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BUCHANAN,
Audrey
Cameron
At the Cambridge Memorial Hospital, on Sunday, February 23, 2003,
in her 90th year. Audrey
BUCHANAN (née
SMAIL,) formerly of Toronto,
was the beloved wife, for over 60 years, of the late Stanley
BUCHANAN (2000.) Dear mother of Betty
BUCHANAN of Toronto, and
Nancy RZESZUTKO and her husband, Walt, of Cambridge; loved grandmother
of Sian SILLS and Mark
FRANKLIN of Toronto, Erin and Michael
HARTMAN of Burlington and Kathryn and Corryn
RZESZUTKO of Cambridge
dear sister of Alex
SMAIL of Oakville; dear sister-in-law of
Alfred BUCHANAN of Toronto; and special aunt of Kathleen
SMAIL
of Tualatin, Oregon, Pat
BRANDON of Coldwater, Ontario, Blake
and Allison
SMAIL,
Bruce and Judy
SMAIL, all of St. Joseph's
Island, Ontario, and Janet
SMAIL of Sault Saint Marie. Audrey
graduated in nursing from Women's College Hospital in 1937, following
which she became Night Supervisor of The Ontario Hospital in
Saint Thomas. Since her retirement from nursing, Audrey had been
actively involved with the Alumnae Association of Women's College
Hospital. She treasured the long, happy summers spent with children
and grandchildren at the family cottage at Floral Park on Lake
Couchiching. Since 2001, she resided at Queen's Square Terrace
in Cambridge, Ontario, where she found a happy and fulfilling
life surrounded by new best Friends and kind caregivers. Friends
will be received at Coutts Funeral Home and Cremation Centre, 96
St. Andrews Street, Cambridge (wwwfuneralscanada.com), on Tuesday
from 7-9 p.m. The funeral service will be conducted in the funeral
home chapel on Wednesday, February 26, 2003 at 3 p.m. A reception
will follow in the Coutts Family Reception Cottage. Spring interment
will take place at Carlyle Cemetery in Iron Bridge, Ontario.
As expressions of sympathy, donations may be made to Women's
College Hospital Alumnae Memorial Fund, 58 Lascelles Boulevard,
Toronto, Ontario M5P 2E1.
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SMALL o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2003-01-10 published
Civil servant moonlighted as a master of municipal politics
From global matters to local logjams, he excelled at finding
common ground
By Randy RAY
Special to The Globe and Mail Friday, January 10,
2003, Page R11
David BARTLETT wasn't comfortable in front of a stove, and couldn't
carry a tune or run a hockey practice. But he excelled at most
other pursuits, whether he was drafting memos to cabinet ministers,
mediating disputes between neighbours at township council, or
square dancing at a local community centre.
Of local politics, he once told his wife, Betty, "I can't coach
sports teams, bake cakes or sing in a choir, but I can do this."
Mr. BARTLETT, a career civil servant in the federal government
and also a long-serving municipal politician, died of cancer
at his home in Manotick, Ontario, on November 8, aged 76.
During a career that began in Ottawa in 1948, the Toronto native
was secretary-general at the Canadian Commission for the United
Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, which
advises the government on its relations with the United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, and coordinates
its activities in Canada.
He was also secretary of the Canada Council for the Arts, the
arm's-length funding agency, and was acting commercial secretary
in the office of the High Commissioner for Canada in Pakistan.
He was active in municipal politics for two decades, including
eights years as a member of the board of trustees of the Police
Village of Manotick, and six years as mayor of Rideau Township,
both south of Ottawa. During and after his mayoralty, Mr.
BARTLETT
was easy to locate in the community: His licence plates read
"RIDEAU."
"One of the most striking things about David was that he could
turn his hand to almost anything and do it well," said close
friend Douglas
SMALL.
Friends, family and colleagues said another of Mr.
BARTLETT's
strong suits was an ability to understand complicated issues
and then come up with solutions satisfactory to all sides.
