Arnold Percy Hull

(Percy) Arnold Hull (December 17, 1939 – October 18, 2025)

Peacefully on October 18, 2025, Arnold Hull, son of the late Nellie (Want) and Ernest Hull, husband of the late Dr. M. Eileen (Jewell) Hull, is survived by his children M. Arnold Hull (Maria), Ruth N. Hull (Gary Williams), grandchildren Emily Hull (Jordan Giggie), Andrew Hull, and Barb (Evan) Assmus, greatgrandchildren Winnie and Bruce Giggie, and Maverick and Raiyne Assmus, and siblings Shirley Hull, Sheila Lyons, Goldie Pickering, Bonnie Hull as well as many nieces and nephews. Predeceased by siblings (Mary) Pat, Bill, Bob, George, James, (John) Raymond, and Carl.

Arnold attended Dutton Public School, West Elgin High School and London Teachers’ College. He completed a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wilfred Laurier University, a Bachelor of Education degree from Lakehead University and a Masters of Education from the University of Toronto.

He knew from an early age that he wanted to be a teacher. His first opportunities were summer jobs teaching in northern Ontario (1959) and northern Quebec (1960). He then started a permanent teaching position in September 1960 in the City of Port Arthur (now Thunder Bay). In 1969, Arnold moved his family to London Ontario. He taught with the Middlesex County Board of Education until his retirement in 1995, first as a teacher, then Vice Principal and then Principal. He loved his career, the challenges and mentors that allowed him to grow, the comradery of colleagues, and the rapport he developed with members of the communities in which he taught.

Arnold also served as a Director and President of both the Retired Teachers of Ontario and the Canadian Association of Retired Teachers. He even learned some French so he could speak to Retired Teachers in both official languages, and maybe even tell a joke. Quelle surprise!

In 1990, he started making plans for a second career during retirement, by taking computer courses at night school. He was asked to join a team teaching other educators how to use computer programs. He then formed his own consulting company to help seniors set up computer equipment, and teach them how to use email, Word, Word Perfect, and even “surf the net”! He even developed a guide titled “Safety Tips for Using the Internet”!

He also liked to use his skills to give back to the community as a volunteer. Many of his activities were health related, including several associated with the medical school at Western University, and the Pulmonary Hypertension Clinic at Victoria Hospital. He volunteered at Ronald McDonald House, was on the Advocacy Advisory Committee of the Dearness Home, and volunteered at Teen Challenge Canada’s rehabilitation centre. He also was on the Council of London Seniors, working to establish London as an Age Friendly City, helped at the Canada Summer Games when they were in London, and even helped out with the International Plowing Match in Glencoe, among other activities.

His interests included working out at the gym, theatre, music, and travelling with his wife to many parts of the world. He loved being creative, and enjoyed painting, gardening, and even needlework! But he especially enjoyed talking to people. It didn’t matter who you were, what you looked like, how young or old, where you were from, or what you were doing. He enjoyed everyone and truly believed everyone was worth talking to.

And so he may be remembered by most people as the person who was creative, reliable, thoughtful, hardworking, who was smiling, always with a pun at the ready, or a funny story to tell. He could work any room, no matter how tough the crowd, be it a line-up at a restaurant, a busy hospital waiting room, the local Starbucks, the grocery store, or anything in between! You could be sure to leave with a smile on your face! How many people can say they’ve called a hospital emergency room to check up on their father, and had the tired/busy/stressed person answering the phone immediate perk up and say that all the staff are having such a wonderful time caring for him!

At his request there will be no visitation or service. Cremation has taken place.

Donations in Arnold's name to the John Kenneth Galbraith Library in Dutton are welcome.https://www.elgincounty.ca/library/about-us/support-your-library/

A Celebration of Life Service will be held on November 7, 2025 at the Lamplighter Inn 591 Wellington St London Ontario from 2 - 4 p.m.  

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