ALAINA
ALAKESWARAN
ALARIE
ALARY
ALASZKIEWICZ
ALAINA o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-01-07 published
BEEMER,
Donna
Jean
(ROBINSON)
At Alexandra Hospital, Ingersoll on Friday, January 6, 2006,
Donna Jean
(ROBINSON)
BEEMER, of Ingersoll, in her 74th year.
Beloved wife of Frank
BEEMER for 53 years. Dear mother of Terry
and Kathy BEEMER of Ingersoll and their daughter Terri
ALAINA
and fiancé Shawn
ROBILLARD;
Karen and Mitch
KIRBY of Foldens
and sons Max and friend Jen, Steve and friend Tara and Paul
Ralph and Jill
BEEMER and their son Edward of Ingersoll. Predeceased
by one son Robbie (1967.) Also survived by sister Dorothy
POOLE
and brother Bob and his wife
Pat
ROBINSON all of Woodstock. Cremation
has taken place. A private family memorial service will be held
at the McBeath-Dynes Funeral Home, 246 Thames St. S., Ingersoll
(519-425-1600) on Tuesday, January 10, 2006. Reverend Dr. Lonnie
ATKINSON officiating. In lieu of flowers memorial donations to
the Alexandra Hospital Foundation would be appreciated.
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ALAKESWARAN o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-12-11 published
Icy pond claims boy
The 11-year-old died in hospital after trying to pull his pal
out.
By Alan CAIRNS, Sun Media, Mon., December 11, 2006
Toronto -- A heroic 11-year-old boy who bravely tried to pull
a teenage pal from the icy waters of a Scarborough subdivision
drainage pond died last night in hospital.
Brunthan MURALEDARAN, 11, a Grade 6 student at Thomas L. Wells
public school, had bravely walked onto the pond's thin ice after
the ice had broken under the weight of his 15-year-old pal Kishoban
ALAKESWARAN.
Brunthan was on his knees and held Kishoban's hand in his own
when the ice broke again.
Both boys slipped under the water as their Friends and four Toronto
cops crashed through the ice and had to swim for their own lives
after they and a civilian had made a gallant attempt to save
them.
Kishoban and Brunthan were located beneath the murky waters of
the pond near Morningside Drive and Finch Avenue later by firefighters
using life jackets and inflatable dinghies.
Some onlookers estimate as much as 45 minutes passed before the
younger boy was found.
The stricken boys were rushed to Sick Kids' hospital by ambulance
and helicopter.
Brunthan was pronounced dead last night. Kishoban is in critical
condition.
The four cops who fell through the ice were taken to hospital
and treated for hypothermia.
An ambulance official was treated for hypothermia at the scene.
Hundreds of residents watched the 3 p.m. tragedy unfold in the
sun-bathed basin of the Morningside and Finch Avenue pond from
the arena-like vantage points of its bluff-like sides, townhouse
balconies and the raised Canadian Pacific rail tracks to the
south.
Among those who watched the boys sink under the water was Kishoban's
younger brother, Vigithan, 13.
The brothers and three Friends where on their way to play soccer
at a nearby field just before tragedy struck.
Kishoban's brother, Vigithan, told reporters outside the family's
semi-detached home last night that the boys were throwing rocks
on the ice-covered south end of the pond before Kishoban began
walking out from the shore.
They had been throwing big rocks. And the ice did not break.
Kishoban thought it was safe.
"He was not, like, scared of really anything… he's really fearless,"
Vigithan said of his older brother. "Even if he went in there,
he thought it wasn't that deep and he could swim out easily,"
Vigithan said.
Their cousin, Sinthiyan
BALASULRAMANIAM, 14, said everyone begged
Kishoban not to go out on the ice.
"We told him not to… he said: 'Don't worry, nothing will happen,'
" Sinthiyan said.
Then the ice began cracking around Kishoban.
As Kishoban turned around to come back to the shore, the ice
broke beneath him and he fell into the icy water.
His brother, Vigithan, said it was "just a tragedy… it was just
like unexpected… he was just like, walking, and all of a sudden
he fell.
"First he was joking. He thought he could come out… but then
he started getting serious. He started crying. His face started
turning red and stuff," Sinthiyan said.
"When he first fell in, I said: 'Can I go call my uncle', and
he said: 'No, I'm all right. And he was laughing. And I thought
he was okay. He was going to come… and suddenly he started sinking,"
Sinthiyan said.
Brunthan then stepped out on the ice and walked towards the struggling
teen, scolding him as went down on his knees and held out a hand.
"We told Brunthan not to go out… we can just go and call our
uncles. Brunthan didn't listen to us… when he went in, he was
like: 'Why did you come in here, didn't I tell you not to come
in here.' He started yelling at Kishoban."
As the two pals clasped hands, more ice broke away and they were
both in the water.
