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- Peter was a Doctor. Peter remarried to Judith Craig. Judith's parents were William and Charlotte Craig. Peter and Judith lived in Nairobi, Kenya for two years. Their son, Colin, was born in Nairobi about 1971. Colin is married to Maria Hooey. Colin and Maria were living in Charlton, New York, USA in 2003 when his father died.
Peter Blair McCulloch, MD.,FRCPC
On July 31, 2003, Dr. Peter McCulloch died peacefully at home in Hamilton, in his 65th year. Peter was the loving husband of Judith (Craig), devoted father of Peter and his fiancee Christine Kelly of Westport, CT, Paul and his wife Daphne Bonar of Toronto, Colin and his wife Maria (Hooey) of Charlton NY, and gentle "Bwana" of Ian McCulloch.
In 1968 after just five years of marriage, he lost his first wife, Sally Ann Marshall, mother of Peter and Paul, in a car accident. Peter was the only and dearly loved son of the late Velma and Peter McCulloch, the much admired and appreciated son-in-law of the late Charlotte and William Craig of Cambridge (Galt) and the late Grace and Frank Marshall of Orillia, and dear brother-in-law of Patricia and Ross Hutchison of Oakville.
A graduate of the University of Toronto (1964), he did his residency in Internal Medicine and Clinical Haematology at the Montreal General Hospital, earning his Fellowship in the Royal College of Physicians of Canada in 1969. This was followed by two years in Kenya where he was seconded to the University of Nairobi by McGill University, for the Canadian International Development Agency/Kenya Medical Development Program. While in Kenya, he taught medical students, served as a medical consultant, undertook various study projects for the United Nations International Agency for Research on Cancer, and climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro.
Dr. McCulloch returned to his hometown in 1972, becoming the first medical oncologist and establishing the systemic treatment program at the Hamilton Regional Cancer Centre. He cared skillfully and compassionately for his patients, collaborated on research projects, coordinated provincial clinical trials, mentored colleagues and inspired students until April 2003 when his own cancer was diagnosed. He was a Professor of Medicine at McMaster University and over the years served on many committees, locally and nationally. He was particularly proud of his work as Chair of the Research Ethics Board of McMaster University/Hamilton Health Sciences.
Peter was an enthusiastic skier, fisherman, photographer and student of history, science and world affairs and he travelled extensively in pursuit of these interests. He will be sorely missed by his family, friends, colleagues and patients and by people whose lives he touched around the world.
A Funeral Service will be held at Central Presbyterian Church, 165 Charlton Avenue West (at Caroline), Hamilton on Tuesday, August 5 at 11 a.m. The family will receive visitors at DODSWORTH & BROWN Funeral Home, ROBINSON CHAPEL (King Street East at Wellington, Hamilton) on Monday, August 4 from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts to the Hamilton Regional Cancer Centre Foundation, Hamilton Community Foundation, or charity of your choice would be appreciated.
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Abt 1939 - 2003 (~ 64 years)
