RAE o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-02-26 published
HUNTER,
John A.C.
Peacefully at London Health Sciences Centre - University Campus,
on Friday, February 25, 2005, Mr. John A.C.
HUNTER of London
in his 81st year. Beloved husband of Elizabeth "Betty" M.
HUNTER.
Cherished father of Dennis John
HUNTER and his wife
Margaret
and Deborah "Debbie" E.
RAE, and her husband Wayne. Proud grandfather
of Ryan, Christy and Melissa
RAE, and Chelsey and Emily
HUNTER.
Survived by his sister Elizabeth "Betty"
FLETZER and her husband
Karl, his nephew John
FLETZER, and his brother-in-law William
"Bill" CHALCRAFT and his wife
Sandra.
Visitation will be held
at the Westview Funeral Chapel, 709 Wonderland Road North, on
Sunday from 2-4 p.m. The funeral service will be conducted at
North Park Community Church, 1510 Fanshawe Park Road E., London
on Monday, February 28, 2005 at 11: 00 a.m. Private interment
at Mount Pleasant Cemetery. Those wishing to make a donation
in memory of John are asked to consider Mission Services or North
Park Community Church.
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RAE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-05-19 published
I Remember -- Alan
GOLD
By Bob RAE,
Thursday,
May 19, 2005, Page S11
Former
Ontario▼ premier Bob
RAE writes about Alan
GOLD, whose
obituary appeared on Wednesday.
I met Alan
GOLD when I joined the law firm that was then Goodman
Philips and Vineberg. No one was kinder and more thoughtful,
and no one more encouraging as I found my sea legs as a lawyer
and mediator after 20 years in politics. We would spend much
time over lunch and dinner swapping stories about negotiations
gone off and then back on the rails, the foibles of human nature
and the principles behind the art of the deal. He was funny and
shrewd but, above all, a man of learning, compassion and principle.
People trusted him because his concern was not manufactured.
It was real. He bore no grudges. He was generous with his time
and advice and mentored thousands, of whom I am proud to say
I was one. He was without question the dean of mediation, a skill
and an art form whose need is greater today than ever. He injected
everything he touched with integrity.
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RAE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-08-27 published
NELSON,
Samuel
Banks III "Sam"
Passed away, surrounded by his loving family, at Joseph Brant
Memorial Hospital, Burlington on Thursday, August 25, 2005 at
the age of 71. Beloved companion of Valerie
VLACHOS.
Loving father
of Howard (Jill), Jeff (Jan) and Jamie (Leslie). Cherished Gramps
of Corey, Andrea, Emma, Jess and Ryan. Dear brother of Jean
RAE
of Kitchener, Bill (Marjorie), David (Beverley), Lindsay (Julie),
and Barbara
ELMHIRST.
Predeceased by his sister Nancy
GOMBERT.
Step-brother of Betty
CROSS
(Bob) and Don
SHEPPARD. Sam is survived
by a loving group of cousins, nieces and nephews. Sam was an
avid sports enthusiast, who participated by playing fastball
and coaching youth baseball in the Burlington Community. For
many years Sam was the owner of Nelson Door and Hardware in Burlington.
Visitation at Smith's Funeral Home, 485 Brant Street, (one block
north of City Hall) Burlington (905-632-3333) on Sunday from
3-5 and 7-9 p.m. A Funeral Service will be held at Wellington
Square United Church, 2121 Caroline Street, Burlington on Monday,
August 29, 2005 at 2 p.m. Cremation to follow. If desired, in
lieu of flowers, donations to the Ontario Brain Injury Association
or a charity of your choice would be sincerely appreciated by
the family.
www.smithsfh.com
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RAE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-09-03 published
RAE,
Lawrence
James
(of Whitby) On Thursday September 1, 2005 aged 54 years. Beloved
husband of Kathy
(KRANTZ)
RAE of 29 years. Loving father of Nicholas
& his fiancé Amanda, Matthew, and Scott. Dear son of Joyce
DOVE
& James RAE and his wife
Helen.▼
Brother of Valerie
SALVATI and
her husband Robert and their children David and Cristina, and Randy
RAE and his wife
Karen.
Resting at the Armstrong Funeral Home,
124 King Street East, Oshawa with Funeral Service in the Chapel
on Tuesday September 6, 2005 at 11 a.m. Memorial donations to
the Canadian Cancer Society or the Ontario Heart and Stroke Foundation
would be appreciated. Visitation Monday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.
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RAE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-10-10 published
RAE,
Alan▼
Richardson▼ (1933-2005)
B.Sc.Eng University of Toronto 1958
Peacefully at home with family on Friday, October 7, 2005. Lovingly
remembered and sadly missed by Ruth
(MARSHALL) his wife of 47
years, his daughter Beverly (Robert
CROSBIE) and son Brian
MARSHALL.
Dear Pappa to Katelyn, David, Michael and Matthew. Predeceased
by his parents Dr. Cecil and Marion
RAE and his brother John.
Alan is survived by many nieces and nephews.
He retired from Kodak Canada after 38 years of service in 1998.
He was an active member at Weston Curling Club and enjoyed travelling
and golf.
Special thanks to Dr. John
BRYSON at Princess Margaret and Etobicoke-Community
Care Access Centre.
