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VIGARIO o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-12-07 published
BENNETT,
Joseph Jean-Guy
At Children's Hospital of Western Ontario, London, Ontario Joseph
Jean-Guy BENNETT on December 6th, 2006 in his 13th year. Beloved
son of Susanne
BENNETT and Jean-Guy
GIRARD.
Much loved by grandmother
Patricia BENNETT.
Brother of Bradley, Nicole and Steven. Dear
nephew of David and Philip
BENNETT.
Good friend of Paul
ROBICHAUD,
Beverly YSEBAERT and Nelson
VIGARIO.
Great-grand_son of the late
George and Rose
BENNETT.
Visitation will be held at Denning Bros.
Funeral Home, Strathroy on Friday, December 8th, from 2 to 4 and
7 to 9 p.m. Funeral Service will be held at the Funeral Home
Chapel on Saturday, December 9th at 11 a.m. with Father John
SHARP celebrant. Interment All Saints Roman Catholic Cemetery.
Donations to Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated by
the family. A tree will be planted as a living memorial to Joseph.
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VIGER o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-10-19 published
André VIGER,
Athlete: (1952-2006)
A fiercely determined competitor who many times took first place
in the Boston Marathon retired only after winning a gruelling
600-kilometre event in Alaska
By Mike WYMAN,
Special to The Globe and Mail; with a file from
Associated Press, Page S9
Montreal -- On June 3, 1973, at an age when most youngsters think
they're still bulletproof, André
VIGER had his outlook abruptly
reversed when the car in which he was riding missed a curve and
left the road.
At first, the 20-year-old Quebec steel-mill worker thought he
had just broken both legs. That paled to insignificance when
he was told that the damage to his spinal cord was permanent:
He would never again be able to use his lower limbs. It was a
diagnosis he initially refused to accept. Learning that a small
percentage of people who suffered the same injury had managed
to use crutches and leg braces instead of a wheelchair, Mr.
VIGER
resolved to be among the fortunate few.
As weeks stretched into months, Mr.
VIGER learned to walk for
the second time in his life. He worked relentlessly, slowly mastering
the use of his orthopedic aids and, when he finally left for
home, he departed on foot.
Life at home proved to be a series of challenges for which rehab
hadn't prepared him. He lost his balance and fell a number of
times. Reluctantly, he began to use a wheelchair. But he was
determined to adapt to society rather than retreat from it.
A friend convinced him that paraplegia did not prevent him from
playing sports. He tried swimming, the shot put, the discus and
weightlifting before settling on wheelchair racing, a sport that
promised lots of competition.
Establishing himself at the University of Sherbrooke, Mr.
VIGER
trained with the intensity and dedication that would be a trademark
of all his endeavours. When winter put an end to his outdoor
training, he rolled endless laps in tunnels that he discovered
under the campus rather than mount his wheelchair on stationary
rollers.
In 1979, he felt ready to compete and won a local event. Two
years later, he entered the Montreal Marathon and finished third
in his category. Mr.
VIGER maintained his steady climb until
1984, when he went to the Olympics.
As it happened, the Los Angeles Games that year featured a number
of demonstration sports, including the first 1,500-metre wheelchair
event. Mr.
VIGER finished third, becoming a celebrity at home
and a standard-bearer for disabled athletes.
He then scored four consecutive victories. First, he won the
Oita Marathon in Japan and then the 1984 Boston Marathon. He
won at Boston again in 1986, setting a new record for the event,
and rolled to victory the following despite being involved in
a crash at the start.
At home, he was flooded with requests for public appearances.
Accepting as many as possible, he spoke to everyone from children
to heads of corporations. He presented a simple message, that
disabled people could play a role in society.
Along the way, Mr.
VIGER had trained as a jeweller, and he decided
to open his own business. La Bijouterie André
VIGER grew to half
a dozen outlets, financed his athletic career and employed more
than 30 people.
"He couldn't sit still," said Canadian Paralympic coach Jean
Laroche. "There was no way he could just sit home and watch television.
When he finished one thing, he had to start another. He'd leave
the store, come train and go right back afterward."
Mr. VIGER continued to accumulate victories and overcome challenges.
He won the Montreal Marathon a total of five times and took part
in the Seoul, Barcelona and Atlanta Paralympics, bringing home
two gold medals, a pair of silvers and a bronze.
In 1993, a year after winning the 10,000-metre wheelchair race
in Barcelona, Mr.
VIGER decided he was ready for much bigger
things and entered the 600-kilometre Midnight Sun Wheelchair
Marathon in Alaska.
