CHOCHINOV
CHODAK
CHOI
CHOLAKIS
CHOLETTE
CHOLMONDELEY
CHOME
CHONG
CHOPIK
CHORLEY
CHORNIUK
CHORUS
CHOUDHRY
CHOUINARD
CHOW
CHOCHINOV o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-10-15 published
CHOCHINOV, Morris A. "Moishe", P. Eng.
Sadly, after a brief illness, Moishe, husband of Shelley
(ZAIDMAN,)
passed away on Saturday, October 13 at St. Boniface Hospital
in Winnipeg. Survived by his brothers Ben (Sherri), Harvey and
Dave.
Predeceased by his parents Alexander and Rose
(NEAMAN)
and his brother Jack. Funeral services will be held at the Shaarey
Zedek Synagogue, 561 Wellington Cres., on Tuesday, October 16
at 12: 00 noon with interment to follow at the Shaarey Zedek Cemetery,
230 Armstrong Ave. Shiva at 54 Queenston Street, evenings 7: 30-9:00 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, please make a contribution to the charitable
organization of your choice.
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CHODAK o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-10-06 published
DRYDEN,
Ernest▼
Lorne▼ "
Ernie▼"
On October 4th, 2007, Ernie passed away in his 77th year after
a courageous battle with leukemia. Greatly missed by his wife
and friend Janet (née
CORNWALL) of 51 years. Devoted Dad to Stephen,
John, Heather, and Sharon. Father-in-law to Kathleen
DRYDEN and
Peter MILLER.
Special▼
Granddad▼ to Charlotte and Caroline
MILLER
and Kaitlin and Emily
DRYDEN.
Ernie▼ was born and raised in Leaside.
He graduated from Victoria College, University of Toronto and
went on to spend 34 years with the Steel Company of Canada. In
1989 Ernie and Janet moved to Horseshoe Valley where they enjoyed
a happy and active retirement. Special thanks to Doctor Aaron
SCHIMMER,
Dr. Ken PECKHAM, and the compassionate nurses who took care of
him at Princess Margaret Hospital. The family would also like
to thank Amchi Kunga
CHODAK who brought Ernie peace, comfort,
and "big hope" in his last few weeks. 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 and 7-9 p.m.
on Wednesday, October 10th. A memorial service will be held in
the chapel of the funeral home on Thursday October 11th at 2: 00 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Princess Margaret
Hospital, the Leukemia/Lymphoma Society of Canada, or to a charity
of your choice. Condolences and memories may be forwarded through
www.humphreymiles.com.
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CHODAK o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-10-10 published
DRYDEN,
Ernest▲
Lorne▲ "
Ernie▲"
On October 4th, 2007, Ernie passed away in his 77th year after
a courageous battle with leukemia. Greatly missed by his wife
and friend Janet (née
CORNWALL) of 51 years. Devoted Dad to Stephen,
John, Heather, and Sharon. Father-in-law to Kathleen
DRYDEN and
Peter MILLER.
Special▲
Granddad▲ to Charlotte and Caroline
MILLER
and Kaitlin and Emily
DRYDEN.
Ernie▲ was born and raised in Leaside.
He graduated from Victoria College, University of Toronto and
went on to spend 34 years with the Steel Company of Canada. In
1989 Ernie and Janet moved to Horseshoe Valley where they enjoyed
a happy and active retirement. Special thanks to Doctor Aaron
SCHIMMER,
Dr. Ken PECKHAM, and the compassionate nurses who took care of
him at Princess Margaret Hospital. The family would also like
to thank Amchi Kunga
CHODAK who brought Ernie peace, comfort,
and 'big hope' in his last few weeks. 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 and 7-9 p.m.
on Wednesday, October 10th. A memorial service will be held in
the chapel of the funeral home on Thursday October 11th at 2: 00 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Princess Margaret
Hospital, the Leukemia/Lymphoma Society of Canada, or to a charity
of your choice. Condolences and memories may be forwarded through
www.humphreymiles.com
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CHOI o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-09-13 published
LOGAN,
Helen
Georgina (née
ARGUE)
On Tuesday, September 11, 2007 at Humber River Regional Hospital.
