It is with immense sadness, that we announce the sudden passing of Hudson Vipond, on December 14th , 2021, in Montreal, at the age of 78. He was a devoted husband to his wife Lise and loving father to his daughters Marianne and Stephanie. Hudson also leaves behind his sister Susan (Morris), his nieces Maria (Fred), and Christa (Todd), his grandnieces Nicole, Kirsten and Lauren, as well as his grandnephew Nicholas.
Hudson completed his studies at McGill University where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1965. Hudson spent his life in Montreal where he had a fulfilling career at Sun Life Financial, working initially in programming and expanding his skills and expertise throughout the company. He was a passionate hockey fan and an enthusiastic hockey player himself, spending many happy years playing with the Montreal Rusty Blades. As a young adult, he worked at the Château Lake Louise in Alberta where he spent eight wonderful summers perfecting his skills as an avid rock climber. World traveller at heart, he never missed an opportunity to share his many adventure stories. Hudson loved parties and always impressed the crowd with his yodelling talents. Orford Lake was his haven where he spent many joyous seasons sharing laughs with family, close friends and neighbours.
The visitation will be held Monday December 20th, 2021 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at F. Aubry and Fils Inc. Funeral Home, located at 434 Main Road in Hudson, QC. The burial will follow at 2:30 p.m. at Côte Saint-Charles United Church Cemetery, 2503 Côte Saint-Charles in Saint-Lazare, QC. For everyone’s safety, the family wishes that those attending the visitation be fully vaccinated.
Hudson will be deeply missed by his family and many friends.
Donations can be made to the Old Brewery Mission, the Heart and Stroke Foundation, or to the Cancer Research Society.
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I am so saddened to read this. Hudson was perhaps one of the nicest persons we have met and we will always cherish the moments we had together. A great mentor, a great story teller and a fun and energetic person, we consider ourselves fortunate to have been a part of his Sun Life journey. Our sincere condolences to the family, his wonderful wife, Lise and daughters, of which Hudson was so proud and always thrilled to talk about.. Good bye to our good friend. We will miss you dearly.
I worked with Hudson in the 1980’s at Sun Life – mostly over the phone as I located in the Toronto office. He was such a lovely and kind person – always smiling, always warm. He was an expert in one of our company’s technologies and would always answer my many questions with a lot of patience. Rest In Peace.
I’m deeply saddened to learn of Hudson’s passing. I have such fond memories of Hudson. From hockey (and a great athlete), to many work anecdotes, to business trips together with fun (and funny) memories, beers at Rymark Taverns, and being a terrific boss. He was also fellow eastern township’er / cottager and we often compared notes between Orford and Newport. He was a great coach and mentor. My sincere and deepest condolences to Lise and daughters, Hudson will be there forever in your hearts..
This is a sad day for anyone who met Hudson, even shortly. He was the living definition of a kind person, who despite a relative shyness, was appreciated by everybody.
My memories of Hudson are from Orford Lake. Probably because of the age difference, (only 2 decades) it took me some time to know Hudson better. It was always with some kind of admiration I saw him pass running in the road as I was on the tennis court, knowing he would be back probably more than 20 minutes later.
So when time made the age difference a non factor, the conversation with Hudson was always most interesting. This man had an intelligent point of view on anything we can discuss, always kind and caring for people, although not often the one that would initiate contact.
(to be continued)
When my father was president of the Orford Lake country club, at the end of his tenure, he was thinking of who his recommendation would be as a successor. I recall him telling me he talked around with other neighbours, and when the name of Hudson came in the conversation, the response was always positive. This shows the appreciation and respect the great man he was inspired around him, even with a sort of low profile personality. Hudson suceeded him, and had, as much as I recall, left a good impression the time he served..
We’ve all been blessed to share this part of time in Eternity with him.
To Lise and daughters, our feelings are with you. I wish that in time, the good memories fade your sadness, as there sure are plenty of them for you, as there are many for me.
Sincerely,
Rip Hudson Vipond…
Sun life Co worker, hockey player and friend
Bill Waddell
I’m very sorry to hear the sad news. I worked with Hudson for a while at Sun Life, and he was a class act and a true gentleman. Sincere condolences to Lise, girls and the rest of the family.
Lors de la perte d`un être cher, la peine est immense. En espérant que le temps atténuera la douleur de cette épreuve difficile et que les souvenirs des bons moments passés réconfortent vos cœurs. Sachez que nos prières et pensées sont avec toi Lise et les filles.
À Lise Tessier
Je te souhaite mes plus sincères condoléances pour le décès de Hudson. Je partage ta douleur ainsi que pour tes deux filles. Accepte les vœux de sympathies de toute notre famille.
Mes sympathies à toute la famille
Sorry I can’t be there in person (fear of Covid). I met Hudson at Lake Louise, and as fellow Montrealers, we saw each other now and again over the years. Besides being a guy who was fun to hang out with, he had a passion for country music (don’t know if he maintained it?) that rubbed off on me and I’m forever grateful that he was the first to lead me there: Bluegrass, Flatt and Scruggs, Buck Owens etc. I remember at our singalongs at CLL he would leas us all in the chorus to “The Battle of New Orleans”. Please accept my sincerest condolences. It must be especially tough on you – Lise, Stephanie and Marianne – at this time of year when the empty seat at the table will be that much more noticeable..
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