It was his greatest challenge. The Fairbanks-to-Anchorage race
which organizers say is the longest event of its kind in the
world -- attracted 13 very serious athletes from as far away
as New Zealand. They rode three-wheeled, all-aluminum aerodynamic
race chairs, a far cry from the conventional wheelchairs used
by the two co-founders (and only entrants) of the race 10 years
before.
At that time, strength and concentration were about the only
things to keep them from wobbling off the highway. In contrast,
Mr. VIGER and the others completed the event in a hunched position
with their legs tucked underneath or secured in front. At night,
competitors and their support teams camped in a fleet of borrowed
motor homes.
The gruelling course is never the same from one day to the next.
In 1993, the first day was a 35-kilometre grind that climbed
into the Alaska Range foothills, followed by 100 kilometres of
headwinds. Another day is spent racing across flatlands that
offered no chance of coasting, and the last stretch was an 18-kilometre
downward sprint.
"It was downhill and very fast," said Mr.
VIGER. "
Today was like
the cherry on the cake."
The cake proved to be first place and a prize of $5,000 (U.S.)
for finishing with an elapsed time of 23 hours 50 minutes. He
also bettered a course record set two years earlier by Canadian
Ron Scanlon, a martial arts expert who moved to Los Angeles to
teach kung fu from a wheelchair.
"It was an ultra-marathon with competitors covering from 20 to
75 kilometres every day for nine days over a very tough course
with a lot of steep hills," said Mr. Laroche, who first began
working with Mr.
VIGER in 1981. "He was very happy with that
win because it was an exceptional event."
Mr. VIGER never admitted defeat, said Mr. Laroche. "When he'd
lose a competition, he put it behind him and concentrate his
efforts on winning the next event. That's something I learned
from him. He and the other athletes I coach are athletes first
and foremost. We treat them like athletes and they respond as
athletes."
In 1996, Mr.
VIGER retired to concentrate on a new business venture,
La Maison André
VIGER, that supplied wheelchairs and other adapted
equipment for the physically disabled. He still found time to
make personal appearances.
Over the years, many honours came his way. In 1985, he was voted
Quebec's athlete of the year, the same year that Jaycees International
listed him among the seven outstanding young persons of the world.
In 1987, he was appointed to the Order of Quebec and, two years
later, he received the Order of Canada. In 2003, he was awarded
an honorary doctorate by the University of Ottawa. In November,
he was inducted into the Paralympic Hall of Fame.
While his athletic achievements are in the record books, and
others have followed the path he paved, most notably Rick Hansen
and Chantal Petitclerc, Mr.
VIGER's greatest legacy may be that
society has come around to his way of thinking.
"He was aware of his limitations, but they didn't stop him from
doing what he wanted to do," said Mr. Laroche. "He didn't define
himself in terms of his handicap. He proved that life doesn't
stop just because someone is confined to a wheelchair."
André VIGER was born in Windsor, Ontario, on September 27, 1952.
He died of cancer at St-Luc Hospital in Montreal on October 1,
2006. He was 54.
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VIGGIANI o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2006-03-17 published
VIGGIANI,
Maria
Passed away after a courageous battle with cancer on March 15,
2006, at the Toronto General Hospital, at the age of 84 years.
Beloved wife of Vincenzo. Loving mother of Joe, Frank (Flavia),
Tony (Mary,) and Rosanna (Nick
SIRACO.) Cherished Nonna of Michael,
Krystina, Nicholas, Melissa, Mathew, Laura, Vincent, Daniel,
Angela and Gabriel. Sister-in-law of Giuseppe
SALVADORI.
Maria
will be dearly missed by all of her nephews, family and Friends.
Friends may visit at the Jerrett Funeral Home, 1141 St. Clair
Ave. W. (1 block east of Dufferin) on Thursday from 7-9 p.m.
and on Friday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. A Funeral Mass will be held
on Saturday, March 18, 2006 at 11: 30 a.m. at Saint Peter's Church
(659 Markham St.). Interment to follow at Mount Hope Cemetery
(305 Erskine Ave.). If desired, donations to the Princess Margaret
Hospital Foundation would be appreciated by the family.
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VIGIER o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-03-28 published
ZUPPINGER, Charlotte (née
VON
VIGIER
VON
STEINBRUGG)
Born in Solothurn, Switzerland, Charlotte passed away peacefully
on March 23rd, 2006 in her 87th year. Wife of the late Walter
Ernest ZUPPINGER. Mother of Ernie
ZUPPINGER (Dieta), Walter
ZUPPINGER
(Min Yan) and Charlotte
MUDGE
(Graham.▼)
Grandmother▼ of Anthony
(Lori) ZUPPINGER,
Marcus▼
ZUPPINGER, Max and Zoey
ZUPPINGER. Her
work as Textile Conservator at the Royal Ontario Museum was her
great pride and joy. The family will receive Friends at the Humphrey
Funeral Home - A.W. Miles Chapel, 1403 Bayview Avenue (south
of Eglinton Avenue East), from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. on Friday,
March 31st. The memorial service will be held in the chapel on
Saturday, April 1st at 1 o'clock. If desired, in lieu of flowers,
donations to the Toronto Waldorf School, 9100 Bathurst Street,
Thornhill, Ontario L4J 8C7 or to the charity of your choice would
be gratefully appreciated.
