Gerald Gordon Symons (September 7, 1921 – November 22, 2012),[1] Lord of Whitehouses, Nottinghamshire, U.K., was an author, poet, painter, and successful pioneer in the Canadian insurance industry.
Upon his safe return to Canada after the war, Gordon attended university at Sir George Williams, Montreal, entering the field of finance.
A decade later, in 1964, he formed G. Gordon Symons Co. Ltd., a predecessor to Goran Capital Inc., a public holding company specializing in insurance.
Records Division in Kew, England and many coming of age stories related to a young pilot's life in wartime Britain.
The Boys of Spring also contains Symons' research into the Clayton Knight Committee and the recruitment of 8,200 Americans by the Royal Canadian Air Force during a period of U.S. neutrality.