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DOOHAN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-03-02 published
Jack MATHER,
Actor (1915-2006)
Veteran player of bit parts gave up mining coal in Alberta to
become 'just about the best voice man' in movies and television
By Carol COOPER,
Special to The Globe and Mail, Page S7
Many know his face but few his name. A mainstay character actor,
Jack MATHER appeared as the station master in Anne of Green Gables,
the drunk in the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation television
series King of Kensington, and the minister in Middle Age Crazy.
And while he spent a great deal of his career portraying characters
on-screen, he began it by acting voices off-screen, on radio
and television. As part of that, he brought puppets Dilly Dally
and Flub-a-dub to life on the Canadian Howdy Doody Show.
"Jack was not only a member of the cast, he was a paramount member
of the cast," said Alfie
SCOPP, who played Clarabell the Clown
on the show. "He was really a star in what he did. He was just
about the best voice man I ever met."
The popular children's program ran for five years during the
1950s and followed the escapades of the puppet citizens of Doodyville,
including its mayor, Phineas T. Bluster, and siblings Heidi and
Howdy Doody. A studio audience of kids made up the Peanut Gallery,
and each show began with: "Say kids, what time is it?" To which
the gallery replied: "It's Howdy Doody time."
In addition to Mr.
MATHER,
James
DOOHAN (later of Star Trek fame,)
Larry MANN and Barbara
HAMILTON all played key roles.
Not only did Mr.
MATHER supply voices for the puppets, but he
co-wrote some of the shows with Mr.
SCOPP.
It was part of a career that spanned 60 years, during which Mr.
MATHER made a solid living. "He was always there," Mr.
MANN said.
"You could depend on Jack and the Maple Leafs to entertain."
Mr. MATHER's resumé cites more than 2,000 television appearances
during 13 years. He last performed, at 88, as Grandpa Max in
the 2003 television movie Hunger Point. Often playing the nice
guy, or the nice guy who goes mad, Mr.
MATHER was particularly
proud of his work in a death scene in the Canadian Broadcasting
Corporation series The Campbells.
So well-known did he become that, in later years, he rarely needed
to look for work. Instead, the work came to him.
His late success came from early persistence. Born in an Alberta
coal-mining town east of Jasper National Park, Mr.
MATHER grew
up the second of four children in a family that owned a coal
mine. As a child, he embraced his natural surroundings and attended
local schools. As a young teen, he performed as a dancer at provincial
exhibitions and appeared in amateur theatre whenever he could.
With few prospects during the Depression, Mr.
MATHER became a
coal miner. Following his shifts, he often drove to Edmonton
to perform in theatre. In the early 1940s, he received a telegram
from Esse Ljungh, a radio producer and director for Canadian
Broadcasting Corporation radio in Winnipeg (and later the national
supervisor of radio drama,) asking Mr.
MATHER to work for him.
With a wife and two young children at home, he accepted the offer.
"He said if he'd stayed in the mines, he would have died," said
Janine MATHER,
Mr.
MATHER's daughter.
Regular radio and television work followed, and he moved to Toronto.
Another move came in 1965 when he joined the exodus of Canadian
actors who left for Hollywood because they were frustrated by
the favouritism shown to British and American actors. On leaving
Canada, Mr.
MATHER left voice acting behind.
During his eight-year stay in Tinseltown, jobs sometimes came
Mr. MATHER's way because he could ride a horse. He appeared in
such shows as Daniel Boone, Bonanza and Gunsmoke. As well, Mr.
MATHER, a lifelong teetotaller, often portrayed a drunkard or,
benefiting from his ability with accents, a Norwegian cook.
A supportive Canadian expatriot community also saw him with work
in Norman Jewison films. Agents helped, too; Mr.
MATHER learned
of work through rushed phone calls from telephone booths.
He returned to Canada just as the film scene was beginning to
pick up, and he became part of it. Along the way, he wrote a
series of short stories, never published, drawn from his Hollywood
experiences.
Jack MATHER was born on December 8, 1915, in Mountain Park, Alberta.,
now a ghost town. He died on January 25, 2006, in Toronto. He
leaves his wife, Kathleen, his son Grant, daughter Janine, two
grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. A son, Lorne, and
daughter, Karen, predeceased him.
