LARIVIERE
LARMER
LARMOND
LAROCQUE
LAROUCHE
LAROZA
LARSON
LARVENTZ
LARWAY
LARIVIERE o@ca.on.manitoulin.howland.little_current.manitoulin_expositor 2003-06-04 published
Vernon Robert
BURK/BURKE
In loving memory of Vernon Robert
BURK/BURKE,
September 19, 1940 to May 30, 2003.
King passed on to the spirit world at his residence in
Wikwemikong on Friday, May 30, 2003 at the age of 62 years.
Thirty years of service at the Unimin Quarry in Killarney, as a Heavy
Loader Operator. Beloved husband of Violet Rosa
PITAWANAKWAT-
BURK/BURKE
of Wikwemikong. Loving
son of the late Walter and Eva
(ROQUE)
BURK/BURKE,
Brothers Kenneth and Elva, Willard and Neldra, Leonard (predeceased)
and Millie, Wayne and Susan, sisters Margaret and Ray
LARIVIERE and
Lucy (predeceased). Dearly missed by MaryAnn and Bonn, Jean and Rob,
Mervyn, Beverly and Dave, Cathy and Jason, Grandchildren Gitchi,
Amber, Nodin, Naomi, Steven, Sebastian, Bronson, Blossom, Jaynee,
Thunder and Lyric, Great grandchildren Darnell, Javin,
Waawaskwanehn, Shay-Lynn and Tristen. Visitors were welcomed at Holy
Cross Church on Monday, June 2. Funeral Mass on Wednesday, June 4 at
11: 00 am, also in the church. Arrangements in care of Island
Funeral Home. "Remember the King"
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LARIVIERE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2003-06-11 published
LAKIE,
June
Hunt
Died very peacefully on May 22, 2003 at her home in Aurora. With
her were David, husband of 53 years; daughter Jennifer, sons
David, Bruce and niece Judie
HUNT of Ottawa. June was predeceased
by brothers Lindahl and Douglas. At June's request a private
family service was held at which sister-in-law Betty
HUNT of
Saint
John's, niece Shelagh Hunt
LARIVIERE,
Toronto, daughters-in-law
Manda and Andi and June's eight grandchildren were in attendance.
She bids farewell to sister-in-law Mick
HUNT of Saint John's, and
her Friends in Saint John's, Montreal, Toronto and Aurora. To her
French Group whose company she enjoyed so much - Au Revoir. Again,
at her very special request, June's ashes were taken by David
and family to her beloved Newfoundland and rest with her father
and mother. A graveside service was held in Saint John's on June
''Oh, I have slipped the surly bonds of earth''
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LARMER o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2003-11-28 published
BROMAGE,
Margaret
Jean (née
PARKINSON)
Williston - Margaret Jean
BROMAGE, 72, died suddenly on Friday
November 21, 2003 at home in Williston. Meg was born in Country
Durham,
England on October 3, 1931 to the late Robert
PARKINSON
and Mary Jane
(STIRLING.)
She was married in 1969 to Professor
Philip R. BROMAGE.
Together they led a full and productive life.
Their medical work took them to Montreal, North Carolina, Colorado,
Riyadh Saudi Arabia and Delaware. They retired to Montgomery,
Vermont.
Survivors include a stepson, Richard
BROMAGE and his
wife Angela in England, stepdaughters Susan
BROMAGE in England
and Jennifer
BROMAGE and her husband John
LARMER in Ontario Canada
four grandchildren Julia, Maria-Suzie, James and Laura. She also
leaves a brother Robert
PARKINSON and sisters Betty
LANGSTAFF
and Dorothy
JELLY as well as nieces and nephews, all in England.
Meg was a fun-loving generous person who left a mark on everyone
she touched. She loved entertaining, music and people. Meg was
powerful force in aiding her husband's medical publications.
Meg will be sadly missed by her husband, Philip, family and Friends.
Funeral will be privately arranged by the family. Arrangements
are in the care of the Ready Funeral Home, South Chapel, 261
Shelburne Rd, Burlington Vermont.
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LARMOND o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2003-09-22 published
George HOLLINS
By Gayle M.
LARMOND
Monday,
September 22, 2003 - Page A18
Able seaman, pioneer of head Lake shore land, builder. Born January
19, 1923, in Toronto. Died July 10, in Kingston, Ontario, of
cancer, aged 80.