Beloved wife of Melville and dear mother and best friend of Janet
LINT
(Richard.) A loving Baw-Baw, Helen will be deeply missed
by her grand_sons Kevin
LINT
(Lesley) and Jamie
LINT and her two
beautiful great-grandchildren Andrew and Maggie. She is survived
by her brothers Bill
ARGUE
(Mildred) and Frank
ARGUE (Valerie.)
Helen had a wonderful 65 year partnership with Mel after they
met while working at The Toronto Star. They married in 1942,
just in time for Mel to enlist in the army. Special thanks to
Dr. VARTY,
Doctor
CHOI and the staffs at Saint_Joseph's Health Centre
and Humber River Regional Hospital for their loving care. A private
family ceremony has been held and a celebration of her life will
be held on Saturday, September 22, 2007.
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CHOLAKIS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-07-20 published
CHOLAKIS,
Harry
A.
(December 16, 1926-July 16, 2007)
It is with great sadness that the family of Harry
CHOLAKIS announces
his passing at age 80 in Toronto. Survived by his loving wife
of 54 years, Marina, his beloved children Ernest (Rebecca
LAST,)
Nancy (Richard
RACZKOWSKI,)
Cynthia
(Robert
GEMMELL) and George
(Hanya KATZ.) Cherished grandfather to Jennifer, Greg, Laura,
Megan, Michelle and Michael. Survived by brothers, John, Paul
and Leo CHOLAKIS, predeceased by brother Chris and parents, Ernest
and Helen CHOLAKIS, all of Winnipeg. Harry was born in Winnipeg
to a Greek immigrant father and
an American mother. His passion
for sports resulted in recruitment to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Football team before polio ended his dream. He then focused his
energy coaching the Winnipeg Rods, a Manitoba junior football
team. He joined the family business, Broadway Florists and Greenhouses
and then at 41 years of age moved to Toronto with his young family
after purchasing Helen Simpsons Flowers. He soon acquired Stan
Muston Florist, Graingers and Staines Florists, opened shops at
the Royal York Hotel and
on Bay Street and was managing the flower
shop at the downtown Simpsons department store. Harry was active
with FTD and was the first elected Canadian director. He
was proud to be a founder of the Ontario Florist Conference and
was honored when, in recognition of his many years of involvement
in the floral industry, the conference created a 'Harry Cholakis
Award'. His family will forever miss his wisdom, strength, humor,
integrity and devotion. Harry felt fortunate to have had grandchildren
to share his life with the past 18 years. It was a joy for him
to celebrate their milestones and to frequently travel with them,
often to watch them compete in junior squash tournaments throughout
North America and Europe. They will miss his sense of fun, wit
and love. A private family funeral service was held followed
by interment at Mount Pleasant Cemetery. Condolences can be sent
to marinacholakis@sympatico.ca
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CHOLETTE o@ca.on.simcoe_county.nottawasaga.stayner.stayner_sun 2007-12-26 published
PEMBLETON,
Maxine
Beatrice - Estate of
Notice To Creditors And Others
All claims against the estate of Maxine Beatrice
PEMBLETON, late
of the Town of Wasaga Beach in the County of Simcoe, who died
on or about the 26th day of August, 2007, must be filed with
the undersigned Estate Trustee on or before the 23rd day of January,
2008; thereafter, the undersigned will distribute the assets
of the said estate having regard only to the claims then filed.
Dated at Wasaga Beach this 19th day of December, 2007.
Stephen Wayne
PEMBLETON,
Estate
Trustee, by his Solicitor, Lysanne
F. CHOLETTE, 940 Mosley Street, Wasaga Beach, Ontario, L9Z 2G9.
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CHOLETTE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-10-25 published
GRASSBY,
Robert
Leigh, P.Eng. (1920-2007)
Peacefully at Saint Mary's Hospital surrounded by his loving family
on Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007. Husband of the late Joan
O'HARA
and Florence
WALSH. Dear father of Leigh, Janet (Pierre
CHOLETTE,)
Robert (Lynn
SWEENEY), John (Rhonda
HAMEL-
SMITH), Brian (Joanna
BENNETT) and Elizabeth (Mike
STEFAN.)
