Father: George Mervyn Carter (Spike) Sprung
Obituary of my father, Mervyn (Spike) Sprung I wrote for the Globe and Mail
Mervyn Sprung, soldier, philosopher, author. Born in Winnipeg Jan. 14, 1913. Died Jan. 5, 2000 in Peterborough, Ont., of heart failure, nine days short of 87.
Left is a copy of an oil sketch of Mervyn Sprung done by Frederick Varley around 1946.
For an more intimate portrait, take a read of the fictional autobiography, Fathers And Sons.