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Ed Pinnell

1960 - 2024

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Viviane Yargeau posted a condolence

Wednesday, October 30, 2024

Dear Mrs. Drziak, I am writing to express my deepest sympathies to you, and your family about the death of your husband, Edward Albee Pinnell. While words do not provide adequate consolation for the loss of a loved one, please know that my colleagues and I at the Faculty are with you in our thoughts. Sincerely, Viviane Yargeau Dean, Faculty of Engineering McGill University

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Bunny McGregor posted a symbolic gesture

Monday, July 1, 2024

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Rosemary and family. Sorry hear of Ed's passing. We had great chats when we met when I worked in Arnprior.

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Audrey Jamieson Posted Jul 10, 2024 at 9:39 PM

Dear Rosemary and family , so sorry for your great loss, of your husband and dad. Thinking of you .

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John Pinnell posted a condolence

Saturday, June 29, 2024

My brother Ted was an extraordinary person. He was many things; Husband, Father, Grandfather, Engineer, and Politician. He was above all else passionate. Growing up Ted had many hobbies. He was passionate about each of them. He was an avid shortwave radio listener. His wall was covered with verification cards, posters and awards from all over the eastern block. I can only imagine the looks the postman gave our mum when delivering mail from Albania or China during the cold war. At age 12 he was making his own telescopes, grinding his own mirrors and testing them for focal length and spherical aberration. I used to accompany him downtown to monthly meetings of the Royal Astronomical Society in Montreal both to attend lectures and to book time on their telescope, which at the time was behind the McGill stadium. Like many hobbies, they soon took second place to education, career, marriage and starting a family, but they were never forgotten completely. Canadians like to complain about two things: the weather and politics. While there is little one can do about the first and a lot that can be done about the second, people rarely do so. Before joining NRC Ted ran as a candidate in the Reform party of Canada for the riding of Renfrew-Nippising-Pembrook in both the 1993 and 1997 elections. Now this riding had been liberal going back to Laurier, one might ask why bother? You have no chance of winning! It is a measure of Teds passion to reform government that not only did he make significant inroads he managed to change peoples perspectives. He probably would have had a third go at it, but by then he had joined NRC and the government frowns on its civil servants running for office. He was passionate in Engineering; be it stress analysis on water bombers or any aspect of aerospace. I remember at one labour day get together, he was excited about an out of print book that he had just purchased on the Horton brothers flying wing. He always took airworthiness and safety very seriously. He once told me that his job at NRC was to make sure that Pilots and Crew made it home to their families at the end of the day. Lastly Ted was fiercely passionate and proud of his family. Rosemary, his wife of almost 37 years was a high school sweetheart. He was proud of each of his children, Rolf, Erica, and Hans, and of their achievements. Lastly he was tickled to be able to meet his first grandchild Anna. Ted was a man of many talents, and passions, the like rarely seen today. I know he will be missed by everyone who knew him.

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John Dudkoff posted a condolence

Saturday, June 29, 2024

My condolences to Ted’s family. I will always remember Ted’s great sense of humor and technical knowledge.

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Connie McNab posted a condolence

Saturday, June 29, 2024

Dear Rosemary and Family: So sorry for your loss. Gone way too soon. Deepest Sympathy, Connie McNab

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Diane Williams posted a condolence

Saturday, June 29, 2024

Ted, You will always be remembered for your thoughtfulness, kindness, concern for others, and attention to detail. My fondest memory of our time together was at the cottage, by the lake, sharing stories and listening to you practicing the violin! RIP my friend. My sincere condolences to Rosemary ("SIS"), Rolf, Erika, and Hans. Love Diane xo

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LEANNE LYDIA ANNE FANTIN posted a condolence

Saturday, June 29, 2024

My sincere condolences to you and your family, Rosemary. I am so sorry I did not give them in person, just found out. Thinking of you during these difficult times. Leanne Fantin

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Saturday, June 29, 2024

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Ted was a true friend We went to Lachine High Schoolbut was a few years behind me He lived a few blocks away He married my BFF Rosemary Ted will missed by his family and friends

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Magda Ploch posted a condolence

Friday, June 28, 2024

My sincere condolences to Rosemary and family. Ed was an admirable man who always left you with a smile on your face. I cherish my memories of him and am grateful to have known him.

