John G (Jack) Pell Dec. 16, 1930 - Jul. 6, 2016 Passed in his sleep at the age of 85. He will be missed by his wife of 60 yrs, Helen (nee Ladouceur), his children Jennifer (Toby Hughes) of Vancouver, David (Gabrielle) of Carp, Wendy (Keith Carlson) and Nancy Lebrun of Ottawa, his grandchildren Michael, Nathan, Matthew, Daniel and Katherine. Jack graduated Ottawa Tech in 1949 and found work at E.B. Eddy Co. He married Helen in 1955, started a family soon after, and completed his BCom (Economics and Accounting) in 1965 by attending evening classes at Carleton University. After 2 yrs as Chief Accountant with Boeing of Canada, Arnprior, he moved the family back to Ottawa and joined Statistics Canada as a Subject Matter Assistant. He remained with Stats Can for 30 years, retiring in 1996, as the Director of Operations and Integration Division. Jack was proud to be Stats Canada''s 1985 Employee of the Year. Jack was an active member of the Freemasons and Shriners. He made innumerable trips to Boston during his 9 yr tenure as a member of the Board of Governors of the Shriners Boston Burns Hospital. A private family service will be held at a later date at his much loved summer cottage. Jack can be remembered via donations to the Shriners Hospitals for Children - Canadian Unit (c/o Barbara Seabright, Shriners Hospitals for Children - Canadian Unit, 2140 Walkley Road, Ottawa, ON., K1G 3V3).