Roly Armitage, WWII veteran and celebrated community builder, dead at 99

Roly Armitage, the Second World War veteran, accomplished veterinarian and influential community leader whose keen involvement in local affairs made him a household name in Ottawa's rural west end and beyond, has died. He was 99.

Roly Armitage, WWII veteran and celebrated community builder, dead at 99
An elderly man in a veteran's blazer and hat smiles at the camera.

Roly Armitage, the Second World War veteran, accomplished veterinarian and influential community leader whose keen involvement in local affairs made him a household name in Ottawa's rural west end and beyond, has died. He was 99.