Obituary of Donald Lecocq

<h1>Donald Lecocq</h1> DONALD STANLEY LECOCQ 1937 – 2009 Died peacefully early Sunday morning, September 27, 2009 at the Trinity Village Care Centre in Kitchener where he had been a resident for the past two years after an almost 10 year struggle with Frontal-Temporal Lobe Degeneration (a rare form of Dementia). Husband for 47 years of Mida Betty (Hunter). He was born in Chatham, Ontario. He received an Honours Bachelor of Engineering Science Degree from the University of Western Ontario and a Master’s degree from Stanford University. Upon graduation from Stanford he was employed as a Systems Design Engineer specializing in the design of Air Traffic Control Radar, with Raytheon Canada Limited working there until illness caused him to retire after 37 years. In addtion to his wife, he is survived by three children, Ian (Coreen) of Toronto, Kathryn of Kitchener and Stephanie (Mark) of Stoney Creek, Ontario. He is also survived by six grandchildren, Rebecca, Dorian, Devin, Joshua, Alexander and Faith. He was predeceased by his parents, Stanley and Lois Lecocq and his sister, Marlene. Don was an avid Scottish Country Dancer and a walker. Visitation will be held at Erb &amp; Good Family Funeral Home, 171 King St. S., Waterloo on Wednesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The funeral service will take place at St. Andrew’s Memorial Anglican Church, 275 Mill St., Kitchener, on Thursday, October 1, 2009 at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Dr. Gerry Mueller officiating. Reception to follow. In lieu of flowers, donations to Dr. Sandra E. Black, Department of Neurology at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre for Frontal-Temporal Dementia Research, Sleeping Children Around the World or a charity of your choice can be arranged through the funeral home, www.erbgood.com or 519-745-8445. The family would like to thank the staff on “Cherry Orchard” at Trinity Village Care Centre for the loving care they gave Don during his residence there. A special thanks to the “dream team”. A special thank you to Don’s good friend Dr. Tom East, who regularly visited Don during the past nine years. In living memory of Don, a donation will be made to the Trees for Learning Program by the funeral home.