Memorial service will be held on Tuesday, October 11, 2005 at
Humber Valley United Church, 76 Angelsey Boulevard (Islington
Avenue south of The Kingsway), Etobicoke. Visitation will be
held from 2: 00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. prior to the memorial service.
For those who wish, donations may be made to the Canadian Wheelchair
Sports Association or Humber Valley Church Foundation.
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RAE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-10-14 published
George HISLOP,
Gay
Activist: (1927-2005)
He battled the government over pension benefits and became a
role model for generations of young men, writes Sandra
MARTIN
By Sandra MARTIN,
Friday,
October 14, 2005, Page S9
As a symbol, George
HISLOP will go down in the statutes as the
person who won survivor pension benefits for gays and lesbians.
But, as a man, he will be remembered as a role model who showed
generations of young men how to live openly and without shame.
"Before George was my client, he was my friend and, before he
was my friend, he was my hero," lawyer George
ELLIOT/ELLIOTT said yesterday.
"He was the most famous gay activist in the country when I met
him at Buddy's Bar in the late 1970s. To me it was like meeting
Martin Luther King Jr."
As an activist, Mr.
HISLOP was expert at the charm offensive.
"He was very funny and a great raconteur," says Toronto city
councillor Kyle
RAE. "He was able to disarm those who were not
prepared to listen, not prepared to understand, not prepared
to be compassionate. He disarmed them with his humour."
George Robert
HISLOP was born in Swansea (now in the western
part of Toronto) on June 3, 1927, the youngest of three sons
of John HISLOP and his wife
Ada. He knew he was gay early on
and his family always accepted him. "He always said, 'I never
came out of the closet because I was never in it,'" said Mr.
Elliott.
He studied theatre at the University of Toronto in the 1940s
and then worked as an actor on stage in Toronto and
in London,
England, often working in bars to pay the rent. Back in Toronto,
he acted in live television on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
Among other bit parts, he performed as singer Robert Goulet's
hands in a du Maurier cigarette commercial.
Riding the ferry from the city to the gay beach at Hanlon's Point
on the Toronto Islands in 1958, he met Ronald (Ronnie)
SHEARER.
They became lovers, business partners and life companions. They
were almost certainly the first openly gay couple in Canada.
Mr. SHEARER had a well-paying job as a partner in a company that
did industrial design and displays for large trade shows. He
earned enough money to support Mr.
HISLOP's political activism
and was the silent backer in many of the bars and restaurants
that Mr. HISLOP operated over the decades.
Growing up without shame or stigma, combined with the outgoing
nature of his personality and his love of performing, were key
traits that made Mr.
HISLOP a natural spokesperson for gays and
lesbians. Nevertheless, he didn't become a public activist until
after 1969, when amendments to the Criminal Code made sodomy
legal between consenting adults (over the age of 21).
He supported the founding of the University of Toronto Homophile
Association and took the cause from gown to town two years later
by forming the Community Homophile Association in 1971. He then
helped to organize the first gay rights demonstration on Parliament
Hill.
The first openly gay candidate for public office in Canada, he
beat out Jack
LAYTON for a nomination for city councillor in
the 1980 municipal elections. He was defeated, as was then-mayor
John SEWELL, one of the first politicians to support gay rights.
Although never elected, Mr.
HISLOP played an active role in civic
politics for the next 25 years as a member of various planning
committees.
In 1981, he was charged as a "keeper" in a famous police raid
on bath houses because he was part owner of one of the raided
establishments. He led the protests against the ensuing prosecution
and was active in the lobbying movements to include gays and
lesbians in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and protection
for sexual orientation in the Ontario Human Rights Code.
After Mr. SHEARER died in 1986, Mr.
HISLOP enquired about receiving
pension benefits as Mr.
SHEARER's survivor. They had been together
for 28 years. "You are the wrong sex," he was told. And there
the matter rested until lawyer Douglas
ELLIOT/ELLIOTT asked Mr.
HISLOP
to be lead plaintiff in a class-action suit against the federal
government for not giving Canada Pension Plan survivors' benefits
to gay and lesbian couples.
In the landmark M v. H case in 1999, the Supreme Court of Canada
ruled that the word "spouse" applied to gays and lesbians and
that they were entitled to apply for support after the breakdown
of a conjugal relationship. Mr.
ELLIOT/ELLIOTT and many others, including
the Canadian A.I.D.S. Society, believed these rights should include
pension benefits. (The government agreed in 2000 and started
paying Canada Pension Plan survivor benefits, but only from January
Mr. HISLOP, with Mr.
ELLIOT/ELLIOTT's help, officially applied for survivor's
benefits and was rejected. Many trials and appeals later, Mr.
ELLIOT/ELLIOTT persuaded the federal government to give litigants a
partial payment for arrears and to start paying a monthly Canada
Pension Plan pension cheque, even though the Crown is still appealing
the cutoff date to the Supreme Court.
Mr. HISLOP finally got a cheque for $14,000, in recognition of
partial arrears, in August. "He was thrilled to bits and I was
greatly relieved because I was concerned he wasn't going to live
to see it," said Mr.
ELLIOT/ELLIOTT. "He felt it was a tacit admission
by the government that he was going to prevail in the Supreme
Court."
Many of his Friends feel that fighting for pension rights was
Mr. HISLOP's reason for living in the last couple of years as
his health failed from the combined effects of Parkinson's, diabetes
and esophageal cancer.
