BRINSMEAD, Gordon - Gordon Wilson Brinsmead was born in Orillia, Ontario on March 11, 1926, the second son of George Brinsmead and Mary Wilson. Gordon joined the Navy in the Second World War, where he was stationed on a naval tug at Halifax. Upon his discharge from the Navy Gordon moved to Niagara-on-the-Lake, where he went to work at Shepherd Boats alongside his father, a boatbuilder. On October 6, 1951 he married Joyce Hilda Taverner. Gordon was involved in the sailboat industry as part of Hinterhoeller Yachts and C&C Yachts from the late 1950s until the early 1980s. Gordon enjoyed sailing, and sailed recreationally and as an amateur sportsman for much of his adult life, not only on Lake Ontario, but also on the East Coast and in the Caribbean. After retirement, he took up both bicycling and hiking, spending many days cycling the byways of the Niagara Peninsula, and hiking and doing maintenance on the Bruce Trail. He and Joyce enjoyed traveling, having visited North America from Alaska to Florida, and Nova Scotia to American Southwest. When Joyce became ill, Gordon became her full-time caregiver, and in his eighties he learned to keep house, and also taught himself to cook from cookbooks. Gordon is predeceased by his brother Reginald (Jack), his wife Joyce, and his two oldest sons Stephen (Carol) and Raymond (Robin). He is survived by his children Michael (Jeanne), Sharon (Tony) and Shelley (Howard), as well as eight grandchildren (Tommy, Hilary, Shaun, Ally, Hannah, Tyler, Bethany and Emily) and eight great-grandchildren. Gordon died peacefully on February 16, 2021 at the home he had built in Niagara-on-the-Lake where he had lived for the past 67 years. The family expresses their thanks to Dr. Al-Jarrah, the palliative care nurses, and the personal support workers for their excellent care, kindness and compassion. A celebration of Gordon’s life will be held when people can gather in the future. Arrangements entrusted to MORGAN FUNERAL HOME, 415 Regent Street, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON. As an expression of sympathy, in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Palliative Care Services. www.notlpc.com
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