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VIGIER o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2006-03-28 published
ZUPPINGER, Charlotte (née
VON
VIGIER
VON
STEINBRUGG)
Born in Solothurn, Switzerland, Charlotte passed away peacefully
on March 23rd, 2006 in her 87th year. Wife of the late Walter
Ernest ZUPPINGER. Mother of Ernie
ZUPPINGER (Dieta), Walter
ZUPPINGER
(Min Yan) and Charlotte
MUDGE
(Graham.▲)
Grandmother▲ of Anthony
(Lori) ZUPPINGER,
Marcus▲
ZUPPINGER, Max and Zoey
ZUPPINGER. Her
work as Textile Conservator at the Royal Ontario Museum was her
great pride and joy. The family will receive Friends at the Humphrey
Funeral Home - A.W. Miles Chapel, 1403 Bayview Avenue (south
of Eglinton Avenue East), from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. on Friday,
March 31st. The memorial service will be held in the chapel on
Saturday, April 1st at 1 o'clock. If desired, in lieu of flowers,
donations to the Toronto Waldorf School, 9100 Bathurst Street,
Thornhill, Ontario L4J 8C7 or to the charity of your choice would
be gratefully appreciated.
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VIGLIANTI o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-03-24 published
STRANO,
Francesca
Peacefully at Elmwood Place on March 22, 2006, Francesca
STRANO,
of London in her 98th year. Beloved wife of the late Leone
STRANO
(1985). Loving mother of Davide (Antonietta) of Brantford, Alfonso
(Natalina) of London, Caterina
MASTRANDREA
(John) of London,
Domenico
(Maria) of London, Maria
VIGLIANTI
(Rocco) of London,
Joe (Lilliana) of London, Micheli (Laura) of Italy and Francesco
(Filomena) of Italy. Dear grandmother of 27 and great-grandmother
of many. She is also survived by her sister Carmela
VIGLIANTI
of London and many nieces and nephews. Predeceased by 2 brothers
in Italy and a sister Antonia
FRANZE (1995.) Visitation will
be held in the Needham Funeral Home, (520 Dundas Street) on Saturday
from 7-9 p.m. and Sunday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m., where Prayers
will be held on Sunday at 3 p.m. The Funeral Mass will be held
at Saint Mary's Church (345 Lyle Street) on Monday March 27th,
2006 at 11 a.m. Entombement to follow at Holy Family Chapel Mausoleum,
Saint Peter's Cemetery. Donations in memory of Francesca to Heart
and Stroke Foundation would be appreciated. Tributes may be left
at www.mem.com
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VIGLIOTTA o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-04-24 published
VIGLIOTTA,
Rocco
Passed away at Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, on
Sunday, April 23, 2006. Loving
son of Antonio and Iolanda. Dear
brother of Mary and her husband Douglas, Sandra, Bruno and his
wife Maria. Uncle of Lawren, Sara, Jacob, Adam and Giulia. Friends
may call at the Roadhouse and Rose Funeral Home, 157 Main Street,
South, Newmarket from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Monday. Funeral mass to
be held at St. Elizabeth Seton Church, 17955 Leslie Street (north
of Davis Drive) 10 a.m. Tuesday. Interment Saint_John's Cemetery.
Donations in memory of Rocco may be made to Southlake Regional
Health Centre Foundation.
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VIGUS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2006-02-06 published
COOK,
Victor
James
On Thursday, February 2, 2006, at home, in his 74th year, after
a long, courageous battle with Lou Gehrig's disease. At last
in peace. Longtime employee of Asbestos Workers Local No. 95.
Devoted husband of Joan for 48 years. Dear father to Steven and
wife Karen, and Jason and wife Jennifer. Proud grandpa of Samantha,
Adam,
Joshua,
Rebecca, Sophia, and Aiden. Uncle to Theresa
TUCKER
and Walter
COOK.
Vic will be sadly missed by our longtime friend
Lois VIGUS, his extended family and all who knew him, also by
his faithful companion "Max" his lap cat. The family will hold
a celebration of Vic's life at Foxboro Greens Club House, 2975
Erb Street Road, Baden, on Thursday, February 9 at 1 p.m. Donations
may be made to the A.L.S. Society in his memory.
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