"Pension plans across the country have been riding on our backs,"
complained Councillor
RAE. "We and our spouses have been paying
money into pension plans and not able to benefit [from them]
while the straight world is having a surplus riding on our backs.
By the time George got the cheque he was bedridden."
A few weeks ago, Peter
BOCHOVE, co-owner of the Spa Excess bathhouse
in Toronto, asked Walter
LEE, one of his employees, to clean
Mr. HISLOP's home for him. "When he saw whose apartment he was
cleaning, he was blown away. Walter did a wonderful job and when
George tried to pay him, he waved the money away and produced
the stub of his pension cheque," said Mr.
BOCHOVE, explaining
that Mr. LEE, 50, was one of the litigants in the class-action
suit for survivor benefits.
George HISLOP was born in Toronto on June 3, 1927. He died of
esophageal cancer in hospital in Toronto on October 8. He was
78. He is survived by several nieces and nephews and many Friends.
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RAE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-01-03 published
HOWCHIN,
Edward
Robert
After a brief illness at the Guelph General Hospital on Saturday,
January 1, 2005. Ted
HOWCHIN in his 84th year. Beloved husband
of Marjorie
(MARSLAND) of Guelph and the late Alice
PICKARD (1968.)
Dear father of Dennis (Nancy) of Markham, Bob (Leslie) of Milton,
Richard
(Arlene) of Carlisle, stepfather of Kathleen
VALLEE
(Keith)
of Tecumseh. Sadly missed by his ten grandchildren and two great
grandchildren. Also survived by his sister Elaine
RAE and his
brother Ron both of Toronto. 40 year employee of Canadian General
Electric, long time member of the Guelph Country Club, the Guelph
Curling Club and the Guelph Wellington Men's Club. A memorial
service will be held at St. George's Anglican Church 99 Woolwich
Street Guelph on Friday January 7th at 11: 00 a.m. Cremation has
taken place. Memorial contributions to the Canadian Cancer Society,
the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario or the charity of
your choice would be appreciated. Arrangements entrusted to the
Gilchrist Chapel McIntyre and Wilkie Funeral Home, One Delhi Street,
Guelph (519) 824-0031. We invite you to leave your memories and
donations online at: www.gilchristchapel.com
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RAE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-01-26 published
CAMPBELL,
Margaret (1915-2005)
Suddenly at home on Tuesday, January 25, 2005. Dearly beloved
wife of Francis
CAMPBELL.
Loving mother of Anne Jane
POPE (Michael,)
Frank CAMPBELL
(Stella,)
David
CAMPBELL (Moreen) and the late
Samuel CAMPBELL.
Treasured grandmother of Angela and Brian (Paulina,)
Margaret (Rodney) and David, Debbie, Joan, Edmond and Patricia,
and the late Trevor (Angela) and numerous great-grandchildren.
Will▼ also be lovingly remembered by her sisters-in-law Ivy
RAE
(Bobby) and Agnes
HYDE in the United Kingdom and her nieces and
nephews and all her many Friends. Friends may call on Thursday
from 5-9 p.m. at the Washington and Johnston Funeral Home, 717
Queen St. East (parking behind funeral home off Broadview Ave.)
416-465-3577. Funeral Service will be held in the funeral home
chapel on Friday at 11 a.m. Interment to follow in Saint John's
Norway Cemetery. Sleep sweetly dearest. (Rev. 23 Verse 4)
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RAE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-02-11 published
GOLDING, Marjorie Eldred (formerly
SMITH, née
KENNEDY)
At Aurora Resthaven on Wednesday, February 9, 2005, in her 95th
year. Marjorie (née
KENNEDY,) wife of the late Albert
GOLDING
and Ralph SMITH. Dear mother of Carl
SMITH and his wife
Bunny
of Calgary, Lloyd
SMITH and his wife
Evelyn of Newmarket, Don
SMITH and his wife
Margaret of Mississauga and Ruth and her husband
Doug MAY of Newmarket. She will be lovingly remembered by her
11 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. Dear sister of Helen
RAE of Cedarbrae, Ed
KENNEDY of Cambridge, Jean
SOCKET of Williams
Lake,
British
Columbia and the late Harold, Gordon and Ron
KENNEDY.
Friends may call at the Roadhouse and Rose Funeral Home, 157 Main
St. South, Newmarket from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Friday. Funeral Service
in the Chapel on Saturday at 11 a.m. followed by interment at
Mount Albert Cemetery. Memorial donations to the Cedarview Community
Church Missions Fund would be appreciated.
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RAE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-03-03 published
RAE,
Helen▲
Catherine (née
CALAHAN)
At the Hampton Terrace, Burlington, on Wednesday, March 2, 2005,
Helen (née
CALAHAN) of Burlington, in her 95th year. Beloved
wife of the late William (Bill)
RAE.
Loved mother of Paul and
his wife Esther of Burlington, Brian and his wife Dolores of
Toronto and Ann Louise and her husband Roger
ARSENAULT of Burlington.
Cherished grandmother of ten grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren
and one great-great-grandchild. Predeceased by her sister Marion
KENNEDY.