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DOOHAN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2006-04-25 published
JOHNSTON,
James
H. "
Jim"
Peacefully after a lengthy illness at North York General Hospital,
Toronto on Friday, April 21, 2006. Jim
JOHNSTON of Toronto in
his 86th year. Beloved husband of Margaret. Dear father of Keith
(Barbara), Anita (Tom
TITCOMBE)
JOHNSTON, Dwight (Janice), and
predeceased by Larry (Shirley). Dear brother of Lillian (Jim)
DOOHAN, and predeceased by Doug
JOHNSTON.
Also survived by many
grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Friends may call at Parkway
Bible Church, 77 Ivordale Cres., Scarborough for visitation on
Thursday, April 27, 2006 from 10 a.m. until the time of a funeral
service at 11 a.m. Interment Buttonville Cemetery. Donations
to Trans World Radio would be appreciated. Arrangements entrusted
to Skwarchuk Funeral Home, Bradford 1-800-209-4803.
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DOOKIE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2006-07-15 published
Four homicides, one long night
Police chase leads in garage slaying of man, woman
Other victims are man who was shot, Brampton mother
By Thulasi
SRIKANTHAN,
Meghan
HURLEY and Betsy
POWELL, Staff
Reporters with files from Jim
WILKES
Virgilo CUEVAS often used the garage of his home for refuge,
and to smoke -- and that's where he and a female "acquaintance"
were shot dead, leaving Toronto police searching for a motive
and the killers.
"We're still working on a couple of theories, but there's nothing
concrete that I can say yet," homicide Det. Wayne
FOWLER said
yesterday.
CUEVAS, 31, and a 56-year-old woman were found lying on the concrete
floor of the attached garage of a house near Steeles Ave. E.
and Markham Rd. on Wednesday night. Police were waiting to notify
next of kin yesterday before releasing the woman's identity.
Meanwhile, police on the other side of Toronto were investigating
the Wednesday evening slaying of a man in his 40s, and Peel Region
police were probing the death of a 31-year-old mother of two
whose body was found early yesterday.
A man identified by Friends as Gerald
McDONALD may have been
killed over the cash he was carrying when he was shot in an apartment
building on Weston Rd. near Eglinton Ave. W., a friend speculated.
"He had $1,700 in his pocket. Maybe someone knew that he cashed
his cheque and that he had this money," said Nancy
IANNRELLA,
owner of Nancy's Bar and Grill, next to the apartment.
McDONALD had been released from jail just two hours before he
was killed, she said, and had dropped into the bar before going
to cash the cheque.
Police were called to the building at about 7: 23 p.m. Wednesday
after someone reported hearing gunshots.
The victim died in hospital yesterday.
About 90 minutes later, in Scarborough,
CUEVAS' wife, Maria,
found her husband and his friend after she drove up to the house
around 8: 45 p.m. Wednesday.
The garage door was partly open, and when she drove in she could
see one of the bodies,
FOWLER said.
She then went inside, where the couples' three young children
were with their grandparents.
FOWLER said no one in the house is a suspect.
CUEVAS was home all day and had gone on his own into the garage,
where he was joined by the woman.
"The purpose of her visit, I don't know,"
FOWLER said. She doesn't
live nearby and was driven to the address. The wife knows "her
husband's friend" by sight.
There was no romantic relationship, he added.
witnesses: described two men, of Asian or Filipino descent --
as were the victims -- wearing light-coloured jackets or jerseys
running away from the scene.
No firearms were located.
The wife's father, who asked not to be identified, said he saw
his distraught daughter early yesterday morning.
The only thing she would say was that her husband was gone. "That's
all," her father said. "She was crying really hard."
The children do not really know what is going on, he said. Two
of them are staying with him. "They are sad, they cannot sleep."
Neighbours say they often saw the children running around the
red-brick home, cycling and spending time with their father in
the backyard, where they often barbecued.
Yesterday, a shiny blue bicycle with training wheels sat on the
freshly cut lawn.