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Jason Brown posted a condolence

Friday, June 28, 2024

Our sincere condolences to Rosemary and family. Ed was a great man. He will be missed and never forgotten. Ed was extremely patient, professional, honest and respectful. He was a true leader, treating everyone as equals and bringing the best out of everyone. Ed will be forever in our thoughts. Jason & Family

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Tim & Cathy Turner posted a condolence

Friday, June 28, 2024

Our deepest condolences to Rosemary and family. Ed was a great neighbor and will missed. Tim and Cathy Turner.

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Diana Pinnell posted a condolence

Friday, June 28, 2024

Our hearts are heavy with the news of Uncle Teddy's passing. We cherish the memories we shared and will always remember his kindness and warmth. Although we cannot be there in person due to travel constraints, please know that our thoughts and prayers are with the entire family during this difficult time. Uncle Teddy's spirit and the joy he brought to our lives will continue to shine brightly in our memories.

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VIc Livon posted a condolence

Friday, June 28, 2024

my deepest condolences to Rosemary , Ted 's brothers and all the children I am so sorry to hear this news. He was my best friend at McGill and we always listened to each other' s problems I will always have good memories of my time with Ted. I wish all the family peace and good memories too

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Ashraf Othman posted a condolence

Thursday, June 27, 2024

“Indeed, we belong to God, and indeed, to Him we return.” – Quran 2:156 Ed always liked to learn about history, politics. religions and cultures. The things they say you shouldn’t discuss at work, but with Ed, anything could be discussed. Aside from our shared passion for all things aeronautical engineering, we both liked to learn the truth about history, trying to better understand the world we’re in by knowing about the past. It was this inquisitiveness that made Ed a natural champion for airworthiness and guardian of safety. Ed was a very competent engineer and a bastion of reliability. He fulfilled the airworthiness engineering role on his shoulders, alone, for more than seven years before I was hired to help him. In that role, he not only carried out the required project engineering work, but played a major role in developing the safety culture of the lab and mentored a countless number of colleagues at NRC and outside of NRC. Everyone who interacted with Ed was likely have benefited from some bit of knowledge or have been influenced in some positive way. In addition to being very diligent and generous with teaching and mentoring, Ed was an extremely kind, considerate, and compassionate man. He mentored me for 3 years before I was actually hired to work for him. I consider myself extremely blessed to have had his mentorship in the formative years of my career. The knowledge he passed on, the lessons he taught, the mindset and culture he promoted, all had a major influence on me, even till this day. I still hear his voice in my internal conversations, making it impossible to separate the memory of Ed Pinnell from the daily conduct of my work. Although Ed’s time on Earth has come to end, his legacy lives on in all the people who have benefitted from his contributions, either directly or indirectly. God bless him. Sincere condolences to the Pinnell family. Ashraf

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JP Posted Jun 28, 2024 at 7:12 PM

I also had the privilege of working with Ed at NRC and he mentored me in the same way Ashraf described, one of the best person I have met in my career. Sincere condolences to family and all who knew Ed, rest in peace. J.P. Des Becquets

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Arthur McClements posted a condolence

Thursday, June 27, 2024

I worked with Ed on the CF5 aircraft program at Canadair/Bombardier from 1986 to 1988. Ed was a valued member of the aircraft Loads department during this time. My sincere condolences to Rosemary and family during this sad time. Arthur McClements

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Scott Bradley posted a condolence

Thursday, June 27, 2024

Worked with Ed for many years at Boeing and his time at NRC. Ed had a wry sense of humour, something in common. Easy to relate to and many a times words need not spoken during our careers together. Always up for a good debate, fair, and sympathetic. Carry on Ed, carry on.

