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HOUSEGO o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2006-04-08 published
BAZZO, Vittorio
After a courageous battle, Vittorio died peacefully with his family by his side, on Friday, April 7, 2006, in his 74th year. Beloved husband of the late Maria. Loving father of Luciana HOUSEGO and Anthony (Helen). Cherished Nonno of Alexander, Michael and David. Friends may call at the Marshall Funeral Home, 10366 Yonge Street, Richmond Hill (4th traffic light north of Major Mackenzie Drive) on Sunday April 9, 2006, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. A Funeral Mass will be held at Sacred Heart Church, 14485 Jane Street, King City, on Monday April 10, 2006 at 10 a.m. Entombment Holy Cross Cemetery, Thornhill. "Forever in our hearts"

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HOUSEMAN o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-05-11 published
NICKELS, Effie Mildred (née KNEEBONE)
Welcomed into the arms of her Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ and reunited with her beloved husband Wilfred (1981) Effie Mildred NICKELS entered into glory May 10, 2006 in her 94th year. Born in Zone Twp., daughter of the late Charles Wm. and Fannie Ann (GRAINGER) KNEEBONE. She will be sadly missed by her daughter Janis HART and fiance Mike HOUSEMAN and her nieces Eileen KNEEBONE, Bonnie KNEEBONE and nephew Jim (Thora) MacDONALD. Also survived by her step-children, Edna (Harold) SMITH and Roy (Ruth) NICKELS. She was Mother Effie to Reverand Paul and Sandra SILVER, Second Mother to Janine RANGOONI, Mom to Mary Jean WHITE/WHYTE and Louise BRODIE. Predeceased by brothers William, Russell and Leonard KNEEBONE. The Nickels family will receive Friends at the John C. Badder Funeral Home, 72 Victoria Street, Thamesville on Friday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The funeral service will be held in the chapel on Saturday, May 13, 2006 at 1: 30 p.m. with Rev. Paul SILVER officiating. Interment Bothwell Cemetery. Donations may be made by cheque at the funeral home to the Gideon Bibles. On-line condolences may be left at www.badderfuneralhome.com "A tree will be planted in Memory of Effie NICKELS in the Badder and Robinson Memorial Forest, Mosa Twp."

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HOUSEMAN o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-06-20 published
NOYLE, James Frederick
Of Sylvan Lake, passed away with his family by his side at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre on Saturday, June 16, 2006 at the age of 75 years. Jim will be sadly missed but lovingly remembered by his wife of 54 years, Joan; daughter Val (Laurence) HOUSEMAN and their children Jeremy (Kim) and Shannon (Jamie ORR) son James "Jim" (Diane) NOYLE and their children Elizabeth and Elliott; daughter Jennifer (Tom) ORMANDY and their children Ryan (Sandra) and Sean; daughter Janice (Bill) PHILLIPS and their children Tracey, Nichola (Stephen KENDAL) and Tanya (Bruce) D'ARCY sister Margaret; brother-in-law Bill CLARK and wife Jill and their family, as well as numerous nieces, nephews and Friends. Jim was predeceased by two sisters and one brother. For those wishing to do so, donations in memory of Jim NOYLE may be made directly to the Canadian Cancer Society, 4730A Ross Street, Red Deer, Alberta T4N 3P1 or the Salvation Army, 4837-54th Street, Red Deer, Alberta T4N 2G5. The Memorial Service will be held on Thursday, June 22, 2006 at the Salvation Army Hall, Red Deer, Alberta.

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HOUSEWORTH o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-03-14 published
WHITE/WHYTE, Betty Cordelia (née GARDENER)
Peacefully at Woodstock General Hospital on Monday, March 13, 2006 Betty Cordelia WHITE/WHYTE (née GARDENER) of Woodstock in her 78th year. Daughter of the late William GARDENER and Winnifred BENTLEY. Beloved wife for 58 years of Alfred. Dear mother of Deborah JACKSON (Cliff LANGFORD) of Woodstock and Karen LEMON (Dave TINLINE) of Cambridge. Loving "Nana" of Sean JACKSON, Jeremy JACKSON (Melissa LANGDON), Nicholas LEMON and Jordan LEMON (Kyle JACKSON) and "G-Nan" of Jaylen JACKSON. Dear sister of Audrey GIROLDI (Victor), Lillian PARK (Frank) and Roberta HENDERSON (Dan,) all of Woodstock and sister-in-law of Arthur WHITE/WHYTE (Barbara,) Doreen HOUSEWORTH (John,) all of Woodstock and Laura SAPWELL (George) and Nora MAJOR, all of Stratford. Also lovingly remembered by numerous nieces and nephews. Friends will be received at the Smith-LeRoy Funeral Home, 69 Wellington St. North, Woodstock on Wednesday, 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral service at the Church of the Good Shepherd, Anglican, 1023 Devonshire Ave., Woodstock on Thursday, March 16, 2006 at 10: 30 a.m. with Rev. Eleanor CARUANA officiating. Interment later at the Anglican Cemetery. If desired, memorial donations to the Canadian Cancer Society or The Arthritis Society would be appreciated. Smith-LeRoy, (519) 537-3611. Personal condolences may be sent at www.smithleroy.com

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HOUSHMAND o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-09-23 published
'Horrific scene'
Officers say a collision that killed three people on the 401 was one of the worst they'd ever seen.
By John HERBERT, Free Press Reporter, Sat., September 23, 2006
Two veteran police officers say a crash on Highway 401 east of Woodstock that killed three people on Thursday night was one of the worst they have ever seen.
"It certainly was a horrific scene," said Const. Dennis HARWOOD, a 32-year member of the Ontario Provincial Police.
Sgt. Dave REKTOR said the collision involving three transport trucks, a sport utility vehicle and a car ranks as one of the worst he's seen because of the three deaths and the severity of damage to the vehicles.
"Whenever you see vehicles torn apart like last night, it causes you to take a step back and ponder about the severity of these types of crashes," he said yesterday.
The crash at about 10 p.m. in the eastbound lanes four kilometres east of the Drumbo exit reduced the sport utility vehicle to a "crumpled ball of metal," REKTOR said.
Ontario Provincial Police identified the dead as:
• Lawrence Richard BYRNE, 28, of R.R.#2, Belle River, the sport utility vehicle driver.
• Nachtar Singh CHOHAN, 42, of Quebec, one of the truck drivers.
• Bruno MAMBELLA, 45, of Kitchener, the car driver.
sport utility vehicle passenger Laura Marie CAMPBELL, 25, of Chatham, suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
Truck drivers Gary BERENOSE, 63, of Dundas, and Marc BERNIER, 42, of Quebec, were involved in the pileup, but unhurt, police said.
Police closed the stretch of Highway 401 until about 10 a.m. yesterday.
The carnage HARWOOD and other police and emergency personal witnessed was difficult to stomach, he said. "There was a very, very sombre mood among police and emergency people."
HARWOOD would not speculate on whether there would be charges or on the cause of the crash, adding that would be determined by the Ontario Provincial Police highway enforcement action team.
Investigators were continuing to evaluate the evidence gathered from the crash scene and had not determined a cause, he said.
The crash occurred in a construction zone, HARWOOD said.
Will ROE and Sirous HOUSHMAND were among the first people to arrive on the scene.
"We went up to help, but there wasn't much we could do," said ROE, who was heading to Guelph.
He said the passenger in the sport utility vehicle was waving her hand for help.
"The lady was alive and talking," he said.
The two men approached the car involved in the crash and found the driver unconscious. He was travelling alone, police said.
"We tried talking to him," said HOUSHMAND.
Plattsville, Drumbo and Princeton fire departments responded to the crash along with Ontario Provincial Police from Brant, Oxford and Cambridge detachments.

