Obituary announcement for club member LCol (Ret'd) Art Beemer LM077

BEEMER, LCol (Ret'd) Art - Loving husband of Janet Yvonne (Sweetman) Beemer and well loved father of Barbara and Sandra, died on 16 December 2017, at the age of 88. He was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario on 21 April 1929, to Russell and Mary (Pace) Beemer. He attended Royal Roads College in 1949 and Royal Military College in 1951 and obtained his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering at Queen’s University. He served the Canadian military in several postings in Canada and internationally in Korea, Germany, Tanzania, and the Netherlands. His final posting, before retiring from the military in 1983, was back in Ottawa as Director of Frequency Spectrum Management. After retiring, Art continued to work as a consultant in communications and then volunteered his time to help the low income and seniors with their income tax preparations.13241378