"Nothing like this ever happened on this street before," said
Darrell RUBIO, who has lived there for three years. He said the
family held a lot of parties, and there were always people coming
in and out.
Rayne DOOKIE was in her home relaxing when she thought she heard
a loud noise.
"I heard a shot. I thought it was a car backfiring." She said
she quickly dismissed it because she couldn't imagine anything
like a murder happening in their quiet neighbourhood.
Councillor Raymond
CHO was going door-to-door in his ward to
reassure citizens.
"I was totally frustrated, shocked and angry, because this is
a good community," he said.
Meanwhile, Peel Region saw its fourth homicide this year with
the death of Malena
MORALES, whose body was found in a 12th-floor
Brampton apartment early yesterday.
Police found
MORALES's body showing "obvious signs of trauma"
when they responded to a call at about 2 a.m., said Const. Jennifer
BRYER.
Homicide detectives sealed off the building, on Steeles Ave. W.
near Hurontario Street, and officers canvassed other residents throughout
the day.
Residents said the woman lived with a man and two children, but
it was not known whether she was married.
Two boys, a 10-year-old and his younger brother, were being cared
for by relatives as police searched for a male suspect.
"This used to be a good building," said a woman who has lived
there 16 years.
"But it's been going downhill for the last year or so. There
have been a lot of drugs and dealers and the police have been
here many times."
An autopsy is planned today at the Centre of Forensic Sciences
in Toronto.
The gunning-down of the man Friends called
McDONALD, whom police
have not officially identified, makes him the fifth homicide
victim killed somewhere along Weston Rd. in just a few months.
On July 2, a 25-year-old man was gunned down outside a bar on
Weston south of Rogers Rd.
Three men tried to steal the money being collected at the club's
front door, police said. A second victim caught in the crossfire
was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
On June 13, police found Clive
McNABB, 39, stabbed to death in
his Weston Rd. and Eglinton Ave. W. apartment, just steps from
the scene of Wednesday's shooting.
A week before
McNABB's death, 22-year-old Gabriel
JARAMILLO was
shot dead in the area around Weston Rd. and Lawrence Ave. E.
Peyton BADIRU, 26, has been charged with second-degree murder
in that case.
And at the end of March, Romaine
LAWRENCE, 18, was killed when
bullets tore through the window of a pizza parlour at Weston
Rd. and Eglinton Ave. W.
"We've been directing our resources along that stretch of Weston
Rd.,"
Staff
Sgt. Gary
MULHOLLAND, of 12 Division, said in response
to a question about the cluster of homicides.
"Over the past few years we've had initiatives to lower violence
and we will continue to do so."
MULHOLLAND said that while it is "unsettling for the neighbourhood,"
the violence mostly seems related to activities of criminals
in the area. "It's not just the average citizen walking down
the street."
That's little comfort to
McDONALD's bar-owner friend, since he
was shot steps away from where she works.
Someone came running into the bar screaming to call the police
after the shooting,
IANNRELLA said.
She was working when it happened and saw the victim in the hallway
when she went upstairs.
"I can't sleep because I'm in such shock because it happened
in my neighbourhood,"
IANNRELLA said.
"I know when I go home in the night I get scared."
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DOOKS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2006-04-25 published
SMOOK,
Anne (née
STANUTZ)
Of Palmerston, passed away peacefully at Palmerston and District
Hospital on Friday, April 21, 2006, in her 86th year. Beloved
wife of William
SMOOK for 60 years. Cherished mother of Barbara
FOSTER of Palmerston, Patricia and Edward
LABA of Mississauga,
Dennis and Sandra
SMOOK of Pickering, Gregory
SMOOK and Sharon
DOOKS of Virginia and Nicholas and Kathy
SMOOK of Toronto. Loved
Grammy of Krista and her husband Mike
KEMP of Waterloo, Jonathon
FOSTER and his wife
Christie of Palmerston and Andrew
FOSTER
of Palmerston; Meghan
SMOOK and Iain
SMOOK;
Cameron
SMOOK and
Natasha SMOOK; and Alec
SMOOK and Sarah
SMOOK.
