EGM o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-01-20 published
CAPE,
John
Meredith
Died peacefully in his 95th year on January 18, 2005 at his home
in Victoria, British Columbia. Predeceased by his loving wife
Betty OGILVIE in 1972 and his cherished wife
Nini
MacDOUGALL
in 1996 and his loving son David in 2000. Dearly loved father
of Christopher (Bev,) Mary
USHER-
JONES and Susie (Rob
RUTTAN,)
father-in-law of Sylvia
CAPE, step-father of Diana
JOHNSON and
Alan MacDOUGALL. He loved and took great pride in his 11 grandchildren
and 10 great-grandchildren. He is survived by his brother Dr.
David CAPE of Montreal. Born in Montreal, he was educated at
Trinity College School, McGill University and Royal Military
College. He joined
EGM
Cape
(General
Contractors) in 1933 as
a field engineer and retired as President and Chairman in 1971
after a career encompassing projects in Canada, Great Britain,
South America and the Caribbean. During World War 2 he served
with the Royal Canadian Artillery in Sicily and Italy and following
the war was Commander of the Montreal Reserve Artillery Unit
until his retirement as Brigadier General. He will always be
loved and remembered for his generosity, incredible strength,
unselfish nature, sense of humour and quick wit. He had many
hobbies and interests including woodworking, music, travelling
and nature
his inquisitive mind inspired all who knew him. The family is
deeply grateful to all his wonderful caregivers especially Mila
and Nikola
ERLIC.
Funeral
Service will be held in Victoria at
3 p.m. Saturday, January 22 at Saint Mary's Church, Oak Bay. Interment
to be held at a later date at Mount Royal Cemetery, Montreal.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to a charity of your
choice.
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EGMOND o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-01-04 published
VAN
EGMOND,
Anthony, 1838
Tuesday, January 4, 2005 - Page S7
Nobleman-soldier born in Holland in 1778. A veteran of the Napoleonic
wars who fought on the side of the French, he later settled in
Upper Canada with his family. In 1828, he bought a large parcel
of land in what was called the Huron Tract on condition that
he build roads and prepare it for settlement. He was soon in
conflict with the authorities and joined reformers led by William
Lyon MacKENZIE.
VAN
EGMOND agreed to be military commander in
a future uprising, but
MacKENZIE took action before he could
begin to raise an army. On December 4, 1837, he arrived at Montgomery's
Tavern on Yonge Street only a few hours before government troops
attacked rebel forces had gathered there and urged retreat.
MacKENZIE
refused and, after the rebel defeat,
VAN
EGMOND was found hiding
in a farmhouse and placed under arrest. Held in the damp and
unheated Don Jail, he became seriously ill and died. Although
he was posthumously pardoned, the government confiscated the
VAN
EGMOND family land holdings. He was buried in a graveyard
near Egmondville outside of Seaforth, Ontario
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