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HOUSON o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-04-28 published
Pat MARSDEN, Broadcaster:▼ (1936-2006)
Canadian Football League play-by-play specialist and radio host lived life large. He stiffed a Nevada casino over a gambling debt, took a swing at his boss and was bailed out of jail by Brian MULRONEY
By James CHRISTIE with files from William HOUSTON, Page▼ S9
It was part of Pat MARSDEN's profession, as a caller of football play-by-plays and a radio host, to be a storyteller. But the Ottawa-born broadcast star didn't just tell entertaining tales he often starred in them.
Citing▼ his Irish heritage, Mr. MARSDEN was alternately provocative, funny, obstinate, sentimental, pugnacious and -- until he stopped imbibing in recent years -- always willing to buy an adversary a drink while he hammered away with his opinions. "He had to get out of here because he couldn't get a rum and coke," his wife, T.A. MARSDEN, told radio station The Fan 590 yesterday morning from Sunnybrook Hospital, minutes after his death.
An eight-year stint as co-host of The Fan morning show was the last stop in a career of more than four decades behind the microphone or in front of the camera. Mr. MARSDEN even parodied sports broadcasters as a television actor, sporting a slicked-down comb-over, a loud plaid jacket and talking in exaggerated tones as he interviewed calamity-prone stuntman Super Dave Osborne (a.k.a. Bob Einstein) in a 1992 series.
He is best known for his play-by-play coverage of the Canadian Football League telecasts and Grey Cup championships in the 1970s and 1980s. He also worked as host of the 1972 Canada-Soviet Union hockey summit series telecasts. His longest stint was 19 years with CTV's Toronto flagship station CFTO, where he had a reputation for marching to his own beat. In a 1986 Globe and Mail interview, Mr. MARSDEN said bluntly, "Nobody tells me what to do and nobody tells me what to say, on or off the air. I developed a thick skin a long time ago and I don't care how people would like me to act. I won't be dull and I'll always have self respect." He declared that he would always be himself.
"He did it his own way," said long-time colleague Fergie Olver, who knew Mr. MARSDEN could make connections at the high and low ends of the social scale. "He was the only guy who was thrown in jail in Regina on a Friday night, and then he went to Montreal where he was thrown in jail again, and [former prime minister] Brian MULRONEY bailed him out."
Indeed,▼ when Mr. MARSDEN signed off for the last time in May of 2004, Mr. MULRONEY phoned the station from Europe to congratulate him on his career.
Pat MARSDEN was an Ottawa native who started a career in radio as director of CKOY. He went on to become the long-time sports director of CFTO, returning to radio at CFRB after a stormy exchange with CFTO news and public-affairs vice-president Ted STEUBING over a technical problem. Mr. MARSDEN reportedly lunged across Mr. STEUBING's desk to scuffle with the boss.
He also worked with Bill Watters on TSN's The Sports Page. "Whenever I was with him, it would be 30 seconds and I'd either be laughing at me or laughing at him, or with him," said Mr. Watters, who had seen the lighter side of the broadcaster.
After Mr. MARSDEN retired and moved to Florida, Fan 590 executives sought him out in 1994 to fight a desperate ratings battle for Toronto listeners. He'd been out of the market some eight years, but The Fan program director Nelson MILLMAN said the station had pursued him to gain credibility for a new format.
"We'd come through two seasons of labour stoppages in sports&hellip we were floundering. We had Bob McCOWN in the afternoons and we needed to fix the morning show. Pat gave us some stability in 1994 and 1995. He was the right guy in the right place at the right time. He was a character like no other and he represented sport in this town."
At The Fan, Mr. MARSDEN at first paired with the hip and younger John DERRINGER. Both▼ men were from the right side of the political spectrum, both had ties to the United States and an antipathy for prime minister Jean Chrétien.
Yet▼ their chemistry was not great. Mr. MARSDEN had come from an era of radio crooners and crop reports, while Mr. DERRINGER from a culture of rock radio. There was more dissonance than charm in their old-young mix and Mr. DERRINGER ultimately departed. He was replaced by Don LANDRY, another young foil for Mr. MARSDEN.
"Pat and Don were much more opposites politically and in outlook toward life," said Mr. MILLMAN. " That▼ made for better chemistry than someone who often agreed with Pat's political outlook. When sparks fly, that's entertainment."
Mr. LANDRY's comedic aptitude lightened the mood and ratings began to climb for an odd couple that could laugh at each other and at themselves. "Half the people loved it, half asked me 'why do you pick on Pat so much, '? Mr. LANDRY said. "Good chemistry or bad chemistry is a question of taste, but he was loved. By now, he's probably found Pierre Trudeau and is bawling him out for what he did as prime minister."
That▼ scenario would be a stretch of the imagination. Mr. MARSDEN and Mr. Trudeau wouldn't fit in each other's version of heaven. Hell, possibly.
"Nobody's perfect, but nobody wore his imperfection as well as Pat MARSDEN," Mr.▼ DERRINGER said. "The smile, the laugh, the ability to keep things on an even keel was always an inspiration."
Mr. MARSDEN commuted from his Florida home for the first few years of his Fan 590 job, rooming in Toronto weekdays and flying home weekends to the United States, always returning with gripes about Canadian gasoline prices, the non-functioning escalators at Pearson Airport and former Mr. Chretien's lack of support for U. S foreign policy. Later, Mr. MARSDEN and his family eventually moved back to Toronto.
The station opted not to renew his contract in May 2004. Rogers Communications, which owns the station, had the option of picking up three more years on a five-year pact that has been paying him $300,000 annually, but declined. They paid him off with six months remaining in his 2004 contract and Pat MARSDEN didn't complain.
"Getting up at 4 o'clock is so tiring, you can't function properly. I'm not at all disappointed.
"If they don't want you, they don't want you. I'm finished with the business. It's like you don't matter any more. That's fine. No use worrying about it. You take what comes along in life.'"
Mr. MARSDEN lived life large, enjoyed a party, loved his rum and his outings to casinos. In 1981, he managed to borrow $30,000 (U.S.) from the owners of the casino at The Dunes Las Vegas hotel in Nevada and signed a series of markers when his money ran out. He then left three cheques, two of them postdated. Back in Toronto, he stopped payment on the latter pair. The casino owners took him to an Ontario District Court -- and lost. Judge James TROTTER said that Nevada's gambling laws and demand for payment were "unenforceable in Ontario," and that Mr. MARSDEN's cheques were an "illegal consideration" under Ontario's Gaming Act.
Gambler▼ though he was, Mr. MARSDEN knew he had no chance of beating cancer. He was diagnosed after visiting his doctor about a pain in his lower back. Lung cancer was found and it had spread into his bones. He had been a smoker since a young child "but I have no regrets. I'm 69 and I've had a good life with lots of laughs and lots of Friends. Lots of great memories."
"I started smoking when I was four years old," he once said in an interview with The Globe and Mail's William HOUSON. " Somebody▼ said to me, 'Christ, where the hell did you grow up, in Mississippi?' No, but I had an old uncle who thought it was hilarious, as he and his pals sat around the kitchen table having a beer, if I would come in and have a smoke with them. That's when I started. I never quit."
While in hospital, he received phone calls from generations of broadcast colleagues and sports reporters. He was visited by Leo Cahill (former Toronto Argonauts coach), and Scotty Bowman (retired National Hockey League coach) and by Brian KILREA, the long-time coach of the major-junior 67's hockey team in Ottawa, where Mr. MARSDEN grew up.
"The only thing I can say is, don't feel sorry for me," he said. "I've had a terrific life and a terrific wife and great children, and I'm delighted with the way my life has gone.
"I would have liked for it to have been a little longer, but, you know, you reap what you sow."
Pat MARSDEN was born in Ottawa, November 8, 1936, and died of lung cancer in Toronto yesterday. He leaves his wife, T.A., daughter Taylor, son Connor, and three grown children from his first marriage: Mike, Patti-Lee, and Ruth Mary.

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HOUSSER o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-05-30 published
FITZPATRICK, Jean Brown (née CARTWRIGHT)
Jean FITZPATRICK, formerly of Meaford, passed away at Sunset Manor in Collingwood, Ontario, on Friday, May 26, 2006 at the age of 95. Dear wife of the late Willson (Duncan) FITZPATRICK and dear mother of Sharon Jean HOUSSER (Harry) of Petite Riviere, Nova Scotia and Spanish Wells, Bahamas. Dearly loved and loving "Banna" to Lysia MEDEIROS (Jerry) of Toronto, Emily HIGGINS and partner Luke MUDDE of Feversham, Ontario and Nathaniel HOUSSER of Whistler, British Columbia. Great Grandmother of Nicolas Nathaniel MUDDE. Great teacher of table manners, etiquette and "doing things nicely", Jean has left an everlasting impression on her family and has shown us the true meaning of being a "Lady". Jean was a life member of the Doctor David Crombie Chapter of the Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire In London where she resided for many years. Jean's family extends a special thank you to her caregivers who made her final days comfortable. A private family interment and committal of Jean's cremated remains will take place at Lakeview Cemetery in Meaford. As your expression of sympathy, donations to the The Hospital for Sick Children Burn Unit would be appreciated and may be made through the Ferguson Funeral Home, 48 Boucher Street East, Meaford, Ontario, N4L 1B9 (519-538-1320) to whom arrangements have been entrusted.

