Earned MD and MSc (Clinical epidemiology) degrees at Memorial University. Dr. Eaton worked clinically for 40 years in Family Medicine, long-term care, and Palliative Care and for 36 years of those years at Memorial’s medical school. He is a retired Associate Professor of Family Medicine, a former Chair of the St. John’s Alzheimer Society, and a former Program Director for Family Medicine at Memorial University. He has six children and eleven grandchildren