Loving Great-Grandma
of Connor, Lilly and Erica. Visitation at the Heritage Funeral
Home, Palmerston on Thursday evening, April 27, 2006 from 6: 00 to
9: 00 p.m. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at Saint Martin of Tours
Roman Catholic Church, Drayton on Friday morning, April 28, 2006
at 10: 30 a.m. Interment Palmerston Cemetery. Parish prayers will
be recited in the Funeral Home on Thursday evening at 8: 30 p.m.
As expressions of sympathy, donations to the Heart and Stroke
Foundation of Ontario or the Canadian National Institute for
the Blind would be appreciated by the family.
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DOOL o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-05-08 published
VERBURG,
Antje
(DEJOODE)
The
Lord took our mother Antje
(DEJOODE)
VERBURG to her eternal
rest on Saturday, May 6, 2006 in her 92nd year. Beloved wife
of the late Johannes
VERBURG (1989.) Dear companion and friend
of Doeke BUFFINGA.
Loving mother of Peta and John
BRANDERHORST
of Hensall, Janie and Martin
WILTS of Londesborough, Koos and
Rita VERBURG of R.R.#1 Auburn, Tony and Roely
VERBURG of R.R.#1
Auburn, Wilma and John Hessels of R.R.#2 Goderich, , and John
and Margaret
VERBURG of Londesborough. Grandmother of 22 grandchildren
and 49 great-grandchildren. Dear sister of Cor
BOS of Alberta,
Adrianna UYL of Blyth, Freda
UYL of Clinton, Jannie
VANDEN
DOOL,
and Wim DEJOODE both of The Netherlands. Predeceased by infant
grand_son (1966) and by nine sisters and brothers. Friends will
be received at the Blyth Visitation Centre of the Falconer Funeral
Homes, 407 Queen Street, Blyth on Monday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral
service will be held at the Blyth Christian Reformed Church,
Blyth, on Tuesday, May 9, 2006 at 11 a.m. Interment Hope Chapel
Cemetery, Hullett Twp. As expressions of sympathy memorial donations
to the Clinton Public Hospital Foundation or Goderich Community
Living would be greatly appreciated.
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DOOL o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2006-01-28 published
DOOL,
Margaret
Ethel (née
ORR)
Peacefully at Leisure World, Brampton on Tuesday, January 24,
2006 at the age of 92. Predeceased by her husband John Hubert.
Loving mother of Robert and his wife Marilyn. Cherished grandmother
of Gail and her husband Gerry, Jeffrey and his wife Julie, Heather
and her husband David and seven great-grandchildren. A private
family funeral was held at Andrews Community Funeral Centre,
Bramalea Chapel, 905-456-8190.
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DOOLAN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2006-01-11 published
McISAAC,
Yetty
Margaret
(SYLVESTER, née
DOOLAN)
Of Mildmay, passed away at South Bruce Health Centre, Walkerton
on Monday, January 2, 2006 in her 81st year. Loving mother of
John, Janet, Margaret, Richard, Cathy and Gloria. Fondly remembered
by many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and her great-great-grandchild.
Predeceased by her parents Michael and Alice
DOOLAN, her son
Richard McISAAC and her husband David
SYLVESTER.
Yetty is a person
that can be remembered by many for her kindness and generosity.
Private family service. Arrangements were entrusted to the Greg
Roberts Funeral Home, Mildmay.
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DOOLAN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2006-01-23 published
CAMPBELL,
Grace
On Friday January 20, 2006 at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre.
Beloved wife of the late Glen
CAMPBELL. Survived by her sister
Louisa DOOLAN.
Grace will be fondly remembered by her many nieces,
nephews and their families. A service of remembrance will be
held at the Trull "North Toronto" Funeral Home and Cremation Centre,
2704 Yonge Street (5 blocks south of Lawrence) on Wednesday January
25, 2006 at 11: 00 o'clock. Cremation has already taken place.
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DOOLITTLE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2006-07-11 published
Boy drowns in swollen creek
2 cousins rescued by passersby
Search on for body in another incident
By Robyn DOOLITTLE and Henry
STANCU,
Staff
Reporters with files
from Tamara
CHERRY
An 8-year-old boy drowned yesterday after he and his two cousins
were swept off the banks of Etobicoke Creek, despite the heroic
efforts of two men who dove in to rescue the trio.
