Prime Minister Stephen Harper issued the following statement on the death of Dr. Constantine George Gus Mitges, B.V.Sc., D.V.M., V.S.:
I was saddened to learn of the death of former Member of Parliament Dr. Gus Mitges.
Gus served for over 20 years as Member of Parliament for Grey-Simcoe, and later Bruce-Grey, from 1972 until his retirement in 1993.
Born in
Greece
, Gus moved to
Canada
at the age of six and was raised in
Guelph
,
Ontario
. Prior to his election as a Member of Parliament, Gus was a veterinarian, local school board member and an alderman in
Owen Sound
.
In 1995, Gus received one of
Greece
s top civilian awards when he was made a Commander of the Order of
Phoenix
for his work as president of the Greece Parliamentary Association.
Guss dedication to his community will always be remembered. On behalf of all Canadians, I offer my sincere condolences to his family and friends.