established Lougheed’s Funeral Home and Flower Shop with his wife Marguerite in 1952, died at home on Dec. 16 surrounded by family.
Lougheed set up the local ambulance
service, and was the first operator in Ontario to carry oxygen in the
vehicles, requiring attendants to have accredited first aid
courses.
He was later knighted by the Governor General of Canada
for these pioneering efforts.
Active in the community, Lougheed
was instrumental in developing the Send a Kid to Camp program through
the Manitoulin/Sudbury Children's Foundation. As a member of the
Rotary Club of Sudbury, Lougheed sat on many committees, serving in
executive positions, including as president and district governor.
He was a founder of the Children's
Rehabilitation Clinics, which helps disabled youngsters, and globally
he was instrumental in building a school and literacy programs in
India.
For his contributions, Lougheed received the Paul Harris
Fellowship Award from the Rotary Club of Sudbury in 2007.
Lougheed is survived by his sons, Geoffrey Lougheed and Gerry Lougheed Jr.