Lawrence Milton (Milt) Hess

Lawrence Milton (Milt) Hess (BCom) was surrounded by family at his Toronto home when he passed away after a long and courageous battle with cancer on April 10. Raised in Winnipeg, Milt was an accomplished athlete who played on the varsity badminton team at Queen’s. It was there that he met the love of his life, Julie, whom he married in 1965. The couple settled in Toronto where, after graduating from University of Toronto Law, Milt began a long and successful career. He was a senior partner at Stikeman Elliott for more than 30 years. Milt was widely respected and enriched the lives of those fortunate to know him. This was no more evident than at Homecoming 2014, when he celebrated his 50th-anniversary reunion with classmates and friends. Milt was a proud alumnus who helped establish the Com’64 Endowment Fund and rallied his class to support this legacy. In addition to his wife Julie (Deacon, Artsci’65), Milt is survived by his children Jeff, BCom’91 (Cathy, BCom'90); Greg (Michaela); Jonathan (Sarah, Artsci’01); and Adam. He also leaves nine grandchildren; siblings and siblings-in-law Rosemary and Stuart Lawrence; Susan Hess; John and Margaret Deacon; and Charles, BCom’72, and Bev (Deacon, Artsci’72); and many nieces and nephews.