George HOLLINS was born to George Sr. and Alice, from Staffordshire,
England, who had settled in the Oakridge area of Scarborough,
Ontario Like many of this generation, he was raised in the Anglican
Church. George was active in Cubs, Scouts, choir, Sunday School,
Bible class, and the Anglican young people's association. As
a young father, he devoted 12 years to church leadership as Sunday
School superintendent.
George attended Oakridge Public School and Scarborough Collegiate.
Between church and school, lifelong Friendships were forged.
He recorded, "in 1932, a sister, Margaret Rose, was born." He
developed a fascination and, more significantly, a love for his
childhood sweetheart, one Isa
TIPPING who later became his wife
and mother of their three children.
Butting in on everyone's career, marriage and family plans, came
the Second World War. George applied to the Royal Canadian Navy
recruiting office at the Argonaut Rowing Club on Lake Ontario
and was told they were not taking any inexperienced volunteers
for "seaman" ratings. He was ultimately accepted as an "Engine
Room Artificer -- Apprentice in Training." In his Life Story,
George wrote: "There was no swearing-in ceremony, no documents
to sign and no uniform was issued. Just simple instructions and
a rail ticket to Galt, Ontario, in April 1941." George served
in the Atlantic campaigns and moved in rank to chief petty officer.
His ship's name was H.M.C.S. Midland.
Like many who came of age in the war, this was the formative
experience. Life's other milestones were captured in terms of
"before the war," "during wartime," "after the war was over."
George was honourably discharged and returned to his Toronto
east-end home a sick man only to find his mother deathly ill
with stomach cancer. Married in 1946, first child in 1947, second
in 1949 and a third in 1955, George spent his working career
with Ontario Hydro, starting as a clerk and finishing as a recruiter
of engineers. At age 57, he retired to the family cottage and
followed his true calling.
What was his true calling? George loved nature: plants, trees,
fish, birds, animals. For several years he hosted a fishing club
with his buddies. His place became a virtual bird sanctuary as
he distributed bird seed for every species. Dogs were his house
companions, all of them rescued. He supported Canadian Guide
Dogs for the Blind.
At the lake, he will be most remembered for his gardens. On top
of sandstone and thin soil, he built raised beds and co-operatively
gardened with neighbours. He gave away vegetables and flowers
and Friends returned it as winter preserves. To be with him in
his beautiful garden was to be near paradise.
For more than 20 years, George lived with his dogs in the family-built
home at head Lake. He enjoyed independent living right through
his 80th birthday. A persistent sore throat sent him to Kingston
General Hospital on April 1. He said a choked good-bye to his
dog Bozo and walked through the blizzard to the car where the
cancer volunteer driver held a door open for him. In hospital,
he fought valiantly for his health and his life. Never short
on charm, he captured the hearts of many nurses -- "This one's
a heart-breaker," they cried. He didn't want to die. He wanted
to return to the garden. He remained positive and hopeful to
the end even though he described this fight as being "like going
to sea in a sieve." When he died, this larger-than-life lover-of-life
left large footprints on many hearts.
Gayle is George's eldest daughter.
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Glenna Viola
LAROCQUE
In loving memory of Glenna Viola
LAROCQUE, who passed away peacefully at
St. Joseph's Health Centre, Sudbury on Friday, October 3, 2003 in her 80th year.
Predeceased by husband Graydon
WRIGHT (1969) and Gabriel
LAROCQUE (1991.)
Loved by children Dawn and Garry
KERR of Manitowaning, Jacqueline and
Arnold MacMILLAN of Val Caron, Patricia and Leon
SAINT_MARSEILLE of
Blezard Valley, Perry
WRIGHT of London, Leon and Sylvie
WRIGHT of Val
Caron and John
WRIGHT of London. Predeceased by daughter Vanessa
GAYLE.
Special grandmother of Shari (Ray)
LEVESQUE, Kelli
(Alton)
HOBBS, Corrine (Claude)
PELLATT, Allan (Holly)
MacMILLAN, Catharine
(Jeff) GIFFEN, Gregory (Nicole)
MacMILLAN, Steven (Janice)
SAINT_MARSEILLE,
Dean (Nicole)
SAINT_MARSEILLE,
Jodi
WRIGHT, Kristy
WRIGHT,
Andy WRIGHT, Jennifer
WRIGHT, Jason
WRIGHT, David
WRIGHT and Cyllna
WRIGHT.
Great grandmother of Jessica, Danielle, Nicholas, Allanah,
Brytne, Kristofer, Tyler, Sarah, Bradley, Vanessa, Colin, Mackenzie, Kendra, Kyle and Sally.
