OTTAWA, 11 May 2007 – Dr. Colin Carrie, Member of Parliament for Oshawa and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Industry, made the following statement in the House of Commons concerning the passing of Mr. Dwight Wilson:

WWI veteran Captain Percy Dwight Wilson celebrated his 104th birthday in Oshawa, February 2005. Photo: Office of Colin Carrie MP

Mr. Speaker,

 

This week Canada, and my constituency of Oshawa, lost an incredible man who was a bridge to our past. Dwight Wilson, one of Canada’s last remaining World War I veterans, passed away at age 106.

 

Up to June 2006, Mr. Wilson resided at Cedarcroft Nursing Home in Oshawa. Mr. Wilson contributed a lot to my riding, and was a wonderful supporter of our local servicemen and women, veterans and our legion.

 

He was one of more than 600,000 Canadians who joined the military to fight in the First World War, the “War to End All Wars.”

 

Mr. Wilson will be missed by many in Oshawa.  I encourage all Parliamentarians, and people of Oshawa, not to forget him, and the others of his generation, who gave so much for their country. The sacrifices made and remarkable bravery displayed by Mr. Wilson is a lesson for us all.

 

It has been a great honour for me to have known him.

 

Thank you Dwight, we will miss you.