James Arthur Cotter

Jim was born in Niagara Falls, Ontario on 16 September 1932. He passed away

on February 17, 2021 in Victoria, BC.

Jim is survived by his loving wife Ellen (nee Scott), his children Jamie (Marie), and Jane (Glenn), his grandchildren Andrew and Douglas Cotter and Sara and Morgan Trites. He graduated from St Andrew's College and the University of Western Ontario (Waterloo College). He served in the Canadian Army from February 1952 to January 1988. He served overseas with NATO (3 tours), Arms Control Negotiations in Vienna, Austria (3 years) and with the UN on peacekeeping duties in Cyprus (2 years). In addition, in Canada he commanded 2" Regiment Royal Canadian Horse Artillery in Gagetown, NB, 1st Canadian Brigade Group in Calgary, AB and the Canadian Land Forces Command and Staff College in Kingston ON. He served in various Staff Appointments in Montreal and Ottawa. Jim attended the Canadian Army Staff College and the National Defence College.

On retirement he was employed by the Defence Science Advisory Board and was the Executive Director of the Canadian Biological and Chemical Defence Review Committee. In 1990 Jim and Ellen moved to Sydney BC. Here he became an involved volunteer. He served with the Federal Superannuates National Association as the Provincial Advocacy Officer for BC and as President of the Sidney and District Branch for twenty-two years, he was also on the Board of the Prostate Centre in Victoria, the Seniors' Hotline in Sidney and with the University of Victoria Dunsmuir Group.