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John Art Matheson
July 7, 1947 - March 7, 2019
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<div itemprop="description">It is with heartbreaking sadness I must announce that my husband was taken from me by the waters off the coast of Barbados on March 7, 2019. After 52 years of marriage, he leaves behind 4 children and 9 grandchildren. Wendy, our love child, who we were reunited with in 2001 is a talented teacher who speaks 4 languages. Her good hearted husband David happily put up with Art's constant teasing. Between them they have four wonderful children they can be proud of. Heather, Tyler, Erika and Emma. Our oldest son Todd, who most resembles his father, has worked in the family business for over 20 years. He is honest, dedicated and loyal. Todd always said that "his father was bigger than life". Our son Troy (now the President of the company) inherited his fathers strong sales skills, sense of humour, integrity and vision. Monica our beautiful daughter in law has blessed Troy with 2 children, sweet Jessica, our little autistic angel and the newest addition Bonnie Prince "Charlie". Troy also has 2 wonderful adult sons by his first marriage Oliver and Noah. Our youngest daughter Andrea, a psychologist with a successful practice inherited her fathers integrity, ambition and entrepreneurship. A single mom to Olivia, an extremely gifted student and athlete, presented Art with the opportunity to be a surrogate father, and he cherished it. They were daddy's girls and he adored them both. He also leaves behind an extended family comprised of the staff at MVF who have been incredibly supportive and were truly cherished by Art. <br>Art built a successful business from the ground up. He was determined to provide his children with an education and a better start in life than he had. He <br>built our business on the foundation of integrity. Building trust with customers and suppliers alike. Art was known by family and friends as a true gentleman. A man whose handshake was worth a thousand notarized contracts. He will be truly missed by family ( Blanche, Therese, Barbie, Larry, Sandy, Ronnie and Jackie ) and many many more. His large group of friends will miss his warmth, love of golf and crazy sense of humour. <br> <br>A special thank you to Roslyn and Darcy who were at the devastating scene immediately, I know you are hurting too. Love to you both. I also want to thank all of the guests at the hotel who rushed to the beach and started taking turns performing CPR. I must thank the owner of the hotel and all of it's staff for their extreme kindnesses as they tried very hard to soften the tragedy. Reverend Write and Dr. Cox in Barbados, who cared for me during this traumatic time. <br>And lastly I thank Troy who immediately flew to Barbados to stay with me and handle all that needed to be handled in Barbados and waited in the airport until he saw me get on the plane. Andrea who flew out to me when I finally arrived home and immediately took care of me and all the funeral and legal <br>arrangements not to mention surprises in the house. Finally, Todd who called me everyday having long phone calls with love and kind words. There are no words to describe the compassion you have shown me. My love to you all. <br> <br>Visitations will be held April 05, 2019 from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm at Rideau Funeral Home. The Funeral will follow at 4:00-5:00pm There will be a celebration of life immediately following the funeral. <br> <br>In lieu of flowers may we suggest donations to The Montreal Neurological Institute. <br> <br> <br>I am not a widow, l am a wife to a husband with wings. Rest In Peace my love</div>