Grandfather of Timothy,
Shaughn and Katie
McAULIFFE,
Eric
(Joanna
MacLEOD,) Jennifer
and Emily CHOLETTE,
Ryan and Robyn
GRASSBY, Andrew,
Jamie and
Alex (Fritzy)
GRASSBY,
Maggie and Robbie Hamel-Smith
GRASSBY,
Riley and Samantha
STEFAN.
son of the late Arthur
GRASSBY and
Amelia MARRIN of Winnipeg. Predeceased by his brothers, Gerald,
Edward, Hugh, Kenneth, Richard and his three sisters Louise,
Marguerite and Joyce. Survived by his brother James of Sudbury.
Robert was President and Chief Executive Officer of Montreal
Locomotive Works, V.P. of Dominion Bridge and Plant Engineer
and Manager of research and development for Robert Mitchell Co.
He was also President and board member of Saint Mary's Hospital,
V.P. and director of Engineer's Club, board member of Hermitage
Club, Honorary member of The Royal Montreal Golf Club and board
member of Concordia University. During the war years he served
in Northwest Europe, Italy and United Kingdom as a lieutenant,
captain and acting major. He was a strong, loving, interested
father and grandfather who leaves behind a supportive loving
family who hope to follow his lead. Visitation at the Kane and
Fetterly Funeral Home, 5301 Decarie Blvd., Montreal, Québec (corner
Isabella) on Friday from 6-9 p.m. Funeral Mass at St. Edmund
of Canterbury Church (corner St. Charles and Beaconsfield), Beaconsfield,
on Saturday, October 27 at 2: 00 p.m. If desired, donations may
be made in his memory to the Saint Mary's Hospital Foundation,
3830 Lacombe Ave., Montreal, H3T 1M5. Condolences may be received
at www.kanefetterly.com
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CHOLMONDELEY o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2007-01-13 published
BYERS,
Jim
We wish to express our deep appreciation to our relatives, Friends
and neighbours for the sympathy extended to our family at Jim's
passing and for the floral tributes and many charitable donations.
We thank Rev. Art
CHOLMONDELEY and the ladies of Crumlin United
Church Women for the fine reception. Special thanks to Jim's
"Ladies" at Chelsey Park for their care and compassion and also
Amy VAN
BELLE at Forest Lawn for her assistance. -- Betty
BYERS
and family.
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CHOMÉ o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-01-11 published
POZNANSKI,
Wojciech
Janusz, M.D., F.R.C.P., F.A.C.P.
Wojciech POZNANSKI passed away at Hospice House in Vernon, British
Columbia on January 6, 2007 with his family at his side. He will
be deeply missed by Nadine, his wife of 55 years, his children,
Karine and Bernard (Julie) and his 5 grand-daughters, his niece,
nephew and 2 grand-nephews, as well as Nadine's close relatives
in Belgium and Switzerland. Born in Warsaw, Poland in 1917, he
graduated from the University of Warsaw (B.Sc. Honours 1939).
As World War 2 began, he joined the Polish Army and was taken
prisoner early in the war. He spent 5 years in various prisoner
of war camps in Germany until his escape in fall 1944. He later
joined a Polish detachment of the American Army. Wojciech entered
medical school at the Université Libre de Bruxelles, receiving
his medical degree in 1949 followed by 2 years of post-graduate
studies in internal medicine. He married Nadine (née
CHOMÉ) in
Brussels and immigrated to Canada in 1951. Following a one year
internship at Winnipeg Misericordia Hospital, Wojciech began
his life work in medicine serving small isolated communities
in nothern Manitoba. In 1955, he joined the medical clinic in
Wainwright, Alberta, where his work focused on internal medicine.
