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CAFEO o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-07-21 published
Joseph RAYA,
Cleric,
Scholar And Writer 1916-2005
Melkite Greek Catholic Archbishop sought peace in the Middle
East, marched with Martin Luther King Jr. and was beaten by the
Ku Klux Klan. He retired to a small Ontario village and, this
year, was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize
By Ron CSILLAG,
Special to The Globe and Mail, Thursday, July
21, 2005, Page S7
Toronto -- Archbishop Joseph
RAYA would have loved it. Yesterday,
July 20, would have marked the 65th anniversary of his becoming
a deacon in the Melkite Greek Catholic Church, one of the minority
Eastern rites of Catholicism, and the 64th anniversary of his
ordination as a priest. Today is also the 40th day -- a biblically
significant number -- following his peaceful death in the town
of Barry's Bay, Ontario at the age of 88.
To boot, yesterday was the feast day of St. Elias the Prophet.
In Israel, and
in Archbishop
RAYA's native Lebanon, the day is
commemorated with night-long fireworks displays because Elias
is believed to have ascended to heaven in a fiery chariot. So
last night, not far from the peaceful setting of Madonna House,
the Catholic lay community in Combermere, a village 200 kilometres
west of Ottawa to which Archbishop
RAYA retired in 1990, there
was a display of fireworks along the Madawaska River to celebrate
a life spent preaching peace and non-violence. Besides, the bishop
loved fireworks.
It seems there isn't much, or anyone, Archbishop
RAYA didn't
love. He is remembered for an easy smile and for loving unconditionally,
perhaps even inordinately. "He was a great, loving human being,"
recalls Lesya Sabada-Nahachewsky of the department of religious
studies and anthropology at the University of Saskatchewan, who
is writing a biography of Archbishop
RAYA. "He knew that one
of the hardest things to do -- probably the hardest -- is to
love and forgive the enemy."
He lived that Christian ethic, literally, during and after at
least two beatings administered by members of the Ku Klux Klan.
It was the early 1960s in Birmingham, Alabama, and Archbishop
RAYA was a parish priest in one of the most segregated cities
in the American south. He was a friend of Martin Luther King
Jr. and had linked arms with him and other black leaders in civil-rights
marches. He was also an outspoken critic of segregation, including
at his own church. As a result, Archbishop
RAYA received three
hooded visitors at his rectory one hot night. He was dragged
out of town and thrashed.
"While they were beating him, they called him a nigger lover,"
says Prof. Sabada-Nahachewsky. "And he responded, 'Yes, I am
a nigger lover, and I am a Ku Klux Klan lover too.' "
Just 14 months ago, the ailing cleric took a phone call at Madonna
House. "Is this Father Joe?" the creaking voice queried. It was
one of the Klansmen. He had tracked down his erstwhile victim
to rural Ontario to ask forgiveness. Since Archbishop
RAYA was
in the forgiveness business, it was granted.
Friends and followers recall a globetrotting priest best known
for seeking reconciliation between Christians, Muslims and Jews
in the Middle East, and for his translation of the Byzantine
liturgy from Arabic to English. For his life's work, he was nominated,
just prior to his death, for this year's Nobel Peace Prize.
Joseph RAYA was born in Zahle, in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, on
the Feast of the Assumption ("I was not yet born when my blood
started praying," he later wrote). Following primary studies
in Paris and ordination from the White Fathers' seminary in Jerusalem,
he taught in his native town and was later assigned to become
superintendent of schools in Cairo.
He immigrated to the U.S. in 1950 and, from 1952 to 1968, served
in Birmingham in the thick of the historic and often violent
battle for civil rights. "Few major decisions were made in the
civil rights struggle without his participation and blessing,"
wrote Karl Friedman, a member of Birmingham's Jewish community,
in documents supporting Archbishop
RAYA's candidacy for the Nobel
Prize.
Recognizing the need to modernize his church, he translated the
Byzantine missal from Arabic to English. A decade later, he produced
an English rendition of Byzantine Daily Worship, which won hearty
endorsement from his Orthodox counterparts and is still considered
the standard. His first connection to Madonna House, founded
in 1947 by Russian baroness Catherine de Hueck Doherty and now
a community of about 200 laypeople and priests who lead lives
of poverty, chastity and obedience, was in 1959, when he became
its first associate priest.
