John "Jack" Armand HAYES

John "Jack" Armand Hayes, born in 1937, died peacefully on August 17, 2026, in Gainesville, Florida, at the age of 88. He was a husband to his wife Sally Anne (née Reynolds), a father to his son John, and a brother to his sisters Judy Robertson (née Hayes) and Lori Ann Power; his sister Gay Cole had predeceased him. He was also a grandfather to Heather Eve and J.T. Hayes. Jack was born in Flin Flon, Manitoba, and spent his early years in Churchill before pursuing civil engineering, graduating from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, and earning a D.I.C. at Imperial College in London, England. His career took him to West Africa, Canada, and the United States, and he co‑founded Loadtest Inc., where he served as president and contributed to the development of the Osterberg Cell test method. An avid golfer and traveler, he enjoyed these pursuits with his wife. Memorial information is available at www.williamsthomasfuneralhome.com.