On Tuesday evening, 8 July, LCdr Kevin Ng became the 38th Commanding Officer of HMCS STAR, assuming command from LCdr Michael DiBerardo. The ceremony took place in front of HMCS HAIDA and was presided over by Captain(N) Geoffrey Hamilton, Central Region Captain.

Fondly remembered by many, John was a long-time participant in the activities of the Naval Association of Canada – Hamilton Area Group.

Hamilton Spectator 5 July 2025 John Carruthers Deadman, 94, of Ancaster died on Thursday, June 26, 2025. He was born on December 14, 1930, to Helene Deadman (Trenaman) and William Deadman in Hamilton, Ontario. John attended the University of Toronto for a B.A. and later his M.D., specializing in psychiatry. During his career he worked at Whitby Psychiatric Hospital, Queen’s Park in Toronto and St. Joseph’s Hospital in Hamilton, and taught at McMaster University.

He married Frances Helen Taylor in August of 1958 and they had three children, Peter (Linda), Stephen and Richard (Carol). Grandfather to Lee, Matthew, Sean, Alex, Gwen, Tom, Charlene, Juliana and Daxton. After the passing of Fran in 1994 he married Beatrice Bill in 1997, stepmother to Lynda and Bronwyn. Bea passed in October 2023.

Services are entrusted to Dodsworth and Brown Funeral Home – Ancaster Chapel. A funeral service will be help on Wednesday, July 9th at St. John’s Anglican Church in Ancaster (272 Wilson St. E) at 11 a.m. An interment will follow at St. John’s Anglican Cemetery follow the service. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund in memory of John.

HMCS STAR Historical Collection is happy to announce that it has been accepted as an institutional member of the Organization of Military Museums of Canada. We look forward to benefitting from the knowledge and experience of other military museums across the country.