A move to Ottawa in 1962 with his family enabled him to complete
his postgraduate studies. He spent one year as Chief Resident
in the Dept. of Medicine at Ottawa Civic Hospital, and one year
as Senior Resident and Clinical Investigator in the Dept. of
Metabolism and Endocrinology at Royal Victoria Hospital (McGill
University) in Montreal (1963-64). Wojciech joined the medical
staff of the University of Ottawa as a Consultant in Endocrinology
and Metabolism. He was also appointed Chief of Medical Biochemistry
and head of Metabolism Research at Ottawa Civic Hospital. His
research projects helped advance medical knowledge in diabetes
and obesity. He remained in Ottawa as Associate Professor in
both internal medicine and medical biochemistry until his retirement
in 1982. Referred to at times as the "Father of Medical Biochemistry"
in Canada, his efforts helped establish the status of medical
biochemistry as a postgraduate medical diploma. Wojciech
POZNANSKI
was the recipient of a Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians
and Surgeons of Canada (1964) and of an Honorary Fellowship of
the American College of Physicians and Surgeons (1967). He authored
many articles and publications in Endocrinology. One of his medical
memberships was an Honorary Fellow of the Alpha-Omega-Alpha Medical
Fraternity. In recognition of his contribution to medicine in
Canada, he received Queen Elizabeth's Silver Jubilee medal in
1977. Following retirement, he served as physician at Wrinch
Memorial Hospital in Hazelton, northern British Columbia (United
Church of Canada Medical Mission Services.) There, he tackled
the British Columbia wilderness, delivering medical services
to a large region of small communities, including the Gitk'san
and the Wetsu'wetn peoples for 3 years. In 1985, Wojciech and
Nadine came to "retire" in Vernon, British Columbia. Shortly
after, he accepted the position of Medical Director of the Diabetic
Day Unit at Vernon Jubilee Hospital. Deeply aware of the needs
of an aging population, he founded the Greater Vernon Adult Day
Care Centre. The years he endured as a prisoner of war profoundly
affected and developed his commitment to human rights. This led
him and Nadine to establish chapters of Amnesty International,
in Hazelton and
in Vernon. Throughout his life, Wojciech was
a devoted and very active member of the United Church. At Trinity
United in Vernon, he took leadership roles in stewardship and
outreach. His love of gardening led him to help conceive and
plan the beautiful rock garden at the church. After a life fully
dedicated to his fellow human beings, may he now rest in peace.
A Celebration of Wojciech's life will be held at Trinity United
Church on Saturday, January 13, 2007 at 3: 30 p.m. In lieu of
flowers, donations to Vernon Hospice House, 3506 - 27th Avenue,
Vernon, British Columbia V1T 1S4 or to Amnesty International,
312 Laurier Ave East, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 1H9 will be gratefully
received. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Bethel
Funeral Chapel Ltd., 5605-27th Street, Vernon, British Columbia
V1T 8Z5 (250)-542-1187.
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CHONG o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-11-19 published
Former councillor remembered as a trailblazer
By James RUSK,
Page
A13
Former
Toronto councillor Ying
HOPE, the first Chinese-Canadian
to be elected to the Toronto School Board and to city council,
has been remembered as a trailblazing politician who left behind,
in the words of Prime Minister Stephen Harper, "a wonderful legacy
of service."
The Prime Minister's words were read at Friday's funeral for
Mr. HOPE, who died last week at age 84. They also lauded Mr.
HOPE
for his "determined effort" to seek redress for the head tax
once imposed on Chinese immigrants and for the exclusionary laws
that prevented them from voting. These efforts by Mr.
HOPE and
other Chinese leaders were rewarded last year when the government
apologized for a half-century of mistreatment of Chinese-Canadians.
But it was his two-decade career in city politics where Mr.
HOPE,
who grew up as one of eight children in the family of a tailor
in Victoria, made his mark.
