Jules Paivio

Jules Peter Paivio (29 April 1916 – 4 September 2013) was a Canadian architect, professor, and soldier. A veteran of the Spanish Civil War, he was the last surviving member of the Mackenzie–Papineau Battalion.

Early life
Paivio was born near Port Arthur, Ontario, and raised in nearby Sudbury by his Finnish parents.

Spanish Civil War
Paivio left Canada at the age of 19 to fight in the Spanish Civil War. He was captured during the war, saved from execution by an Italian officer, and placed in a prisoner-of-war camp. Paivio was the last surviving Canadian veteran of the Spanish Civil War, and in 2012 he was honored by the Spanish government by being granted honorary citizenship.

World War Two
During World War Two, Paivio trained soldiers in map-reading and surveying.

Academic career
Paivio was a trained architect and taught at Ryerson University.

Death
Jules Paivio died on 4 September 2013, at the age of 97.