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HOUSTON o@ca.on.grey_county.artemesia.flesherton.the_flesherton_advance 2006-10-18 published
TEETER, Harry▼ Melville▼
Surrounded by his loving family, Thursday October 12, 2006 at Grey▼ Bruce▼ Health▼ Services-Markdale, Harry Melville TEETER of Markdale▼ in his 72nd year. Beloved husband of Agnes (HOUSTON) TEETER. Loving▼ father of Kevin TEETER (Leanne) of Markdale, and Sharon LEBLANC (Kevin▼) of Meaford. Loving grandpa and papa of Michael, A.J., Adam, Daryl, Melisa, Zoe, and Denae. Brother of Ken (Carol), Dave (Shirley), Gerald (Marilyn), Donna WILSON (Bill), Delmer (Nancy), Claire (Dawn). Sadly missed by numerous nieces and nephews. Predeceased by daughter Janice and son Stephen, parents Nelson TEETER and the former Annie SCACE, and sister Bernice. The family received Friends at the May Funeral Home, Markdale, Sunday 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Rev. Martin GARNISS officiated at a funeral service held at Annesley United Church, 82 Toronto St. S., Markdale on Monday, October 16 at 1 p.m. Congregational hymns were "The Old Rugged Cross", "What A Friend We Have In Jesus", and "God Will Take Care of You", accompanied by organist David FRIES. Eulogies and remembrances were given by daughter Sharon TEETER, and friend Bob CLARK. Pall bearers were Daryl TEETER, A.J. TEETER, Rob TEETER, Marshall SMITH, Bill MacHEAN and Kevin LEBLANC. Melisa TEETER, Amy TEETER, Amy WARK, Ione ELO and Ruth Ann HOUSTON carried floral tributes. Interment in Markdale Cemetery. Friends and relatives joined the family for refreshments and a time of fellowship in the Annesley United Church fellowship hall following the service. Memorial donations were directed to the Markdale Food Bank or the charity of choice.
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HOUSTON o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2006-01-04 published
McCURDY, Kathleen Maud (née PERCIVAL)
Of Chesley, passed away at Elgin Abbey, Chesley on Monday, January 2, 2006 in her 94th year. Loving mother of David and his wife Karen of Chesley and Dorothy FIELDING and her husband Don of Barrie. Kay will be fondly remembered by her daughters-in-law, Shirley McCURDY of Stouffville and Lorraine McCURDY of Allenford. She will be missed by her fourteen grandchildren and many great grandchildren. Loving sister to Clara TURNER and her husband Bill of Calgary. Predeceased by her husband J.J., sons Don and John, brother Robert and sister Edith JOHNSON and her parents, Robert and Catherine (HOUSTON) PERCIVAL. Visitation will be held at Cameron Funeral Home, Chesley on Wednesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, January 5, 2006 at Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Chesley at 2 p.m. Spring Interment in Chesley Cemetery. Memorial Donations to the charity of your choice would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy.

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HOUSTON o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2006-04-24 published
HOUSTON, Beatrice Myra
Peacefully at Gateway Haven in Wiarton on Friday, April 21, 2006. Bea HOUSTON in her 93rd year. Wife of the late William Joseph HOUSTON. Dear mother of Penny and her husband Larry MacDONALD of Kemble. Sadly missed by her granddaughter Kelly MacDONALD and her husband Jason HINCHLIFF of Toronto and her great grand_son Quincy. A private family service has been held. Memorial donations to the Alzheimer Society would be appreciated and may be made through the Tannahill Funeral Home 376-3710. Messages of condolence are welcome at www.tannahill.com

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HOUSTON o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2006-07-21 published
HOUSTON, Donald
In memory of a brother and uncle, July 21st, 1999.
Always a smile, instead of a frown,
Always a hand, when one was down,
Always true, thoughtful and kind,
Wonderful memories he left behind.
- Love Mom and Families.
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HOUSTON o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2006-10-13 published
TEETER, Harry▲ Melville▲
Surrounded by his loving family, Thursday October 12, 2006 at Grey▲ Bruce▲ Health▲ Services-Markdale, Harry Melville TEETER of Markdale▲ in his 72nd year. Beloved husband of Agnes (HOUSTON) TEETER. Loving▲ father of Kevin TEETER (Leanne) of Markdale, and Sharon LEBLANC (Kevin▲) of Meaford. Loving grandpa and papa of Michael, A.J., Adam, Daryl, Melisa, Zoe, and Denae. Brother of Ken (Carol), Dave (Shirley), Gerald (Marilyn), Donna WILSON (Bill), Delmer (Nancy) Claire (Dawn). Sadly missed by numerous nieces and nephews. Predeceased by daughter Janice and son Stephen, parents Nelson TEETER and the former Annie SCACE, and sister Bernice. The family will receive Friends at the May Funeral Home, Markdale, Sunday 2-4: 00 p.m. and 7-9:00 p.m. A funeral service will be held at Annesley United Church, 82 Toronto St. S., Markdale on Monday October 16th at 1: 00 p.m. Interment in Markdale Cemetery. If desired, donations to the Markdale Food Bank or the charity of your choice would be appreciated.
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HOUSTON o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2006-12-09 published
HOUSTON, Eleanor
Peacefully, at her home in Keswick, on Friday, December 8, 2006, with her family by her side, after a short but very courageous battle with cancer. Dearly loved wife of the late Captain Thomas HOUSTON of St. Catharines. Loving mother of JoAnn McCLELLAND and predeceased by one son Bruce GIBBONS. Cherished grandmother of Becky and her husband Joe VERKERT and Louisa and her husband Alan CUMMINGS and her great-grand daughter Ashley, who was the twinkle of her eye. Predeceased by her sisters Amy, Gertrude, Dorothy, Leola and Florence and her brothers Ed and Ernie. Eleanor will be greatly missed by her best Georgina CRAIG, many nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews, Friends all who loved her and will sadly miss her. Funeral service from the M.W. Becker Funeral Home, 490 The Queensway S., Keswick 1-888-884-4486 on Tuesday, December 12, 2006 at 2: 00 p.m. The family will receive Friends from 12: 00 noon until time of service. Cremation to follow. If desired, donations made to the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated by the family.

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HOUSTON o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-01-14 published
HOUSTON, Jean (FERGUSON)
The▼ family of the late Jean HOUSTON would like to thank the many Friends for the flowers, cards, visits and many charitable donations made on Jean's behalf. A special thank you to Dr. K. CHARLTON and his staff for their many kindnesses. Also a special thank you goes to the staff at Central Park Lodge. The James A. Harris Funeral Home Staff was most supportive. Dean Terry DANCE and the Reverend Ian GRANT at St. Paul's Cathedral have shown compassion and generous support to the family. Doug Houston

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HOUSTON o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-01-20 published
EDWARDS, Frederick Williams
Peacefully at Country Terrace on Wednesday, January 18th, 2006, Mr. Frederick Williams EDWARDS of London in his 88th year. Beloved husband of the late Jean EDWARDS (1991.) Loving father of Barry and his wife Janet EDWARDS and Susan and her husband Bob HOUSTON, both of London. Dear grandfather of Jim, Jason, Jeffery, Amber, Natalie and Colleen and great-grandfather of Kyla, Troy, Joel and Tyler. Also survived by his sisters Margaret (Wally) BOYLE of Golden Lake, Phyllis (Jerry) HODGE of Ipperwash and Valerie CURTIS (Lloyd) of Dorchester, as well as many nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held at the Lloyd R. Needham Funeral Chapel, (520 Dundas Street, London), on Friday January 20th from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m., where the service will be conducted on Saturday at 10 a.m. Interment to follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens. Memorial donations to the Kidney Foundation or Alzheimer Society would be appreciated. Tributes may be left at www.mem.com

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HOUSTON o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-02-09 published
HOUSTON, Tara Elizabeth▼ (February 16, 1995-February 9, 2003)
A drawing that you made for us When you were very small, Is framed within this heart of ours And hangs upon the wall. So many things you left behind, Are now a memory, But your little arms that held us tight Will always stay with me. We do not know the answers, It's not for us to know, Yet we will know the truth one day Just why you had to go. Missed terribly and with much love, Mom, Dad and Josh

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HOUSTON o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-02-13 published
KELLESTINE, Jim▼
Peacefully at Strathroy Middlesex General Hospital, on Saturday, February▼ 11th, 2006, Jim KELLESTINE of Melbourne in his 77th year. Beloved husband of Reta KELLESTINE (née JACQUES.) Dear father of Warren (Harriet) KELLESTINE of Strathroy, Louise (Ronald) GERHOLD of Melbourne. Predeceased by infant daughter. Dear grandfather of Becky (Dale) NOXELL, Sarah (Gary) SMITH, P.J. and Daniel KELLESTINE, Nicholas (Jana) GERHOLD and Ryan GERHOLD. Great▼ grandfather of 6. Remembered fondly by siblings Odetta JEFFREY of Appin, Jean HOUSTON of London, Fay SMITH of Port Stanley and Eileen (Frank) CUDNEY of Sthrathroy. Predeceased by siblings Harold, Basil, Ada, Floyd, Nora, Alma, Alice and Warren. Friends may call at the Elliott-Madill Funeral Home, Mt. Brydges, on Monday, February 13, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. An Oddfellows Service under the direction of Lodge #344 will be held Monday evening at 6: 30 p.m. Funeral service to follow on Tuesday from the funeral home commencing at 11: 00 a.m. with Reverend Richard GOLDEN officiating. Interment Longwoods Cemetery, Melbourne. Donations to the Diabetes Association, Heart and Stroke Foundation or Alzheimers Society would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy.