Sinthiyan ran off to get help. A woman gave him her cell phone
and he called 911.
Out of nowhere, a truck sped to the scene and a man with a rope
appeared.
"He handed me the rope, he wanted me to go out myself. I felt
if I go out, I'll be a victim too," Vigithan said.
The man told him he was too heavy and he would break the ice
and one of the boys would have to go.
Vigithan said he plucked up enough courage to walk out on the
ice and try to throw the rope to Brunthan.
He walked out to about halfway between the shore and where his
friend was struggling.
"My brother was under… I couldn't see him," Vigithan said.
"Brunthan was gasping for breath. (The rope) was right there
beside him, like an inch away. He was trying to get on top of
the ice and have some deep breaths… he wasn't thinking about
the rope."
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ALAKESWARAN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-12-18 published
Second boy who fell in pond dies
By Unnati GANDHI,
Page A7
Toronto -- A 15-year-old boy who fell through a sheet of thin
ice into a Scarborough pond with a friend last week died yesterday.
Kishoban ALAKESWARAN spent a week in critical condition at Toronto's
Hospital for Sick Children before he was removed from life support
yesterday.
"Although the doctor said there was no hope of him surviving
his oxygen levels weren't going very well -- we all had hope,
and his mom had faith that God would bring her son home," said
Kishoban's cousin, Nithja
VARATHARAJAN, 18, last night.
Kishoban had been on his way to a soccer game with Friends when
they came across the pond on the unusually warm winter's day.
The Friends tested the strength of the ice by throwing increasingly
larger rocks onto its surface. Even though some went through,
Kishoban was adamant to try to walk across, Friends said.
When he crashed through the ice, his 11-year-old friend, Birunthan
NADARAJAH, tried to rescue him but the ice gave way and Birunthan
died. Kishoban's family has said they will be nominating Birunthan
for a bravery medal.
The Grade 10 Woburn Collegiate Institute student was known for
his exceptionally high marks in school, especially in math and
computers.
"His intelligence really made the family proud," Ms.
VARATHARAJAN
said. His body can be viewed on Wednesday from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
at the Ogden Funeral Home at 4164 Sheppard Avenue East. Cremation
will be held on Thursday.
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ALAKESWARAN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2006-12-18 published
Pond claims second boy
By Henry STANCU,
Meghan
WATERS, Staff
Reporters
A 15-year-old boy who fell through pond ice near his northeast
Toronto home with a friend eight days ago has died in hospital
without ever regaining consciousness.
Kishoban ALAKESWARAN was throwing stones on a frozen pond near
Morningside Ave. and Finch Ave. E. with his 11-year-old friend
Brunthan NADARAJAH when he went through the thin ice.
Brunthan drowned while trying to rescue Kishoban, who later remained
unconscious in the Hospital for Sick Children while his parents
and family kept a constant bedside vigil.
He was taken off life support early yesterday as his parents
prayed.
Last night, stricken relatives and Friends gathered at the home
of Kishoban's parents.
"He was a very nice kid. Very independent," said cousin Nithja
VARATHARAJAN, 18, who described the teen as an extremely bright
student in Grade 10 at Woburn Collegiate.
Friends and family said they could easily imagine him succeeding
in a career that involved computers and science.
"All his marks were above 90 this term and his lowest mark was
90," the cousin said.
The oldest of three children, Kishoban and his family emigrated
to Canada from Sri Lanka in 2000. His brother, 14, and 9-year-old
sister both looked up to him, the cousin said. She said the family
prayed, believing the critically injured teen would somehow pull
through.
"Even when the doctors said they couldn't help him, his mother
had faith and believed he'd come home, and now she's really devastated."
A funeral service is planned for Thursday.
Brunthan was buried Saturday in Highland Memorial Gardens on
Don Mills Rd., with police officers involved in the rescue effort
serving as pallbearers.
Brunthan's family, from Sri Lanka, faces deportation. Canadian
security officials say his father, Muralidaran
NADARAJAH, is
linked to the Tamil Tigers.
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ALARIE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2006-01-28 published
LANGLEY,
Marjorie
Boyd
On Thursday, January 26th, 2006 At Specialty Care, Mississauga,
at the age of 91. Beloved wife of the late Edward James. Much
loved mother of Ed and his Wife Millie, of Streetsville. Wonderful
and caring nanna of Kent and his wife Nadine, Todd and his wife
Tricia, and Nicole. Proud great-nanna of Jaime and Eric. Loving
sister of Chris
DOWDALL and her husband Norm, her brother David
(Morry) and his wife
Jean
SINCLAIR, and her sister-in-law Ina
SINCLAIR.
Predeceased by her brothers Jim, Walter and Sam and
her sisters Johan and Kay. She will also be missed by her godson
Duane ALARIE.
