Peter Francis Joseph McClelland was born in Portsmouth, England on 3rd September 1960. The first child of William and Patricia McClelland. The new family didn't stay put for long, due to Peter's father being in the Royal Navy, being stationed across the South coast of England.
The family welcomed their second child, a daughter Joan, in November 1961 and shortly after her arrival, the family upped sticks and moved to Singapore, an exciting new posting for the young family.
They stayed in Singapore for two years, but England beckoned and they moved back to their beloved West Sussex, where the family settled in Littlehampton, a seaside town. The cold English weather, compared to the Singapore climate, was made all the easier because they lived within walking distance of the beach and also the rolling hills of the South Downs, taking advantage of their beautiful surroundings with many outings to the beach and countryside.
In 1968, the family grew with the arrival of Rosie, the final addition to the family.
Then in 1975, the family moved again to Sheffield in South Yorkshire, due to Peter's father’s job. Peter was 15 years old at the time and quickly learnt how to adapt to a new school and new friends, due to his wicked sense of humour as well as his kind nature.
But Peter never felt at home in Sheffield and after a year at Ushaw college in County Durham, Peter at 21 years old moved back to Sussex. Where he trained to be a nurse, he worked in various hospitals in the south of England, including one of the first Aids hospices.
Peter had always wanted to travel and fulfilled that ambition in 1990, when he moved to Alberta, Canada, where he stayed for two years, returning to England to then move again to New Zealand in June 1997 where he stayed for two and a half years. But Canada beckoned once again and Peter moved back to Canada in October 1999.
Peter was rightly very proud to be awarded Canadian citizenship and stayed in Toronto for 23 years. He was happiest in Toronto, where he put down roots and made fantastic friends, who became his Canadian family.
Although Peter was an excellent ICU nurse, he showed an extraordinary talent as an artist and later as a screenwriter, both of which were his passion. Although he was very modest about his amazing talent and kept this very private, he did display his work in competitions.
Peter leaves a massive legacy of love, talent, kindness and the world will certainly be a less funny place without him. He will be sorely missed by Joan and Rosie and their families and by his Canadian family and all those that worked with him and knew him.
Joan and Rosie have been very touched by all the stories that have been shared since dear Peter's passing and would like to thank all those who have shown such great kindness in this most darkest of times.
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