Helen was a long time member of Saint John The Baptist
Roman Catholic Church and the C.W.L. Visitation at Smith's Funeral
Home, 485 Brant Street (one block north of City Hall), Burlington
(905-632-3333) on Thursday 3-5 and 7-9 p.m. with Vigil at 7 p.m.
Funeral Mass will be celebrated at Saint John The Baptist Roman
Catholic Church, Brant Street (at Blairholm) on Friday, March
4, 2005 at 10: 30 a.m. Interment Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Burlington.
If desired, expressions of sympathy to St. Michael's Choir School
or the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario would be sincerely
appreciated by the family. www.smithfh.com
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RAE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-04-03 published
RAE,
Bertha
Grace
On March 31st, 2005 at Scarborough General Hospital. Bertha,
beloved wife of the late Alexander. Loving mother of Alan. Dear
sister of Dorothy, Alice, and George. Bertha will be sadly missed
by many relatives and Friends. Family and Friends will be received
at the Giffen-Mack 'Scarborough' Funeral Home And Cremation Centre,
4115 Lawrence Ave. East, West Hill (one block west of Kingston
Rd.), 416-281-6800, on Monday, April 4th from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.
A celebration of Bertha's life will be held in the Chapel on
Tuesday, April 5th at 11: 00 a.m. Cremation.
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RAE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-04-14 published
QUIGLEY,
Mary (née
RAE)
Peacefully, in her sleep, at the Queen Elizabeth Centre in Toronto
on Wednesday, April 13, 2005 at the age of 71 years. Mary, beloved
mother of Raymond
QUIGLEY and Raymonde of Brampton. Cherished
grandmother of Karine, Justin, Michael and Jean-Christophe. The
family will receive Friends at the Scott Funeral Home, "Brampton
Chapel", 289 Main St. N., 905-451-1100 on Thursday, April 14,
2005 from 6-8 p.m. Funeral Friday at St. Leonard's Church (187
Conestoga Drive, south of Sandlewood Parkway, Brampton) for Mass
at 10: 30 a.m. Interment Brampton Memorial Gardens. Sign a book
of condolences at: www.obitusariestoday.com
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RAE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-05-08 published
CULHANE,
Gail (née
RAE)
Wife, Grandma, Mother, Daughter, Sister and best friend to so
many. Born in Moncton, New Brunswick June 15, 1949, left us suddenly
on May 6th, 2005 in Cobourg, Ontario in her 56th year. Full of
kindness, Gail gave so much to all she knew, taking care of them
often before taking care of herself. Sadly missed by husband
Peter CULHANE, grand_son and light of their life Jamie, father
Howard RAE,
Cobourg,
Ontario;▲ sisters Karen (Matthew)
SHORT,
Fenelon Falls; Donna (Zbig)
SZALINSKI, Melbourne, Australia
brother Dan (Lina)
RAE,
Fredericton,
New
Brunswick; sisters-in-law
Anne (Harold)
BUNNETT, Pat
SOUCY; Colleen (John)
PARKS; brothers-in-law
Mike, Greg, Stephen
CULHANE, Belleville, Ontario; John (Debbie)
CULHANE,
Calgary,
Alberta; several nieces and nephews, aunts
and uncles and cousins, and hundreds of Friends. Gail will be
laid to rest with her daughter, Kimberley who predeceased her
June 27, 2000. Gail is with Kim; her Mom, Vera
RAE;
Peter's parents
Frank and Doris and his brother Tim
CULHANE and many other family
members. We pray that they are watching us together, knowing
that we miss them dearly and remembering the love, laughter and
joy they brought to so many people. Friends are invited to attend
visitation at the Burke Funeral Home (613-968-6968), 150 Church
Street, Belleville on Monday, May 9th from 2: 00 to 4:00 and 7:00
to 9: 00 p.m. Funeral Mass will be celebrated in St. Michael the
Archangel Roman Catholic Church, Belleville on Tuesday, May 10,
2005 at 10: 00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to
Covenant House in Toronto, 20 Gerrard Street East, Toronto, Ontario,
M5B 2P3, 1-800-4357-308. Online condolences at www.burke-funeral.ca.
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RAE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-06-03 published
LAVIN,
Enid (née
WHITE/WHYTE)
Peacefully, on June 1, 2005, after a courageous battle with cancer,
Enid (née
WHITE/WHYTE,) beloved wife of the late Frank
LAVIN, passed
away with her children at her side. Dear mother of JoAnne (Michael)
DUGGAN, Susan (David)
SWERDLYK, Patricia (Richard)
DMITRUK, Michael
LAVIN, Tom (Sherry)
LAVIN, David (Beverly)
LAVIN and Scott
LAVIN.
Cherished Nana to Jeff
DUGGAN,
Michelle
RAE, Amanda
McCURDY,
David and Nicholas
SWERDLYK,
Jason,
Joel and Justin
DMITRUK,
Lisa LAVIN, Robert
FRASER, Andrew, Matthew and Stephanie
LAVIN.
Delighted great-grandmother of Emily
McCURDY,
Abby
DUGGAN and
Dakota BRUNNER.