Two heavy rainstorms swelled the normally calm creek by more
than half a metre and the strong currents hampered rescue efforts.
After a five-hour search-and-rescue mission, emergency crews
recovered Simbarashe
JOWA's body.
"A lot of them are fathers and clearly this has impacted them,"
said Gary JARRETT, assistant divisional chief of fire prevention.
"Please parents, watch your kids, especially during storms."
Two men walking near Avondale Shopping Centre, near Bramalea
Rd. and Steeles Ave. E., noticed the three young children in
the water at about 2: 45 p.m.
The first passerby dove into the violently flowing river, which
had grown to nearly two metres wide, to save the trio -- Simba
and his two cousins, Anna, 9, and Joseph, 12.
A second man came along a few moments later and screamed to a
passing taxi to call 911, before diving into the fast-moving
water during the storm.
The first passerby was able to grab the brother and sister. Despite
the valiant efforts of the second man, Simba, who weighed 60 pounds,
was swept away.
"I tried to save the little boy. I was just so tired. It was
so strong. He slipped through my arms," the man said, turning
away in tears, too upset to speak anymore when reached later
in the night.
The man did not want his name used.
His wife said he had been walking to a store in the plaza when
he saw the children. "He's devastated. I keep telling him, 'You
did all you could do,'" she said.
Friends and family gathered at the family's Addington Cres. home,
just steps from the creek where the youngster drowned. Simba
attended nearby Aloma Public School where he had just finished
Grade 2.
"It's just like a dream and I'm hoping to wake up so this won't
happen," cried the boy's aunt Stacy
PADMORE.
The aunt said the
brother and sister were visiting from Brantford.
"The kids were in the backyard playing and they never go anywhere
alone. I should've been with them," the aunt said. "I can only
imagine what my sister is going through," she added.
The family realized something was wrong when Anna saw her brother
waving from the creek.
"He was saying, 'Simba was drowning,'" Anna said. "They were
waiting for the water to slow down so they could jump over to
the other side but Simba slipped."
The girl said she ran to the park where she tried to help. That's
when the brother and sister both ended up in the water before
they were rescued.
Emergency crews later set up a command post at a nearby bridge.
At 7: 20 p.m., about 200 metres south of the bridge, rescue personnel
discovered the boy among tall reeds on the east side of the bank
where the creek bends. Crews began cardio-pulmonary resuscitation
and he was taken to Peel Memorial Hospital.
Simba's mother, Nyaradzo
JOWA, 31, broke down in tears when she
heard the body had been found and taken to hospital. Along with
husband, Edmore, they went to identify him.
Later last night, emergency crews were called to Queens Quay
W., just east of Bay Street, where two men had tried to save a man
who had been screaming for help.
Kelly SAJONIA and her husband, both visiting from Maryland, were
returning to the nearby Westin hotel with their two young daughters
about 10 p.m. when they heard people yelling that someone was
in the water.
SAJONIA's husband, who asked not to be named, and
another man jumped in to search.
"My husband was diving for bubbles," said
SAJONIA, as her husband,
a former U.S. Navy diver, gave a statement to police.
The man is believed to have drowned and police continued their
search last night.
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DOORELEYERS o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-02-09 published
HYMERS,
Michelle
Crystal "
Shelley"
Of Nairn -- at University Hospital, London on Monday, February
6, 2006. Michelle Crystal "Shelley"
HYMERS in her 36th year.
Loved fiancé of Tim
DOORELEYERS of Nairn. Dear daughter of Douglas
HYMERS of R.R.#1, Gowanstown and the late Donna
HYMERS.
Granddaughter
of Mrs. Vi
HYMERS of Harriston and god-daughter of Percy and
Bev CAUDLE of Listowel. Niece of Shirley
HORTON of Fergus, Larry
and Carol HYMERS of Waterloo and Robbie-Lynn and Ron
CLARK of
New
Hamburg,
Ruby and Lloyd
WICK of Listowel, Winnie and Elroy
DETWEILLER of Palmerston, Merle and Herb
KELLER of Kitchener,
Calvin and Carolyn
WHETHAM of Hillsburg, George and Sandra
WHETHAM
of Harriston and Harold and Nancy
WHETHAM of Mount Forest. Remembered
by Margo LANCE of Ottawa and
by Tim's family. Predeceased by
her grandparents, Mel
HYMERS and Carrie, Helen and Hal
WHETHAM.