An engineer who had worked on the Avro Arrow and on the Dew Line,
Mr. HOPE was first elected to the school board in 1964, made
chair of the board in 1967, and won a seat on city council in
1969 as part of the Civic Action Group that included future mayors
David Crombie and Art Eggleton.
A Progressive Conservative, who remained active in the party
until he died, Mr.
HOPE ran provincially in 1967 and federally
in 1984.
He lost his council seat in 1985, won it back in a 1987 by-election,
but his career as an elected official ended in 1988 when he lost
his seat in that year's vote.
Until Mr. HOPE's election, the Chinese immigrant community had
not played a direct role in electoral politics in the city, as
Chinese families, traditionally leery of politics, preferred
to handle political problems through intermediaries such as Bill
Wen Sr., the owner of Sai Woo Restaurant.
Mr. HOPE's election led the way for Chinese-Canadians into the
mainstream of civic politics, where he was followed by councillors
like Gordon Chong and Denzil
MINNAN-
WONG.
"I agree with the view that Ying
HOPE was a pioneer. He was one
of the early politicians of Chinese descent who played politics
the way it always has been played with less reliance on a totally
Chinese base," said Susan ENG, former chair of the Police Service
Board.
Former
Toronto mayor John
SEWELL, who was a rookie councillor
with Mr. HOPE in Toronto in 1969, said that he was "somebody
I would call a moderate. He was not a vote reformers could count
on, but he was not part of the developer group headed by Fred
Beavis."
Mr. SEWELL described Mr.
HOPE's election in a ward that included
traditionally Anglo areas of the city such as the Annex as a
breakthrough in city politics. Mr.
HOPE did not win simply with
a big block of Chinese votes at his back.
"What was interesting was that he was not elected from the Chinese
part of the city, and was not referred to as an ethnic candidate.
… No one had a feeling that he was beholden anyone, and so he
was allowed to act as a normal politician," Mr.
SEWELL said.
"He was remarkable in his time. Ying
HOPE was one of those people
who established a beachhead," said Mr.
MINNAN-
WONG, who, like
Mr. HOPE and Mr.
CHONG, has been elected to council from wards
that do not have large Chinese-Canadian populations.
"Both Gordon and I weren't running as 'Chinese' candidates. We
were running as mainstream Canadians who had Chinese names,"
Mr. MINNAN-
WONG said.
Mr. MINNAN-
WONG, who represents Don Mills in council, said that
circumstances have changed since Mr.
HOPE was the pioneer.
"My father ran for council in 1976, and he wasn't successful.
Back then, it wasn't easy to run with a double-barrelled Chinese
name like MINNAN-
WONG in an exceedingly suburban area that didn't
have the same concentration of immigrant population you have
now," said Mr.
MINNAN-
WONG.
Don Mills now has enough immigrants that its population is similar
to rest of Toronto, and acceptance of multiculturalism makes
its easier for him to run.
Even so, Mr.
MINNAN-
WONG noted, in general, the Chinese community
is primarily interested in business, reluctant to participate
in politics, and despite Mr.
HOPE's example, still under-represented
at elected levels relative to its share of the population.
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CHOPIK o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2007-10-03 published
PRYOR-
CUNNING,
Catherine (née
PRYOR)
At the Bowmanville Hospital on Monday, October 1st, 2007 at the
age of 47 years, the former Kate
PRYOR of Oshawa. Wife of Steve
CUNNING.
Mother of Robert
POTTS and his wife
Valerie of Elderslie
Township, and Danielle and her husband Mike
CHOPIK of Oshawa.
Stepmother of Logan and Georgette
CUNNING of Little Britain,
and D'Arcy
CUNNING and Elisa of Oshawa. Grammie to Clinton, Autumn,
and Tyler. She is also survived by three brothers and three sisters.
She is predeceased by her parents George and Marjorie
PRYOR.