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HOUSTON o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-02-18 published
HOUSTON, Douglas▼
Peacefully with his niece Sandra at his side, at University Hospital on Thursday, February 16, 2006 in his 82nd year. Beloved husband of the late Jean HOUSTON. Loving son of the late Ken and Ethel HOUSTON. Dear brother of Joyce WHICHER and her late husband Harry, the late Keith HOUSTON and his wife Mae,▼ and Alex HOUSTON. Dear brother-in-law of Madeline and her late husband the Venerable Lester PATTERSON, MAC and Audrey FERGUSON and Bette FERGUSON. Doug will be fondly remembered by many nieces and nephews. A special thank you to Dr. Ken CHARLTON and his staff and also the staff of the 4th Floor at University Hospital. Friends may call on Friday, February 24 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the James A. Harris Funeral Home, 220 St. James Street at Richmond. A memorial service will be conducted on Saturday, February 25 at 11: 00 a.m. at St. Paul's Cathedral, 472 Richmond Street at Queens Avenue. Cremation with interment in Strathroy Cemetery. Memorial contributions to London Health Sciences Foundation or Operation Eyesight would be gratefully acknowledged.

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HOUSTON o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-03-04 published
HOUSTON, Doug▲
The▲ family of the late Doug HOUSTON would like to thank their many Friends for the flowers, cards, visits, and many charitable donations made on Doug's behalf. A special thank you to Dr. K. CHARLTON and his staff for their many kindnesses. We also thank the medical and palliative care staff on the 4th Floor at University Hospital. Also, a special thank you goes to the staff at Central Park Lodge, London. The James A. Harris Funeral Home staff was most supportive. Dean Terry DANCE and Reverend Ian GRANT at St. Paul's Cathedral have shown compassion and generous support to the family. The HOUSTON and FERGUSON Families

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HOUSTON o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-04-24 published
GIBSON, Eleanore▼ Viola▼ (CARSON)
Of Listowel, formerly of Wroxeter, passed away Sunday, April 23rd, 2006 at Listowel Memorial Hospital. Born in Gorrie on February 8th, 1924, Eleanore was in her 83rd year. Beloved wife of the late Art GIBSON. Dear mother of Arthur GIBSON and his wife Cyndy▼ of London, Ronald GIBSON and his fiancée Darlene HOUSTON of Belmore, Marcia GIBSON of London and Louise PAYNE of Gorrie. Loving grandmother of Andy, Rikki, Jessi, Jake, Devin, Corbin, Dillon, Jennifer, Cheryl, Janine, Yvonne, David and Monika and great-grandmother to Alexandra, Olivia, and Julia. Also loved by her sisters-in-law Reta CARSON of Kitchener, Margaret CARSON of Brockville, Agnes BURK/BURKE of Wingham and Laura GIBSON of Listowel. Predeceased by her brothers Richard and Norman. Friends will be received by the family from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday from the Gorrie Visitation Centre of the Schimanski Family Funeral Home, 2050 Victoria Street, Gorrie. The funeral will be conducted from Wroxeter United Church, 1090 Centre Street, Wroxeter, on Wednesday, April 23rd at 2: 00 p.m. with Reverend Jeff HAWKINS officiating. Burial in Wroxeter Cemetery. As an expression of sympathy, memorial donations may be made to Wroxeter United Church, Listowel Memorial Hospital Foundation or to the Canadian Wildlife Federation. Online condolences may be made at www.schimanskifamilyfuneralhome.com

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HOUSTON o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-05-31 published
HOUSTON, Elizabeth▲ " Betty" (née ROTTIER)
At Fairfield Park Nursing Home in Wallaceburg on Monday, May 29, 2006 in her 82nd year. Beloved wife of the late James "Jim" HOUSTON (January, 2000). Loving mother of Pauline and the late Brian SMITH of Wallaceburg, Mary Lou HOUSTON of London. Dear grandmother of Kim and Doctor Robert GREENE, Kelly SMITH and F. James OAKE. Great-grandmother of Brian and Dylan GREENE. Sister of Marie VERHEEKE of Wallaceburg and the late John ROTTIER. Sister-in-law of Elsie ROTTIER and the late Albert VERHEEKE. Daughter of the late Joseph and Catherine (BOGAERT) ROTTIER. Friends may call at the Haycock-Cavanagh Funeral Home, 409 Nelson Street (at Elgin) in Wallaceburg from 7-9 p.m. on Wednesday. The Funeral Mass will be celebrated from Holy Family Church by Father Greg BONIN on Thursday, June 1 at 1: 30 p.m. Interment to follow at Riverview Cemetery. If desired, remembrances to Holy Family Church Building Fund or C.K.H.A. Sydenham Campus, may be left at the funeral home. 519-627-3231.

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HOUSTON o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-09-19 published
HOUSTON, Kevin▼ Andrew
With deep sadness the family announces the sudden passing, as a result of an accident, of our beloved son Kevin Andrew HOUSTON on Saturday September 16, 2006 in his 15th year. Kevin was a grade 11 student at John McGregor High School. He is survived by his loving parents Gary and Judy (WEBSTER) HOUSTON of Harwich Township, his proud brothers Eric of Windsor and Geoff and Sacha of Calgary, Alberta. Also loved by his grandparents Robert And Marilyn HOUSTON, several aunts, uncles, cousins and faithful companion, his dog Tundra. Kevin loved his family, Friends, his high school and especially sports. He played for the Blenheim hockey team and was a member of the John McGregor Senior boys Football team. Kevin was a compassionate, kind and loving young man who was a joy to all who knew him. He will be sorely missed. 'Forever Love' by Kevin Houston If summer were forever And I could sleep and dream of you I would feel you in my arms And nothing else would matter. If only this was kindergarten I would give you my cookie Our destiny would be determined Our future soon to unfold. What if I were a psychic I could then predict our love If it was meant to be Our lives would never be the same. Friends will be received at the McKinlay Funeral Home, 459 St. Clair Street, Chatham on Tuesday September 19 from 2: 00-4:30 and 7:00-9:00 p.m. The Funeral Service will be conducted at the Funeral Home on Wednesday September 20, 2006 at 11: 00 a.m. with Rev. James E. BROWN officiating. Interment Maple Leaf Cemetery, Chatham. Donations, payable by cheque, to the Lambton-Kent District School Board, "Kevin Houston Memorial Award" appreciated Online condolences may be left at www.mckinlayfuneralhome.com

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HOUSTON o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-09-19 published
Cyclist killed in collision had iPod but no helmet
By John MINER, Free Press Reporter, Tues., September 19, 2006
A 15-year-old cyclist who died of head injuries after colliding with a tractor-trailer in Chatham-Kent Saturday was wearing an iPod and headphones but no helmet, police said yesterday.
Kevin HOUSTON was riding north on Mull Sideroad, near Boundary Line in Chatham-Kent, when he collided with a southbound transport filled with tomatoes. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
"Anytime anybody is wearing any type of earphones or ear protection and their hearing is limited, it could present a hazardous situation," Const. Doug GUTTERIDGE said.
That not only applies to cyclists, but vehicle drivers as well, he said.
No charges have been laid.
HOUSTON was in Grade 11 at Chatham's John McGregor secondary school and played on the senior boys' football team. He also played for the Blenheim hockey team.
His funeral is tomorrow at 11 a.m. at McKinlay Funeral Home in Chatham.