Remembered by brother Alvie (Ruth)
ELLIOT/ELLIOTT of Sisson Ridge, NB.
Memorial Service at 3: 00 pm Friday, October 10, 2003 at Knox United
Church,
Manitowaning.
Darlene
HARDY officiating. Burial of ashes in
Hilly Grove Cemetery. Island Funeral Home.
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LAROUCHE o@ca.on.manitoulin.howland.little_current.manitoulin_expositor 2003-05-14 published
Gerald
(Jerry)
Norbert
LOOSEMORE, (C.D. with Bar)
The family announces with sorrow his passing on May 1, 2003 in his
64th year. He was born in Killarney to the late Norbert and Ruby
(PATTERSON)
LOOSEMORE and attended Saint John de Brebeuf School and
Little Current High School prior to joining the Royal Canadian Signal
Corps in 1959. After a 25 year career, he retired from the Canadian
Armed Forces Communications Command with the rank of Master Warrant
Officer and subsequently joined the Communications Security
Establishment for an additional thirteen years during which he was
instrumental in the modernization of the
NORAD communications system.
Jerry was made Scouter in 1978, a member of Royal Canadian Legion
Branch #177, and he had an extensive repertoire of Newfoundland folk
music. He returned to Manitoulin Island to pursue his interest in
genealogy. He is survived by his wife, the former Evelyn
PECK, his
son Christopher (Gayelene,) and daughter Melissa (Donnie)
CLARK. He
will be dearly missed by his sister Patricia and brothers Peter
(Vivian), Harold (Laurine), Michael (Ann), and James (Bernice). He
will be lovingly remembered by his mother-in-law Erma
PECK,
sisters-in-law Phyllis
MARSHALL,
Beverly
(Everett)
MORPHET, and
brothers-in-law Iliff (Jane)
PECK and Warren (Gail)
PECK. He is also
survived by nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews. Jerry
will be remembered by his family and Friends for his generosity, his
storytelling, and his sense of humor. A memorial service celebrating
his life will be officiated by Mr. D. J.
LAROUCHE at the graveside at
the St. Bernard's Catholic Cemetery, North Channel Drive, on
Saturday, May 17, 2003 at 3 p.m. with Interment.
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Edward MARYCH
Unexpectedly on Tuesday, October 21, 2003 at the Manitoulin Health Centre age 66 years.
Fondly known on the Manitoulin as "Eddie the Pilot." He was a bush pilot
here in the North in his early years and then flew for Air Canada for 28
years. Retiring to enjoy the family cottage in Sheguiandah, planning to
make it home, thus moving from Holland Landing.
Beloved husband of Deanna (née
VALIQUETTE,) cherished father of Philip and
wife Barb of Hanmer, Nicholas and wife Terry of Stroud, Paula and wife Wendy
of London. Special grandfather of Elliot, Jason, Zackary, and Joshua.
Predeceased by grand_son Robert.
Will always be remembered by cousin Lydia
KIT and family and in-laws Clayton
(predeceased) and Betty, Aubrey and Doreen, Norris and Linda, Dennis and
Sandra, Irene and Leora (predeceased). Loved by many nieces and nephews.
Visitation was from 2 - 4 and 7 - 9 on Friday, October 24. Funeral service
was on Saturday, October 25 at 11 am at St. Bernard's Catholic Church. Dan
LAROUCHE officiating. Island Funeral Home.
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LAROZA o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2003-07-26 published
'She wore a smile all the time'
A nursing 'hero' cared for severe acute respiratory syndrome
victims, became one herself and died not knowing the fate of
her husband
By Allison
LAWLOR
Saturday,
July 26, 2003 - Page F10
'I don't think she worried about it," Michael
TANG says of his
mother. "She was very invincible."
But Tecla LIN knew the risks far better than most people. She
was among the first to volunteer when West Park Healthcare Centre,
where she was a part-time nurse, set up a special unit to treat
Toronto health-care workers stricken in the city's initial outbreak
of sudden acute respiratory syndrome.
It was dangerous duty, but she knew what to watch for -- especially
the high fever so closely associated with the mysterious disease.
So, whenever she went to sleep, a thermometer could be found
with the face creams and makeup on her bedside table.
Then, on April 4, she realized she had sudden acute respiratory
syndrome symptoms and immediately checked herself into Sunnybrook
and Women's College Health Sciences Centre.
"We didn't think much of it the first week or so," recalls Mr.
TANG, 32. "We remained optimistic."
But Ms. LIN's health started to deteriorate and soon she required
an oxygen mask. For three months she remained in hospital, and
"it got harder and harder for her to breathe," her son says.
Last month she was transferred to the William Osler Health Centre
in Etobicoke, where she died last Saturday morning at the age
of 58.
She probably knew the end was near. What she didn't know was
that Chi Sui
LIN, the husband she had infected, had passed away
just three weeks after she went into Sunnybrook.
Mr. TANG says he and his brother Wilson decided to keep their
stepfather's death from their mother, feeling she needed all
her strength to fight her own illness.
Born on December 18, 1944, in Hong Kong, Tecla Lai Yin
WONG was
the eldest of four children. Her father died while she was still
young, and she became largely responsible for supporting the
family.
"There was a great deal of obligation to help the family and
to help others," Mr.
TANG says.
After graduating from the Government School of Nursing, she began
her career in Kowloon, Hong Kong, in 1968, spending five years
as an operating-room nurse at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
In June, 1968, she married Augustine
TANG, the father of Wilson
and Michael. Five years later, the couple (who divorced in the
mid-1980s) brought their family to Canada, settling in Toronto
and opening a Chinese restaurant.
Ms. LIN worked in the struggling restaurant with her husband
but in 1977 landed a job at the Doctors Hospital, where she worked
there for more than 20 years. In that time, she became a specialist
in dealing with high-maintenance patients. She also went back
to school, to earn her nursing degree from Ryerson University
and to complete a certificate in critical-care nursing.
She started to work part-time at West Park Healthcare Centre
in October, 1999, mainly in the rehabilitation centre's respiratory-services
unit. She also worked part-time at the Toronto Rehabilitation
Institute, often on the night shift.
By working at night, she could spend the day doing the other
things that she enjoyed. She regularly went to the Chinese Community
Centre of Ontario in downtown Toronto with Mr.
LIN, whom she
had married after her divorce from Mr.
TANG in the mid-1980s.
"They were very devoted to each other," says Donald
CHEN, president
of the community centre, where Ms.
LIN became an executive director.
"The two of them would come in together and enjoy the company
of others."
Almost 20 years his wife's senior, Mr.
LIN had lived in Taiwan
before coming to Canada. He served in the air force, Mr.
CHEN
said, and went on to become a teacher and then the head of an
elementary school.
"We called him 'Principal,' " he said.
Mr. LIN was in his mid-70s when he died, and had long been retired.
His own children live in Taiwan, according to Mr.
TANG, who says
he was not close to his stepfather.
At the centre, Ms.
LIN organized such activities for the women
as tai chi, gardening and dancing. But she also had a passion
for mahjong, the popular Chinese tile game, often taking on some
of the seniors at the centre.
"She could play all night," Mr.
TANG said.
Friendly and outgoing, "she wore a smile all the time," Mr.
CHEN
says. "She was very sweet and very friendly," enjoyed the company
of others, and treated people at the centre as "sisters and mothers."
Mr. TANG agrees, saying: "She liked to chat."
She also liked to help. In March, she traded her part-time duties
in West Park's respiratory services for a full-time job in the
new sudden acute respiratory syndrome unit. Fourteen staff members
from Scarborough Hospital (Grace Division), the initial sudden
acute respiratory syndrome epicentre, had been infected and transferred
to the ward for treatment.
The caregivers managed to fight off the infection until last
month, when June, Nelia
LAROZA, 51, of North York General Hospital,
became the first nurse to die. Ms.
LIN was the second. Her death
brought the sudden acute respiratory syndrome fatalities in Canada
to 41, all in Ontario.
Colleagues at West Park Healthcare Centre are in mourning. Last
weekend, the hospital lowered its flag to half-mast, and later
issued a statement saying that Ms.
LIN, "like everyone else who
had worked to contain sudden acute respiratory syndrome and care
for patients under stressful and extreme circumstances, was considered
a hero."
Barbara WAHL, president of the Ontario Nurses' Association, says
that "I certainly heard outstanding things about her nursing
care. She was totally dedicated."
Her death, Ms.
WAHL adds, "is a terrible blow to her colleagues,"
and to her profession.
Those co-workers remember her compassion and generosity.
"Tecla provided a unique mix of skilled nursing and unwavering
compassion for her patients and fellow staff members," the statement
says. "Popular, hard working and beloved by many, she would even
sometimes bring lunch for her colleagues."
She was also, her son says, "known for her resilience and strength."
Even while confined to her hospital bed, she was trying to plan
a wedding -- Wilson, 34, is to be married in September. "She
was really looking forward to it," brother Michael says.
A private funeral service for family, Friends and invited guests
will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday at the Hong Kong Funeral Home,
located at 8088 Yonge Street, in Thornhill, Ontario
The public will be received at the funeral home tomorrow from
2 to 6 p.m. and Monday from 5 to 9 p.m.
Tomorrow afternoon at 3, the Chinese Community Centre, located
at 84 Augusta Ave., will conduct a special memorial service for
Mr. and Ms.
LIN, who leaves her mother, a sister and two brothers
in Hong Kong, as well as her sons.
Ms. LIN was an animal lover with two cats. Her family asks that
memorial donations be sent to the Toronto Humane Society.
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Rick FRANCIS
Funeral services for Mr. Rick
FRANCIS, age 47 years, who died
Saturday, May 17, 2003, were held on Tuesday evening in the Blake
Funeral
Chapel in Thunder Bay, ON, led by Reverend Larry
KROKER of Saint
Anne's Church. Eulogies were offered by Kevin
MAIN, Jaymie
PENNY,
Paul FRANCIS,
Jennifer
O'NEIL and Tamara
BROWN. Numerous co-workers
from the city of Thunder Bay, fellow coaches from minor hockey,
neighbors, Friends and family attended the service. Removal was then
made to Little Current, for visitation and Funeral Mass in Saint
Bernard's
Church celebrated by Reverend Bert
FOLIOT S.J. on Thursday, May
22, 2003. The readings were proclaimed by Celina
McGREGOR,
Jennifer
KEYS,
Raquel
KOENIG and PollyAnna
McNALLY. Eulogies were offered by
Kerry FRANCIS, Raymond
FRANCIS, Jenny
McGRAW, Paul
FRANCIS and
Ruthanne FRANCIS.
The offertory gifts were presented by Kerry and
Brenda FRANCIS. The Soloist was Rosa
PITAWANAKWAT-
BURK/BURKE accompanied
by the organist Thomas
NESHIKWE.
Services were largely attended by
long time Friends, members of Saint Bernard Church, and family.
Honourary Pallbearers were Jeff
FRANCIS and David
LARSON. The Active
Pallbearers were Allan
ESHKAWKOGAN, Paul
FRANCIS Jr., Robert
McGRAW
Jr., Craig
KOENIG,
Mike
McNALLY and Chris
KEYS.
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LARVENTZ o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2003-07-21 published
Canadian Football League wide receiver 'was always there' and
rarely missed a pass
All-round athlete was also a prolific artist who amused teammates
and Friends with his skillful caricatures
By Randy RAY
Special to The Globe and Mail Monday, July 21, 2003
- Page R5
Ottawa -- Kelvin
KIRK was an artist on and off the football field.
On the gridiron, the former Canadian Football League wide receiver
was known as an all-round athlete with tremendous breakaway speed
who rarely missed a pass within his grasp; in the locker room,
at home and in his second career in the advertising department
at an Ottawa newspaper, he was skilled with pen, pencil and paintbrush.
His humorous caricatures often left his teammates and fellow
employees grabbing at their sides with laughter.
Mr. KIRK, who was born on December 13, 1953, died on July 2 of
an apparent heart attack while playing pickup basketball in Ottawa.
The 49-year-old native of Mt. Pleasant, Florida, began his football
career at Dunbar High School in Ohio where he caught 13 touchdown
passes in two years for the Dunbar Wolverines.
In 1973, the 5-foot-11 (1.79 metre), 175-pound (65-kilogram)
receiver joined the Dayton Flyers at the University of Dayton
in Ohio, where he was the Flyers' top pass receiver for three
straight years and was voted the team's most valuable player
in 1975.
When he left after three seasons, he held the school's record
for receiving yardage, with 1,676 yards. In the Flyers' record
book, he continues to hold fourth place in career receiving yardage,
says Doug HAUSCHILD, director of media relations and sports information
at the University of Dayton.
After being selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 17th round
of the 1976 National Football League draft, Mr.
KIRK walked out
of training camp when he sensed he wasn't getting a legitimate
opportunity to make the club.
He was named "Mr. Irrelevant" because as the 487th selection,
he proved to be the last player taken in the draft, says Shawn
LACKIE, a public-relations spokesman for the Canadian Football
League.
He signed with the Canadian Football League's Toronto Argonauts
in 1977 and led the team in pass receptions.
He also played for the Calgary Stampeders, Saskatchewan Roughriders
and the Ottawa Rough Riders. He was Ottawa's most valuable player
in 1981 when the Rough Riders made it to the Grey Cup that year
but lost 26 - 23 to the Edmonton Eskimos.
His quarterback that year was J.C.
WATTS, who would later become
an Oklahoma congressman.
During his Canadian Football League career he caught 153 passes
for 2,942 yards and 16 touchdowns. He returned 163 punts for
1,678 yards and 82 kickoffs for another 1,922 yards. His runbacks
produced seven touchdowns.
"When the ball was thrown to him, he was always there. He had
great breakaway speed," says Rick
SOWIETA, a teammate of Mr.
KIRK's when both broke into the Canadian Football League with
the Argonauts.
"He had good speed, great hands -- he was our deep threat," says
Jeff AVERY, one of Mr.
KIRK's former Ottawa Rough Riders teammates,
and now a radio commentator for the Ottawa Renegades of the Canadian
Football League. "I remember one game when he caught three touchdown
passes to help us whip the Montreal Concorde." Most of his former
Rough
Riders' teammates remember Mr.
KIRK's biggest missed pass,
though the failed reception wasn't his fault.
"It was the 1981 Grey Cup game in the third or fourth quarter
and Kelvin was streaking down the sidelines in the clear. J.C.
[WATTS] overthrew him by about six inches. Had he made the catch,
it was a touch-down and we would have won the cup," says Mr.
SOWIETA, now a restaurant owner in Ottawa.
A professional artist and trained art teacher, Mr.
KIRK joined
the advertising department at The Ottawa Citizen in 1989 in an
order entry position and eventually worked on layouts and processing
copy for advertisements, before moving into desktop publishing,
which involved the creation of ads.
"There was nothing you could put on his desk that he couldn't
handle," says Rejéan
SAUMURE, manager of advertising services
at the Citizen.
"Kelvin never complained. He took it all on with a smile that
was worth a million bucks.
"He was the kind of guy who, as soon as he walked into the office,
everyone liked. He had a magnetism about him. He warmed a room."
Besides staying in tip-top shape, Mr.
KIRK kept involved in football
by helping coach the Ottawa Sooners of the Ontario Football Conference.
He was also a prolific artist, one of his specialties being caricatures
that amused his former teammates and Citizen colleagues.
During his years as a player, he would often sneak into the locker
room prior to practice and draw cartoons on a chalk board, usually
poking fun at teammates, coaches and various on-field happenings,
says Mr. AVERY. He continued his antics as a coach with the Sooners
as a way of keeping the mood light, adds Mr.
SOWIETA.
"Before practice, players always checked the board to see who
was being picked on that day by this mystery drawer. His work
could be hilarious," says Mr.
AVERY.
At the Citizen, where one of his dreams was to become a newsroom
artist, Mr.
KIRK often drew caricatures of co-workers and members
of his own family.
His drawings often appeared on the birthday cards that circulated
around the office.
"People would be quite amused," says Mr.
SAUMURE. "
His work was
not always flattering but it always captured those he was drawing."
Mr. KIRK leaves his 20-year-old son, Jonathan, and his wife
Joann
LARVENTZ, from whom he was separated.
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LARWAY o@ca.on.manitoulin.howland.little_current.manitoulin_expositor 2003-10-29 published
Frank Ernest
ARCHER
In loving memory of Frank Ernest
ARCHER who passed away at Manitoulin
Centennial Manor on Saturday October 25, 2003 in his 88th year.
Beloved father of Eileen
LARWAY and her husband Gerry of Manitoulin Island
and father to James
ARCHER and wife
Marijane of Beaton, Ontario.
Grandfather to Ryan, Christopher, Kenneth, Sherry, Derek, Scott and Kelly.
Frank will be laid to rest with his departed wife Mary in North York
Cemetery. A Celebration and remembrance of Frank's life will also be held
by the family at that time.
Frank will be best remembered for his energetic personality, great sense of
humour, sweetest singing voice and funniest stories of the past. The
family's many thanks go out to the Friends and staff at Manitoulin
Centennial Manor and
to Dr. POENN who was always there for Frank.
The guidance and assistance of the Island Funeral Home has been greatly
appreciated by the family.
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