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EBBELS,
William
D. "
Bill"
Died peacefully, surrounded by family, on April 13, 2006 in Regina,
Saskatchewan at the Wascana Rehabilitation Centre, where he was
a long time resident. Bill was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
on July 20, 1922,
son of Harold Amory
EBBELS, K.C. and Innis
Colton EBBELS. He graduated from City Park Collegiate prior to
attending the University of Saskatchewan. His studies were then
interrupted by the war. He enlisted in the Royal Canadian Navy
in 1942 and served as a Gunnary and Navigation Officer, the latter
on the minesweeper H.M.C.S. Canso, the lone Canadian ship with
a British flotilla in the Normandy Invasion. During his leave
to Canada after D-Day, he married Irma Ruth
HUTCHINSON/HUTCHISON on September 16,
1943 in Montreal. He returned to Europe and was subsequently
discharged in 1946. Bill's completion of his Bachelor of Commerce
at U of S in April 1947 competed with the birth of their first
child, Harold
DENNIS.
After graduation Bill joined the Regina
investment firm of Houston and Willoughby where he spent his entire
career, becoming the Executive Vice President and General Secretary
where he was also involved in the Investment Dealers Association
of Canada. The firm went through various mergers eventually ending
up as part of
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Bill retired in 1988.
Bill was engaged in the community affairs and business of Regina
all his life. He was a director of numerous community organizations
and was a long-standing member of the Regina Kinsmen club, serving
as President in 1967. He served on the Board of the Regina Exhibition,
including a term as President. Bill was on the Senate of the
University of Saskatchewan and active in the alumni association.
As the first Chairman of the Regina Leader-Post Carrier Foundation,
he encouraged carriers to go on to higher education. He was on
the Board of the Canadian Scholarship Trust Fund. Throughout
his life Bill was an avid and accomplished athlete. He was on
the U of S Varsity basketball, hockey, lacrosse and tennis teams,
with tennis the focal point and love of his sporting life. Starting
in 1948 he was an eight-time Saskatchewan Open Singles champion
and runner-up seven times. At age 45 he won his last title in
1967, also winning the veterans singles championship - the only
person to win both in the same year. A great thrill was representing
Saskatchewan in the first Canada Summer Games in Halifax in 1967,
where he was the oldest competitor at 49. As a renowned builder
of the game in Saskatchewan he undertook countless administrative
and instructional roles including President of both the Regina
Tennis Club and the S.L.T.A., for several terms each. Bill was
inducted into the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame in 1976. Bill
cherished his family time during the many summers at Lumsden
Beach, at the condo in Manzanillo, Mexico, on the countless camping
trips stuffed into the family station wagon, and on the tennis
courts with his kids or crisscrossing Western Canada to tennis
tournaments -- both his and the kids. Bill had a wonderful sense
of humour and was always quick with a laugh. He loved singing,
doing the ol'soft shoe, and was full of life and vigor in everything
he did. Besides Ruth, his remarkable wife of 62 years, Bill is
survived by his children: Hal (Donna and Tannis, Rob) of Calgary,
Jim (Bonnie and Alecia) of Calgary, Jack (Pat and Calen) of Victoria,
Bill (Sheila and Kelly, Lendon, Will) of New Jersey, Virginia
(Tim COSBEY and David) of Gabriola Island and Andrea (Callum
HILL) of Vancouver. Bill was predeceased by his brother Jack
(Lois and Tim, Susan) of Calgary. Ruth wishes to express her
heartfelt gratitude to the staff of the Wascana Rehabilitation
Centre where Bill had been a resident for the last thirteen years.
