SHANTORA, James 'Jim', Q.C, P.Eng. - (February 29, 1932 - March 17, 2021)
It is with great sadness that the family of James (Jim) Shantora announces, his passing on March 17, 2021 from cancer, at the Sunnybrook Palliative Unit.
Jim was predeceased by his wife of 64 years, Kathleen Burrows Shantora (2020) and his son Barry (1999).
He was the beloved father of Kathy (Keith Nelles) and Susan (Chuck Rockwell) and a loving grandfather to Laura, Kellianne, and Trevor Nelles, Beverley, Diana, and Olivia Rockwell and Elisabeth Shantora.
He will be sorely missed by his brother Vic (Barbara) Shantora and his in-laws, Kathryn Shantora, Marilyn Burrows and Lorna Burrows, and his nieces, nephews, and his few, but exceptionally good, friends.
Jim, a Czech, arrived in Canada with his parents from Poland in the summer of 1939. After spending the war years in Manitoba, Jim and his parents moved to Toronto and spent a year in the Queen and Bathurst area before buying a farm on Birchmount Road in Agincourt.
Jim attended Agincourt High School where he met his future wife Kathleen before heading off to the Royal Military College in Victoria and Kingston. The RMC motto of Truth, Duty, Valour describes the family Jim came from and how he lived his life.
Jim became a Professional Engineer and worked on radar and communications projects for the Federal Government.
In 1963, Jim attended Osgoode Law School and became a lawyer.
Jim was a very kind and generous person who helped many friends, relatives, and neighbours with their tube TVs, antennas, giving them computers and teaching them how to use them, as well as with legal issues.
Arrangements entrusted with Ogden funeral home. Due to current restrictions, a small private family service will be held. Jim will be buried at Knox United Church Cemetery in Agincourt.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Jim's name to the MS Society of Canada, Sunnybrook's Odette Cancer Centre, or Palliative Care Unit would be welcome.
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