He served as a research aide during the historic Second Vatican
Council of 1962-1965, which sought to update the church.
Consecrated an archbishop in 1967 with the title of Metropolitan
of Akko, Haifa, Nazareth and All Galilee, he moved to northern
Israel and took up the Palestinians' cause in the sensitive period
following the 1967 Six-Day War. In August of 1972, he ordered
all his Galilean churches closed one Sunday and directed what
was until then the largest demonstration by a non-Jew in Israel
when he led 24,000 Muslims, Christians and Jews on a peaceful
march on the Knesset in Jerusalem to demand the return of residents
to two Arab villages that had been evacuated in the 1948 War
of Independence.
"He cultivated life while he inhabited deadly realities," commented
Prof. Sabada-Nahachewsky. "His peaceful, nonviolent approach
to conflicts really endeared him to people on both sides of often
bitter disputes." Indeed, Archbishop
RAYA became a popular figure
among Israeli peaceniks. But he also angered his own higher-ups
when he sold church lands to Arab farmers at bargain prices.
In 1974, he abruptly quit (though he kept the title and office).
Various accounts of his life and his own letter of resignation
provide cryptic reasons for the resignation, but the trigger
was straightforward.
"It was interference from higher authorities within the Vatican
and his own hierarchy," explains Prof. Sabada-Nahachewsky. He
felt, she added, that the Vatican favoured Roman Catholics and
ignored its Eastern siblings. "His problem with the Vatican was
that it was colonizing Eastern Christians there."
He then established a permanent residence at Madonna House, wrote,
and taught at various institutes of higher learning, including
St. Paul's University in Ottawa. The bucolic life lasted until
1985, when he was asked to return to war-torn Lebanon to teach
at a seminary and later, to head a diocese in the country's south,
where he helped plant thousands of trees and vineyards.
His return to Madonna House in 1990 was for good and he used
the time to write more than a dozen books on Byzantine liturgy,
culture and worship. "God is not an old bachelor in the sky,"
he would insist. "God is relationship!"
God also had a sense of humour, he reasoned, and so did he. Rev.
Ron CAFEO,
Archbishop
RAYA's aide-de-camp for the last 25 years,
recalls: "He used to carry a card saying that he wanted to donate
his body to science. Then, during one hospital trauma, we were
changing his gown and he saw himself in a full length mirror...
naked, and exclaimed, 'Oh, my God! Ron, tear up that card! Nobody
would want this body!' And that was the end of that."
Despite heart troubles, he continued attending overseas synods
of Melkite bishops, the last in 1998. "He was always pushing
his Melkite church to be more authentic to its roots," Father
CAFEO said.
Archbishop
RAYA's manifold spiritual skills were perhaps best
summed up in his eulogy by Bishop Ibrahim M.
IBRAHIM, head of
the Melkite Catholics in Canada: "He never stopped being a generator
of peace, an engine of hope, a fountain of generosity, an ocean
of honesty, a forest of pride, a fortress of charity, a planet
of knowledge, a Melkite dynamo and a garden of love. He was all
of that and much more, because he had Christ living within him
and because he reflected the bounty of the
son of Manitoba"
The bishop's own advice was plain enough, though it's worth wondering
how many of us could live it: "Give a little, it costs a lot.
Give a lot, it costs a little. Give everything, it costs nothing
at all."
Joseph Marie
RAYA was born in Zahle, Lebanon, on August 15, 1916.
He died of heart failure on June 10, 2005, in Barry's Bay, Ontario,
at the age of 88. He leaves one brother and several nieces and
nephews.
