R. Charles Bull, M.D., BSc, FRCS(C), FACS, FICS
Orthopedic Surgeon, Sports activities Drugs, Chief Medical Officer Group Canada Hockey, Canada Cup Video games
Dr. R. Charles Bull, expensive husband, type and mild father, grandfather and great-grandfather died peacefully with household at his facet in his beloved Humber Hospital on Saturday, September seventh, 2024.
On the age of 15, Charles was in grade XIII after skipping three years and needed to repeat a 12 months as U of T wouldn’t settle for such a superb younger scholar at that age. He was a graduate of Weston Collegiate (1952) with the Coulter Scholarship and adopted within the footsteps of his father and uncles into Med College at College of Toronto. He beloved being dwelling and left reluctantly in 4th 12 months Meds to board and was a Pupil Intern at St. Michael’s Hospital in his remaining 12 months.
Charles was the staff physician for the Jr Marlboroughs hockey staff and labored on the Maple Leafs coaching camp, happening to Group Canada Hockey Physician from 1972 to 1991 together with the 1972 “Series of the Century” Canada vs USSR.
He ran a profitable medical follow in Sports activities Drugs and Orthopedic surgical procedure from his Weston workplace, and with Humber Hospital from 1964 till 2009. He held a clinic on the O&A hospital and began clinics at each York College and the Health Institutes. He was additionally on the medical staff for a number of observe golf equipment in addition to the World Masters Monitor Video games and Pan-Am Video games because the staff physician and sports activities specialist.
A superb good-looking athlete, Charles was an avid lacrosse and soccer participant, having fun with hockey, water polo and harrier in his youth. Later he was an avid marathon runner finishing many marathons all over the world and operating to and from work. He loved swimming, biking, snowboarding and taking part in bodily exercise to the very finish of his life. He may usually be discovered working in his vegetable and flower gardens and loved the woods and walks with nature on his path with the pets he beloved and his spouse and youngsters and grandchildren into his remaining years.
A loyal buddy, aggressive athlete, sensible surgeon and type light man, he might be remembered for his humour, constructive perspective and love of life with an optimistic spirit it doesn’t matter what occurred with the boisterous household of six kids and busy energetic life.
Born November 19,1934 to Mayme and Alan Bull, he’s predeceased by his youthful brother Jim Bull, stepsister Leone Jones Corridor and by his expensive son Christopher Charles in 1998 who welcomes him now with open arms to observe over us from above.
Dad is survived by his spouse Ann Borden Bull, to whom he was married for 66 years. He’s additionally survived by his kids, Claire, Kim (Dean Dart), Kathy (Dave Taylor), Shelagh (Bruce Paitich) and Sarah (Jeff Inventory), his grandchildren, Jeff, Jaimie, Rob, Mike, Laura, Sarah, Tyler, Keaton, Justin, Jessica, Katrina, Owen, Brady and Becca and 4 great-grandchildren, Liam, Emily, Theo and Allie. The household want to thank Humber Heights and the fantastic caregivers that offered a lot love over the previous few years.
A funeral service might be held in Weston at Ward Funeral Dwelling on Sunday, September 15, 2024, with viewing/visitation at 11 a.m. and funeral at 12 midday with reception to comply with at his beloved Weston Golf Membership.
In lieu of flowers, should you want to assist a charity near Dad’s coronary heart, please contemplate the Humber River Hospital the place funds will go to the nice work persevering with to be completed on the Fracture Clinic.
Please go to Charles’s memorial web page at www.wardfuneralhome.com to depart a condolence, make a donation or stay stream the funeral service. The household has offered the chance to view a Dwell Stream of the Funeral Service from the consolation of your personal dwelling. We’re happy to supply this complimentary service for these watching remotely. Please remember this isn’t a professionally edited video and is going on in actual time. You could expertise community (web) failures and/or native sign points. A high-definition recording of the funeral service turns into obtainable after the service is accomplished. That is usually obtainable throughout the identical day. The recorded service stays on the web site for 90 days.
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In lieu of flowers, should you want to assist a charity near Dad’s coronary heart, please contemplate the Humber Memorial Hospital the place funds will go to the nice work persevering with to be completed on the Fracture Clinic.
Click on right here to donate to the Humber River Hospital Fracture Clinic
