Obituary of John Pinnell

JOHN EDWARD PINNELL, BSc (Hons) (Veteran WWII (1940-1945) - Royal Canadian Navy - Volunteer Reserves) Born: September 12, 1919 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Died: 9 July 2011, at age 91, in Ottawa, Ontario. Educated in Winnipeg at the Isaac Brock and David McIntyre public schools, his parents Rose May and Richard Charles Pinnell, moved in 1935 to a farm near Warren, Manitoba. John graduated from the Warren Consolidated High School and took a correspondence course for Grade 12. He joined the Navy in 1940 as a "wireless operator" and saw service primarily on the North Atlantic. After the war, he entered second year at the University of Manitoba where he graduated from 5th year Physics and Mathematics (Honours) in 1949. Employment was difficult in these years, so he migrated to Toronto and was employed as an engineer for Philips (with research in Holland). In 1951 he married Audrey Carol Albee who was working as a medical secretary. He moved to Montreal and was hired as a "radar engineer" with RCA Victor, and subsequently as a "transistor engineer". The year 1955 saw the birth of their first son, and the formation of a company called Pylon Electronic Development Company Ltd with his brother Stanley and Herb Laks. John became President and 30 years later retired as Chairman of the Board. Predeceased by his wife Audrey of 59 years, he will be sadly missed by his three sons John Peter (m. Victoria Chandler), Richard James, and Edward Albee (m. Rosemary Drziak), his seven grandchildren: John Richard, Charles (m. Maria Arias Montecillo), Katherine, Diana, Rolf, Erika and Hans Pinnell and his brothers Robert and Stanley Pinnell. Family and friends are invited to the Pilon Family Funeral Home, 50 John Street North, Arnprior, Ontario for visitation on Saturday, July 30th, 2011 from 1 p.m. until 2:45 p.m., immediately followed by a religious service in the Pilon Family Chapel at 3 o'clock. Interment will then take place at the Malloch Road Cemetery, Arnprior. The family wishes to express their thanks to personal caregivers; Akua Agyeman, Sonia Banton, and Erma Sandiford and the staff of Peter D. Clark. In lieu of flowers, donations to Peter D. Clark L.T.C. would be appreciated.