FEUVRE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-08-17 published
HARRISON,
Donald▼
Christopher,▼ M.D., F.R.C.P.C.
(April 5, 1925-August 15, 2005)
Naval veteran of World War 2 (known to his naval Friends as "Hardtack")
Died at his home in Toronto on August 15, 2005 in his 81st year.
son of the late Dr. Frederick C.
HARRISON and Gladys
SUTHERLAND.
Survived by his sisters Mary
BARNETT and Margaret
CROSS of Toronto.
He is also survived by the love of his life Dr. Joan Fletcher
HARRISON to whom he has been happily married for 55 years. He
was the father of Michael (Sarah
FRENCH) of Guelph, Dr. Christopher
(Deb BLAIR) of Calgary, Dr. David (Dr. Cathy LE
FEUVRE) of Mississauga
and Dr. Helen of Ottawa. He has 8 grandchildren and numerous
nieces and nephews.
Don was born and brought up in Toronto. He attended Rosedale
Public School, Upper Canada College and Royal Canadian Naval
College. In 1944-1945 he was the navigator of M.T.B. 745 and
736 of the 65th Canadian Motor Torpedo Boat Flotilla operating
in the English Channel, the North Sea and the Scheldt Estuary.
When the war ended he became a medical student in the infamous
ex-service year of the University of Toronto, graduating in 1950.
Five years of postgraduate work at Toronto teaching hospitals
and the Banting Institute were followed by six marvelous years
of practice at Deep River, Ontario. Returning to Toronto, he
conducted private practice and was a medical officer with Bell
Canada for 27 years. During this time he served as Medical Officer
for the Eastern Arctic Patrol in 1962 and 1965, screening Inuit
in the Eastern Arctic for tuberculosis. While with Bell he had
many visits to Saudi Arabia, looking after Bell employees while
Bell put in a new telecommunications system in the Kingdom.
Don has been a life-long cottager at Go Home Bay, was president
of the Madawaska Club at Go Home Bay, a member of Alpine Ski
Club and the Aesculapian Club. He had a passionate love of skiing,
boating and especially sailing.
The family thanks Dr. John
KIM,
Dr.
Anoo
TAMBER, and the staff
of the Princess Margaret Hospital for their care and thoughtful
consideration.
The family will receive Friends at the Humphrey Funeral Home
- A.W. Miles Chapel, 1403 Bayview Avenue (south of Eglinton Avenue
East), from 7-9 p.m. on Thursday, August 18. A funeral service
will be held at 1 o'clock on Friday August 19 at Church of St.
Michael and All Angels, 611 St Clair Ave. West (at Wychwood Ave.),
Toronto.
If desired, donations to the Toronto Brigantine Inc, 249 Queen's
Quay West Unit 111, Toronto, Ontario M5J 2N5 or to the Canadian
Red Cross, 1623 Yonge Street, Toronto Ontario M4T 2A1 would be
greatly appreciated.
F... Names FE... Names FEU... Names Welcome Home
FEUVRE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-08-17 published
HARRISON,
Donald▲
Christopher,▲ M.D., F.R.C.P.C.
(April 5, 1925-August 15, 2005)
Naval Veteran of World War 2 (known to his naval Friends as "Hardtack")
Died at his home in Toronto on August 15, 2005 in his 81st year.
son of the late Dr. Frederick C.
HARRISON and Gladys
SUTHERLAND.
Survived by his sisters Mary
BARNETT and Margaret
CROSS of Toronto.
He is also survived by the love of his life Dr. Joan Fletcher
HARRISON to whom he has been happily married for 55 years. He
was the father of Michael (Sarah
FRENCH) of Guelph, Dr. Christopher
(Deb BLAIR) of Calgary, Dr. David (Dr. Cathy LE
FEUVRE) of Mississauga
and Dr. Helen of Ottawa. He has 8 grandchildren and numerous
nieces and nephews. Don was born and brought up in Toronto. He
attended Rosedale Public School, Upper Canada College and Royal
Canadian Naval College. In 1944-1945 he was the navigator of
M.T.B. 745 and 736 of the 65th Canadian Motor Torpedo Boat Flotilla
operating in the English Channel, the North Sea and the Scheldt
Estuary. When the war ended he became a medical student in the
infamous ex-service year of the University of Toronto, graduating
in 1950. Five years of postgraduate work at Toronto teaching
hospitals and the Banting Institute were followed by six marvelous
years of practice at Deep River, Ontario. Returning to Toronto,
he conducted private practice and was a medical officer with
Bell Canada for 27 years. During this time he served as Medical
Officer for the Eastern Arctic Patrol in 1962 and 1965, screening
Inuit in the Eastern Arctic for tuberculosis. While with Bell
he had many visits to Saudi Arabia, looking after Bell employees
while Bell put in a new telecommunications system in the Kingdom.
Don has been a life-long cottager at Go Home Bay, was president
of the Madawaska Club at Go Home Bay, a member of Alpine Ski
Club and the Aesculapian Club. He had a passionate love of skiing,
boating and especially sailing. The family thanks Dr. John
KIM,
Dr. Anoo TAMBER, and the staff of the Princess Margaret Hospital
for their care and thoughtful consideration. The family will
receive Friends at the Humphrey Funeral Home - A.W. Miles Chapel,
1403 Bayview Avenue (south of Eglinton Avenue East), from 7-9
p.m. on Thursday, August 18. A funeral service will be held at
1 o'clock on Friday, August 19 at Church of St. Michael and All
Angels, 611 St. Clair Ave. West (at Wychwood Ave.), Toronto.
If desired, donations to the Toronto Brigantine Inc., 249 Queen's
Quay West, Unit 111, Toronto, Ontario M5J 2N5 or to the Canadian
Red Cross, 1623 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario M4T 2A1 would
be greatly appreciated.
F... Names FE... Names FEU... Names Welcome Home
FEUVRE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-12-28 published
LE FEUVRE,
Frederick
Francis
John "
Frank"
Passed away at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Barrie on Monday,
December 26, 2005 in his 57th year. Frank is the beloved husband
of Mary Lou LE
FEUVRE of Stroud. Loving father of Michelle
DIRRACOLO
and her husband Vince, Jennifer
SCHNIEDER/SNIDER/SNYDER,
Cindy
HUNTER and her
husband Derek, Bobby
OLIVER,
David
OLIVER, and Frankie LE
FEUVRE.
Dear grandfather of Dylan
SCHNIEDER/SNIDER/SNYDER, and Taylor
HUNTER.
Frank was
recently connected with his son Randy
PRIEST and grand_son Colton.
Frank is survived by his brother Arthur and his wife Linda. Friends
may call at the Innisfil Funeral Home, 7910 Yonge Street (Stroud)
705-431-1717, on Thursday from 7-9 p.m. A funeral service will
be held in the chapel on Friday, December 30th at 1: 00 p.m. As
your expression of sympathy, memorial donations may be made to
the Royal Victoria Hospital Cancer Care Centre. Words of comfort
may be forwarded to the family at franklefeuvre@innisfilfuneralhome.ca
F... Names FE... Names FEU... Names Welcome Home
FEUVRE - All Categories in OGSPI