HELLER o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2003-10-27 published
HELLER,
Irving
H., M.D., Ph.D., (F.R.C.P.C)
Born March 26, 1926, died October 26, 2003 in Montreal. Professor
of Neurology (retired), McGill University. Beloved husband of
Anita Fochs
HELLER, father of Monica (Timothy
KAISER) and Julian
(Ronni BROTT) and grandfather of Natalie and Nicolas
KAISER,
and Jake, Alexander and Andrée
HELLER. A memorial service will
be held on Tuesday, October 28 at Mount Royal Funeral Complex
(1297 Chemin De la Forét, Outremont, Québec, H2V 2P9 (514) 279-6540)
at 1 p.m. The family will receive Friends at home on Tuesday,
October 28 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
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HELLWIG o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2003-04-18 published
HELLWIG-
PANCZAKIEWICZ, Andrew Joseph (Retired Imperial Oil engineer)
Died on April 14, 2003 in Toronto at 81. The cause was complications
from Parkinson's disease. Born on August 22, 1921 in Warsaw,
Poland, Andrew was just beginning medical school in 1939 when
World War 2 broke out. Escaping from Poland on skis, he joined
the Polish 2nd Army Corps. He served as Lieutenant and was awarded
Poland's highest medal for bravery, the Virtuti Militari, in
Italy. After the war he completed a chemical engineering degree
in London, England, where he met his wife, Betty. They emigrated
to Canada in 1957 and Andrew worked at Imperial Oil from 1957-1983.
Throughout his life, Andrew took great pleasure in his time with
family organizing picnics on the shores of Lake Huron, rowing
and fishing in Georgian Bay, or simply tending his rose garden
and watching the birds with Betty. His smile was infectious as
was his deep love of his land of birth, which he passed onto
all of us. His curiosity made him a wonderful travel companion,
and over decades he maintained Friendships with many in faraway
places. We will all miss him. He is survived by his wife, Betty,
his brother, Adam, his children, Basia, John and Stefan, and
his five grandchildren, Christopher, Stefan, Sasha, Zoe and Michael.
Friends may call at the Morley Bedford Funeral Home, 159 Eglinton
Avenue West, on Monday, April 21 from 7 to 9 p.m. A Funeral Mass
will be celebrated at St. Basil's, 50 St. Joseph Street (at Bay)
on Tuesday, April 22 at 10 am. Interment Mount Hope Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Parkinson Society
Canada, 4211 Yonge Street, Suite 316, Toronto, Ontario M2P 2A9
or to the Charitable Foundation of Canadian Polish Congress,
288 Roncesvalles Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M6R 2M4. The family
gives special thanks to the staff at Kensington Gardens.
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HELLYER o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2003-03-14 published
Thomas MacDONALD
By Joan ROBINSON
Friday,
March 14, 2003 - Page A24
Father, husband, caterer. Born November 12, 1915, in Liverpool,
England. Died January 25, in Ottawa, of a stroke, aged 87.
Tom MacDONALD was the third of nine children born to William
and Mary Ellen
MacDONALD.
The family emigrated from England to
Canada in 1924 and settled in Kingston, Ontario With the outbreak
of the Second World War, Tom and his four brothers joined the
Armed Forces. Tom enlisted in the Canadian Army on January 25,
1940. He was assigned as batman/driver to Lieutenant-General
H.
D.
R.
CRERAR. In 1944, the Kingston Whig Standard featured
a photo of "Cpl. T.
McDONALD" sewing an extra pip on
CRERAR's
uniform, marking his promotion to full General;
CRERAR was then
Commander of the First Canadian Army. During those war years,
Tom served with the general in Italy, Sicily, the Netherlands,
Belgium, North Africa, France and Germany. One of his duties
was to prepare the general's meals; he became proficient at obtaining
and preparing reasonable meals with scant resources. It was during
this time that he developed a keen interest in food preparation.
After the war, Tom remained in the army. Although he had no professional
training, his natural flair for food preparation and presentation
led to his employment in Ottawa by National Defence Headquarters
as organizer and caterer of official banquets and what was known
as "the cocktail party circuit." On a private basis, the United
States Embassy also employed him in this capacity.
Among his effects are letters of appreciation from Ambassador
Livingston
MERCHANT of the U.S. Embassy and one from then-president
Dwight EISENHOWER, thanking Tom for his efforts during the Second
World War, as well as his contributions during two presidential
trips to Ottawa. It concludes: "With best wishes to a former
comrade-in-arms."
During this time he also accompanied General
CRERAR on official
business trips, wherein his role was to assist in the personal
needs of the
CRERAR family. Many of these trips were to major
Canadian cities but in 1947, Tom accompanied General
CRERAR on
a trade development mission to Hawaii, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Manila.
His last international trip took place in the 1960s when, in
a similar role, he travelled to Cyprus with a delegation headed
by Minister of Defence Paul
HELLYER.
In 1965, he was honourably released from the army. He then assumed
the position of steward at 24 Sussex Drive. He served with Prime
Minister Lester
PEARSON from 1965 to 1968 and with Prime Minister
Pierre TRUDEAU from 1968 to 1975. He was again responsible for
the organization of formal banquets and other entertainment.
On one such occasion, a photo much prized by Tom's English mother
shows him in formal dress, standing ready to serve the Queen
Mother.
Although officially retired in 1975, he maintained his interest
in cooking both in his private catering business and at home.
He was a lively, fun-loving man and with his wife, Verena, hosted
many memorable parties wherein his love of people and sense of
humour had full rein.
Tom was proud of his country, his city and his war service. He
could be moved to tears by memories of his war years and every
year that he was physically able he marched in the Veteran's
Day parade wearing his war medals.
In his declining years, he was comforted by the care and companionship
of his family and Friends. At Uncle Tom's funeral they volunteered
their special memories of him. There was much laughter and few
tears as befitted the man. The music of his favourite song We'll
Meet Again concluded the ceremony -- sung, of course, by Vera
LYNN. He will be missed by many, including nieces, nephews, Friends
and surviving comrades-in-arms.
Joan is Tom
MacDONALD's niece.
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