Obituary of Maurice Brown

<h1>Maurice "Mort" Brown</h1> Passed away peacefully in his 96th year at Freeport Hospital, Kitchener on June 24, 2008. “Mort” was born in Port Arthur, Ontario on November 11, 1912. He graduated from the University of Toronto with a B.A.Sc. in mining engineering in 1938. Early in his career he worked at several gold mines in the Geraldton-Beardmore area. He then joined Lakehead Technical Institute in Thunder Bay developing its original mining curriculum. Over the next 43 years he worked as a journalist at The Northern Miner chronicling every significant mining development in Canada and retired as publisher in 1992. He was most proud of ‘The Canadian Mining Hall of Fame’ which he established in 1988. Mort shared 59 years with his loving wife Margaret who passed away in 1998. His long and happy life will be cherished by his son Russ, daughter Sandra (Puley) and son-in-law Ron. “Trampa” will be sadly missed by his three grandchildren Geoffrey, Gregory and Leslie and their spouses Alison, Kim and Craig along with his great grandchildren Lauren, Aidan, Ella and Chloe. A gathering with family and friends to celebrate his life and share memories is being planned. Donations in his memory may be made directly to The Canadian Mining Hall of Fame or through the Erb &amp; Good Family Funeral Home, 171 King Street South, Waterloo, 519.745.8445 or www.erbgood.com. Throughout his long life Mort found joy in everything he did and his infectious enthusiasm was his living gift to all who loved him.