The United Nations Association in Canada (UNA-Canada) joins with a vast community of Canadians in mourning the passing, on March 18th, 2008, of Geoffrey Arthur Holland Pearson, OC. We have lost a man who represented the very best this country offers to our own citizens, as well as to the global community as a whole. Through a lifetime of public service - first as a valued senior member of Canada's diplomatic service and then through his contributions to civil society organizations, including UNA-Canada and many others focused on disarmament and peace - he shared his insight and depth of knowledge and his pervasive commitment to the deep moral values which underlie the core of our humanity.

Geoffrey Pearson's life reflected values drawn from his own upbringing, along with those of the strong family he nurtured with his wife, Landon. He was proud to have written about his father (Lester B. Pearson) and his father's legacy with clarity, respect and good humour. He also always took immense pleasure in mentoring young Canadians who wished to understand and follow in the footsteps of service.

He will be greatly missed.

We, at UNA-Canada, are deeply appreciative of the Pearson family for naming us as a preferred recipient of donations in memory of Geoffrey. It is a wonderful continuation of his mark on, and legacy for, our Association. He will always be remembered as a dear friend and true champion of the United Nations. We will inform his family of all gifts made in his memory.

- on-line (simply select 'in memory of Geoffrey Pearson' when you are asked for a gift fund designation)
- downloadable form (pdf)
- call (613) 232-5751 x 228 with your Visa or MasterCard info