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HOUSTON o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-11-08 published
HOUSTON, Earl LeRoy
At his home in Minto Township on Monday, October 30, 2006. Earl LeRoy HOUSTON of R.R.#3, Clifford in his 63rd year. Husband of Laraine (CARNAHAN) HOUSTON and brother of Leslie HOUSTON and his wife Bev of Kitchener and Shirley BURNETT and her husband Grant of Milton. Brother-in-law of Jim CARNAHAN of Palmerston, Carol and Rene BRISSON and Mark and Brenda CARNAHAN, all of Thamesford. Remembered by his nieces and nephews Ronald and Tamara HOUSTON, Greg and Renee HOUSTON, Kevin▲ and Deb BURNETT, Jason BURNETT, Denise BRISSON, Paul and Audrey BRISSON and Lisa and Jeff CARNAHAN and their families. Friends called at the Hardy-Lee Funeral Home, Harriston on Wednesday from 2: 00 to 4:00 and 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. where the funeral service was held on Thursday, November 2 at 11: 00 a.m. with Rev. Mel SAUER officiating. Following cremation, interment in Harriston Cemetery. Memorial donations to ALS Society (Lou Gehrig's Disease) or Palmerston and District Hospital would be appreciated.

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HOUSTON o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-11-15 published
HONSBERGER, Laurine Dorothy (formerly LITTLE)
Peacefully, at the Maple Manor Nursing Home, on Monday, November 13, 2006 Laurine Dorothy HONSBERGER of Tillsonburg age 84 years. Beloved wife of 28 years to her husband and best friend Russell HONSBERGER, and the late Harry D. LITTLE (1964.) Beloved mother of Sandra JANSEN of Campbellville; Dianne (Brian) HOUSTON of Campbellville. Cherished and forever loved grandmother to Cathy JANSEN and her husband John LINDLEY and their children Jonathon and Braydon all of Brantford; Jason JANSEN and his wife Heather PRINCE of Langley, British Columbia; John and Christine HAWKRIGG of Etobicoke; Michael, Kaitlin, Jennifer of Etobicoke; Vincent HOUSTON and children Matthew and Brian of Hamilton. Also survived by her step-grandchildren Wendy (Bill) COWARD of Tillsonburg Lisa (Peter) LELEVID of Tillsonburg and their children Peter, Andrew, Christian and Nathan. Dear sister of Donald (Mert) BROWN of Guelph; Glenna GARROD of Smith Falls. Laurine was predeceased by her daughter Barbara ROBICHEAU (2005,) and grand_sons Timmy O'CONNER and Mark VYSE. Friends will be received at Ostrander's Funeral Home, 43 Bidwell Street, Tillsonburg (519-842-5221) on Saturday November 18, 2006 from 12 noon until 1 p.m. where a Memorial Service will be held in Ostrander's Funeral Home Chapel at 1 p.m. Rev. Richard JONES officiating. Cremation has taken place. Interment Tillsonburg Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer Society or the Canadian Cancer Society. Personal condolences may be sent to www.ostrandersfuneralhome.com

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HOUSTON o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-11-30 published
MANAK, Milous
Formerly of Tupperville, passed away at Riverview Gardens, Chatham on Wednesday, November 29, 2006 at the age of 73. Born in Lethbridge, Alberta, son of the late Thomas and Marian (BITTNER) MANAK. Loving father of Debbie and Bill WILMOTT of Wallaceburg, Jeanne and Doug HOUSTON of Chatham, Sherry and Jeff CRAIG of Saint Thomas, Susan and Terry MAJER of Woodstock. Loving grandpa of Amy, Meghan, Alicia, Steven, Dylan, Alex, Allyson, and Kayla. Dear brother of Rose and Paul MANIK of Oak Park, Michigan. Also survived by three nieces and their families. The Manak family will receive Friends at the Badder Visitation and Reception Centre, 679 North Street, Dresden on Saturday, December 2, 2006 from 12: 30 p.m. until the time of the Memorial Service at 1: 30 p.m. with Fr. Greg BONIN officiating. Interment of the urn in Dresden Cemetery. Donations may be made at the funeral home by cheque to the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance Foundation (Dialysis Unit). Online condolences and donations may be left at our website www.badderfuneralhome.com Arrangements entrusted to Badder Funeral Homes, Thamesville. " A Tree will be planted in memory of Milous Manak in the Badder and Robinson Memorial Forest, Mosa Twp."

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HOUSTON o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-12-19 published
ROBERTS, Bruce M.
Suddenly at Woodstock General Hospital on Sunday, December 17, 2006, Bruce M. ROBERTS of R.R.#1, Woodstock in his 80th year. Beloved husband of Edith ROBERTS (née McKIE) for 26 years. Dear father of Ken ROBERTS (Judy), Karen JOHNSON (Kevin), David ROBERTS (Danielle,) and Brian ROBERTS, all of Woodstock and step father of Bob COLWELL of Delhi, Bonnie ANDERSON (Steve), Brenda SCHOOLEY (Mark) and Barbara BLACKMORE (Carl,) all of Woodstock. Lovingly remembered by 20 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Dear brother of Evelyn APPEL of Stratford, Floyd ROBERTS (Daisy) of Burgessville and brother-in-law of Marjorie ROBERTS of Eganville, and Eileen DICE of Norwich. Sadly missed by several nieces and nephews, and his companion Casper. Predeceased by his parents George ROBERTS and Mary HOUSTON, his brothers Wesley DICE and Douglas ROBERTS and brother-in-law Herman APPEL. Bruce was an avid fisherman and boater, a member of the Tillsonburg Power Squadron, and the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 55 Woodstock. He was a former employee of H.K. Porter and King Equipment. Friends will be received at the Smith-LeRoy Funeral Home, 69 Wellington Street North, Woodstock on Tuesday, 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral service in the chapel on Wednesday, December 20, 2006 at 11: 00 a.m. Interment at Oxford Memorial Park Cemetery. If desired, memorial donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario or the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated. Smith-LeRoy, (519) 537-3611. Personal condolences may be sent at www.smithleroy.com

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HOUSTON o@ca.on.middlesex_county.strathroy.age_dispatch 2006-02-14 published
KELLESTINE, Jim▲
Peacefully, at Strathroy Middlesex General Hospital, on Saturday, February▲ 11, 2006, Jim KELLESTINE of Melbourne, in his 77th year. Beloved husband of Reta KELLESTINE (née JACQUES.) Dear father of Warren (Harriet) KELLESTINE of Strathroy, Louise (Ronald) GERHOLD of Melbourne. Predeceased by infant daughter. Dear grandfather of Becky (Dale) NOXELL, Sarah (Gary) SMITH, P.J. and Daniel KELLESTINE, Nicholas (Jana) GERHOLD and Ryan GERHOLD. Great-grandfather▲ of 6. Remembered fondly by siblings Odetta JEFFREY of Appin, Jean HOUSTON of London, Fay SMITH of Port Stanley, and Eileen (Frank) CUDNEY of Strathroy. Predeceased by siblings Harold, Basil, Ada, Floyd, Nora, Alma, Alice, and Warren. Friends called at the Elliott-Madill Funeral Home, Mt. Brydges on Monday, February 13 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. An Odd Fellows service, under the direction of Lodge #344 was held Monday evening at 6: 30 p.m. Funeral service followed on Tuesday, from the funeral home commencing at 11 a.m. with Rev. Richard GOLDEN officiating. Interment Longwoods Cemetery, Melbourne. Donations to the Diabetes Association, Heart and Stroke Foundation, or Alzheimers Society would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy.