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Fabien Parent posted a condolence

Thursday, June 27, 2024

I wish my sincere condolence to Rosemary and the whole family, it was a pleasure to work with Ed, he though us so much at work, and was able to bring the FRL team to another level with his expectations for safety and making it right. Ed was a very good mentor and loved to teach others, he always took his time and went into details. In the past he had a young engineer name Duncan that worked with him for two years. One week Ed was teaching Duncan about hydrogen embrittlement, he showed him the book section and told Duncan to go upstairs and to photocopy the chapter. A couple’s minutes after, Duncan came back with an unhappy face, Ed asked him what was wrong, Duncan told him that went he but the ring binder on the photocopy machine he broke the glass. Ed started to laugh and said “now you know what happens to material expose to hydrogen embrittlement, they become brittle and break easily like glass…” I will miss your sense of humour and smile, I still saw your expression went I told you work stories that surprised you the last time I saw you over the winter… Fabien

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Ashraf Othman Posted Jun 27, 2024 at 7:10 PM

Great story Fabien. That's so Ed!

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Marion Blimkie lit a candle

Thursday, June 27, 2024

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My Deepest Condolences to you Rosemary & Family on your loss. Ed was a smart, handsome & caring man. I will miss him. God Bless You All.

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Ian Ladd posted a condolence

Thursday, June 27, 2024

Elaine joins me in sending condolences to the whole Pinnell family. Our thoughts are with you.

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Allan Pasch posted a condolence

Thursday, June 27, 2024

My condolence to the family had the pleasure of working with Ed at Boeing great person always greeted people with a smile and great personally

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Richard Juhasz Posted Jun 27, 2024 at 8:03 AM

I first met Ed as a member and Director of the first Consstituency Assoctatioon of the Reform Party in 1991 signing him up as a member. He was a true patriot of Canada. Ed, myself and numerous others who. Love our country worked diligently to restore faith in the political system and Ed went from member, to director, Riding President to candidate in Federal Elections and paved the way for Cheryl Gallant to be elected… Ed was a great father, example and. modern hero to all who knew him! Miss you

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Jeff Brown posted a condolence

Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Rosemary, I had the pleasure to work with Ed at Boeing for several years. I was in the Process Planning department. He was an excellent engineer to work with, always professional and very through. He had a wonderful sense of humor. Ed always greeted everyone with a smile, which was reflective of his pleasant demeanour. Sending heartfelt condolences to all of Ed's family and friends at this very difficult time.

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Jenny Wang posted a condolence

Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Ed touched so many lives in the very best way. I'm grateful I got the chance to know him as a colleague.

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Gail MacDowall posted a condolence

Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Rosemary and family, my sincere condolences on the loss of Ed. Gail (Gifford) MacDowall

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Steve Ingram posted a condolence

Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Deepest Sympathy to you and your family Rosemary. Ed was always such a pleasure to work with and his passion for aviation and impeccable detail in Airworthiness were truly admirable

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Karen Townley posted a condolence

Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Rosemary, Please accept my sincere condolences to you and your family on the loss of your husband , father and grandfather. May your many memories comfort you during this difficult time. Sincerely, Karen Townley

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Malcolm Imray posted a condolence

Tuesday, June 25, 2024

Louise and I want to extend our condolences to Rosemary and the family and I wish to express my deep admiration for my former boss. Ed recruited me to work at the Flight Research Lab of NRC where he greeted me with "welcome to the last job of your career", meaning almost everyone who worked there stayed until retirement and in my case, he was right. He worked very hard to help me negotiate a good starting salary and then I saw him work tirelessly on behalf of other colleagues at NRC to help them move up in their careers. He continued to support my career advancement even when it meant losing me as one of his resources at a time when the airworthiness department consisted of just the two of us. Ed was a great advocate for getting as many lab employees as possible the chance for some flight experience as he felt it would help them improve their own work to the benefit of the lab. As others have said, Ed was a great mentor; always keen to explain the reasons for his airworthiness decisions and educate anyone willing to learn from his engineering knowledge. Many of us benefitted from this generous trait. Dedicated to the safe and productive use of the research aircraft fleet and to the success of our research clients, he was rigorous and meticulous but also sought the input of everyone connected to a given project to ensure that we made decisions that were fully informed. He was a consummate professional in all respects, but also passionate about the work. This passion was sometimes shown forcefully in meetings, usually accompanied by a relevant and sobering anecdote and always followed up graciously. I really admired his handwriting and engineering sketches (far neater than my own!) through which he always conveyed his work clearly. Ed was also just an interesting guy to talk to about all manner of subjects! I regret that I won't be able to attend the service as I'll be out of the country but my thoughts will be with Rosemary and with Ed's families, personal and professional.

