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Edward John Dowling
September 10, 1939 - December 12, 2015
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<div itemprop="description">Edward John Dowling (September 10, 1939 - December 12, 2015) <br /> <br />Peacefully at Credit Valley Hospital on Saturday December 12, 2015. Loved husband and best friend of Dee. Beloved father of Kevin (Wendy), Jeff (Gail) and Ted (Tiffany). Best &lsquo;Gramps&rsquo; to Ryan (Jade), Carly, Miranda, Jaden, Kyla, Trinity and Tayte. Dear Brother in law to Karol (Ken) and uncle to Richard, Jennifer and Michael. <br />Known in Mississauga as Mr. Transit, Ed was the first General Manager of Mississauga Transit and held that position until retirement almost 30 years later. Ed continued working in the transit industry as a consultant and was working with Clever Devices when he passed. Ed has had a number of honours over the years in transit and his other pastime, lacrosse. Ed was a Canadian champion as a player with the 1959 Minto Champion Brampton Excelsiors and as President with the 1986 Founder&rsquo;s Champion Mississauga Tomahawks. Ed was named Canadian Urban Transit Association&rsquo;s Man of the year in 1996, received the CUTA lifetime achievement award in 2012 and had the honour of the Mississauga Transit operations facility being named after him in 2015. <br />Many thanks to the Palliative Care unit at Credit Valley Hospital and special thanks to Al and Pat Cormier and Brian and Diane Anderson. <br /> <br />Attitude is everything! <br /></div>