BYRNE o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2007-07-04 published
Body of canoeist found
Bayfield-area man vanished afterleaving Friends for night-time
paddle
By Jonathon
JACKSON,
Wednesday,
July 04, 2007
The body of a Bayfield-area man who went missing while paddling
on the Saugeen River was found Tuesday.
Byron HENDERSON vanished while padding along a stretch of the
Saugeen just south of Paisley.
Const. Jeff
MERCEY, the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police
detachment's media relations and community service officer, said
Tuesday HENDERSON was with two companions on the weekend.
They canoed together on Sunday and regrouped that evening at
a river access point on Concession 10 of the former Brant Township.
HENDERSON, described as an experienced canoeist, said he was
going to paddle downstream that night to Paisley, where he would
meet up with his Friends after they made the same journey on
Monday.
As the crow flies, it's about 12.5 kilometres but, because the
river winds so much, it's difficult to know the exact distance
on the water. A brochure from Thorncrest Outfitters suggests
a time of seven hours to reach Paisley from Brant Concession 10,
although store employee Rob
BYRNE said the distance can probably
be covered in as few as four hours by an experienced paddler.
HENDERSON's
Friends set out Monday morning as planned and made
it to Paisley, but saw no sign of
HENDERSON in town or along
the way. They became worried and contacted the police after trying
on their own to locate him.
Members of the Ontario Provincial Police's Emergency Response
Team, an underwater search team, a canine unit and a police helicopter
were all used in a search for
HENDERSON on Tuesday. Several police
cruisers came and went from a command post established at the
South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police's satellite office next
to the junction of the Saugeen and Teeswater rivers in the heart
of Paisley.
MERCEY said a canoe and "some personal belongings" were spotted
Monday by a farmer in the water between Brant Concession 10 and
Paisley.
He said HENDERSON's body was found in the Saugeen River between
Conc. 10 and 12 of Brant Township by the dive team about 6: 30 p.m.
Police have no reason to suspect foul play,
MERCEY said, but
an autopsy was scheduled to be conducted today in London, Ontario
Anxious family members spent Tuesday waiting for word sitting
on a park bench in Paisley, staring out at the water and waiting
for news.
"We offered a spot inside (the office) for them, but they want
to be outside," said
MERCEY.
He said the family specifically told him they would not speak
to the media.
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BYRNE o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2007-01-01 published
BYRNE,
Gladys
G.
(MARLATT)
At Victoria Hospital, London on Friday, December 29, 2006. Gladys G.
(MARLATT)
Byrne of London. Dear daughter of the late Roy and
Effie MARLATT.
Predeceased by her brother John Scott
MARLATT.
Dear sister-in-law of Oril
MARLATT and Robert and Barbara
BYRNE.
Dear aunt of Lynn
ROSE,
Jill and Mike
CAVANAUGH, Esther and George
COKER, Martha and Doug
LAWSON, Angela
THOMAN and Laura
BYRNE.
Also loved by her many great-nieces and great-nephews. Gladys
was an Optometrist and practiced in Swift Current, Saskatchewan,
Sarnia and London. She was a life member of the College of Optometry
of the University of Waterloo and retired in 1975. She loved
to travel and enjoyed long trips abroad. Friends will be received
by the#1 hour prior to the funeral service being conducted
in the chapel of the A. Millard George Funeral Home, 60 Ridout
Street South, London on Tuesday, January 2, 2007 at 1: 00 p.m.
Interment in Saint Peter's Cemetery and Holy Family Mausoleum,
London. As an expression of sympathy memorial donations may be
made to the Canadian Cancer Society, 123 St. George Street, London
N6A 3A1 or the Memorial Fund of Calvary United Church, 290 Ridout
Street South, London, Ontario N6C 3Z1. On line condolences accepted
at www.amgeorgefh.on.ca
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BYRNE o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2007-08-10 published
Keen student drowns in waves
By Glynnis
MAPP,
Sun
Media,
Fri.,
August 10, 2007
The mother of a Michigan girl who drowned off Grand Bend on Wednesday
remembered her daughter yesterday as an avid tennis player and
ambitious student who loved ballet and Irish dancing.
And a Grand Bend-area resident described the desperate attempts
to save her that ultimately failed.
