Leslie "Les" Rule died peacefully on 1 December 2005 at the Perley-Rideau Veteran's Health Care Centre in his 85^th year.

Les served in the Royal Canadian Engineers during the Second World War and retired from a career at the Bank of Canada in 1979 after 38 years of service.

Funeral Service was held in the Central Chapel of Hulse, Playfair & McGarry, in Ottawa on 3 December 2005. Donations to the Alzheimer Society or the Perley-Rideau Veteran's Health Care Foundation would be greatly appreciated by the family. ^{[zsd, zpp]}