Bruce Matheson

Bruce Matheson (BCom) passed away peacefully surrounded by family and friends in Gananoque, ON, at the age of 86 in January. He was born in Stratford, ON, to Ada (Fisher) and Rev. Finlay Matheson, a founding member of the United Church of Canada. His uncle, John Matheson, was Dean of Arts at Queen’s from 1924 to 1943. On graduation, Bruce joined the Canadian Army and was in training for overseas deployment when WWII ended. He became a CA and held senior positions with DuPont Canada in Kingston, Montréal and Mississauga. He and his wife Winnifred (Elliott), who married in 1949, raised three children: George (Arts’72), Anne (Artsci‘77) and Robert. Bruce attended several Queen’s reunions, proudly sporting his frosh tam, and donated his time and energy to such organizations as the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation and Gananoque Food Bank.