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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Thursday, March 13, 2014 | 4 continued from p.1 mously missed by his family and a host of friends. Born in England in 1939, Norgate attended the University of Manchester where he obtained a degree in physics and mathematics. He immigrated to Canada in 1963 and began working for radio manufacturer RCA Victor in Montreal. In 1966, he moved to Oakville and worked for the Ontario Research Foundation. He later served as manager of the research and development group at SPAR Aerospace at the time of the building of the Canadarm, a series of robotic arms that were used by the space shuttle orbiters to deploy, capture and repair satellites, position astronauts, maintain equipment and move cargo. "He had that kind of mind," said Sheila. "Incredibly logical and analytical." Norgate finished his career as director of research for the North York branch of the Ontario Centre for Excellence -- retiring 10 years ago. Skills from his work in research may have made their way into his personal life with Norgate's daughter describing him as an amazing listener who had the ability to make the person he was talking with feel like they were the only one in the room. "He was truly interested in what you had An amazing listener and lover of the harmonica to say. He would cock his head to the side and stand with one foot out and be intense on you and you walked away feeling like he was really interested in who you were and what you were talking about," said Rachel. "He didn't just do this to one person, he did this to everyone. There were people who met him only once, five or six years ago, who still remember their conversations with him." When not working, Norgate spent his time hiking and cycling with Sheila. He also enjoyed reading and playing the harmonica. His wife said it was that enjoyment of the harmonica that brought him to Burlington on Thursday, March 6 around 7 p.m. She said he intended to visit the Long & McQuade's Music Lesson Centre to attend a meeting with the Harmonicordes, the harmonica band of which he was a member. Halton police said from its preliminary investigation, Norgate was crossing Mainway Drive when a passing car struck him. Detective constables from the Collision Reconstruction Unit (CRU) are continuing to investigate. Police interviewed the 44-year-old Burlington driver of the vehicle, but no charges have been laid at this time. "I went to a meeting that night about what is happening to the Oakville Arena," said Sheila. Sheila and her late husband Graham Norgate. Mr. Norgate, 75, died at Hamilton General Hospital Saturday afternoon, two days after being struck by a car near the intersection of Mainway Drive and Northside Road in Burlington. | supplied photo (MJHPTZY\JJPQ^^JWX AND SAVE! Browse flyers from your favourite national and local retailers "I came home and he wasn't home and I thought `Oh, they've gone and had some Tim Hortons afterwards.'" Sheila and the rest of her family soon learned the terrible truth and quickly joined Norgate at Hamilton General Hospital where he died at 3:15 p.m. on Saturday. Rachel said she takes some comfort in the fact the family was able to be present for Norgate's last moments. "We got to be with him," she said. Sheila said she wishes to thank the doctors and nurses of Hamilton General Hospital Intensive Care Unit East for their kindness, efficiency and patience. She said another sad moment came Monday with the arrival of a book titled Dad's War, which was based on material Norgate had sent away to be bound weeks earlier. The book contained a detailed chronicle of the experiences of his father, Frederick, in North Africa during the Second World War. Norgate had painstakingly assembled the material for the book, which included actual photographs taken by his father. Rachel said it was a project he had undertaken for himself and the family in an effort to understand his father a bit better. "He'd been working on this for months," said Sheila. "He never got to see it." h e a rt-w a rm Real Estate by Allana Harkin Directed by John Addison Produced by Jim Clemens and John Smissen comedy! in g A Visit flyers. coupons. deals. savings tips. Wednesday April 9 to Sunday April 13, 2014 Curtain / 8pm Wednesday to Saturday / 2pm Sunday Tickets: Adults $25 / Wed. Preview $15 Students / $5 with ID Proud Member of 905.815.2021 or oakvillecentre.ca An agency of the Government of Ontario. Relève du gouvernement de l'Ontario. Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French Inc.