Obituary of Walter Keith Cartwright

Cartwright Keith Cartwright, born June 24, 1947 died October 14, 2004 at Parkwood Hospital, London. He will be dearly missed at home by his wife Linda and their dog Sweet Pea. Loving father of Donna and Jim Latronico of Waterloo and Patricia and Stan Burdick of London and devoted grandfather to Travis Burdick. Also, pet-grandpa to Gizmo, Casper, Jasmine, Winnie and Ogre. He is predeceased by his parents Cecil and Edith Cartwright and brothers Howard and Norman. He is survived by 4 sisters in law, 2 brothers in law and 8 nieces and nephews. Following a farm accident in 1967, which left Keith a paraplegic, he was active in the community, campaigning for the rights of the physically disabled. Early in the 1970's he petitioned and received approval from London City Council to have sidewalk ramps installed. Keith was an integral part in the formation of the London Wheelchair Basketball Association and went on to lead the team in many championship wins. He was also a member of the Ontario Wheelchair Basketball Team from 1981 to 1990 and had the honor of playing on the Canadian Wheelchair Basketball team in 1989 and 1990. Keith was inducted into the Canadian Wheelchair Basketball Hall of Fame in 2003 for his efforts in building the sport of wheelchair basketball. The London Forest City Flyers retired Keith's #12 jersey in August 2004 to honor his accomplishments with the team. Keith worked as an Individual Unterwriter for the past 32 years with London Life. Cremation has taken place. Visitors will be received at John Donohue Funeral Home, 362 Waterloo Street at King Street, London, on Monday from 2-4 and 7-9 o'clock. The funeral service will be held at First St. Andrew's United Church, 350 Queens Avenue, London, on Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment to follow in Woodland Cemetery, London. In lieu of flowers donations to the London Wheelchair Basketball Association, P.O. Box 23156, 380 Wellington Road, London, ON, N6A 5N9 or the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated.