MAGEE
MAGIDSOHN
MAGILL
MAGISDSOHN
MAGNUSON
MAGUIRE
MAGWOOD
MAGEE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2003-05-31 published
Henry Roger
JOWETT
Born Melbourne, Australia, on July 2, 1926. Died 10: 15 a.m.,
May 25, 2003. It is with great sadness that his family announces
his passing. Educated at Shaftesbury Grammar School in London,
England, Roger served as an officer with the British Army from
1945 to 1947, until being transferred to British Intelligence.
After living in Egypt, Sweden, Hong Kong and Singapore, he moved
to Canada and joined the Canadian Army where he was stationed
at Camp Borden from 1954 to 1957, and was promoted Captain Staff
Quarter Master. In 1969, Roger became a professor of Photography
and later the Chair of Visual Arts at Sheridan College, Oakville,
until retiring in 1991. A proud and devoted father, brilliant
photographer, and wonderfully eccentric man. Roger was an avid
sailor and sportsman who was still winning on the tennis court
at the age of 73. He will be missed by many of his close Friends
and colleagues, and forever by his beloved children Nicola, Alexander
and Andrew and his sisters Diana and Cynthia. Roger was predeceased
by his brother Anthony. With the help of family and Friends he
was able to spend his last days at home in comfort. Nicola, Alexander
and Andrew would like to express sincere thanks to Dr. Karen
PAPE, Brian
MAGEE Sr., Steve
JOHNSON, Bill
COSTIGANE, Sandy and
John DUNN, Dr. Matthew
DISTEFANO, Gillian, Sylvie and Kate
HAND
and to his caregiver Eric
NOFTLE. In keeping with Roger's spirit
a 'Pimm's Party' will be held to celebrate his life at The Oakville
Club, 56 Water Street, on July 2nd from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. In
lieu of flowers, gifts may be made to a memorial charitable trust
established in his memory to assist palliative care patients
in their wishes to die at home in dignity. Donations can be sent
to 'The Roger Jowett Charitable Trust', 45-1534 Lancaster Drive,
Oakville, On L6H 2Z3. The trust is currently applying for registered
status with the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency.
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MAGIDSOHN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2003-07-02 published
Susan WESTMORELAND
By Anria LOUBSER,
Wednesday,▼
July▼ 2, 2002 - page A18
Wife, mother, friend, reporter.
Born August 5, 1965, in Hamilton, Ontario Died April 28 in Hamilton,
of breast cancer, aged 59.
Bright, wacky, fun-loving and fiery of temperament, Susan Westmoreland
brought abundant energy to everything she did and could put a
positive, often humorous, spin on just about anything. Even cancer.
"Pick up some lottery tickets, sweetie - we lost the cancer lottery
and someone owes us big time!" (Don't think she was flippant.
She was plucky and very determined to have a good time.)
Sue was 5-foot-8 but, through a combination of heels and personality,
seemed six feet tall.
Her intelligence, sociability, sharp wit and palpable integrity
could make her seem intimidating at first. She was competitive
in the best sense of the word and didn't readily cut slack for
herself or others. Still, those close to her got to hear and
see the doubts, fears and vulnerabilities that made her adorable.
Friends and family (both human and furry) were at the heart of
Sue's world.
She loved the ritual of getting together and had a way of making
moments memorable by doing something special, creating a tradition
or saving a memento. Sue was a devoted, attentive friend; she
gave the best of her enthusiasm to others.
Sue brought all her gifts for Friendship to bear in her marriage
to Jon MAGIDSOHN.
Whether you knew them as "SueandJon" or "JonandSue," you knew
they shared many interests and had a deep love for and loyalty
to one another, but always with an awareness of and deference
to each other's autonomy.
Sue had a very deliberate way of envisioning, planning and making
everything and anything happen, from decorating her home to a
radical career change.
Vision and ambition drove Sue to find work that she loved. After
a degree in political science, a year in France, four years working
on Parliament Hill and four as an actor, Sue undertook the broadcast
journalism program at Ryerson University, graduating with honours
in 1998.
Susan was a born video-journalist. Every aspect of the job drew
on her strengths and challenged her to use them in new ways.
In 1999, she and Jon moved to Windsor, Ontario, where she had
landed a television-news reporter job at
CHWI.
She▼ was exhilarated
by the demands of her job and became involved in the community.
Devoted to family and Friends in the Toronto area and missing
the big city life, Sue and Jon moved back to Toronto in January,
2002, when Sue was hired as an arts reporter for Canadian Broadcasting
Corporation Radio.
Sue was almost defiant in the face of the diagnosis she was given
a year ago. She was four months pregnant. After agonizing deliberation,
she and Jon chose to have a course of chemotherapy that was.
as far as research could attest, safe for pregnant women. It
was very, very difficult for her to go for those treatments,
but she went and Jon read her Dr. Seuss and The Stinky Cheese
Man while the intravenous dripped. Sue took a leave from work,
kept up her social calendar and enjoyed the nesting phase of
expectant parenthood. She had a vision of her and Jon's life
as parents and kept her eyes resolutely "on the prize."
Sue gave birth to Myles Day on Oct.16, 2002, and declared (with
gusto) that she was taking a little holiday from cancer. Then,
later, her voice cracked as she talked about just wanting to
be a healthy mom. The commonplace feelings of self-doubt and
anxiety experienced by new parents were painfully magnified for
her.
Sue was admitted to hospital April 24; as the pain ebbed away,
her tenacity finally did, too. Her sparkly aura and mega-watt
smile are indelibly in our hearts.
Anna▼ is a friend of Sue. Jon
MAGISDSOHN,
Sue's▼ husband, contributed
to this essay.
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MAGILL o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2003-11-20 published
CADOGAN,
Elda
Magill (née
MAGILL)
of Mount Saint Joseph Nursing Home, Miramichi, New Brunswick,
a journalist, poet, playwright and short story writer, died Tuesday,
November 18, 2003, at 7: 47 a.m. at the age of 86. As a playwright,
she was best known for her one-act-play, Rise and Shine, which
has the distinction of being one of the most frequently-performed
Canadian plays ever written. It has been performed in every province
in Canada, in 47 states in the U.S., and
in England, Ireland,
Australia and South Africa. A German translation was Canada's
representation in a worldwide cultural exchange in Bonn, Germay.
In 1992, the University of Guelph added the Elda Magill Cadogan
Collection to its extensive theatre archives. The collection
included correspondence, manuscripts, printed editions, advertisements,
review and programs related to the play. In 1993, the university
obtained her voluminous collection of memorabilia on the Stratford
Festival She attended the theatre's premier performance in 1953
and took a special interest in the organization after moving
to Strfatford in 1985. Born December 17, 1916 at Mount Forest,
Ontario, she was the only daughter of Robert, a lay minister
at Conn, and Katherine Herron
MAGILL.
She grew up in Woodstock,
where her writing was first published - a story and poem in the
Woodstock Sentinel Review - when she was 8. She graduated from
Woodstock Collegiate Institute, where she was valedictorian for
her class and, after completing a business course, was employed
at the Woodstock Sentinel Review. In 1939, she married George
CADOGAN, of Woodstock.
The couple later purchased newpapers in Durham, Ontario, Pictou,
Nova Scotia and Oromocto and Newcastle, New Brunswick. George
CADOGAN died in February, 1996. Mrs
CADOGAN won several awards
for her newspaper articles and she and her husband were the first
husband and wife team to be named honourary life members of both
the Atlantic and the Canadian Community Newspaper Associations.
While in Stratford, Mrs.
CADOGAN was an honourary member of the
Writers Club of Stratford and a member of the Canadian Authors
Association, the Noon Book Club and the Good Book Club. She was
a member of Saint John's United Church, Stratford. She was also
a contributor to The Beacon Herald for several years. In September,
1999, she moved to a retirement residence in Frederiction, New
Brunswick, where she could be closer to some of her family members,
and recently moved again, to Mount Saint Joseph Nursing Home
in Miramichi.
An animal lover, Mrs.
CADOGAN usually had at least one cat in
her life, and once a dog as well.
She is survived by two sons, David (Michelle), of Miramichi,
New Brunswick, and Michael, of Scarborough; daughter Katherine
HILDER
(Stephen,) of Prince George, British Columbia, and Elizabeth
Jean MORGAN
(Dan,) of Fredericton, New Brunswick. Also surviving
are six grandchildren, Joanne (Allen
IRVING) and Colin
CADOGAN,
Craig CADOGAN and Sheryl
UDEH
(Obi) and Kristin and Leslie
HILDER,
and one great grandchild, Benjamin
UDEH. In addition to her husband,
she was predeceased by four brothers, Max, Rex, Weston and Robert,
and a daughter-in-law, Susan
(YOUNG)
CADOGAN.
Friends will be
received and the Stratford, Ontario W.G. Young Funeral Home for
visitation Friday evening November 21st from 7: 00-9:00 p.m. and
for the funeral service Saturday morning, November 22nd at 11: 00
a.m. Reverend Greg
WHITE/WHYTE of Saint John's United Church will officiate.
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Susan WESTMORELAND
By Anria LOUBSER,
Wednesday,▲
July▲ 2, 2002 - page A18
Wife, mother, friend, reporter.
Born August 5, 1965, in Hamilton, Ontario Died April 28 in Hamilton,
of breast cancer, aged 59.
Bright, wacky, fun-loving and fiery of temperament, Susan Westmoreland
brought abundant energy to everything she did and could put a
positive, often humorous, spin on just about anything. Even cancer.
"Pick up some lottery tickets, sweetie - we lost the cancer lottery
and someone owes us big time!" (Don't think she was flippant.
She was plucky and very determined to have a good time.)
Sue was 5-foot-8 but, through a combination of heels and personality,
seemed six feet tall.
Her intelligence, sociability, sharp wit and palpable integrity
could make her seem intimidating at first. She was competitive
in the best sense of the word and didn't readily cut slack for
herself or others. Still, those close to her got to hear and
see the doubts, fears and vulnerabilities that made her adorable.
Friends and family (both human and furry) were at the heart of
Sue's world.
She loved the ritual of getting together and had a way of making
moments memorable by doing something special, creating a tradition
or saving a memento. Sue was a devoted, attentive friend; she
gave the best of her enthusiasm to others.
Sue brought all her gifts for Friendship to bear in her marriage
to Jon MAGIDSOHN.
Whether you knew them as "SueandJon" or "JonandSue," you knew
they shared many interests and had a deep love for and loyalty
to one another, but always with an awareness of and deference
to each other's autonomy.
Sue had a very deliberate way of envisioning, planning and making
everything and anything happen, from decorating her home to a
radical career change.
Vision and ambition drove Sue to find work that she loved. After
a degree in political science, a year in France, four years working
on Parliament Hill and four as an actor, Sue undertook the broadcast
journalism program at Ryerson University, graduating with honours
in 1998.
Susan was a born video-journalist. Every aspect of the job drew
on her strengths and challenged her to use them in new ways.
In 1999, she and Jon moved to Windsor, Ontario, where she had
landed a television-news reporter job at
CHWI.
She▲ was exhilarated
by the demands of her job and became involved in the community.
Devoted to family and Friends in the Toronto area and missing
the big city life, Sue and Jon moved back to Toronto in January,
2002, when Sue was hired as an arts reporter for Canadian Broadcasting
Corporation Radio.
Sue was almost defiant in the face of the diagnosis she was given
a year ago. She was four months pregnant. After agonizing deliberation,
she and Jon chose to have a course of chemotherapy that was.
as far as research could attest, safe for pregnant women. It
was very, very difficult for her to go for those treatments,
but she went and Jon read her Dr. Seuss and The Stinky Cheese
Man while the intravenous dripped. Sue took a leave from work,
kept up her social calendar and enjoyed the nesting phase of
expectant parenthood. She had a vision of her and Jon's life
as parents and kept her eyes resolutely "on the prize."
Sue gave birth to Myles Day on Oct.16, 2002, and declared (with
gusto) that she was taking a little holiday from cancer. Then,
later, her voice cracked as she talked about just wanting to
be a healthy mom. The commonplace feelings of self-doubt and
anxiety experienced by new parents were painfully magnified for
her.
Sue was admitted to hospital April 24; as the pain ebbed away,
her tenacity finally did, too. Her sparkly aura and mega-watt
smile are indelibly in our hearts.
Anna▲ is a friend of Sue. Jon
MAGISDSOHN,
Sue's▲ husband, contributed
to this essay.
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MAGNUSON o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2003-12-16 published
Former National Hockey Leaguer
MAGNUSON killed,
RAMAGE injured
in car crash
By Erin CONWAY-
SMITH,
Tuesday,
December 16, 2003 - Page S1
Former
National
Hockey League defenceman Keith
MAGNUSON was killed
in a three-car collision yesterday when he was a passenger in
a car driven by former Toronto Maple Leaf captain Rob
RAMAGE.
RAMAGE was injured in the car crash north of Toronto.
MAGNUSON played 11 years with the Chicago Black Hawks.
York
Regional
Police said
RAMAGE was driving a blue Intrepid
that was involved in the accident, caused when one of the vehicles
apparently went out of control.
RAMAGE was in an Etobicoke, Ontario, hospital last night, being
treated for a broken femur, police said.
The accident, which occurred in Vaughan, happened about 5 p.m.,
but rescue workers were unable to remove the body until after
10 p.m. Police didn't believe weather was a factor in the accident.
Sergeant Igor
CHOMIAK said late last night that an investigation
is under way.
A third person, a woman, was being treated for non-life threatening
injuries last night.
It was reported that
RAMAGE was travelling back to Toronto from
Bolton, northwest of the city, after attending the funeral of
former National Hockey League player Keith
McCREARY, who died
last week after a battle with cancer.
McCREARY was the chair
of the National Hockey League Alumni Association and
RAMAGE is
the vice-chair.
RAMAGE is a frequent guest commentator on FanSports
KFNS, a St.
Louis radio station. Last night, the station had posted a notice
on an internal bulletin board informing staff about
RAMAGE's
accident.
RAMAGE, 44, played 1,044 games in the National Hockey League
from 1979 to 1994. He served as Maple Leaf captain from 1989
to 1991.
MAGNUSON was born on April 27, 1947, in Wadena, Saskatchewan.
He played college hockey at Denver University, where he helped
the Pioneers to the N.C.A.A. championship in 1968 and 1969. He
was a mainstay on defence for the Blackhawks from 1969 to 1979.
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MAGNUSON o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2003-12-17 published
Life was good for
MAGNUSON
By Eric DUHATSCHEK,
With a report from Allan
MAKI Wednesday,
December 17, 2003 - Page S1
It was one of those "catching up with" features newspapers run
every so often. Last January, the Chicago Sun-Times profiled
Keith MAGNUSON, one of the most popular players ever to pull
on a Chicago Blackhawks sweater.
To the thousands who used to pack the old Chicago Stadium,
MAGNUSON's
ever-lasting appeal came from a rough-and-tumble playing style
that produced a cracked cheekbone, three knee injuries requiring
surgery, a torn Achilles' tendon, two broken ankles, a dislocated
elbow, three broken jaws, a broken vertebra, a broken wrist,
a dislocated shoulder, three missing teeth and more than 400
stitches.
MAGNUSON, after reflecting on his career, his hobbies and all
the aches and pains that resulted from a 10-year National Hockey
League career, observed: "Otherwise, I feel great. Cindy [his
wife] and I are real proud of our kids."
"Life is good,"
MAGNUSON concluded.
Life for
MAGNUSON ended at the age of 56 in a fatal automobile
accident on Monday afternoon as he was returning home from a
funeral for National Hockey League alumni association chairman
Keith McCREARY, who died last week of cancer.
MAGNUSON was the
passenger in a car driven by former National Hockey League player
Rob RAMAGE, the vice-chairman of the alumni association.
MAGNUSON played 589 National Hockey League games for the Blackhawks,
and on his retirement in October of 1979, he joined the team's
coaching staff, as an assistant to Eddie
JOHNSTON.
JOHNSTON,
now the Pittsburgh Penguins' assistant general manager, remembered
MAGNUSON yesterday as "the ultimate competitor. I mean, when
Keith MAGNUSON put on the skates on, you didn't just get 100
per cent, you got 110 per cent every night. He just played with
so much passion, it was unreal."
The
Blackhawks made it to the Stanley Cup final twice in
MAGNUSON's
career, in 1971 and 1973, losing both times to the Montreal Canadiens.
It was the heyday of hockey in Chicago. The Blackhawks had Dennis
and Bobby HULL, the legendary Stan
MIKITA and Tony
ESPOSITO,
a future Hall Of Fame member, in goal.
MAGNUSON's job was to
protect ESPOSITO, and he did it with a passion that
JOHNSTON
said was contagious in the Blackhawks' dressing room.
"What he always did very, very well was set the tone early in
the game. He let the opposition know that when you dropped the
puck in the game, "This was what you were going to see, guys,
for 60 minutes.' "
MAGNUSON, who most recently was the director of sales for Coca-Cola
Enterprises, grew up in Saskatoon as an all-round athlete. He
was a boyhood chum of former National Hockey League coach Dave
KING.
The two attended Churchill elementary school and used to
play 1-on-1 hockey:
KING as a forward and
MAGNUSON as a defenceman.
Eventually,
MAGNUSON and four other teenagers from Saskatoon
earned scholarships at the University of Denver and helped the
Pioneers win two National Collegiate Athletic Association championships.
MAGNUSON and Tim
GOULD played every sport together and were also
teamed as defence partners.
"We never missed a shift," said
GOULD, whose wife, a nurse in
Calgary, woke him early yesterday to inform him of
MAGNUSON's
death. "He was the greatest guy and a good friend."
GOULD said he and
MAGNUSON used to dream up ways to get
MAGNUSON
to hockey, football and baseball games on Sunday.
MAGNUSON's parents were Baptists and considered the Sabbath a
day of rest. It became
GOULD's job to sneak into the
MAGNUSON
home while they were at church and take Keith's equipment to
the rink or the diamond.
"Of course, if we scored a goal or a run, our names would be
mentioned in the newspaper the next day,"
GOULD said. "But we
thought we were keeping it secret."
GOULD said
MAGNUSON was best known among his Friends for having
a poor memory. Once in Saskatoon,
MAGNUSON drove his dad's car
to the rink for a Blades game, only to drive home with a teammate,
the two of them completely immersed in the game they had just
played.
The next morning,
MAGNUSON's father asked where the car was.
"Keith had to run back to the rink to get it," said Dale
ZEMAN,
another of
MAGNUSON's former junior and college teammates. "There
was also the night Keith and I went bowling when we were freshmen
at Denver. We came out and couldn't find the car. It had rolled
backwards three blocks because Keith forgot to put it in park."
GOULD said: "He was awful forgetful. We're having a reunion in
June [for Denver University hockey] and we had a card printed
up, and Keith's quote on it was: 'I'm going to be there -- and
Cliff [KOROLL] is going to remind me.' The memories, that's what
get you through this."
MAGNUSON is survived by his wife, his daughter, Molly, and his
son, Kevin, a former University of Michigan defenceman who had
a tryout with the Blackhawks. Recently, after a short playing
career in the East Coast Hockey League, Kevin had gone back to
school for his law degree,
JOHNSTON said.
"To have something like this happen, this close to the holidays,
the timing couldn't be worse. It's never good, but geez, here
he is, going up there for a funeral for Keith
McCREARY and then
to have something like this happen.
"God, it's awful," he said. "We'll miss him. He was such a big
part of the community in Chicago, an icon. Everybody knew Keith
MAGNUSON.
It's an awful tragedy."
San Jose Sharks general manager Doug
WILSON, another of
MAGNUSON's
close Friends, was badly shaken by his former teammate's death.
WILSON said he thought of
MAGNUSON as something of a father figure.
"Keith has had a profound influence on my life." Really, all
I can say is, all my thoughts and prayers are with Cindy and
the kids right now."
Jim DEMARIA, the Blackhawks executive director of communications,
worked closely with
MAGNUSON in his role as the founder and president
of the Chicago alumni association.
"Any time you needed something, you could call Maggy,"
DEMARIA
said. "He was the first guy in line to help any kind of charity
you had. I mean, he was just that kind of person. And when the
team wasn't doing real well, he was down in the room, talking
to the coaches, telling the players, 'keep your chin up, keep
working, things will turn around.' He was a real positive guy."
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MAGUIRE o@ca.on.manitoulin.howland.little_current.manitoulin_expositor 2003-10-22 published
Alberta Ann
(MAGUIRE)
SLOSS
In loving memory of Alberta Ann (Maguire) Sloss, November 1, 1947 to October 9, 2003.
Alberta SLOSS, a resident of Espanola died at the Espanola General
Hospital on Thursday, October 9, 2003, at the age of 55 years.
She was born in Mindemoya, daughter of the late Oswald and the late Elsie
(QUACKENBUSH)
MAGUIRE.
Alberta was a teacher at the Webbwood Public
School, S. Geiger School in Massey and
A. B. Ellis School in Espanola.
She was a member of the Spring Bay Pentecostal Church and the
Queensway Pentecostal Church in Espanola. She enjoyed gardening but
her greatest joys were serving the Lord Jesus and the time she
dedicated to her loving husband, children and grandchildren. Alberta
will be greatly missed by all who knew her or worked with her over the years.
Dearly loved and loving wife of Ken
SLOSS of Espanola. Loving mother
of Bryan and wife
Susin
SLOSS of Thornhill, Brent and wife Chani
SLOSS of Alma, and Brad and wife
Amber
SLOSS of Cambridge. Dear
grandmother of Shekinah, Blake, Shayna and Hannah Joy. Dear sister
of Rosalie
JAGGARD (husband David) of Mindemoya and Elsie
SILESKY of
Englehart (husband Clifford predeceased). Also survived by five nieces and nephews.
Friends called the Culgin Funeral Home, Gore Bay on Sunday, October 12.
The funeral service was held from the Wm. G. Turner Chapel at
the Culgin Funeral Home on Monday, October 13, 2003 with Pastor Frank
HANER officiating. Interment followed in Long Bay Cemetery.
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MAGUIRE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2003-05-31 published
NORMAN-
SMITH,
Keeva
Minette
Born
May 16, 2003 in Toronto to Martha
NORMAN and
P. Roch SMITH,
Keeva died peacefully of a brain stem tumour at home on May 28,
2003 with the love of her parents and brother Ronan. Keeva joins
her grandparents F. Charles
SMITH (1983) and
Rose
Marie
SMITH
(2002) in eternal life. She leaves to mourn her grandparents:
Sheelagh NORMAN and Gerry
PARKES of Toronto; Conolly and Sharon
NORMAN of Fairvale, New Brunswick; her uncles and their families:
Randy SMITH and Jill
BONNETEAU-
SMITH and cousins Cole and Jake
of Victoria, British Columbia; Christopher and Pamela
SMITH and
cousins Victoria and Jacqueline of Sugarloaf, New York; Nick
NORMAN of Toronto; Renee
MAGUIRE and cousin Devyn
NORMAN of Huntington
Beach, California. Martha, Roch and Ronan would like to extend
a tremendous thank you to midwife Katrina
KILROY; R.N. Katie
WADEY; the nurses and doctors at the Hospital for Sick Children
Mt. Sinai; Home Palliative Care Network; Community Care Access
Centre and all those who helped in making Keeva's life a full
one and ensuring that she had the opportunity to return home
to die in dignity with her family. Thanks for coming to meet
us Keeva, you are an incredible daughter. Ronan sends you dandelion
wishes that you are safe. A visitation with Keeva and her family
will take place on Wednesday June 4th from 7 - 9 p.m. at Morley
Bedford Funeral Services, 159 Eglinton West (2 stoplights west
of Yonge St.). A celebration of Keeva's life will be held on
Thursday June 5th at 10: 30 am at the Church of the Messiah, Dupont
and Avenue Road. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in
Keeva's memory to Trails Youth Initiatives, 378 Fairlawn Avenue,
Toronto, Ontario M5M 1T8 (416) 787-2457 (www.trails.ca) or the
Hospital for Sick Children Foundation, 555 University Avenue,
Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X8.
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MAGWOOD o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2003-09-30 published
Peter Gordon
CROMPTON
Son, brother, friend, athlete, businessman. Born December 5,
1975, in Toronto. Died July 13 as a result of a boating accident,
aged 27.
By Josh DOLAN, Bryce
GIBSON, Blake
HUTCHESON, Adam
LAZIER, Rob
MAGWOOD,
Ian
SULLIVAN
Tuesday, September 30, 2003 - Page A24
In the words of Pete's father Ken, "Pete did not live only 27
years. He lived 9,946 days and every one to the fullest!" Somehow
this number is both more palatable and more appropriate when
speaking of Pete's life.
Pete was born at Toronto General Hospital, weighing in at a larger-than-life
11 pounds, 10 ounces. From that day forward, "larger-than-life"
was an apt description -- physically and otherwise. Pete grew
up, along with brother Jeff, in a household that loved competition,
outdoor activity, a good challenge, the odd healthy debate and,
most of all, each other. The family went back and forth from
Toronto to Collingwood, Ontario, to enjoy the best of both areas,
depending on the season and the opportunity. His parents, Ken
and Judy, loved watching their sons excel and gave them every
opportunity to do so.
Pete was on skis at the age of 3 at Osler Bluff Ski Club, had
a golf club in his hand by 5, and was windsurfing by 6. He took
all three sports to incredible heights. He enjoyed and excelled
at so much in life, yet did not seem to need or seek recognition.
His low-key manner and his quiet confidence kept everyone at
ease and drew people to him.
In skiing, Pete was a member of the Ontario Ski Team, competing
nationally and internationally in the NorAm Race Series, the
U.S.A. Junior Championships and the World University Games. He
won several championships and had a natural gift on snow. He
also became a scratch golfer and loved to take on Friends and
family.
Perhaps his greatest passion, however, was windsurfing. He found
every excuse he could to hit the surf on Georgian Bay, but his
sense of adventure took him to beaches all over the world, including
the southwest coast of Australia, Maui, the Colombian River Gorge
in Oregon and Cape Hatteras in North Carolina. In the words of
one of his lifelong Friends, "Pete loved life and life loved
him right back!"
Pete was a generous, loyal and reliable friend who developed
strong and lasting relationships at every phase of life: his
youthful years of sports, competition and family; his fun and
challenges at the National Ski Academy; his university years
at Laurentian University and the University of Guelph (B.A. in
Economics); his career launch at Nesbitt Burns; and his last
several years at C.B. Richard Ellis where he was in commercial
real-estate investment sales. At every turn he met with success
with his long graceful stride and disarming smile.
It was going to be fun just to sit back and watch him perform
in the decades ahead.
Looking through the family photo albums Pete had a mischievous
smile and a sense of adventure in every picture. In virtually
every snapshot either something spectacular had just happened,
or it was about to happen. He was always surrounded by Friends
and family as his easygoing style and sense of fun were infectious.
His determination to improve and grow were never overt but always
present. The results speak for themselves. As one good friend
suggested: "Men wanted to be like Pete. Women wanted to be with
him." More than 1,500 people attended his funeral.
Pete was quite simply a great human being who would have continued
to win in his unpretentious manner and contribute on a kind-spirited
and decent level to any situation. We are among his many Friends
who have been brought together because of this fine person and
who have had the good fortune of sharing a small piece of Pete's
life -- all 9,946 days of it.
Josh, Bryce, Blake, Adam, Rob and Ian are Friends of Pete's.
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