Kawartha Lakes Mums: Did You Know Kawartha Lakes Doctor Sweetnam? [ Notable Passings]

Sunday 17 July 2016

Did You Know Kawartha Lakes Doctor Sweetnam? [ Notable Passings]

Kawartha Lakes Mums Asks Did You Know Dr. George H. Sweetnam?

While many Kawartha Lakes families may have met Dr.George H. Sweetnam in one of his local volunteer or professional roles, you may be surprised to learn how many people across Canada, Dr. Sweetnam affected.
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Image Kawartha Lakes Lindsay Ontario dentist Dr.George H.Sweetnam

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A celebration of Dr.Sweetnam's life will be held August 6th , 2 pm. at Cambridge Street United Church. If you are not able to attend the service, a memorial page is available on the Mackey Funeral Home website.
How well did you know Dr.Sweetnam?
You may be surprised by some of the information on his memorial page.
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Here is the memorial page for Dr.Sweetnam adapted from Mackey Funeral Home website for the convenience of our readers.

Dr. George H. Sweetnam
1942-2016

The family of Dr. George H. Sweetnam would like to announce his passing on July 12, 2016. George was proud of his Northern Ontario upbringing in New Liskeard, Ontario with his siblings Constance and Lee. He had a deep appreciation of nature throughout his life, which he instilled in his children and grandchildren.
George left New Liskeard to attend the University of Guelph, where he earned a degree in Microbiology and met his wife Marian of 49 years. He then pursued his dental degree at the University of Toronto in 1971.
George started his private practice in Lindsay shortly after graduation and served the community for 43 years. Here, they raised George’s proudest accomplishments; his 3 children - Steven, Nancy and Peter.
He strongly believed in giving back to the community and profession. Local volunteer positions included:

Serving on the Board of Cambridge St. United Church,
Chairman of the Lindsay Airport,
Chief of Dental Staff at Ross Memorial Hospital,
President of the Lindsay Lightning Bolts Swim Club and as a
Senior Official with Swim Ontario. Professionally, he started as
Chair of the Peterborough Dental Society and progressed into the role of
President of both the Ontario and Canadian Dental Associations.

George thoroughly enjoyed being a member of the Peterborough Concert Band and Kawartha L’il Big Band as a trombone player. He loved flying his float plane for trips up north, boating and his annual fishing trips with his brother and family.
George’s dedication to Dentistry was recognized by the Ontario Dental Association for outstanding contributions by being awarded the Barnabus Day Distinguished Service Award in 2007.
George’s love of ice cream and pies (especially blueberry) will be lovingly remembered by his children. Steve Sweetnam (Nicole Sweetnam), Nancy Sweetnam (Frazer Smith), Peter Sweetnam (Shelly Dougan) and his six grandchildren; Ryan, Erin, Oscar, Cleo, Declan and Kieran.
The family wishes to thank the caregivers at the Ross Memorial Hospital and Peterborough Regional Heath Centre for their wonderful support.
A Celebration of Life will be held at 2pm on Saturday August 6th, 2016 at Cambridge Street United Church, 61 Cambridge Street North, Lindsay, ON. If you wish to honour George’s memory, the family would appreciate contributions be made to the Kawartha Trans Canada Trail Fund (ktct.ca), Cambridge St. United Church or the Lindsay Academy Theatre (academytheatre.ca).
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