Obituary of Delwin (Del) Lawson McLennan

June 2, 1934 – September 19, 2026

Del McLennan passed away on September 19, 2026, at 92 years of age. He is survived by his wife Jackie Lautens (nee Lane) and his daughter Sarah McLennan. His first wife Elynor McLennan (nee Brintnell) predeceased him in 1993. He is also survived by his step-children through Jackie: Stephen Lautens and wife Rhea Hoare, son James; Jane Lautens and husband Ron Young, daughters Madeleine and Chelsea; Richard Lautens and wife Sirje Jarvel, daughter Annika and son Kristjan.

Del was a graduate in Commerce and Finance from the University of Toronto (1956) and in Law from Osgoode Hall Law School (1960). He practiced commercial, corporate and estate and taxation law in London for over thirty years. He was a graduate of the "in depth" taxation and corporate reorganization courses of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants.

Del taught law at the University of Western Ontario and taxation at the University of Waterloo. He made presentations for the Canadian Bar Association, the Bar Admission Course, the Law Society of Upper Canada and for numerous other groups and organizations. He was a past president of both the London Chamber of Commerce and the Rotary Club of London where he led a Rotary Group Study Exchange to the United Kingdom.

Del acted as mediator for the Federal Government and has completed the introductory and advanced dispute resolution courses at the University of Windsor. After retirement from the practice of law, Del was a chair of the Canada Pension Plan Review Tribunal where he conducted arbitrations and training presentations on a full time basis for four years. He was a member of the Arbitration & Mediation Institute of Ontario.

Jackie and the family thank long-time friends and neighbours Gwen Rowse and Tony Morais for their many kindnesses.

Cremation has taken place, and a private interment will be held at a future date.