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Wilbert Keon (Wilbert Joseph Keon) was born on 17 May, 1935 in Sheenboro, Quebec, Canada, is a Canadian politician (1935–2019). Discover Wilbert Keon's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 83 years old?

Popular As Wilbert Joseph Keon
Occupation heart surgeon, researcher
Age 83 years old
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Born 17 May, 1935
Birthday 17 May
Birthplace Sheenboro, Quebec, Canada
Date of death 7 April, 2019
Died Place Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Nationality Canada

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1935

Wilbert Joseph Keon (May 17, 1935 – April 7, 2019) was a Canadian physician.

A heart surgeon and researcher by profession, Keon was a longtime Canadian senator.

Born in Sheenboro, Quebec, Keon received a Bachelor of Science from St. Patrick's College, Carleton University and a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Ottawa.

1960

Keon married Anne Jennings in 1960.

They have three children: Claudia, Ryan, (who ran for the Liberal Party of Canada in the federal riding of Nepean-Carleton, ) and Neil.

Keon also has a school named after him in Chapeau, Quebec.

1969

After a period of studying and teaching at Harvard University in Boston, he returned to Ottawa in 1969.

1976

Keon founded the University of Ottawa Heart Institute at the Ottawa Civic Hospital in 1976, acting as its CEO for more than thirty years until his retirement from that job in April 2004.

1986

In 1986, he was the first Canadian to implant an artificial heart into a human as a bridge to transplant.

1990

In 1990 Keon was appointed to the Senate by Governor General Ray Hnatyshyn on the advice of Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, where he sat as a Conservative.

1999

On November 25, 1999, Keon was caught in a prostitution sting by an undercover Ottawa police officer.

Shortly thereafter, on December 16 of that same year, he resigned as director of the Ottawa Heart Institute.

2010

Keon retired as a working doctor and resigned from the Ontario College of Physicians and Surgeons in June 2010.

In 2010, Keon retired from the Senate upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75.

2019

He died from a suspected heart attack on April 7, 2019, aged 83.