married to Barbara Jane Montgomery in 1955. They had five children: Deborah Jane, Susannah Margaret, Sarah Elizabeth, Adam Tudor, and Christopher Montgomery, who have given the Eytons 11 grandchildren. Eyton retired from the Senate on July 12, 2009, upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75. He died on February 24, 2019, at the age of 85. In December 2019, the Toronto Star reported that Eyton died owing millions in income taxes, despite his high profile business career and long-term senate appointment. See also List of Ontario senators References External links Order of Canada Citation 1934 births 2019 deaths Businesspeople from Ontario Businesspeople from Quebec Canadian senators from Ontario Progressive Conservative Party of Canada senators Members of the United Church of Canada Conservative Party of Canada senators Officers of the Order of Canada University of Toronto alumni Canadian university and college chancellors Lawyers in Ontario Politicians from Quebec City Canadian King's Counsel 21st-century Canadian politicians