Friends will be received at the Neweduk Funeral
Home - "Mississauga Chapel", 1981 Dundas St. W. (1 Block E. of
Erin Mills Pkwy.) From 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Monday for memorial visitation
only. In keeping with Marjorie's wishes, There will be no service.
In lieu of flowers, if desired, Remembrances in Marjorie's name
can be made to the Canadian Cancer Society or the Canadian Diabetes
Association. We would like to send a very special thank you to
the wonderful, caring staff of Garden House, Specialty Care,
Mississauga.
"Mom, Nanna, you are loved and will be missed.
"Neweduk Funeral Home 905-828-8000 www.Neweduk. Com
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ALARY o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-10-04 published
BEASANT,
Laurence
Gilmour
Suddenly, in Montreal P.Q., on October 2nd, 2006 at age 73. Beloved
eldest son of Mr and Mrs. Laurence Rodney
BEASANT.
Loving husband
of Loretta (née
MacDONELL,) dear brother of Audrey, Diana, James
(Ann), John (Carol), Alice, Margot and David. Brother-in-law
of Myrtle O'HARE and Theresa and Vincent
ALARY. Cherished uncle
Gil to 15 nieces and nephews and great-uncle Gil to 24 great-nieces
and nephews. A celebration of Gil's life will be held at the
Mount Royal Funeral Complex, 1297 Chemin de la Forêt, Outremont
(514) 279-6540, on Sunday, October 8th at 1 p.m. In lieu of flowers,
the family would appreciate donations to the Canadian Cancer
Society or the Montreal Humane Society in memory of Gilmour.
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ALARY o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-12-27 published
GIFFIN,
Lt.
Col.
Ralph
Eugene, C.D., M.B.A.
(Royal Canadian Regiment)
With dignity at the Ottawa Hospital General Campus on December 24,
2006, at age 49. Cherished husband for 25 years of Andrea (née
CROWELL) and beloved father of Megan, Tricia, and Sarah. Predeceased
by his mother Norinne
GIFFIN,
Ralph is survived by his father
Ralph Sr. (Linda
SHAY/SHEA) and his sister Karen (Bob
PAUL). Son-in-law
of Douglas and Grace
CROWELL. He will be fondly remembered by
numerous relatives and colleagues. During his brief battle with
cancer, Ralph continued to live honourably and with courage.
Many will remember him for his dry wit and artful mastery of
the English language, which he incorporated into every facet
of his personal and professional life. The values that he embraced
and emulated will live on through his children and in the memory
of all who knew him. A visitation will take place at the Kelly
Funeral Home, 2370 Saint_Joseph Blvd, from 7-9 p.m. on Thursday,
December 28th. There will be a memorial service in the chapel
at 2 p.m. on Friday, December 29th. In lieu of flowers, donations
to the Ottawa Hospital Foundation or a charity of one's choice
would be appreciated. A special thanks to Doctor
LAURIE,
Sylvie
MARCHAND-
ALARY,
Suzanne
GIRARD, and the many other wonderful
nurses, doctors, and healthcare professionals who helped so much
during this difficult time.
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ALASZKIEWICZ o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-04-15 published
CHWIECKO,
Wladyslaw "
Walter"
With God's blessing, we celebrate the memory of Wladyslaw "Walter"
CHWIECKO who passed away peacefully surrounded by his family
on Thursday, April 13, 2006 in his 78th year after a brave and
courageous battle with cancer. Born in Poland on August 28, 1928,
Wladyslaw arrived in Canada in 1949 to start a new life. Wladyslaw
will forever be remembered by his wife of 53 years, Anastazja
(ANDRONOWICZ.) He is also survived by his children and their
families including Richard (son) and Lorraine and grandchildren
Aleksy, Andrzej and Alyssa; Henry (son) and Michelle; Barbara
(daughter) and Arthur Warchol and grandchildren Adam, Brandon,
Brittany and Brianna. Brother of Helen
KLUKA of Poland, Bronislawa
HULANICKI
(Ted) and Chester
CHWIECKO (Krystyna) of London. Brother-in-law
of Wladyslaw
ANDRONOWICZ.
Also survived by several nieces and
nephews. Predeceased by his sister Lucy
ALASZKIEWICZ.
Wladyslaw
will be sadly missed and fondly remembered for all the benevolent
work he did, by his dedication to the S.P.K. Polish Combatants
Association, his church, the Polish school and community and
the many lives he touched. The family will receive visitors on
Monday from 2: 00-4:00 p.m. and 7:00-9:00 p.m. in the O'Neil Funeral
Home, 350 William St. (South of King). The Funeral Mass will
be celebrated in Our Lady of Czestochowa Church (419 Hill St.)
on Tuesday at 10: 00 a.m. Interment in Saint Peter's Cemetery. Prayers
Monday at 7: 00 p.m.
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