Bill TUPPER, a former Ottawa-area Member of Parliament and also
a past mayor of Rideau Township, remembers how Mr.
BARTLETT once
settled a dispute between two farm families over drainage.
"The issue was who would keep the drain clear. Both parties were
almost foaming with venom but David, who was mayor at the time,
listened to both sides and said, 'I think I see a solution and
with a little luck, it might work.' He told them his plan and
the farmers looked at one another and asked, 'Is it that simple?'
"They shook hands on the way out of the meeting."
Mr. BARTLETT graduated from the University of Toronto with a
degree in political science and economics. He worked with the
federal Civil Service Commission for two years before winning
a scholarship at the London School of Economics, where he earned
a master's degree. He married Betty
PEARCE in 1950.
Prior to working with the United Nations Educational, Scientific
and Cultural Organization and the Canada Council, he was chief
of the Technical Co-operation Service, Colombo Plan Administration,
in Canada, precursor to the Canadian International Development
Agency; and he was executive officer to the federal deputy minister
of Northern Affairs and National Resources. He retired in 1986
after seven years as assistant director and secretary at the
Canada Council, but continued to do contract work.
His government jobs were administrative in nature, says Mrs.
BARTLETT, "but not in a routine sense. He had a variety of interesting
projects," including the task of helping Governor-General Georges
VANIER and his wife, Pauline, tour northern Canada.
In the early 1990s, he conceived a plan to rescue the World University
Service of Canada from receivership. At the time, he was interim
executive director of the organization, which is a network of
individuals and institutions that foster human development and
global understanding through education and training. From 1991
to 1998, he sat on World University Service of Canada's board
of directors.
Mr. BARTLETT entered municipal politics in 1965 while still working
for the government, which meant he often came home from work
after 6 p.m., grabbed a bite to eat, and was off to a meeting
that could last until after midnight. He bowed out of politics
in 1985 after losing an election.
"His motivation was that he loved the work," said Mrs.
BARTLETT.
"He never fretted about things, there was never any tossing and
turning at night. He had this talent for dealing with all things
in a balanced way and coming up with a fair solution."
Mr. BARTLETT also contributed his time to a local Scout troop,
and the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, and wrote columns
for a local newspaper. After retiring, he was appointed to a
number of task forces that studied taxi services at Pearson International
Airport in Toronto, the ward boundaries in Ottawa and the workings
of regional governments.
In retirement, he and his wife spent part of each year on Grand
Manan
Island,
New Brunswick. Mr.
BARTLETT leaves his wife, Betty,
and sons Michael and Peter.
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SMALL o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2003-10-10 published
William W.
SMALL
By John SMALL and Stephen
ENDICOTT, page A24
Husband, father, grandfather, athlete, academic, administrator,
sinophile, Christian. Born September 5, 1917, in Chengdu, China.
Died February 4, 2003, in Alliston, Ontario of a heart attack,
aged 85.
Bill was born to United Church of Canada missionaries in Western
China, in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province. Although
he left China at the age of 16, he later returned to work there
for another 13 years. Even after his final return to Canada in
1952, China was never far from his thoughts.
Bill earned his B.A. in business administration at the University
of Toronto and his M.A. from Columbia University in New York
City. Then he was seconded by the United Church to the West China
Union University, he held the position of bursar until the Communist
government in China moved into Sichuan in 1950. Under the new
dispensation, foreigners were not permitted to handle institutional
funds. But, liked and respected by students, colleagues and local
authorities, Bill was invited to remain with the university as
a professor of English and athletics. Luckily he was well-qualified,
having starred on the U of T's senior soccer and tennis teams.
He had also excelled at track and field in high school and had
an uncanny ability with golf acquired as a caddy in Vancouver.
Returning to Toronto in 1952 without influential contacts or
job prospects, Bill soon found employment in the U of T's bursar's
office. Intrigued by the challenge posed by the establishment
of a new institution, he moved to the just-established York University,
and eventually became its vice-president of administration. The
late 1960s and early 1970s were turbulent years on campuses across
North America; Bill played a crucial role in helping to guide
York through its share of crises. While handling his financial
duties, he expressed his continuing attachment to China by teaching
courses in Chinese cultural history.
