Donald Grant

GRANT, Donald David – passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 7, 2022 at Heartwood Long Term Care Home at the age of 91 years. Loving husband of 66 years to Avril Anne Grant (née Fleming). Dear father of Graham Grant (Susan) and Heather Grant. Cherished grandfather of Hilary (Troy) and Andrea (Devyn). Don will be sadly missed by many nieces and nephews.

Son of the late Neil Grant and the late Katherine Grant (née MacDonald). Predeceased by his brothers Robert Grant, Neil “Bud” Grant, Garry Grant, William “Billy” Grant and Cameron Grant.

Donald was an incredibly hardworking man, having a career of over 35 years at BCL/TCF, all the while being the owner/operator of Safeway Driving School for over 30 years.

Donald also has a notable history of volunteer work throughout the city of Cornwall; serving as a Past President of the Cornwall Chapter for the Canadian Council of the Blind, as well as a longtime member of the Cornwall Kinsman Club. His work within the community gained him several awards including the Canadian Council of the Blind’s 2020 Person of the Year Award and the Cornwall Kinsman Club’s Lifetime Member Award.

Throughout his life Donald had a clear love of hockey, whether it be passionately rooting for the Montreal Canadians, playing professionally in the Scottish National League for four seasons with the Dundee Tigers in the early 1950’s or winning tournaments throughout Canada, the U.S and as far as Switzerland, playing for the Cornwall Hubs Old-Timer Team. In 1996 he was inducted into the Cornwall Sports Hall of Fame for his contribution to Cornwall’s hockey community.

His love of sports did not stop with just hockey, Donald was an avid player of golf for over 40 years.

The family will be in attendance at LAHAIE AND SULLIVAN, CORNWALL FUNERAL HOMES, WEST BRANCH, 20 Seventh St. West (613-932-8482) on Friday December 16, 2022 from 12 pm until time of Funeral Service. A memorial service will be held in the Memorial Chapel of the Funeral home at 2 pm followed by inurnment at Woodlawn Cemetery.

As expressions of sympathy, Memorial Donations to Canadian Council for the Blind would be appreciated by the family.

Messages of condolences may be left at www.lahaiesullivan.ca.