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HOUSTON o@ca.on.peterborough.north_monaghan.peterborough.the_peterborough_examiner 2006-04-01 published
LEIES, Kurt
Passed away peacefully at the Peterborough Regional Health Centre Palliative Care Unit on Thursday, March 30, 2006 in his 69th year. Beloved husband of Siegrun. Loving father of Susan and her husband Andrew HOUSTON of Bailieboro and Ralph of Peterborough. Cherished grandfather of Shea, Taylor and Jade. Dear brother of Christl and her husband Werner MORETH of Caledon, Lothar of Dunnville, and Rick and his wife Jeanna of Connecticut. There will be a funeral service held at the Nisbett Funeral Home and Chapel, 600 Monaghan Road South, Peterborough on Tuesday, April 4, 2006 at 11 a.m. Reception to follow immediately after the service in the Nisbett Reception Centre. Interment Rosemount Memorial Gardens. In memory of Kurt donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society or the Peterborough Regional Health Centre Palliative Care Unit. Friends are invited to sign the on-line book of condolences at www.nisbettfuneralhome.com

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HOUSTON o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-04-24 published
GIBSON, Eleanore▲ Viola▲ (CARSON)
Of Listowel, formerly of Wroxeter, Ontario passed away Sunday, April 23rd, 2006 at Listowel Memorial Hospital. Born in Gorrie, Ontario on February 8th, 1924, Eleanore was in her 83rd year. Beloved wife of the late Art GIBSON. Dear mother of Arthur GIBSON and his wife Cyndy▲ of London, Ronald GIBSON and his fiancée Darlene HOUSTON of Belmore, Marcia GIBSON of London and Louise PAYNE of Gorrie. Loving grandmother of Andy, Rikki, Jessi, Jake, Devin, Corbin, Dillon, Jennifer, Cheryl, Janine, Yvonne, David and Monika and great-grandmother to Alexandra, Olivia, and Julia. Also loved by her sisters-in-law Reta CARSON of Kitchener, Margaret CARSON of Brockville, Agnes BURK/BURKE of Wingham and Laura GIBSON of Listowel. Predeceased by brothers Richard and Norman. Friends will be received by the family from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday from the Gorrie Visitation Centre of the Schimanski Family Funeral Home, 2050 Victoria Street, Gorrie, Ontario. The funeral will be conducted from Wroxeter United Church, 1090 Centre Street, Wroxeter, on Wednesday, April 23rd at 2: 00 p.m. with Reverend Jeff HAWKINS officiating. Burial in Wroxeter Cemetery. As an expression of sympathy, memorial donations may be made to Wroxeter United Church, Listowel Memorial Hospital Foundation or to the Canadian Wildlife Federation. Online condolences may be made at www.schimanskifamilyfuneralhome.com

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HOUSTON o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-04-28 published
Pat MARSDEN, Broadcaster:▲ (1936-2006)
Canadian Football League play-by-play specialist and radio host lived life large. He stiffed a Nevada casino over a gambling debt, took a swing at his boss and was bailed out of jail by Brian MULRONEY
By James CHRISTIE with files from William HOUSTON, Page▲ S9
It was part of Pat MARSDEN's profession, as a caller of football play-by-plays and a radio host, to be a storyteller. But the Ottawa-born broadcast star didn't just tell entertaining tales he often starred in them.
Citing▲ his Irish heritage, Mr. MARSDEN was alternately provocative, funny, obstinate, sentimental, pugnacious and -- until he stopped imbibing in recent years -- always willing to buy an adversary a drink while he hammered away with his opinions. "He had to get out of here because he couldn't get a rum and coke," his wife, T.A. MARSDEN, told radio station The Fan 590 yesterday morning from Sunnybrook Hospital, minutes after his death.
An eight-year stint as co-host of The Fan morning show was the last stop in a career of more than four decades behind the microphone or in front of the camera. Mr. MARSDEN even parodied sports broadcasters as a television actor, sporting a slicked-down comb-over, a loud plaid jacket and talking in exaggerated tones as he interviewed calamity-prone stuntman Super Dave Osborne (a.k.a. Bob Einstein) in a 1992 series.
He is best known for his play-by-play coverage of the Canadian Football League telecasts and Grey Cup championships in the 1970s and 1980s. He also worked as host of the 1972 Canada-Soviet Union hockey summit series telecasts. His longest stint was 19 years with CTV's Toronto flagship station CFTO, where he had a reputation for marching to his own beat. In a 1986 Globe and Mail interview, Mr. MARSDEN said bluntly, "Nobody tells me what to do and nobody tells me what to say, on or off the air. I developed a thick skin a long time ago and I don't care how people would like me to act. I won't be dull and I'll always have self respect." He declared that he would always be himself.
"He did it his own way," said long-time colleague Fergie Olver, who knew Mr. MARSDEN could make connections at the high and low ends of the social scale. "He was the only guy who was thrown in jail in Regina on a Friday night, and then he went to Montreal where he was thrown in jail again, and [former prime minister] Brian MULRONEY bailed him out."
Indeed,▲ when Mr. MARSDEN signed off for the last time in May of 2004, Mr. MULRONEY phoned the station from Europe to congratulate him on his career.
Pat MARSDEN was an Ottawa native who started a career in radio as director of CKOY. He went on to become the long-time sports director of CFTO, returning to radio at CFRB after a stormy exchange with CFTO news and public-affairs vice-president Ted STEUBING over a technical problem. Mr. MARSDEN reportedly lunged across Mr. STEUBING's desk to scuffle with the boss.
He also worked with Bill Watters on TSN's The Sports Page. "Whenever I was with him, it would be 30 seconds and I'd either be laughing at me or laughing at him, or with him," said Mr. Watters, who had seen the lighter side of the broadcaster.
After Mr. MARSDEN retired and moved to Florida, Fan 590 executives sought him out in 1994 to fight a desperate ratings battle for Toronto listeners. He'd been out of the market some eight years, but The Fan program director Nelson MILLMAN said the station had pursued him to gain credibility for a new format.
"We'd come through two seasons of labour stoppages in sports&hellip we were floundering. We had Bob McCOWN in the afternoons and we needed to fix the morning show. Pat gave us some stability in 1994 and 1995. He was the right guy in the right place at the right time. He was a character like no other and he represented sport in this town."
At The Fan, Mr. MARSDEN at first paired with the hip and younger John DERRINGER. Both▲ men were from the right side of the political spectrum, both had ties to the United States and an antipathy for prime minister Jean Chrétien.
Yet▲ their chemistry was not great. Mr. MARSDEN had come from an era of radio crooners and crop reports, while Mr. DERRINGER from a culture of rock radio. There was more dissonance than charm in their old-young mix and Mr. DERRINGER ultimately departed. He was replaced by Don LANDRY, another young foil for Mr. MARSDEN.
"Pat and Don were much more opposites politically and in outlook toward life," said Mr. MILLMAN. " That▲ made for better chemistry than someone who often agreed with Pat's political outlook. When sparks fly, that's entertainment."
Mr. LANDRY's comedic aptitude lightened the mood and ratings began to climb for an odd couple that could laugh at each other and at themselves. "Half the people loved it, half asked me 'why do you pick on Pat so much, '? Mr. LANDRY said. "Good chemistry or bad chemistry is a question of taste, but he was loved. By now, he's probably found Pierre Trudeau and is bawling him out for what he did as prime minister."
That▲ scenario would be a stretch of the imagination. Mr. MARSDEN and Mr. Trudeau wouldn't fit in each other's version of heaven. Hell, possibly.
"Nobody's perfect, but nobody wore his imperfection as well as Pat MARSDEN," Mr.▲ DERRINGER said. "The smile, the laugh, the ability to keep things on an even keel was always an inspiration."
Mr. MARSDEN commuted from his Florida home for the first few years of his Fan 590 job, rooming in Toronto weekdays and flying home weekends to the United States, always returning with gripes about Canadian gasoline prices, the non-functioning escalators at Pearson Airport and former Mr. Chretien's lack of support for U. S foreign policy. Later, Mr. MARSDEN and his family eventually moved back to Toronto.
The station opted not to renew his contract in May 2004. Rogers Communications, which owns the station, had the option of picking up three more years on a five-year pact that has been paying him $300,000 annually, but declined. They paid him off with six months remaining in his 2004 contract and Pat MARSDEN didn't complain.
"Getting up at 4 o'clock is so tiring, you can't function properly. I'm not at all disappointed.
"If they don't want you, they don't want you. I'm finished with the business. It's like you don't matter any more. That's fine. No use worrying about it. You take what comes along in life.'"
Mr. MARSDEN lived life large, enjoyed a party, loved his rum and his outings to casinos. In 1981, he managed to borrow $30,000 (U.S.) from the owners of the casino at The Dunes Las Vegas hotel in Nevada and signed a series of markers when his money ran out. He then left three cheques, two of them postdated. Back in Toronto, he stopped payment on the latter pair. The casino owners took him to an Ontario District Court -- and lost. Judge James TROTTER said that Nevada's gambling laws and demand for payment were "unenforceable in Ontario," and that Mr. MARSDEN's cheques were an "illegal consideration" under Ontario's Gaming Act.
Gambler▲ though he was, Mr. MARSDEN knew he had no chance of beating cancer. He was diagnosed after visiting his doctor about a pain in his lower back. Lung cancer was found and it had spread into his bones. He had been a smoker since a young child "but I have no regrets. I'm 69 and I've had a good life with lots of laughs and lots of Friends. Lots of great memories."
"I started smoking when I was four years old," he once said in an interview with The Globe and Mail's William HOUSON. " Somebody▲ said to me, 'Christ, where the hell did you grow up, in Mississippi?' No, but I had an old uncle who thought it was hilarious, as he and his pals sat around the kitchen table having a beer, if I would come in and have a smoke with them. That's when I started. I never quit."
While in hospital, he received phone calls from generations of broadcast colleagues and sports reporters. He was visited by Leo Cahill (former Toronto Argonauts coach), and Scotty Bowman (retired National Hockey League coach) and by Brian KILREA, the long-time coach of the major-junior 67's hockey team in Ottawa, where Mr. MARSDEN grew up.
"The only thing I can say is, don't feel sorry for me," he said. "I've had a terrific life and a terrific wife and great children, and I'm delighted with the way my life has gone.
"I would have liked for it to have been a little longer, but, you know, you reap what you sow."
Pat MARSDEN was born in Ottawa, November 8, 1936, and died of lung cancer in Toronto yesterday. He leaves his wife, T.A., daughter Taylor, son Connor, and three grown children from his first marriage: Mike, Patti-Lee, and Ruth Mary.

