The Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan announced today His Honour the Honourable W. Thomas Molloy is undergoing treatment for pancreatic cancer.
During His Honour’s treatment and recovery, the Administrator of Saskatchewan (The Honourable Robert Richards, Chief Justice of Saskatchewan and members of Saskatchewan’s Court of Appeal) will carry out the constitutional and ceremonial duties of the Lieutenant Governor.
Molloy was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1996, was invested into the Saskatchewan Order of Merit in 2012, was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree from the University of Saskatchewan in 2009 and received the 2018 Ramon John Hnatyshyn Award for Law from the Canadian Bar Association, among many other honours and awards. Mr. Molloy was sworn in as Saskatchewan 22nd Lieutenant Governor on March 21, 2018.
His Honour was born and raised in Saskatoon, completed his Law Degree at the University of Saskatchewan, and has four daughters and 11 grandchildren.