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May 17th, 1934 – May 23rd, 2025
Conal was born in London, England. His early childhood was spent on British army bases with his father, an army officer. In February 1942, the Japanese invaded Malaysia. Conal and his mother were evacuated to Australia while his father became a Japanese prisoner of war. Four years later, the family were reunited in England and Conal became a student at Abingdon. The school had a profound effect on him and he enjoyed telling people that he went to a school that was founded in 1563! It was at Abingdon that he was introduced to rowing which he loved. Later, he took to canoeing and sailing. In his ’70’s he started kayaking and at age 90 was still out on the water.
In 1955 he became a physical therapist and did his National Service in Malaysia. In 1965, he qualified as physical therapy teacher and shortly afterwards emigrated to Canada as a founding faculty member of a newly established School of Physical Therapy at the University of Saskatchewan. While teaching, he obtained a baccalaureate degree, a Master’s degree, and acquired advanced skills in manual therapy and manipulation. In, 1996, after 30 years of teaching, he retired.
Over the years he travelled to many places such as New Zealand, Thailand, England, France, Holland and Germany. His family consisting of his wife (Margaret), his two children (Douglas and Caroline) and two grandchildren (Tyler and John) meant everything to him.