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HOUSTON o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-06-01 published
FISK- SIMMONS, Elizabeth (formerly HOUSTON, née FISK)
(April 11, 1916-May 26, 2006)
It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Elizabeth FISK- SIMMONS suddenly on Friday May 26, 2006 at The Health Sciences Centre Winnipeg. She is predeceased by her daughter Susan (Foster BRADLEY,) husbands Vernon SIMMONS and James HOUSTON and her grand_son John Christopher. Her memory will be cherished by her son Peter (Elizabeth,) brother Jim (Susan,) granddaughters Elizabeth (STEADMAN) Christine and Katherine, and great grandchildren as well as her extended family and Friends. She had a full and energetic life. A Funeral mass is to be held at Saint Michael and All Angels, 300 Hugo St. N. at Mulvey in Winnipeg, Manitoba at 11: 00 a.m. on Friday June 2nd. Elizabeth will be cremated and re-join her husband, Vernon, in Saint_Jude's Anglican Church Memorial Garden, Oakville Ontario this fall. Donations to St Michael and All Angels the Canadian Cancer Society or charity of your choice would be greatly appreciated in lieu of flowers. Thomson "In The Park" Funeral Home And Cemetery 1291 Mcgillivray Blvd (Between Pembina and Waverley) (204) 925-112

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HOUSTON o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-11-21 published
HOUSTON, Edythe Mae▲
On November 18, 2006 in her 89th year. Edythe will be greatly missed by her relatives and many Friends. Funeral service to be held in the chapel of Saint_James-the-Less, 635 Parliament St. Toronto (south of Bloor St. E) on Thursday, November 23 at 1: 30 p.m. Following the service, Friends may gather for refreshments at First Unitarian Church, 175 St. Clair Ave. West (west of Avenue Rd.). In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Herbie Fund, c/o Sick Children's Hospital or to a charity of choice.

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HOUSTON o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-12-04 published
STONE, Leonard James, P.Eng. (Civil)
Born in Montreal, on January 2, 1938, Len died at the family home in Collingwood, Ontario surrounded by loved ones. Survived by his wife, best friend, adventurer and partner in all things Elizabeth STONE (née McKNIGHT.) He will be dearly missed by his children Andy (Fran), Janet, Rebecca (James), Laura (Harvey), Jon (Janet); his grandchildren Hilary, Connor, Jared, Will, Samantha, Patrick, Daphne, and Rachel; his sister-in-law Jeannie QUELCH, brother-in-law Stephen McKNIGHT (Fairlie,) and brother Neil STONE (Anne); and his nieces and nephews Fraser, James, Shea and Nicholas. His presence will be greatly missed by his extended family, Friends here and in Colorado and business partners. Len will be best remembered for his love of family, Friends and skiing. The funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday, December 5th at Saint Paul's Presbyterian Church, Bruce St, Thornbury. Visitation will be held at 1 p.m. at the church. After the service, Friends are invited to join the family at the house to share tales. A private family interment will be held. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Collingwood General and Marine Hospital Foundation. Special thanks to Doctor HOUSTON and his staff, the local Red Cross and the Grey Area Community Care Access Centre for their support and caring. Friends may leave comments for the family by visiting www.fawcettfuneralhomes.com

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HOUSTON o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-12-26 published
LYNCH, John James " Jim" (1948-2006)
Of Calgary, passed away peacefully at his home, on Wednesday, December 20, 2006, at the age of 58 years. Beloved son of the late Edward Benedict LYNCH and Mary Carmel LYNCH (née LAWLOR.) Loved brother of Joan BRENT and her late husband Ronald of Toronto, Helen MORNEAU and her husband Frank (W.F.) of Toronto, Mary (Kelly) FENN and her husband Robert of Toronto, Bill LYNCH and his wife Alice of Bradford, and Margaret HORNBERGER and her husband Gregory of Toronto. Lovingly remembered by his nieces and nephews Larry BRENT, Paul BRENT and his wife Mary DONOHUE, Bill MORNEAU and his wife Nancy McCAIN, Teresa MORNEAU and her husband Bill HOUSTON, Cathy (MORNEAU) MEYER and her husband Mark MEYER, Marg MORNEAU, Michelle MORNEAU and her husband Olivier DELARUE, Doctor Maureen FENN and her husband Tai YONG, Joanne (FENN) ALEXIOU and her husband Con, Carolyn FENN, Ed LYNCH, Stephen HORNBERGER and his wife Karen ADIVI, and Lee HORNBERGER. James will be fondly remembered by his many close Friends in Calgary, his residence of many years, and those in and around his Alliston origins. Funeral Services will be held at McInnis and Holloway'S, Park Memorial Chapel (5008 Elbow Drive S.W., Calgary Alberta), on Thursday, December 28, 2006, at 2: 30 p.m. Forward condolences through www.mcinnisandholloway.com. If Friends so desire, memorial tributes may be made directly to the Lupus Society of Alberta, #200, 1301 - 8 Street S.W., Calgary, Alberta T2R 1B7 Telephone: (403) 228-7956 or (403) 244-7591, or to a charity of the donor's choice. In living memory of Jim LYNCH, a tree will be planted at Fish Creek Provincial Park by McInnis and Holloway Funeral Homes Park Memorial Chapel, 5008 Elbow Drive S.W., Calgary, Alberta Telephone: (403) 243-8200.

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HOUSTON o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2006-01-05 published
HOUSTON, Jane Constance (née BURNS)
Peacefully after a lengthy illness on Monday, January 2, 2006 at Stevenson Memorial Hospital, Alliston. Jane (BURNS) of R.R.#3 Cookstown. Beloved wife of Gord. Dear mother of Garrett (Dana), Matt and Jesse. Dear daughter of the late Pat and late Bill BURNS. Dear sister of Liz (Stan) BLAY. Dear daughter-in-law of June and the late Allan HOUSTON. Fondly remembered by many family and Friends. Private arrangements have been entrusted to Skwarchuk Funeral Home, Bradford (1-800-209-4803). Donations to the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated.

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HOUSTON o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2006-01-11 published
KILGOUR, Charles
(Retired C.F.B. Toronto, Veteran of World War 2)
Passed away on Tuesday, January 10, 2006 at Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital, in his 84th year. Charles, beloved husband of Nellie of 55 years. Loving father of Charles and his wife Darlene, and Barry and his wife Moira. Proud Grandad of Iain and Kyle. Dear brother of Myra HOUSTON of Scotland. Private family service. The family wishes to thank the staff at Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital Ward 3 for their excellent and compassionate care.

