George Patrick Genereux born March 1, 1935, passed April 10 1989 first came to public attention in 1952 when he won Canada’s only Gold Medal at the Helsinki Olympics.
An all-round athlete, Genereux suffered from crippling from Rheumatoid Arthritis which forced him to give up his sports career. With a bachelor of arts from the University of Saskatchewan and a Master of Surgery CM along with a Doctorate of Medicine from McGill University, Genereux persued radiology. He soon became a professor, author of some 20 papers, and contributed to book publications. Notably he illustrated and co-authored the Diagnosis of Disease of the Chest four volume work. Genereux, visiting professor and speaker was in demand across Canada at Universities, and delivered the 1987 Fleischner lecture.
“If you can’t help yourself, you should use your God–given talents to help others,’
George Genereux
The third sustainable development goal of the United Nations is to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages. Dr George Genereux is indeed a role model for all!
“To be standing together in a frosty field, looking up into the sky, marvelling at birds and revelling in the natural world around us, was a simple miracle. And I wondered why we were so rarely able to appreciate it.”
Lynn Thomson
“Creative expression, whether that means writing, dancing, bird-watching, or cooking, can give a person almost everything that he or she has been searching for: enlivenment, peace, meaning, and the incalculable wealth of time spent quietly in beauty.” -Anne Lamott
Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area. George Genereux Urban Regional Park. 