Loved sister of Tom (Eunice)
WHITE/WHYTE, Betty
(Jess)
HORROCKS and the late Jack
WHITE/WHYTE of the United Kingdom. Friends
will be received at The Simple Alternative Funeral Centre - Mississauga,
1535 South Gateway Road (Dixie Road, 2 lights south of Eglinton),
905-602-1580 on Saturday, June 4 from 4-8 p.m. Funeral service
will be held in the chapel on Sunday, June 5 at 11 a.m. In lieu
of flowers, please donate to the Leukemia Research Fund at Princess
Margaret Hospital, and make a difference. Sincere thanks to the
doctors and nurses of Unit 14A and the Transfusion Centre at
Princess Margaret Hospital.
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RAE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-06-20 published
LING,
Catherine
Nettie
Her spirit was finally freed on Friday, June 17th, 2005 at the
age of 79. Loving wife of the late Stephen R.
LING.
She will
be sadly missed by her daughters Patricia (Paul
BENNETT,)
Cindy
(Bill BLACK) and Julia (Lou
ROSSI,) grandchildren Dylan, Kendall,
Kayleigh, Carly, Spencer and Mitchell. Survived by her brothers
Ken and Bill
RAE.
The family will receive Friends at The Simple
Alternative Funeral Centre (1057 Brock Road, Pickering, 905-686-5589),
on Tuesday, June 21, 2005 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. A celebration
of Catherine's life and reception will follow at 4 p.m. Cremation.
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RAE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-07-05 published
RAE,
Jack
A.
Passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 2nd, 2005 at Ajax-Pickering
Hospital in his 78th year. Jack, beloved husband of Yvonne. Loving
father of Jackie, Tom, Bob, Kathryn and Lorraine. Cherished Papa
of 8 grandchildren. Friends may call at Oshawa Funeral Service
"Thornton Chapel", 847 King St. West (905-721-1234) for visitation
on Wednesday, July 6th from 10: 00 a.m. until time of Funeral
Service in the Chapel at 11: 00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial
donations to the Durham Regional Cancer Centre would be greatly
appreciated.
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RAE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-07-11 published
TAIT/TAITE/TATE,
Florence
Mary
Movell
(RAE)
Peacefully at Ross Memorial Hospital, Lindsay on Saturday, July
9, 2005. Florence
(RAE) of Zephyr in her 84th year. Beloved wife
of the late Forest
TAIT/TAITE/TATE. Dear mother of the late Grant
TAIT,
the late Harold (late Helen)
TAIT/TAITE/TATE,
Linda
(Wayne)
LEACH/LEECH/LEITCH of Woodville,
and Irvin (Sharon)
TAIT/TAITE/TATE of R.R.#1, Zephyr. Dear sister of Clifford
(Blanche) RAE,
Ella
(Wilbert▲)
YORK, and predeceased by Murray
RAE and Marion
HALLET. Dear grandmother of Debbie (Rob)
SMITH,
Karen (Jim)
BOAKE, Ray
TAIT/TAITE/TATE, Jeff (Tracy)
LEACH/LEECH/LEITCH, Lisa and Jason
TAIT/TAITE/TATE. Dear great-grandmother of Emma
SMITH and Zachary
BOAKE.
Friends may call at Skwarchuk Funeral Home, 19153 Centre Street,
Mt. Albert for visitation on Monday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral
service will be held in the Theaker Chapel on Tuesday, July 12,
2005 at 2 p.m. Interment Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Zephyr. Donations
to Ross Memorial Hospital, Lindsay would be appreciated.
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RAE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-08-13 published
BAIRD,
Jean (née
RAE)
Passed away peacefully in her 93rd year at the Bow-Crest Care
Centre in Calgary on Sunday, August 7, 2005. Jean was born in
Hamilton, Ontario, on February 23, 1913. She was predeceased
by her husband John in 1987. She is survived by her two daughters
Susan and Heather, sister Barbara
BROWN, grandchildren Joel,
Lindsey (Vance) and Meghan, great grand_son Grant, many nieces
and nephews, and numerous other family and Friends. She dedicated
her life to caring for her family, and we will carry her love
in our hearts for all time. Jean will be fondly remembered by
those who knew her for her wonderful sense of humour and her
great sense of adventure. In her 70's and 80's, she travelled
across Canada and much of the northern United States with Friends
Ron and Elva
TREW and Eva
BROWN. At 90, she packed her bags and
moved to Calgary to be with "her girls". At 91, she made her
debut as a calendar pin-up girl, appearing as Miss May, "Motorcycle
Mama", in a highly successful charity fundraising calendar put
out by the Fountains of Mission retirement residence. The family
would like to thank the staff at the Bow-Crest and the Fountains
of Mission in Calgary, and at other seniors facilities in Barrie
and Midland, Ontario, who have been involved in caring for "Jeannie"
over the past several years. As expressions of sympathy, donations
to the Canadian National Institute for the Blind would be preferred
by the family. There will be no service in Calgary. Interment
will be held later in the year, when Jean's remains will be laid
to rest beside her husband in the beautiful country church yard
at Waverley United Church in Ontario. Personal Alternative Funeral
Services, 7016 Farrell Rd. S.E. Telephone 403-216-5111
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RAE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-09-08 published
TROMBLEY,
Alan
Joseph
Peacefully at Peterborough Regional Health Centre, Hospital Drive
on Tuesday, September 6, 2005, in his 72nd year. Beloved husband
of Pauline. Loving father of James, Chris and wife Susan, Mark
and wife Anita. Dear grandfather of Kyle and Jorden. Dear brother-in-law
of Louise. Private family visitation. Relatives and Friends are
invited to the Funeral Mass in Our Lady of Assumption Church,
Otonabee on Friday, September 9, 2005 at 10: 30 a.m. Reverend
Ken RAE officiating. Interment Mount Hope Cemetery, Toronto on
Friday at 2 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Canadian
Cancer Society would be appreciated by the family. (Arrangements
entrusted to Duffus Funeral Directors, Peterborough, 705-745-4612).