Jule Marie
KOVAR, 14, drowned Wednesday night when high waves
pushed her into an area off the Lake Huron resort, not patrolled
by lifeguards, that police called "highly dangerous."
"She was like the sunshine… always happy and dancing. She was
gorgeous," Anna
KOVAR said of her daughter.
The girl, from Fort Gratiot, Michigan., had been in Grand Bend
visiting family and Friends for a day of shopping and fun, including
swimming.
"She had been planning this trip for some time," her mother said,
noting her daughter was excited to be in Grand Bend for the first
time where she visited a longtime friend from Sarnia.
Jule Marie was swimming off the south end of the Bend's public
beach, about 7: 20 p.m. with a friend, also 14, in metre-high
waves, Ontario Provincial Police said.
The friend's mother called them back ashore, police said.
The friend made it back, but strong waves pushed Jule Marie north
of the pier where the water was "extremely treacherous," police
said.
The area, not patrolled by lifeguards, is known for high winds
that cause large waves and a dangerous undertow.
A Beachville male, 17, whom police said was a friend of Jule
Marie, tried to save her but was overcome by the waves and had
to be pulled out. The teen, whose name was not released, was
treated at hospital.
The Sarnia friend's mother also went into the water to try to
save Jule Marie but couldn't.
Police and volunteers searched the water and found Jule Marie's
body about 40 minutes later south of the Grand Bend pier.
Brian DALE, a Grand Bend-area resident, helped initiate a search
about 25 minutes after Jule Marie slipped under.
He said he rounded up off-duty lifeguards -- who had finished
their shifts at 5 p.m. -- from the other end of the beach to
help in the search.
"No one seemed to be doing anything or knew what was going on
when we got there… so I ran to the lifeguarding house and got
them to bring out equipment.
"I cleared water from her throat… by the time we found her it
was obvious it was too late,"
DALE said of efforts to revive
the girl with cardio-pulmonary resuscitation.
At the south end of the beach, the area where Jule Marie drowned,
there's no publicly accessible water safety equipment. There
are signs posted at entrances and on the beach warning swimmers
the south end is not patrolled by lifeguards.
On Wednesday, there were red flags on the beach warning of treacherous
water conditions. It isn't known if Jule Marie and her friend
were aware of the flags.
John BYRNE, chief municipal administrative officer for Lambton
Shores, said he'll raise the issue of beach security at council's
next meeting, in early September. "It is an unsupervised beach
and we ask people to use their discretion when they swim there.
"We always try to monitor the area, but it is dangerous there&hellip
we will try to determine whether we can implement better safety
measures."
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BYRNE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-11-24 published
PATEL,
Doctor
Rajni
A family physician who practiced medicine in Tilbury, Chatham
and London, Ontario for over 35 years, passed away November 20th
of a heart attack at his home in London. He was 64. Born October 28th,
1943 in Musoma, Tanzania, Raj realized at an early age he was
destined to follow in the footsteps of his father Doctor Sumobi
PATEL, a renowned physician in the country. From the age of 9
onwards, he assisted his father during his various rounds serving
the constituents of the country. In 1959, he left Tanzania for
London, England to finish his high school education. His passion
and desire to help those afflicted with various maladies led
him to attend medical school at the College of Physicians and
Surgeons in Dublin, Ireland in the early 1960s. Always the adventurous
type, his decision as to where to do his residency was finalized
during the early hours in the morning at a Dublin pub. When one
of his colleagues wagered ten pounds that he should go to Canada
to do his residency, he spent one night thinking about it, purchased
his ticket to Ottawa the next day, and collected his wager that
evening. After spending two years shuttling between Ottawa and
London, England, Raj settled in London, Ontario in early 1971.
Under the tutelage of Doctor Roland
CARSON, his mentor and closest
friend Rajni prepared for a career in pediatrics. In 1972, he
met Frances
BYRNE, an Operating Room nurse at Victoria Hospital.
Soon thereafter the two of them began dating and eventually married
on June 23rd, 1973. In 1975, they moved to Tilbury, Ontario where
he set up a family practice with Doctor Aidan
BRADY.
