Bob Huget passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 1, 2022 at St Peter’s Hospital in Hamilton. He was 75. Pre-deceased by his parents John Huget and Julia Huget (nee Crozier) and by his brother Gerry Huget; loving brother of Linda Nagel. Bob will be sorely missed by his beloved wife of 24 years, Lori Mackenzie, and by his beloved daughter, Susannah Huget.

Bob was born on May 28, 1947 in Regina, Saskatchewan and worked in several jobs before finding his occupational home in the oil and gas sector. Moving to Sarnia, Ontario to work for Shell Oil, Bob also found a passion for workers’ rights and the shop floor power struggle. He became a militant activist in the Energy & Chemical Workers Union (ECWU) and later in the Communications, Energy & Paperworkers Union (CEP).
Partisan engagement followed naturally from his trade union work with Bob finding his political home in the New Democratic Party. He worked hard in many local, provincial, and federal campaigns, and was elected as the NDP-MPP for Sarnia in 1990. At Queen’s Park Bob was a tireless champion for workplace justice, health and safety, and for the well-being of ordinary families. Leaving office in 1995, Bob continued working for working people as a regional political leader in the CEP.

Bob struggled courageously with declining health for the last decade and a half of his life - from COPD to a lung transplant to cancer. Throughout it all he never lost hope or his sense of humour. At St Joseph’s Hospital in Hamilton, he was an engaged patient-volunteer, sharing his insights and experience with other sufferers of serious respiratory illness.

Lori and Susannah extend their deep gratitude to the many health professionals and institutions involved in Bob’s care in recent years: St Joseph’s Hospital’s Firestone Clinic; the Juravinski Hospital; the palliative care team at St Peter’s Hospital; the transplant team at Toronto General Hospital; and the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre. Memorial donations to any of these world-class operations would be appreciated. Donations are also encouraged to the New Democratic Party of Canada and the Ontario New Democratic Party. An opportunity to celebrate the life of Bob Huget will be organized in the months ahead.

Arrangements entrusted to Bay Gardens Funeral Home, Hamilton (905.574.0405).

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