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RAE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-10-09 published
RAE,
Alan▲
Richardson▲ (1933-2005)
B.Sc.Eng. UofT 1958. Peacefully at home with family on Friday,
October 7, 2005. Lovingly remembered and sadly missed by Ruth
(MARSHALL,) his wife of 47 years, his daughter Beverly (Robert
CROSBIE) and son Brian
MARSHALL. Dear Papa to Katelyn, David,
Michael and Matthew. Predeceased by his parents Dr. Cecil and
Marion RAE and his brother John. Alan is survived by many nieces
and nephews. He retired from Kodak Canada after 38 years of service
in 1998. He was an active member at Weston Curling Club and enjoyed
travelling and golf. Special thanks to Dr. John
BRYSON at Princess
Margaret Hospital and Etobicoke-Community Care Access Centre.
Memorial service will be held on Tuesday, October 11, 2005 at
Humber Valley United Church, 76 Angelsey Boulevard, (Islington
Avenue, S. of the Kingsway) Etobicoke. Visitation will be held
from 2: 00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. prior to the memorial service. For those
who wish, donations may be made to the Canadian Wheelchair Sports
Association or Humber Valley Church Foundation.
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RAE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-12-06 published
Beland HONDERICH:
Remembering a crusader
He wanted only an 'informal gathering' and he got it: 300 Friends,
politicians and journalists trade stories about the extraordinary
longtime Star publisher
By Jessica
LEEDER,
Staff
Reporter
A man widely known for his decisiveness and direction, Beland
HONDERICH left strict instructions for his family regarding his
memorial. Instead of a funeral, he wrote to them, he wanted an
"informal gathering," memories shared over glasses of wine, "without
fuss."
There was much laughter and negligible levels of fuss at a downtown
reception last night where the former Toronto Star publisher
and fierce perfectionist was remembered as nothing less. More
than 300 guests traded stories of the legendary man who was one
of the most influential publishers in the newspaper's history.
He spent 22 of his 52 years at the Star as publisher.
HONDERICH died November 8 at his home in Vancouver following
a stroke. He was 86.
In a final letter to the family read by his son John, who was
publisher of the Star between 1994 and 2004,
HONDERICH described
his life as one "that was far from perfect, but endeavoured to
make a useful contribution to society."
Others were far less humble. Political dignitaries and journalists
alike remembered
HONDERICH as an infallible man of enduring principles
and with a steadfast commitment to Canadian society.
"I've met very few men in my public life or since who were more
dedicated to this country," said former Ontario premier William
DAVIS, adding that
HONDERICH had "a real commitment to trying
to reduce the diversity between those who have and those who
have not.
"We may not have achieved all of his objectives, but it's not
because he didn't provide the leadership, desire, motivation,"
DAVIS said. "He was a deeply committed Canadian and a very sensitive
human being."
For Maithily
PANCHALINGAM, that sensitivity has permanently marked
her life.
A decade ago, the 28-year-old Star advertising employee learned
that she had won a Honderich Scholarship award.
Then a new immigrant from Sri Lanka going through a "rough patch,"
the award -- for high grades and financial need -- was a chance
to succeed where she might not have been able to on her own.
"Just the fact that you're an immigrant, you're not going to
have the right connections," she said, adding that the scholarship,
combined with part-time jobs at the Star, helped her earn a degree
from York University.
"He gave me a start. He made success possible for many students
like me," she said.
More than anything,
HONDERICH was held up last night as an advocate
for those who most needed someone like him.
"I believe that he was a person who never forgot his roots, the
common man, the underdog, the 'little people,'" said Frank
IACOBUCCI,
a former Supreme Court justice and current Torstar chairman.
"He championed the cause of the disadvantaged, minorities, equality,
and fundamental freedoms of religion and of the press long before
there were legislative or constitutional provisions reflecting
these and other basic human values of an enlightened democracy."
The two-hour event included taped speeches from former Toronto
mayor David
CROMBIE, and several current and former Star editors,
including former managing editor Mary Deanne
SHEARS.
Using the boyish nickname he had for his elder brother, Ted
HONDERICH,
a London-based philosopher, delivered one of the evening's most
touching tributes.
"He improved what, out of his good principle he preserved, which
was the newspaper of the greatest value to his country. There
was a greatness in this," he said. "Death without another life
afterward did not make this life meaningless. Goodbye, B.B."
Also in attendance were Premier Dalton
McGUINTY,
Ontario
Conservative
Party Leader John
TORY, former Ontario premier Bob
RAE, Education
Minister Gerard
KENNEDY and Health Minister George
SMITHERMAN
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RAE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-12-10 published
Marco MUZZO was visionary in industry
Legendary developer enjoyed 50-year career
'His word was as good as his signature'
By Pat BRENNAN,
Special To
The
Star, Page N2
It was 7 a.m. on a Saturday and the steady rain was into its
third day.
