Golf Canada is deeply saddened by the lack of Previous President and Honorary Life Governor, The Honourable James (Jim) Andrews Grant PC, CM, KC of Montreal, Que. who handed away peacefully on November 22, 2024 on the age of 87.
Grant served as President of Golf Canada in 2003 and supported the group throughout a large number of volunteer committees and councils.
A longtime member of each Royal Montreal Golf Membership and Mount Bruno Golf Membership, he had an achieved historical past of service to the game of golf each in his residence province of Quebec and nationally. A Previous President of Golf Quebec (1992), Grant was additionally a supporter of the Golf Canada Basis in serving to to advance its efforts to lift funds in help of Canadian golf.
An excellent and achieved lawyer who was known as to the Bar of Quebec in 1962, Grant was a Companion and Chairman of the legislation agency, Stikeman Elliott, LLP.
In 1996, he was named to the Safety Intelligence Evaluate Committee and was summoned to the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada.
On Might 8, 2003 he was made a member of the Order of Canada.
Grant acquired a Bachelor of Civil Legislation in 1961 from McGill College and in 2009 was awarded School of Legislation’s James A. Robb Award which celebrates those that nobly give of their time and efforts to help the School of Legislation in its tutorial endeavours.
Exterior of golf, Grant additionally served his group as a deeply dedicated volunteer. He was a previous Chair of the Montreal Youth Community, headed quite a few youth-oriented businesses, and has made main contributions to the event of kid welfare companies. Numerous different organizations have additionally benefited from his extraordinary management skills and his concern together with CARE Canada, the Centaur Theatre, the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, McGill College and the Montreal Normal and Kids’s hospitals.
Throughout his distinguished profession, Grant additionally served on the Board of Administrators of CAE Inc. in addition to CIBC.
He strongly supported his group with contributions to schooling, politics, sports activities, well being and the humanities which left an indelible mark. He was an distinctive athlete in a wide range of sports activities which he loved with household and buddies. He will likely be remembered for his intelligence, loyalty, and humour – those that knew him would say he confirmed up, aimed excessive, tried arduous, was loyal, and made others higher.
Grant touched the lives of many throughout his private {and professional} community and is survived by his spouse of 62 years, Nancy and daughters Katherine (Michael Harding), Jennifer (Mark Coombs), Christy (Gregor Andrew) and grandchildren Elizabeth, Zach, Madeline, Robbie, Riley and Sarah. He’s additionally survived by his sister Nancy (William Daly).
A celebration of life will likely be held in 2025. Donations might be made to the charity of your alternative.
A hyperlink to the obituary discover within the Montreal Gazette is beneath:
https://montrealgazette.remembering.ca/obituary/james-grant-1092361502