Over the next
28 years he skillfully practiced medicine in the Chatham-Kent
area. During his tenure he served as the President of the Chatham-Kent
Medical Association, and was instrumental in facilitating the
Continuing Medical Education programs. In 2004, he reunited professionally
with Doctor
CARSON and opened a walk-in clinic in London, Ontario.
Both Raj and Fran loved to travel as well as to host various
social gatherings with colleagues and Friends. He is survived
by two sons, Anil, of Toronto, Ontario, and Ashwin, of Gunnison,
Colorado; two daughters, Alisha of Toronto, Ontario; and Alexis
of Toronto, Ontario; and granddaughter Hannah; predeceased by
two brothers Suresh and Kurit; a sister, Hansa of London, England,
and two brothers, Ashwin of London, England, and Satish of London,
England. He is reunited with his loving wife
Fran
PATEL, who
passed away of cancer at the age of 52. Donations can be made
to the Canadian Cancer Society or the Heart and Stroke Foundation.
A fitting tribute to Raj's life will take place at the London
Convention Center, Friday November 30th. Doors open at 4 p.m.
Tributes and toasts from 6-7: 30 p.m. followed by music and cocktail
reception.
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BYRNE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-11-28 published
PINARD,
Micheline
(BOYER) (1942-2007)
Micheline Boyer
PINARD of Saint Sauveur, Québec, passed away
with serenity and dignity on the 24th of November, 2007 at the
Palliative Care Centre of the North River, Saint_Jerome, Québec.
She leaves behind her husband Jean (John) D.
PINARD, her daughters
Josée DESJARDINS of Gatineau, Québec, Lyne
DESJARDINS
(Sylvain
BENOIT) of Assomption, Québec, and her brother Richard
BOYER
(Micheline
MAJOR) of Magog, Québec. She also leaves behind her
spouse's children, Line
PINARD
(George
BROWN,) Unionville;
Joanne
PINARD, Sherbrooke; Alain
PINARD (Mary-Louise
BYRNE), Cambridge
Louise TAILLON
(Claude
TAILLON,) Saint-Lazare; Marie
PINARD (Alan
HAIGH,)
Pickering;
Luc
PINARD, Ottawa, as well as her many brother
and sister-in-laws, her nieces and nephews and many Friends and
family from Stoke, Wotton, Saint-Sauveur, Toronto and Alliston.
It is with great sadness that she leaves her grandchildren Jordan,
Paul, Jeanne and Loïc and 11 grandchildren from her husband's
side. Micheline Boyer
PINARD was very involved in the local community
especially with her contribution to rebuild 'La Soupe Populaire'
of Saint Sauveur. The funeral will take place on December 1st,
11: 00 a.m. at the Catholic Church of Saint Sauveur, Québec. Instead
of flowers, donations to the Canadian Cancer Society or to La
maison des soins palliatifs de la rivière du nord would be greatly
appreciated. Members of the family will receive condolences as
of 10: 00 a.m. at the Catholic Church of Saint Sauveur (205, rue
Principale) on the day of the funeral prior to the service. Trudel
Funeral Home (450) 438-1234
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BYRO o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-05-30 published
BYRO,
Joanna
(BRNJOSEVIC)
Died May 19, 2007, at Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto. Joanna
was born June 3, 1940, in Thunder Bay, and came to Toronto to
study piano at the Royal Conservatory of Music. After graduation,
a car accident cut short her promising musical career as a concert
pianist.
She then used her creative talents to design, manufacture, and
sell her own line of clothing in Toronto, first at Yum-Yum Boutique,
and then at Vamp. Always ready for new challenges, she set up
her own advertising company, Zee Agency. Then she found her lifelong
career in real estate. She joined Darrell Kent in 1981, and became
one of his top agents. Joanna worked as an agent, a broker, and
as a trusted guide to her many Friends, clients, and co-workers.
She will be missed by her mother Victoria
WALENGA, her son Greg,
and her former husband Ray.
The funeral service will take place on Sunday, June 3, at 3: 00 p.m.
at Humphrey Funeral Home, 1403 Bayview Avenue (south of Eglinton
Avenue East). If desired, donations to The Princess Margaret
Hospital Foundation, 610 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
M5G 2M9, would be appreciated.
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