William John Evert
1938 – 2025
John (Billy) Evert passed away peacefully at home on August 30th, 2025 after a short illness. He is survived by his wife Sonia, daughters Kim and Philippa, sisters Shirley and Dulice, and grandchildren Ashleigh, Nicholas, Logan, and Stella. He will be greatly missed.
Born in Brakpan, South Africa, John excelled academically and athletically before pursuing studies in Canada, where he earned degrees in mathematics, geography, and chemistry. He went on to co-found several successful companies in the plastics industry, including Rochevert Inc., Serviplast Ltée, and QST Inc.
A man of many passions, John enjoyed flying, golf, tennis, travel, stamp collecting, vintage cars, and proudly summited Mount Kilimanjaro in 1995. He also established scholarships in South Africa and Canada, helping over 100 students to pursue a higher education that otherwise would have been out of their reach.
John and Sonia celebrated their 63rd wedding anniversary this May. His legacy of achievement, determination, generosity, sense of humour and love of family will be fondly remembered.
A celebration of life will be held on September 26th at 1 p.m. at The Forest and Stream Club, Dorval.
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Dear Sonia,
Sheldon and I were shocked and saddened to read of the recent passing of John. He will certainly be missed here at HSL; we loved seeing his passion for all of his vehicles. Please know that we are thinking of you, your daughters and all of the family at this time.
Linda & Sheldon
Dearest Auntie Sonia, Kim, Phillipa and the rest of the family.
We are sending you much love during this time. Oom Billy is truly someone to look up to and be very proud of. A world class person. He has really lived an extra-ordinary life.
Deepest condolences to Sonia and the whole family…John was a wonderful man who had a fullfilled life at every level! His limitless generosity,his love of life,his dedication to his loved ones and his successful professional career as well as his great sense of humor were all part of his core values…RIP Grey Fox!
What a beautiful way to honour your dad and my brother of his valuable worthiness on this earth he reached out to many people in his life he was n legend not to be forgot. I salute him 🙏God bless all his loved ones ✝️ 😢 tons of love to all ❤️
Dulcet, Johan & Philip