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CAFERRI o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-12-10 published
CAFERRI,
Domenico
After a brief illness, Domenico passed away peacefully on Thursday,
December 8, 2005 in Toronto at the age of 79 years. Loving husband
to Teresa. Beloved father to Saverio and his wife Kirti and to
Giuseppe. Cherished nonno to Nicolas and Jessica. Domenico will
be sadly missed by his nephew in Italy, Matteo and nieces in
Italy, Maria and Anna and brother-in-law to Luigi, Michele, Carmine,
Antonio, Maria, Emilia, Carmela, Paola and Lucia. Friends will
be received at Delmoro Funeral Home, 61 Beverly Hills Dr., (1
light south of Wilson Ave., west of Jane St. 416-249-4499) on
Sunday, December 11, 2005 from 6-9 p.m. and Monday, December
12, 2005 from 6-9 p.m. A Funeral Mass will be held on Tuesday,
December 13, 2005 at 10: 00 a.m. in St. Jude's Roman Catholic
Church (on Weston Rd. south of Finch Ave.). Entombment to follow
at Glendale Memorial Gardens.
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CAFFEE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-04-08 published
SIMIC,
Mike "
Milan"
(World War 2 Veteran, Member of Royal Canadian Legion Branch
356, Sutton) Peacefully at Southlake Regional Health Centre Newmarket,
on Wednesday, April 6, 2005. Born in Maslosevo, Yugoslavia on
December 16, 1925, Mike
SIMIC of Virginia, Ontario, beloved husband
of Annemarie
SIMIC. Dear father of Alex
SIMIC of Kirkfield, Andras
SIMIC and his wife Lonnie
POTTER of Virginia, Michael
SIMIC Jr.
and his wife
Stacey of Belleville and Steven
SIMIC and his wife
Debbie of Bowmanville. Loving Opa of Samantha, Michael Scott
and Steven James. Dear brother of Savaka of Serbia. Predeceased
by his brothers, Victor and Malisa. Dear uncle of Peter
SIMIC,
Paul SIMIC,
Angela
SIMIC and Stanica (Sara)
SIMIC and great-uncle
of Nina and Laura
CAFFEE.
Resting at the Taylor Funeral Home,
20846 Dalton Road, Sutton, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Friday. Funeral
Service in the Chapel Saturday at 10: 00 a.m. Interment, Briar
Hill Cemetery, Sutton. Donations to the Parkinson Foundation
would be appreciated by the family.
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CAFFERATA o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-08-02 published
CAFFERATA, O.G. "Caff"
Peacefully▼ at his home, on Sunday, July 31, 2005, Caff
CAFFERATA,
in his 91st year. Dearly beloved husband of Helen. Beloved father
of Michael and his wife Anne, Lesley and her husband Robert,
John, and Roger and his wife Senta. Cherished grandfather of
Laura and Paul. Caff served in the British Army (Royal Artillery)
from February 1940 to March 1947 and attained the rank of Lieutenant
Colonel. He was stationed in Germany from 1945 to 1952 with Allied
Control Commission as a senior administrator. He immigrated to
Canada in May 1953 and was employed for 27 years with Sears Canada
in several senior administrative positions. After retirement
in 1980 he became a Disaster Recovery and Communications Consultant.
Caff's hobbies included golf, bridge, fishing, classical music
and the theatre. Resting at the Newediuk Funeral Home, Kipling
Chapel, 2104 Kipling Avenue, Etobicoke (2 blocks north of Rexdale
Boulevard), from Tuesday 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Benedict Church, 2194
Kipling Avenue, on Wednesday at 10 a.m. Interment Glendale Memorial
Gardens. As expressions of sympathy, donations to the Canadian
Cancer Society would be appreciated.
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CAFFERATA o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-08-13 published
Caff CAFFERATA -- Dispatch
By Oliver MOORE,
Saturday,
August 13, 2005, Page M6
'Caff" CAFFERATA moved his family to Toronto just in time to
feel the lash of Hurricane Hazel.
The British army officer had come to Canada in the early 1950s,
taking up residence in a rental on Brunswick Avenue until his
family could join him.
"You know where we ended up? On Centre Island," his son, Michael,
remembers. "And you know what happened in 1954? Hurricane Hazel."
Their two-storey home was swamped, but not destroyed and the
family joined the other island residents as they boated around
their flooded community.
Not long after, they pulled up stakes for a deserted part of
Rexdale, near Kipling Avenue.
