Stanley Edwin Lovell (January 26, 1927 - June 27, 2010) was a prominent businessperson and philanthropist of Oshawa, Ontario, Canada.[1]
Background
Stanley Lovell was the second generation owner of Lovell Drugs succeeding his father, Edwin Arthur Lovell, and brother Everett Arthur Lovell. The Lovell family's involvement in the drug store business began in 1909 and expansion to multiple locations in Eastern Ontario followed. Stanley Lovell joined the family business in 1947 becoming President of Lovell Drugs in 1971 until his retirement in 2000.[2] His children, Arthur Lovell and Diana Lovell Kirk continue to run the family business through the third generation making Lovell Drugs the oldest, independent drug store chain in Ontario.[3]
Stanley Lovell and family have a long history of commitment to financially supporting and contributing to growth in the Oshawa community including a large charitable contribution to the Capital Campaign for the University of Ontario Institute of Technology in 2006.,[4][5]
Member of the Oshawa General Hospital board of governors from 1958.[7] The Chairman of the Oshawa General Hospital board of governors from 1971-1976 and made a Life Governor of the Oshawa General Hospital in 1989.
Stanley Lovell was married to Wilma Curtie Down Lovell for 59 years and they have three children, Diana, Arthur, and Linda, that reside in Oshawa, Ontario.
