▁ ▁Family ▁Bob ▁El gie ▁married ▁his ▁wife ▁Nancy ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁and ▁she ▁became ▁an ▁integral ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁life ▁and ▁career . ▁Nancy , ▁a ▁psych ologist ▁by ▁trade , ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁school ▁trust ee ▁( and ▁vice ▁chair ▁ 2 0 1 1 - 1 3 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 5 ) ▁in ▁the ▁York ▁Region ▁District ▁School ▁Board . ▁She ▁stepped ▁down ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁after ▁becoming ▁em bro iled ▁in ▁a ▁prolong ed ▁ra cial ▁controvers y . ▁T ogether ▁they ▁raised ▁ 5 ▁children , ▁and ▁despite ▁his ▁many ▁care ers , ▁Bob ▁always ▁did ▁his ▁best ▁to ▁make ▁time ▁for ▁his ▁family . ▁El gie ▁helped ▁create ▁a ▁lov ing ▁home ▁and ▁taught ▁his ▁children ▁that ▁those ▁who ▁are ▁born ▁into ▁aff lu ence ▁are ▁expected ▁to ▁give ▁back ▁to ▁society . ▁His ▁el dest ▁daughter , ▁Al ly son , ▁is ▁a ▁psych ologist ▁who ▁runs ▁a ▁provincial ▁assess ment ▁and ▁research ▁centre , ▁The ▁Regional ▁Ass ess ment ▁and ▁Resource ▁Centre , ▁which ▁provides ▁supports ▁to ▁post - second ary ▁students ▁with ▁dis abilities . ▁His ▁el dest ▁son , ▁Stewart , ▁is ▁an ▁environmental ▁advoc acy ▁lawyer , ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁Sierra ▁Leg al ▁Def ence ▁Fund , ▁and ▁a ▁professor ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Ott awa . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁Stewart ▁founded ▁S ust ain able ▁Pro s per ity , ▁an ▁environmental ▁research ▁and ▁policy ▁initi ative . ▁His