Standing at the bottom of a deep excavation of what used to be
Greenwood
Race
Track, Marco
MUZZO was covered in mud. He was
trying to find a way to get loaded dump trucks up the steep,
dirt ramp that has become a river of mud.
He employed 3,500 people, was one of Canada's biggest land developers
and richest citizens, but the man was fully in his element solving
problems in the bottom of a mud hole.
MUZZO built many thousands of homes in southern Ontario, as well
as thousands of acres of industrial and commercial buildings
and it's unlikely there is a stick of lumber or a panel of drywall
installed in any of those structures that didn't have its purchase
order come across his desk.
And despite this kind of hands-on attention to the most ordinary
of details, Marco
MUZZO was considered one of this country's
most visionary builders. He died earlier this week at his home
after a year-long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 73.
The mud hole at Greenwood Race Track at Queen St. E. and Woodbine
Ave. became The Beach Neighbourhood, one of Toronto's most spectacular
new home developments.
When MUZZO and Fred
DEGASPARIS, a close friend and partner in
many of his developments, launched the $200 million housing project
in June 1997, it was the largest active urban renewal project
in North America.
MUZZO owned a variety of companies in the development and building
industry. Despite being one of the largest residential developers
in the country, he was virtually unknown by consumers. Neither
his name nor image appeared on any of the dozens of his companies
he controlled.
"The buyers are the deciding factor and I think smart buyers
mostly rely on two things -- location and the bottom line,"
MUZZO
said in a Toronto Star interview in 2000.
Pemberton was his highrise condominium developer. It has erected
dozens of large condo projects around the Greater Toronto Area
since he launched the firm in the mid-'90s. The company was named
after Pemberton Ave., where he erected his first highrise as
the sole developer.
He once owned a large chunk of Camrost Developments, a prominent
highrise developerheaded by David
FELDMAN.
MUZZO operated all his firms from his office at Marel Contractors
in Vaughan. Marel was the only company that hinted at his name.
Marel is one of Canada's largest drywall contractors and its
name is a blending of Marco and Elio. Elio was his older brother
who died in 1997 at age 75.
Elio arrived in Canada from Italy in the early 1950s from the
family farm just outside Venice. After getting established in
Toronto as a plasterer, he sent for his younger brother.
"When I arrived in Toronto I spent the first three months in
Elio's basement building a plaster wall," said
MUZZO. "
When he
came home at night he'd come down and check my work. Then he'd
rip it down and say do it again. He wouldn't let me go to work
as a plasterer until he felt I was good enough," said
MUZZO.
After becoming one of Canada's largest builders,
MUZZO would
still talk with pride about his talent as a plasterer. He talked
about the time in the early '60s when he went to help a family
on Christmas morning. Their upstairs bathtub had overflowed and
ruined the dining room ceiling below.
"The woman of the house was very upset because she was having
her whole family over for Christmas dinner later that day and
the ceiling was lying on her dining room table,"
MUZZO said in
an interview.
"I spent much of Christmas day getting that ceiling looking good
again. I could smell the food cooking in the kitchen. The ceiling
had been finished with an elaborate rosette. She wanted it back
and so did I. I did a good job on that ceiling," said
MUZZO more
than 30 years later.
MUZZO was very close to his brother Elio. Although he was one
of Canada's wealthiest men, he drove his brother's old Cadillac.
Elio's children wanted their dad to give up the old pickup he
drove and bought him a new Cadillac. After two weeks in the Caddy,
Elio wanted his old truck back because the Caddy hurt his back.
So Marco took his brother's car and drove it long after his brother
passed away.
"I had great respect for that man," said Mississauga Mayor Hazel
McCALLION. "
His word was as good as his signature. He was a tough
negotiator -- just like me -- but he was fair and honest. You
never had to question whether he would do what he said he would
do. Marco was aware of the tiniest details. He knew everything
that was happening in his empire, in every corner. Everything
he did; he did well, because he had pride in his work. He leaves
a great legacy."
MUZZO put together a consortium of builders to buy Mississauga's
Erin Mills from Cadillac Fairview and create an award-winning
community.
MUZZO had great respect for the working man too, said Ucal
POWELL
head of Local 27 of the International Carpenters Union and Allied
Workers.
"He employed thousands of our members as carpenters and drywallers.
He treated them fair. He demanded good work and if you supplied
that, you got respect and you got work."
"The last time I saw Marco was on September 20 at what I think
was one of his finest development achievements," said Toronto
Councillor Kyle
RAE. "It was at the opening of the sales office
for his Uptown condo at Yonge and Bloor. After all that he has
done for the fringes of the city, I was pleased to see him bringing
a spectacular-looking condo to the heart of the city -- right
where the two subway lines cross. It think it will be another
great legacy for the man," said
RAE.
"I have never respected any man more," said architect Gary
WATCHORN
of MBTW, a land planning firm. "He was such a visionary. He could
see opportunities everywhere. He set very high standards for
everyone associated with his companies, but he was also fair
and compassionate."
"His death is the biggest loss to our industry ever," said Desi
AUCIELLO, president-elect of the 1,400-member Greater Toronto
Home Builders' Association. "He was way ahead of his time. He
was a unique individual and an iconic figure. We've all heard
it before that he was tough, but fair. He was old school in that
his word was his bond."
