*It is with great sadness that I share this announcement about the passing
of a long time friend to the archival community and a supporter of the AAO.
Many who knew him shall miss his wisdom, wit and generous friendship. The
AAO is honoured to be named by the family as one of the beneficiaries of
donations in Johns name. Our condolences go out to his wife Doctor Patricia
Smart and family, who have graciously given me permission to share this
announcement on our list.  *


SMART, John David May 27, 1939 - August 29, 2021 It is with profound
sadness that the family of John Smart announces his passing on August 29,
2021 at age 82. John was the loving husband of Patricia (Purcell), brother
to Claire and Reginald (both predeceased) and Bill (Mary). Beloved father
of Mary Ann (Daniel Brownstein) and Michael, and the doting grandfather of
Clara and Thomas, John graduated from St. Michael's College, University of
Toronto, in 1961 and in 1963 married Pat, the love of his life. In 1968
John and Pat, then Ph.D. students at Queen's University, were among the
founders of the Waffle movement, a left nationalist group in the New
Democratic Party devoted to the creation of an independent socialist
Canada. Many of the connections they made during the Waffle years became
warm, sustaining lifelong friendships for John and Pat. John worked for 18
years as an archivist at the Public Archives of Canada and in 1992 founded
the Archives Technician Program at Algonquin College, where he taught until
his retirement in 2000. He was on the executive of the Professional
Institute of the Public Service, an NDP candidate in 1979, 1980, and 1985,
and an Ottawa school board trustee from 1980 to 1988. In 2004 he completed
the PhD in History at Queen's that he had abandoned during his years in the
Waffle. John's great loves were his family, politics, history, books, and
his cottage at Lac Bataille. His children and grandchildren will always be
grateful for the interest and support he gave to all their ideas and
projects. Many friends and relatives have been enlivened and changed by
conversations with John and by the books he so eagerly recommended and
lent. We will miss his bottomless generosity and his dry sense of humour. A
Celebration of Life will be held at the Canal Ritz, 375 Queen Elizabeth
Driveway, Ottawa, on Friday, September 24, 6:00-8:00 p.m. A funeral Mass
(by invitation, due to COVID-19 restrictions) will be celebrated at 10:00
a.m. on Saturday, September 25, at Canadian Martyrs Catholic Church, 100
Main St., Ottawa. In lieu of flowers, a donation to the Archives
Association of Ontario or the New Democratic Party would be appreciated.
The family wishes to express its gratitude to the wonderful staff at the
Ottawa General, especially the doctors and nurses in the Coronary and
Intensive Care Units.


*Iona McCraith*

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