Mr. CAFFERATA said his father commanded an artillery brigade
in the Second World War and then worked as an administrator in
postwar Berlin.
In Canada, he worked at Sears for 27 years in what his son described
as a precursor to an Information Technology position.
"He worked with the very first computers," Mr.
CAFFERATA said.
"I remember him bringing home circuit boards to fix."
At 65, he retired and took up a fourth career as a disaster consultant,
rescuing data from companies that had suffered natural disasters.
At 75, when his son said "he felt that he had reached middle
age," he retired for good.
Devoting himself to the bridge table, the golf links and the
fishing rod, he lived to the age of 90.
He died on July 31 of liver cancer. His wife passed away Thursday.
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CAFFERATA o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-08-15 published
CAFFERATA,
Helen▼
Florence▼
In comfort and within the hearts of her loving family and Friends,
on Thursday, August 11, 2005, Helen Florence Greaves
CAFFERATA,
in her 83rd year. Dearly beloved wife of Caff, her recently deceased
husband of 58 years. Beloved mother of Michael (wife Anne), Lesley
(husband Bob), John and Roger (wife Senta). Cherished grandmother
of Laura and Paul. Helen was born in England and participated
as a Communications Volunteer during the Second World War. She
met and married Caff while working in British occupied Germany.
She immigrated to Canada in 1953 with 3 small children in tow
and proceeded to help make a life for her family in Toronto.
A fourth child, Roger, born in Canada, solidified their commitment
to their adopted country. Despite the rigours of raising 4 rambunctious
children, Helen found the time to hold down a part-time job and
volunteer for the Red Cross. She was renowned among family and
Friends for her incredible baking, open and generous hospitality
and wonderful sense of humour. For the past 18 years, Helen could
be seen walking in her neighbourhood with her beloved little
dog Ellie, whom she has missed dreadfully since Ellie's passing.
On behalf of Helen, the family would gratefully like to thank
the tireless efforts of Rose and the wonderful and kind neighbours
who have been so supportive and generous to both Helen and Caff
over the years. A memorial ser vice will be held Thursday, August
18, 2005 from St. Paul the Apostle Anglican Church, 2182 Kipling
Avenue, at 7 p.m. Reception to follow in church hall. In lieu
of flowers, donations to the Toronto Humane Society, the Palliative
Care Program at the William Osler Health Centre or the Church
of St. Paul the Apostle would be greatly appreciated. Funeral
arrangements entrusted to the Newediuk Funeral Home, Kipling
Chapel, (416) 745-7555.
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CAFFERATA o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-08-02 published
CAFFERATA, O.G. "Caff"
Peacefully▲ at his home, on Sunday, July 31, 2005, Caff
CAFFERATA,
in his 91st year. Dearly beloved husband of Helen. Beloved father
of Michael and his wife Anne, Lesley and her husband Robert,
John, and Roger and his wife Senta. Cherished grandfather of
Laura and Paul. Caff served in the British Army (Royal Artillery)
from February 1940 to March 1947 and attained the rank of Lieutenant
Colonel. He was stationed in Germany from 1945 to 1952 with Allied
Control Commission as a senior administrator. He immigrated to
Canada in May of 1953 and was employed for 27 years with Sears
Canada in several senior administrative positions. After retirement
in 1980 he became a Disaster Recovery and Communications Consultant.
Caff's hobbies included golf, bridge, fishing, classical music
and the theatre. Resting at the Newediuk Funeral Home, Kipling
Chapel, 2104 Kipling Ave., Etobicoke (two blocks north of Rexdale
Blvd.) from Tuesday 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Funeral
Mass will be celebrated at St. Benedict's Church, 2194 Kipling
Ave. on Wednesday at 10 a.m. Interment Glendale Memorial Gardens.
As expressions of sympathy, donations to the Canadian Cancer
Society would be appreciated.