Friends may call at the W. Kent Milroy Port Elgin Chapel, 510 Mill
Street, Port Elgin from 7: 00 to 9:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 3rd,
2007. Visitation will then take place at the Carleton Co-operative
Funeral Home, 337 Lockhart Mill Rd., Jacksonville, New Brunswick
from 2: 00 to 4:00 and 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. on Friday. Funeral service
will take place in the chapel of the Carleton Co-operative Funeral
Home on Saturday at 11: 00 a.m. Interment Williamstown Cemetery.
Memorial contributions to the A.L.S. Society would be appreciated
as expressions of sympathy. Portrait and memorial online at www.milroyfuneralhomes.com
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CHORLEY o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-08-28 published
Teens mourn friend's 'death by misadventure'
The body of 17-year-old Taylor
WHITNEY was found Sunday afternoon
in a backyard after he failed to make his way home from a party
By Anthony
REINHART,
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A10
As an avid athlete and the life of many a teenage party, Taylor
WHITNEY rarely lacked for company.
With a ready supply of jokes and a put-on Irish accent, the 17-year-old
left his many Friends in stitches whenever they got together,
which was often.
Still, no one was there when he needed it most - in the wee hours
of Saturday morning, as he struggled to make his way home from
just such a gathering. As other teens filtered off into the night,
Mr. WHITNEY wandered in the opposite direction of his parents'
Toronto home and into a backyard, where his body was found by
a neighbourhood search party on Sunday afternoon.
"Death by misadventure" is what the police called it after an
autopsy yesterday; the Richview Collegiate Institute student
apparently lost his footing and fell down an embankment behind
a house on Edgehill Road, a leafy street lined with large, stately
homes in the Royal York Road and Dundas Street West area of Etobicoke.
Toxicology tests, still pending, should reveal whether Mr.
WHITNEY
was intoxicated, but his Friends said he was experienced with
alcohol and there was drinking at the party, which was hosted
by a teenage boy whose parents were not home.
Yesterday, the dead teen's Friends struggled with guilt for not
keeping tabs on Mr.
WHITNEY, who would have started Grade 12
at Richview Collegate next week, and taken the football field
wearing his usual No. 24, or "two-four" as he called it, in a
nod to his zest for parties and beer.
"I feel kind of bad because at parties, if people start getting
out of hand or people start drinking too much, I'm usually the
one who takes care of them," said Tyler
VELLEND, a close friend
and fellow Richview linebacker. "The one time that I wasn't there
to make sure he was okay, he went missing and ended up passing
away."
Mr. VELLEND said he had planned to go to the party on Valecrest
Drive with Mr.
WHITNEY, but a last-minute chance to attend a
football camp in Virginia came along. He didn't know anything
was wrong until early Saturday morning, when text messages flooded
his cellphone from Friends asking if he'd heard about Mr.
WHITNEY's
disappearance.
When Mr. VELLEND arrived home that morning, his mother Kathy,
a Toronto police sergeant, was already organizing volunteers
for a search. She directed groups of parents, teens and neighbours
- including the boy who hosted the party and his parents - from
a command post at St. George's Junior School.
When a friend sent a text message to Mr.
WHITNEY's cellphone
at 10 a.m., police were able to determine the message was received,
which meant his phone must have been within two kilometres of
a cellular tower at Royal York Road and Dundas Street West. The
search was focused accordingly.
At about 2 p.m. Sunday, Ms.
VELLEND got the call from one of
the searchers.
"She was like, 'All right, you stay there at the meeting point,'
" her son said, while she headed to the discovery site on Edgehill
Road.
Then, with dozens of volunteers milling around him at the command
post, young Mr.
VELLEND got the call from his mother: "We're
looking at him right now, but there's no signs of [life]."
"There was total silence, and I had a can of pop in my hand and
I just dropped it," Mr.
VELLEND said. "I broke down and collapsed
on the ground."
Michael MASOTTI, another close friend of Mr.
WHITNEY, was nearby
when the search party found the body. He followed Mr.
WHITNEY's
parents down into the backyard, past a swimming pool to where
the ground dropped off steeply toward a ravine that flanks the
Humber River.