Bill was closely involved in the creation and operation of the
Canada China Friendship Society at both the national and local
levels, and for years served as its president. It was a rare
visiting Chinese personality or delegation that did not benefit
from Bill's Friendship and hospitality.
He spoke Chinese fluently, with a decided Sichuanese accent.
He was also a dab hand at Chinese cooking and liked nothing better
than to whip up delicious mapo tofu at short notice. By visiting
China at regular intervals, he maintained his numerous Friendships
and kept up-to-date with China's progress.
He was a devoted family man; he and his first wife, Betty, who
accompanied and supported him in China, raised three charming
daughters. They, in due course, provided him with eight grandchildren
on whom he doted. When Betty was dying of cancer at the very
time crises at York University were demanding his attention,
Bill showed remarkable stamina and integrity.
He later married Shirley Jane
ENDICOTT, uniting two long-time
China missionary families and acquiring two more children and
their offspring.
After retirement, Bill devoted much time and energy to Trinity-St.
Paul's United Church in Toronto. He also conducted a survey of
United Church educational institutions across Canada, and contributed
his knowledge and expertise to the Donner and Max Bell Foundations.
Bill died on February 4, doing what he loved to do: playing tennis,
a game at which he excelled and to which he devoted the same
passion and energy he gave to everything he undertook. On August
11, 2003, to honour Bill's contributions to York University and
Canada-China relations, York dedicated a new administration and
computing commons building: the William Small Centre.
John SMALL and Stephen
ENDICOTT are Bill's brother and brother-in-law.
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O'NEILL,
Madelène (née
HERSEY)
Died suddenly and peacefully at the Griffith McConnell residence
on Monday, November 3rd, 2003 in her eighty-third year. Dear
wife of Dr. James H.
O'NEILL and beloved mother of Sharon (Bob
SMALLHORN), Sally (Bob
LEWIS), Stephanie (Skip
KERNER) of Montreal
and Sheelah of Montreal. Lène will be lovingly remembered by
her grandchildren David and Brian (Sandra)
SMALLHORN,
Chris and
Tim (Jan) LEWIS, Matthew, Jamin, Emily and Sarah
KERNER, and
David and John
ATTALA and new great-grandaughter. Sister of Peter
(Mary) and the late John, also sister of Mason and Ronald. Visitation
will be at Kane and Fetterly Funeral Home, 5301 Decarie Blvd. (Corner
Isabella), on Wednesday, November 5, 2003, from 2 to 5 and from
7 to 9 p.m. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Malachy's
Church (corner Clanranald and Isabella) on Thursday, November
6, 2003, at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made
to the Montreal Alzheimer Society, 5165 Sherbrooke St. West,
Office 410, Montréal, Québec, H4A 1T6 or to the Griffith McConnell
Residence, 5760 Parkhaven, Cote St. Luc, Québec, H4W 1Y1. The
family would like to thank the infirmary staff of the Griffith
McConnell for their care and devotion. Condolences may be sent
to www.kanefetterly.qc.ca
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SMART o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2003-10-30 published
SMART,
Worts
Lennox
Len died October 29th. in his 92nd year. Born in Toronto, he
attended Rosedale Public School, Trinity College School and University
of Toronto. He served in the Air Force during the 2nd World War
as Navigation Instructor in Manitoba. After the war he worked
for many years at Gulf Oil as an accountant. His wife, Passchen
(Peggy) MATHEWS predeceased him. He is survived by his brother
John Lennox
SMITH, his sister Anna Marie
RAGSDALE, nephews David
SMART and Dean
SMART. A Memorial service will be held on Friday,
October 31, 2003 at Mount Pleasant Crematorium Chapel, 375 Mt.
Pleasant Rd., Toronto, at 2 p.m. If desired, donations may be
made to the Canadian Cancer Society. (Murray E. Newbigging Funeral
Directors).
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