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CAFFERATA o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-08-15 published
CAFFERATA,
Helen▲
Florence▲
In comfort and within the hearts of her loving family and Friends,
on Thursday, August 11, 2005, Helen Florence Greaves
CAFFERATA,
in her 83rd year. Dearly beloved wife of Caff, her recently deceased
husband of 58 years. Beloved mother of Michael (wife Anne), Lesley
(husband Bob), John and Roger (wife Senta). Cherished grandmother
of Laura and Paul. Helen was born in England and participated
as a Communications Volunteer during the Second World War. She
met and married Caff while working in British occupied Germany.
She immigrated to Canada in 1953 with 3 small children in tow
and proceeded to help make a life for her family in Toronto.
A fourth child, Roger, born in Canada, solidified their commitment
to their adopted country. Despite the rigours of raising 4 rambunctious
children, Helen found the time to hold down a part-time job and
volunteer for the Red Cross. She was renowned among family and
Friends for her incredible baking, open and generous hospitality
and wonderful sense of humour. For the past 18 years, Helen could
be seen walking in her neighbourhood with her beloved little
dog Ellie, whom she has missed dreadfully since Ellie's passing.
On behalf of Helen, the family would gratefully like to thank
the tireless efforts of Rose and the wonderful and kind neighbours
who have been so supportive and generous to both Helen and Caff
over the years. A memorial service will be held Thursday, August
18, 2005 from St. Paul the Apostle Anglican Church, 2182 Kipling
Ave. at 7 p.m. Reception to follow in church hall. In lieu of
flowers, donations to the Toronto Humane Society, the Palliative
Care Program at the William Osler Health Centre or the church
of St. Paul The Apostle would be greatly appreciated. Funeral
arrangements entrusted to the Newediuk Funeral Home, Kipling
Chapel, 416-745-7555.
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CAFFIN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-09-13 published
JONES,
James
Richard "
Jim"
At the Northumberland Hills Hospital, Cobourg on Monday, September
12, 2005. James "Jim"
JONES was the beloved husband of the late
Marie Brucette
JONES (née
DODGE.) Dear father of Lynne
CAFFIN
and her husband Ron of Cobourg. Grandfather of Tyler and Kiley.
Brother of the late George and his wife
Minchie
JONES.
Brother-in-law
of Donna ROBINS and her husband Donald and Douglas
DODGE and
his wife Janet. Uncle of Sarah, Elizabeth (George), Martha (Gustavo),
Tina, George, Harry and Vera Marie. Great-uncle of Alec. son
of the late Harold and Marion
JONES. A funeral service will be
held at the MacCoubrey Funeral Home, 30 King St. E., Cobourg
on Thursday, September 15, 2005 at 11 a.m. Interment Union Cemetery,
Cobourg. Friends may call at the funeral home on Wednesday from
2-4 and 7- 9 p.m. If desired, donations in memory of Jim can
be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation or the Complex Care
Unit of the Northumberland Hills Hospital. Many thanks to Dr.
EMERY and the wonderful nursing staff of the Northumberland Hills
Complex Care Unit. Condolences to www.maccoubrey.com
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CAFIK o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-12-27 published
TRAUX,
Charles▼
A.
At Guelph General Hospital on Sunday, December 25, 2005 after
a brief yet courageous fight with cancer. Charles
TRAUX of Mount
Forest was in his 75th year. Beloved husband and best friend
of Gloria (MCFARLEN)
TRAUX.
Loving▼ father of Debbie
VAN
DEN
BROEK
and husband Frank of Mount Forest, Chris
WILSON and husband Robert
of Owen Sound, Laurence
TRAUX of London, Bob
TRAUX and wife
Carol▼
of Drew, Terry
NOONE and husband Dave of Mount Forest and Steve
TRAUX and wife
Kim▼ of Mount Forest. Loving and cherished grandfather
of 14 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. Dear brother of
Lois CAFIK and husband John of Wroxeter and brother-in-law of
Betty TRAUX and Judy
TRAUX both of Mount Forest. Also survived
by many nieces and nephews. Predeceased by brothers Rod
TRAUX
and Paul TRAUX.
