Alvin B. Aberdeen Duncan, a decorated Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) veteran of the Second World War and a man whose roots extended to the Underground Railroad in Oakville, died Thursday at age 95.
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Alvin died just short of his 96th birthday. He was born on Feb. 27, 1913 in Oakville and attended Oakville Trafalgar High School before going to Ryerson.
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Alvin had been an active member of the Oakville Historical Society, Oakville Black History Society and Ontario Black History Society, said Arlene.
He shared his extensive research with the Oakville Museum and assisted with the museum’s Black History Exhibit.
“Alvin Duncan’s personal knowledge, enthusiasm and generosity were all integral in the collection of Oakville’s Black Heritage. He eagerly shared his information through narratives, personal accounts and photographs, all of which help us tell Oakville’s Black history,” said Carolyn Cross, collections curator at Oakville Museum at Erchless Estate.
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His funeral service will take place at 1 p. m. on Friday, Feb. 6 with interment at Trafalgar Lawn Cemetery, 1149 Dundas St. W., Oakville. Those who wish may make memorial donations to the Alzheimer Society of Canada. Online condolences may be made at www.koprivataylor.com/
Read the extensive article about Mr. Duncan in the February 4, 2009 Edition of the Oakville Beaver.
Read Mr. Duncan’s obituary at the Kopriva Taylor Community Funeral Home website.
I am currently researching the part towns in southern Ontario played in the Underground Railroad. I would be grateful for any information – or leads to information – that anyone can give me.
Phil Thatcher