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Jeff Thomas posted a condolence

Tuesday, June 25, 2024

Carolyn and I send our deepest sympathies & condolences to Rosemary and family. Ed brought me on board to the NRC family. He was brilliant, the very best in his field. Ed made you feel privileged & fortunate to be his colleague & friend.

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Brenda Dain posted a condolence

Tuesday, June 25, 2024

I worked with Ed at the National Research Council. Miss the morning hello as I walked down the hallway from my office. Was always a good morning Ed, good morning Fabien. Ed is truly missed in the lab by all that had the pleasure of working with him. My deepest condolences to Rosemary and family.

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SAM VINCENT posted a condolence

Tuesday, June 25, 2024

Our condolences to the Pinnell family. So sorry for your loss and at such a young age. I worked with Ed at Boeing for many years and he was a top notch person and engineer. RIP my friend Ed.

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Colin B. posted a condolence

Tuesday, June 25, 2024

Dear Rosemary and family, sorry to hear of Ed's passing, our thoughts and prayers are with you all during this time of loss.

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Dave Marcotte posted a condolence

Tuesday, June 25, 2024

I worked with Ed during all of his years at the National Research Council. Ed was an engineer’s engineer, but also more broadly an intellectual who contributed to our workplace life in many ways. He was a natural mentor, a natural teacher, and he performed a critical role with the highest level of professionalism that one could possibly imagine. Those of us who worked with him were absolutely privileged to know him. My deepest condolences to Rosemary and the family.

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Ramesh Srinivasan posted a condolence

Tuesday, June 25, 2024

Ed was a master of his craft, known for his professionalism and deep dedication in his work ethic, by all who knew him. I enjoyed interacting with him and learned from him too, during our many discussions / walks over the years, both work related and secular - his interests and knowledge were wide-ranging. Jaya and I send our prayers and strength to Rosemary and the entire Family. Om Shanthi !

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Don Depper posted a condolence

Tuesday, June 25, 2024

Karen and I send our condolences to Rosemary and family. Ed was a great colleague who knew his craft. He was a pleasure to work with, always mentoring and guiding. A true Professional.

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Jayson Tang pledged to donate to The Grove Nursing Home

Tuesday, June 25, 2024

Rosemary, I was deeply saddened about Ed's passing. I will always remember Ed's humble smile.

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Lynn Cloutier posted a condolence

Tuesday, June 25, 2024

Sending you heartfelt condolences to you Rosemary and your children and family. I remember many good conversations with you and Ed. I know it has been a long road, and I pray that the many wonderful memories you have help you through this difficult time. God bless you all.

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Gary and Suzanne Coulas posted a condolence

Tuesday, June 25, 2024

Dear Rosemary and family: We were so sorry to read of Ed's passing. He was a wonderful neighbor and we have so many great memories of him. May all your treasured memories bring you comfort at this difficult time. You are all in our thoughts and prayers.

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Lynn Rosien posted a condolence

Tuesday, June 25, 2024

Rosemary, so sorry to hear about Ed's passing......he is now not suffering any more.

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Cathy Irvine posted a condolence

Monday, June 24, 2024

My deepest condolences go out to Rosemary and Family at this difficult time. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

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Monday, June 24, 2024

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I worked with Ed at the National Research Council of Canada Flight Research Lab. We used to take walks together with 2 others during our lunch period. I am only 2 years younger than Ed, 62 years old. He was too young to die. My deepest condolences to all the family of Ed.

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Lana &Jim posted a condolence

Monday, June 24, 2024

Sending my heartfelt condolences to Rosemary, your kids and the extended family. Xxoo

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Jeff and Nicole Chamber pledged to donate to The Grove Nursing Home

Monday, June 24, 2024

Deepest sympathy to Rosemary and family.

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