John David Molson
Em Obituários Canadenses, 1997-2017
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John David Molson
Em Obituários Canadenses, 1997-2017
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| Nome | John David Molson |
| Morte | maio de 2017 |
| Publicado |
13 de maio de 2017
Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Publicado por | The Gazette |
| Obituário | John David Molson was the son of John Henry Molson and Hazel Browne. He is survived by his wife of 62 years Claire V Faulkner and his brother Peter. His brother William and sister Mary Iversen predeceased him. He was a student at L. C. C for all his schooling and excelled in athletics principally hockey but also football and soccer. He spent a year at the University of Bruxelles to become bilingual before joining the family firm Molson Brewery. He and Claire met in 1955 and were married in November of that same year. They enjoyed many adventures together and traveled to many remote parts of the world exploring the Antarctic and Arctic by expedition ship in the same year. In 1962 they traveled down the MacKenzie River on a river boat with the artist Lorne Bouchard and his wife Lucille. They cruised the entire river from Great Slave Lake to the Beaufort Sea stopping at small villages along the way. His love of hockey became his career, a job he embraced with fervour. First as Assistant to his cousin Hartland Molson then as President and ultimately owner with his brothers William and Peter. He with Sam Pollock General Manager envisioned and shaped the future of hockey as an international sport by planning the first expansion of the NHL. He also welcomed to Canadian soil the first Russian hockey team. They played a combination team of Junior Canadians and 5 from the pro team. It was a historic game. He renovated the Forum eliminating all the pillars and installing escalators. He won 5 Stanley Cups during those years. He was father to John Henry (Miriam), Catherine Elizabeth and David Hugh (Christine) and grandfather to his proudest legacy Thomas and Natalie Anderson, Katya and JJ Molson and Daniel, Niki and Daphne Molson. After his hockey years he embraced the Canadian Art scene opening a gallery 'Continental Galleries' on Drummond St. David and Claire hosted many extremely successful vernissages with Mariitta Maavara, Jack Hardie and Benny. He was a very private person... |
| Fonte | Ver o obituário completo no Site do Instituto Genealógico Drouin |
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