Charlie▼ was a dedicated member of the Mount Forest
Fire Department 2 months short of 43 years. He also served our
community as it's secretary for 27 years and was the training
officer for 12 years. He was a lifetime member of the Ontario
Firefighters Association, President of the Mutual Aid Association
for 3 years and was a member of the Ontario Fire Chiefs Association
of Ontario for 12 years. Charles proudly served as Mount Forest
Fire Chief for 12 years. At Charles request cremation has taken
place and a private family gathering will be held in his honour.
In lieu of flowers the family would greatly appreciate memorial
donations to the Mount Forest Fire Department. Funeral arrangements
entrusted to the Hendrick Funeral Home, Mount Forest (519) 323-2631.
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CAFIK o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-12-28 published
TRUAX,
Charles
A.
At Guelph General Hospital on Sunday, December 25, 2005 after
a brief yet courageous fight with cancer. Charles
TRAUX of Mount
Forest was in his 75th year. Beloved husband and best friend
of Gloria (MCFARLEN)
TRAUX.
Loving▲ father of Debbie
VAN
DEN
BROEK
and husband Frank of Mount Forest, Chris
WILSON and husband Robert
of Owen Sound, Laurence
TRAUX of London, Bob
TRAUX and wife
Carol▲
of Drew, Terry
NOONE and husband Dave of Mount Forest and Steve
TRAUX and wife
Kim▲ of Mount Forest. Loving and cherished grandfather
of 14 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. Dear brother of
Lois CAFIK and husband John of Wroxeter and brother-in-law of
Betty TRAUX and Judy
TRAUX both of Mount Forest. Also survived
by many nieces and nephews. Predeceased by brothers Rod
TRAUX
and Paul TRAUX.
Charlie▲ was a dedicated member of the Mount Forest
Fire Department 2 months short of 43 years. He also served our
community as it's secretary for 27 years and was the training
officer for 12 years. He was a lifetime member of the Ontario
Firefighters Association, President of the Mutual Aid Association
for 3 years and was a member of the Ontario Fire Chiefs Association
of Ontario for 12 years. Charles proudly served as Mount Forest
Fire Chief for 12 years. At Charles request cremation has taken
place and a private family gathering will be held in his honour.
In lieu of flowers the family would greatly appreciate memorial
donations to the Mount Forest Fire Department. Funeral arrangements
entrusted to the Hendrick Funeral Home, Mount Forest (519) 323-2631.
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CAFIK o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-08-24 published
CAFIK,
Patricia
Ann (née
CONNIFF)
Pat was born in Middlesex, England on April 3rd, 1937. She passed
away peacefully at home, surrounded by her family, on Sunday,
August 21st after a courageous battle with cancer. Her husband,
the Honorable Norman A.
CAFIK (D.P.S., P.C.,) her five children
(Monica, Juliana (Mark), Anthony, Yvonne (John) and Michael (Jeannie),
and 13 grandchildren survive her. Her mother, Ruby
CONNIFF and
brothers Anthony (Mary) and Phillip (Marilyn) also survive her
as do a large extended family in England and Canada. She is pre-deceased
by her father, Alf in 1987. Growing up in Middlesex, Pat attended
the Acton Poly Technical College where she majored in French.
Upon graduation in 1959, Pat ventured to Canada to visit a friend.
Soon after, she landed a job, met and became engaged to Norm,
and immigrated to Canada. Norm and Pat began their married life
in 1960 in Pickering, Ontario where Norm served as the federal
Liberal Member of Parliament and as a Cabinet Minister from 1968
to 1979. In 1977, Pat became a Canadian citizen. While busy with
political life and raising five children, Pat thrived in her
20-year career as a public servant in the Federal Government
of Canada. In 1979, Norm and Pat relocated their family to Burnaby,
British Columbia and in 1989, retired to their waterfront paradise
in Sidney. In Sidney, Pat would sing in the church choir, visit
the sick, and volunteer in local sporting events. Pat was a kind
and loving person who was deeply devoted to her family, and the
church community. She will be deeply missed. A rosary will be
held at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, August 24th at St. Elizabeth's Parish,
10030 Third Street in Sidney. The funeral will follow on Thursday,
August 25th at 2 p.m. also at St. Elizabeth's.
"Blessed are those called "Mom" for they are the guardians of
all the world's
tomorrows"
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