Bill has been blessed with the finest Friends possible, all of
who have provided extraordinary support through these last difficult
years. Funeral services will be held at Lakeview United Church,
3200 McCallum Ave., Regina, 306-586-7844, on Monday, April 17,
2006, at 2: 00 p.m. with reception to follow at the church. In
lieu of flowers the family requests donations to the Wascana
Rehabilitation Centre, Nursing Unit 3-5, 2180 23rd Avenue, Regina,
Saskatchewan S4S 0A5 or The Lakeshore Tennis Club, P.O. Box 293,
Regina, Saskatchewan, S4P 3A1. An on-line book of condolence
may be signed at www.speersfuneralchapel.com
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RBC o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-07-15 published
McAVITY,
John
Malcolm
Of Vancouver died peacefully at home, surrounded by his family,
at 10: 00 o'clock on the morning of July 12, 2006. Born on July 18,
1917, John grew up in Rothesay, New Brunswick, attended Rothesay
Collegiate, and subsequently Royal Military College, Kingston,
quickly followed by service in England, Italy and the low countries
during the Second War. John is survived by his loving wife of
sixty four years, Adine (Dids)
McAVITY (née
OLAND,) his son Eric
Oland (Judith
MAXWELL) of Canmore, Alberta, his daughters Frances
Denise HAZEN of Vancouver and Catherine Martha
DOUGLAS/DOUGLASS
(John
KAYE) of North Saanich, British Columbia and his granddaughter
Martha ELYSE of Canmore, Alberta. He was predeceased by his eldest
son J.P. Malcolm (Patricia
McAVITY née
GIBSON) of North Saanich
in 2001, by his parents Frances Edith
HAZEN and Thomas Malcolm
McAVITY in 1933 and 1944 respectively, and by his two younger
brothers, Douglas Malcolm of Greenwich, Connecticut and Peter
Malcolm of St Louis, Missouri. Dad started his post war working
life with his cousin Hugh
MacKAY in Saint John, New Brunswick,
in a profession in which he spent his entire working life, and
which culminated with
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1986. As a volunteer in his adopted west coast community, Dad
served with great dedication as a director and chair of the board
of the Canadian Arthritis and Rheumatism Society and also as
a director and chair of the Board of Governors of Shawnigan Lake
School. Dad maintained a life long interest in his woodwork shop,
his garden, the Cook Gun Club at Vedder Crossing, fishing at
Pennask Lake and most importantly, in maintaining his close connection
with so many many Friends, all of which gave him immense pleasure.
In his later years, Dad suffered with kidney failure and spent
the last ten years of his life as a patient at the dialysis unit
at Vancouver General Hospital. During this time he was lovingly
supported by so many Friends: the "fly boys" who faithfully drove
him to and from so many of his dialysis appointments, and to
his care givers, Rudy, Maria and Fatima and Dino. A special thanks
to Rev. Kevin Dixon and Bishop Jim Cruickshank of Saint Mary's
Kerrisdale, to Doctor A.B. (Tony) Wilson and
to Dad's palliative
care team, Shirley, Lea and Rose-Marie, all of whom so graciously
assisted Dad/Grampa on the final leg of his life's journey. A Memorial
Service will be held at Saint Mary's Kerrisdale, 2490 West 37th Avenue,
Vancouver, on Dad's 89th birthday, Tuesday, July 18, 2006 at
2: 00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, and if you are so moved, donations
can be made to the Canadian Arthritis and Rheumatism Society
(British Columbia and Yukon Division), 393 University Avenue,
Toronto, Ontario M5G 1E6: info@arthritis.ca or to the Vancouver
General Hospital and University of British Columbia Hospital
Foundation (Renal Program), 855 West 12th Avenue, Vancouver,
British Columbia, V5Z 1M9, (604-875-5240), in remembrance of
John Malcolm
McAVITY.
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RBC o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2006-02-15 published
McINTYRE,
Shannon (née
WEIR)
45, of Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, after a lengthy battle with
cancer, Shannon peacefully passed away February 10, 2006 at home,
surrounded by family and Friends. Born on January 26, 1961, in
Weston, Ontario, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and
Eileen (McDOWELL)
WEIR.
She worked as an Aerospace Engineer prior
to moving to Annapolis Royal to become co-owner of The Hillsdale
House, Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia. Shannon will be sadly missed
by her children, Cory, Sam and Hayley, at home; along with sister,
Heather (David)
STAIRS; brother-in-law, Danny (Cheryl;) mother-in-law,
Clair; nephews, Patrick, Kevin and Jason; nieces, Courtney and
Megan. She was predeceased by her loving husband Rick. Cremation
has taken place under the care and direction of Kaulbach Family
Funeral Home, Annapolis Royal. Family and Friends will be received
from 7-9 p.m. on Thursday, February 16, in Kaulbach Family Funeral
Home, 190 St. Anthony Street, Annapolis Royal. Funeral service will
be held 2: 00 p.m., Friday, February 17, 2006, at St. Luke's Anglican
Church, 340 St. George Street, Annapolis Royal with Reverend Canon Ken
Vaughan officiating. Interment in Woodlawn Cemetery. In lieu
of flowers, donations may be sent to a trust fund for the McIntyre
children, Cory, Sam and Hayley. Please send donations to:
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E-mailcondolences may be sent to Kaulbachfh@ca.ns.aliantzinc.ca
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