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HOUSTON o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2006-01-11 published
ROSSITER, Marg " Marguerite"
On January 1, 2006, the golfing and curling world lost one of its biggest fans, at Lakeridge Health Oshawa Hospital, due to a stroke. Widow of the late Fred MOORE; long term employee of Hilti Canada and enthusiastic member of Streetsville and Calerin Golf Clubs; wonderful mother to Russ MOORE and wife Audrey, Karen HOUSTON and partner Peter KELLY. Mom was not only the 87 year old matriarch, but the perfect example of how to live life to the fullest to a large family of grandchildren: Kathy and Robert BROWN, Chris and Hiro URABE, Linda and Jeff WRIGHT, Leslie LEVERE and Tim SMITH, and to her great-grandchildren: Alex and Ian BROWN Tara, Erik, Kyra, and Ryan URABE; Sara and Hannah WRIGHT; Tyler, Rebecca and Tara LEVERE and Megan SMITH. Mom lived with zest, humour, curiosity, fearlessness and most of all, integrity. She will be greatly missed by all her family including her sister Dorothy, cousin Joyce and others, and many nieces, nephews and Friends, especially dear friend Trudy. Her latest joy was her adored kitten Sweetie who brought her comfort and smiles. Thank you to the 8th floor staff at Lakeridge Oshawa for their compassion and care. Cremation has taken place. A private interment will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations in her name to the Canadian National Institute for the Blind, the Salvation Army, or the Humane Society, would be considered an honour by her family and may be made through McIntosh-Anderson Funeral Home, 152 King Street East, Oshawa, L1H 1B6 (905-433-5558). Everyone is invited to celebrate her life at a memorial service to be held at St. Luke's Presbyterian Church, 333 Rossland Rd. (at Park Rd.), Oshawa on Friday, January 27th, 2006 at 11: 30 a.m. Details of a reception to follow, will be provided at the service.

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HOUSTON o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2006-01-18 published
LAUGHLIN, Dorothy Pearsall
Peacefully in her sleep, at the Leisure World Nursing Home, on February 13, 2006 in her 101st year. Dorothy, beloved wife of the late James Edward LAUGHLIN (1977.) Much loved mother of Ken (Marge), Carol WINDSOR (George), David (Carol Ann). Cherished grandma of Bob (Linda,) Linda, Cathy FLOYD (Paul,) Bruce, Douglas, Janet, Diane PASCOE (Eric), Wendy DURKEE (Bob), Elaine STEELE, Leanne STRATHDEE (Ron,) Laurence (Danielle,) and great-grandmother of 16. Much loved brother of James HOUSTON and predeceased by brother Richard HOUSTON. Friends will be received at the Sherrin Funeral Home, 873 Kingston Road (west of Victoria Park Ave.), Toronto (416-698-2861) on Saturday, April 22, 2006 from 10 a.m. until time of memorial service beginning at 11: 00 a.m. Reception to follow. Interment Resthaven Memorial Gardens. Memorial donations, in memory of Mrs. LAUGHLIN, may be made to Kew Beach United Church.

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HOUSTON o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2006-02-08 published
NIMMO, Maxine Y.
95, of Jupiter, Florida, passed away on February 5, 2006 at Heartland Healthcare Center. Born in Toronto, Canada, Maxine had been a resident of Jupiter for 4 years, coming from El Portal, Florida. Maxine was a member, past Worthy Matron 1977 and 1981 and was conductress after 1981 of the Order of Eastern Star, Little River Chapter. She was a former member of the Miami Shores Community Church and the past president of the El Portal Women's Club. Maxine is survived by her son, Robert Gordon (Donna) NIMMO of Jupiter, Florida; three grandchildren, Mark (Gintare) NIMMO of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, Cameron NIMMO of Jupiter, Florida, and Tammi (Peter) ARATARI of Punta Gorda, Florida; two great-grandchildren, Peter ARATARI and Alysha ARATARI; and a sister, Edna Somme HOUSTON of Toronto, Canada. She is predeceased by her husband, Arlis Ingram NIMMO (1967;) a son, Ronald Ingram NIMMO (1987;) and a sister, Madeline SHIER (2003.) A visitation will be held from 7-9 p.m. on Wednesday, February 8, 2006 at Aycock Funeral Home, Jupiter, Florida. A Funeral Service will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, February 9, 2006 at Aycock Funeral Home, Jupiter, Florida. Interment will follow at Southern Memorial Park, North Miami, Florida. Funeral Arrangements have been entrusted to: Aycock Funeral Home 1112 Military Trail, Jupiter, Florida 561-746-5124

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HOUSTON o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2006-03-03 published
NUGENT, A. Lexina " Lex" (née MacGREGOR)
At the Extendicare Nursing Home, Cobourg on Thursday, March 2, 2006 in her 92nd year. Lex NUGENT (née MacGREGOR) was the beloved wife of the late Frank NUGENT and the late Alexander ROSS. Dear mother of Donnell REEVES (William) of Maryland, Barbara GRANTON (Michael) of Brighton and Patricia HOUSTON (John) of Cobourg. Grandmother of Billy FLOYD, Mitch FLOYD, Melanie FLOYD, William REEVES Jr. (Lisa), Walter REEVES (Jacquin), Michael GRANTON Jr. (Ingrid), John GRANTON, David GRANTON (Mary), Alex WELKER (Roma), Jim WELKER (Ellen), Meta DIONNE (Al) and John HOUSTON Jr. (Lorrie). Also survived by 13 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandchild. Predeceased by 1 brother and 6 sisters. Friend of Mary PLATER of Collingwood. At Lex's request there is to be no funeral or visitation. Cremation with entombment at the Heritage Cemetery of St. Peter, Cobourg. If desired, donations in memory of Lex can be made to the Canadian Diabetes Association or the Canadian Cancer Society. Arrangements by the MacCoubrey Funeral Home, 30 King St. E., Cobourg, 905-372-5132. Condolences to www.MacCoubrey.com

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HOUTHUYS o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-05-12 published
HOUTHUYS, Agnes " Nancy" (née CAMPBELL)
Beloved wife, mother, grandma, great grandma, sister and friend lost her courageous battle with cancer in the early hours of Wednesday, May 10, 2006 with her husband Willy at her side. She is lovingly remembered by her husband, sons Stuart (Cathy), William (Sandra), daughters Lorna, Janet (Rob) and Shelley (predeceased). Sadly will be missed by her grandchildren: Lorna, Terry, Tyler, Jessica, Kyle, Colin, Travis, Emily and Chad and her great grandchildren: Taylor, Ryleigh and MacKenzie. She also leaves behind sisters May, Annie and Phyllis. Nancy was predeceased by her brother Tom and parents David and Elizabeth CAMPBELL. Those who knew Nancy came to know that she was someone who always thought of others and reached out to many. She will be missed by many Friends and family. She now embarks on the next wonderful adventure with the love and fondest blessings of all who knew her. A special thank you to Dr REID, Dr YU, Dr SEXTON, Dr FLEMING/FLEMMING, Doctor McKEOUGH and the wonderful 6th floor nursing staff at University Hospital and Victorian Order of Nurses for your help and kindness. The family of Nancy HOUTHUYS will receive Friends at the Wagg Funeral Home, "McDermott-Panabaker Chapel" 216 Queen Street in Port Perry (905-985-2171) on Friday, May 12th from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. A Service to celebrate her life will be held in the Emmanuel Pentecostal Church, 1680 Reach Street in Port Perry on Saturday, May 13th at 11: 30 a.m. with Pastor Dean BURSEY officiating. If desired, memorial donations may be made by cheque to the Canadian Cancer Society. On-line condolences may be left at www.waggfuneralhome.com
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HOUWELING o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-10-03 published
SHAW, Alice Starr (née DEWOLF)
At the age of 88 years, peacefully and painlessly in her sleep at the Royal Victoria Hospital on Tuesday, October 2, 2006. Widow of the late Gerald Edison SHAW and mother to Gerald DeWolf SHAW. Grandmother to Edward Emory SHAW, Jennifer Louise HOUWELING and Eric Edison SHAW, great-grandmother to Ryan, Reagan, Eva and Zoe. Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia and predeceased by her late mother Katie Armstead FITZMAURICE and her late father Henry George DEWOLF, and her three late brothers, Dwight DEWOLF, Vice-Admiral Harry DEWOLF, Paul DEWOLF and her late sister, Beryl GORDON. Attended Edgehill School and Halifax Ladies College and was a Royal Victoria Hospital Registered Nurse (R.N.). A private service will be held at the Church of Saint_James the Apostle in Montreal. A service to intern her ashes will be held at Brookside Cemetery, Bedford, Nova Scotia on Saturday, October 7, 2006 at 12 noon, to be followed by a reception (tentatively to be held at the Bedford Basin Yacht Club). Thanks to the wonderful caregivers at the Saint Margaret's Home, Westmount, Québec and to all the nurses and doctors at both the Emergency and Resuscitation unit and 10 Medical at the Royal Victoria Hospital who made every valiant effort to save her life during this past week and to the Royal Victoria Hospital Chaplain who prepared her for an Everlasting Life. In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to the King's-Edgehill Alumni Association, 35 King's-Edgehill Lane, Windsor, Nova Scotia B0N 2T0 or to the Royal Victoria Hospital Foundation (Nurses Fund), 687 Pine Avenue West, Room H 433, Montreal, Québec H3A 1A1.

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