and returned to running his business. He died of colon cancer in 2006, only six weeks after his diagnosis. A park, formerly named Weston Wood Park, on Royal York Road was renamed Douglas B. Ford Park in 2010 in his honour. The small park has a playground and trees adjacent to Humber River. The Ford family is located very near to the park. Ford is buried at Riverside Cemetery, which is near the park named in his honour. His wife Diane Ruth Campbell died of cancer in January 2020. References External links 1933 births 2006 deaths Businesspeople from Toronto Canadian company founders Deaths from cancer in Ontario Deaths from colorectal cancer People from East York, Toronto People from Etobicoke Politicians from Toronto Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs Canadian people of English descent Ford political family