Canadian Volunteer Award and the Norma V. Bowen Humanitarian Award of the Ontario Psychological Foundation. In 2008, she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. Personal life Pearson was married to Canadian diplomat Geoffrey Pearson, the son of former Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson and Maryon Pearson, until his death on March 18, 2008. Their daughter, Patricia Pearson, is a notable Canadian writer. Pearson and her husband had five children and twelve grandchildren. As the wife of a former Canadian diplomat, she raised their five children in Canada, France, Mexico, India and the Soviet Union. Pearson died in Ottawa on January 28, 2023, at the age of 92. See also List of Ontario senators References External links Order of Canada citation Landon Pearson Centre for the Study of Childhood and Children's Rights North‐South Partnership for Children PeaceWomen Across the Globe bio - collective nomination to Nobel Peace Prize 1930 births 2023 deaths Canadian senators from Ontario Liberal Party of Canada senators Officers of the Order of Canada Politicians from Toronto Writers from Toronto Women members of the Senate of Canada Trinity College (Canada) alumni University of Toronto alumni Bishop's College School alumni University of Ottawa alumni Women in Ontario politics Landon Children's rights activists 21st-century Canadian politicians 21st-century Canadian women politicians