Friends may call at the Hardy-Lee Funeral Home, Harriston on
Friday from 2: 00 to 4:00 and 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. where the funeral
service will be held on Saturday, February 11 at 2: 00 p.m. Interment
in Harriston Cemetery. Memorial donations to the Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals or the Humane Society would
be appreciated.
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DOORN o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-03-12 published
SPIERING,
Dirk "
Dick"
At his residence on Friday, March 10, 2006, Dirk "Dick"
SPIERING
of Elgin Manor, Saint Thomas in his 76th year. Beloved husband
of Shirley
(TITUS)
(CROSBY)
SPIERING and the late Adriana
(LEEFLANG)
SPIERING (1999.) Dear father of Peter
SPIERING and wife
Sue of
Aylmer and Alida "Alice"
LECERF and husband Leonard of Vernon,
British Columbia and father-in-law of Evelyn
SPIERING of Saint Thomas.
Loving grandfather of Chris, Sherry and husband Nate, Jessica,
Pieter Jr., Jennifer and husband Matt, Greg and wife Tammy, Angie,
Pamela, Doug Jr., Danielle, Heather, Matthew and Michael. Also
survived by 5 great-grandchildren, a brother and a sister in
the Netherlands and a number of nieces and nephews. Predeceased
by his sons Robert and Rene
SPIERING.
Born in Rotterdam, The
Netherlands on October 15, 1930
son of the late Arie and Alida
(VAN
DOORN)
SPIERING.
Dirk worked for Auto Haulway, Saint Thomas
for many years and was a member of the Fellowship Christian Reformed
Church, Saint Thomas. He was an avid Golfer. Friends may call at
the H.A. Kebbel Funeral Home, Aylmer on Sunday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.
The funeral service will be held at the Fellowship Christian
Reformed Church, 641 Elm Street, Saint Thomas (Elm Street at Manor
Road) on Monday, March 13, 2006 at 11: 00 a.m. Interment at Arkona
Cemetery will be held on Monday at 2: 30 p.m. Rev. Tom
BAIRD,
officiating. Donations to the Alzheimer Society would be appreciated.
On-line condolences can be made at kebbelfuneralhome.com
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DOOTJES o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-03-04 published
McFALLON, "
Norman"
Roger
Died, peacefully, February 28th at the Chinook Hospice in Calgary
after a valiant struggle with cancer. His death is deeply mourned
by his sons Andrew (Corina
DOOTJES) and Robert (Kathryn
MARTIN,)
his first wife and friend, Noreen
GREIG and his grandchildren
Cobie, Gwen, Jacob and Elizabeth-all bright spots in his life.
Survived by his loving spouse Elaine
McFALLON, he is also sadly
missed by his faithful canine companion Chester who loved him
unconditionally! Roger was born in England June 23rd, 1930, the
eldest of four children. He was a member of the Royal Air Force
and worked for Marks and Spencer where he met his first wife,
Noreen. In 1967 he emigrated to Canada with Noreen settling in
Winnipeg where he enjoyed a distinguished retail career with
Eaton's that spanned over a decade and took Roger West eventually
settling in Edmonton. After leaving Eaton's in the mid-80s, Roger
formed his own successful business until his retirement in the
90s. In retirement, he reinvented himself as a writer, living
out his best days at Farkham Hall-an acreage on the outskirts
of Caroline, Alberta. While in Winnipeg, he relished his stint
as President of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra in the 70s witnessing
many of the exciting transformations to the organization during
that time. Of his many passions, he generously regaled to those
closest his love of books (especially biographies), opera, classical
music, film, travel, photography and writing. Many thanks extended
to the caring and professional staff at the Chinook Hospice.
He leaves behind a legacy of a life well lived and well loved.
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