Patrick O'Donnell (Canadian general)

Lieutenant-General Patrick J. "Paddy" O'Donnell CMM CD (July 12, 1940 – September 24, 2015) was a Canadian Forces officer. He was Vice Chief of the Defence Staff in Canada.

Patrick O'Donnell
Born	(1940-07-12)July 12, 1940 Toronto, Ontario
Died	September 24, 2015(2015-09-24) (aged 75) Ottawa, Ontario
Allegiance	Canada
Service/branch	Canadian Forces
Years of service	1959–1995
Rank	Lieutenant-General
Commands held	Northern Region
Awards	Commander of the Order of Military Merit Canadian Forces Decoration

Military career

Educated at Queen's University, O'Donnell joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1959 and pursued a flying career.[1] He became Commander of Canada's Northern Region in 1987, Deputy Commander of Air Command in 1990 and Assistant Deputy Minister (Personnel) at the National Defence Headquarters in 1992.[2] His last appointment was as Vice Chief of the Defence Staff in 1993 before retiring in 1995.[1][3]

In retirement he became Director of Business Planning at Spar Aerospace.[1] On September 24, 2015, O'Donnell died at the age of 75.[4]

References

1. Patrick O'Donnell Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine CFN Consultants
2. "General Rick Hillier: the face of the Canadian Forces". thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
3. "Vice Chief Paddy O'Donnell retires". 1995-03-08. Retrieved 2014-10-29.
4. "Patrick O'DONNELL". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 15 October 2015.

Military offices
Preceded by John Anderson	Vice Chief of the Defence Staff 1993–1995	Succeeded by Larry Murray