Home builder and developer Tony
GUGLIETTI of Townwood Homes was
a close friend.
"He had such great passion for people. This city will never know
all the generosity, all the quiet philanthropy he did for people,
for charities, for organizations," said
GUGLIETTI.
"He was the grandfather of the development industry in this city.
He had more influence on development in this city over the past
50 years than anyone I know; but what a lot of people don't know
is that he was also a great humanitarian."
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RAES o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-05-09 published
HAZENBERG,
Mary (née
GLAS)
A resident of Chatham, Mary
(GLAS)
HAZENBERG, died peacefully
at Victoria Residence, Chatham. She went to be with her Lord
on Sunday, May 8, 2005 at the age of 83. Born in Holland, daughter
of the late Hendrik and Geertje
(WAGENAAR)
GLAS.
Loving mother
of Trudy RAES and her companion Clarence
RYLETT of Chatham and
Leonard HAZENBERG and his wife
Sylvia of London. Beloved Oma
of Ryan, Rena, Vanessa, Colin, Matthew, Jordan, Nicholas and
Joshua. Great-grandmother of Cody, Chasitie, Triston and Briana.
Sister of Geer
DEGROOT and Trien and Marten
ZWAAN all of the
Netherlands. Sister-in-law of Truus
WAGENAAR; Ina
HAZENBERG
all of the Netherlands, Anie and George
DERUITER,
Chatham, Co
and Markus
KRYGER,
British
Columbia.
Predeceased by three brothers,
one sister and four brothers-in-law. Several nieces and nephews
also survive.
Mary came to Canada in 1952 taking up residence in Orangeville
and later Acton and then to Chatham. She was a member of Grace
Christian Reformed Church and the Ladies Society of the Church.
Family will receive Friends at the McKinlay Funeral Home, 459
St. Clair Street, Chatham, on Tuesday from 2: 00-4:30 p.m. and
7: 00-9:00 p.m. Funeral Service at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May
11, 2005 from Grace Christian Reformed Church with Reverend Paul
STADT officiating. Interment Maple Leaf Cemetery, Chatham. Donations,
made by cheque to Chatham Christian School appreciated. Online
condolences may be left at www.mckinlayfuneralhome.com.
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CALLAGHAN,
Marie (née
ELLIOT/ELLIOTT)
Surrounded by her loving family, Marie Gertrude
CALLAGHAN (nee
ELLIOT/ELLIOTT) was taken into the hands of our Lord on Wednesday, October
5th, 2005 at 81 years of age, at St. Michael's Hospital. Beloved
wife of Thomas Michael
CALLAGHAN. Cherished mother of Ann Marie
ASH (Henry), Mary
BULPIT, Rosemary
ADAM/ADAMS, Lucy
SCHNAIDER, Peter
CALLAGHAN (Sue), Gerald
CALLAGHAN (Anne), Margaret
FRASER (Tom),
Patrick CALLAGHAN
(Jennifer.)
Treasured grandmother of Joanna
(Paul), Lisa (Greg), Becky, Sean (Lina), Colleen, Lawrence, Kathleen,
Melissa, Angela (Chris), Christopher, Heather, Lisa, Christian,
Samantha, Amanda, Shawna (Adam), Michelle, Jeffrey, Matthew,
Kathryn, Riley and Rory. Specially loved by great-grandchildren
Zoe, Cody, Tayen, Saige, Jayden, Sebastian and Madison. Loving
daughter of the late Henry
ELLIOT/ELLIOTT and Marie Anne
RAES.
Marie
was a member of St. Edward the Confessor Parish for 80 years.
She dedicated her life to family, the Church and her community.
Marie was a long-time vocalist and organist at the Church, a
member of the Catholic Women's League, a Girl Guide Leader and
District Commissioner and Officer Sister in the Order of Saint
John since 1974. She enjoyed her music, playing the piano, flower
arranging and spending time with her family. Marie gave the great
gift of herself to all those who knew her. She will be greatly
missed by all. Visitors will be received at the R.S. Kane Funeral
Home, 6150 Yonge Street (at Goulding, south of Steeles) on Sunday
and Monday, October 9th and 10th from 2: 00 to 4:00 p.m. and 7:00
to 9: 00 p.m. Funeral Mass will be held at Saint Margaret Queen
of Scotland Catholic Church, 222 Ridley Boulevard (Avenue Rd.
and Wilson), Toronto on Tuesday, October 11th at 10: 00 a.m. Interment
at Holy Cross Cemetery. Donations in lieu of flowers can be made
to the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (www.cysticfibrosis.ca)
or the Canadian Liver Foundation (www.liver.ca). Condolences
www.rskane.ca.
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JOHNSON,
Peter
Peter, 63, passed away August 1, 2005, after a lengthy battle
with stomach cancer, with his wife Carol by his side. He will
be sadly missed by mother, Lilian, daughters Jacqueline
COCKAYNE
and Jennifer
RAETSEN, grand_sons Jarrett and Scott
RAETSEN, stepsons
Andrew and Rolf
HESS, cousin Maureen
VASEY, brother Allan
JOHNSON,
and family and Friends both in Toronto and Portugal. Peter's
service will be held in Taião de Baixo, Portugal on August 2.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Canadian Cancer
Society.
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