"There were logs and rocks at the bottom," Mr.
MASOTTI said,
confirming that it appeared Mr.
WHITNEY's neck was broken. "I
think it was quite sudden. He definitely didn't suffer."
Mr. MASOTTI, 16, said he attended the party briefly on Friday
night, and described it as typical of many.
"It's a house party; I mean, there's always alcohol," he said,
adding that he saw "nothing overly serious" going on.
"That's what's scary; it can happen to anyone at any time," he
said. "It happened to him and he didn't deserve it. No 17-year-old
deserves to die."
Asked if anything can be learned from Mr.
WHITNEY's death, Mr.
MASOTTI
said, "This isn't going to change drinking [among teenagers].
The one thing it will change is how people treat their Friends.
"They have to stay with their Friends, and if you see someone
who's having trouble, you don't just leave them. You pick them
up and you get them to their door."
Earlier this year, Mr.
MASOTTI said, he was with Friends, all
of whom had been drinking before a school dance. During a subway
stop along the way, one of them appeared intoxicated, but told
the others he was okay. The others continued on, only to learn
later that their friend had wound up in hospital to get his stomach
pumped.
Paul CHORLEY, another friend who attended the party, said he
and about 25 teens left the house when the party ended at about
12: 20 a.m. Saturday. Mr.
WHITNEY was among those departing, but
"I guess unnoticeably, he fell behind."
Mr. CHORLEY and Mr.
MASOTTI later heard that Mr.
WHITNEY accepted
a ride soon afterward, but got out of the vehicle a short distance
away. There, he began walking with two other teens he did not
know well, and reportedly told them "this is my street" as he
headed onto Edgehill Road, which was in the opposite direction
of his family's home on Ravensbourne Crescent, three kilometres
northwest.
Asked if Mr.
WHITNEY appeared different than normal at the party,
Mr. CHORLEY said no.
"He was just his usual self," he said. "There was no reason,
really, to take precautions; no one was really watching him because
nobody thought we had to."
Mr. CHORLEY's father, David, said it's too soon to discuss alcohol
or parental supervision in the absence of firm details about
the party, but spoke for countless parents when he described
his feelings about teenagers.
"You worry about the kids all the time," he said, adding that
Mr. WHITNEY was a good kid with loving, involved parents, like
most in the neighbourhood where he has lived all of his 51 years.
"Everything was above board. There was constant communication
within the parent group. That's why his mother got so upset when
he didn't make it home in the wee hours." (Mr.
WHITNEY's mother
called the
CHORLEYs' home at 4 a.m. to ask Paul if her son had
gone home with him.)
Calling the young man's death "a very unfortunate, tragic accident"
that has devastated parents in the neighbourhood as much as his
peer group, the elder Mr.
CHORLEY said when it comes to teens,
"You do the best you can with what you've got, and they have
to make choices, because you're not there."
Tyler VELLEND, who hopes to wear his friend's No. 24 this football
season, wishes he had been.
"I don't want to regret it," he said, "but I feel that if I was
there, I would have made a difference."
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CHORNIUK o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-07-12 published
CHORNIUK,
Mary
Passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 11, 2007 in her 96th
year. Predeceased by her husband Peter. Beloved mother of Sylvia
and her husband Doctor Andrew
TYNIO the late Betty and her late
husband Lloyd
BARNES. Cherished grandmother of Greg
BARNES and
his wife Natasha and the late Andrea
TYNIO.
Special great-grandmother
of Jason and Kiara. Will be remembered by her brothers Jack and
Peter KALYN.
Resting at the Cardinal Funeral Home, 92 Annette
Street (near Keele), on Thursday, July 12 from 5-9 p.m. Panachida
7: 30 p.m. Funeral Service Friday, July 13, 2007 at 10 a.m., then
to St. Volodymyr Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral for the Orthodox
Rite of Funeral at 10: 30 a.m. Interment Park Lawn Cemetery. In
lieu of flowers donations to the Hospital for Sick Children would
be appreciated.
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CHORUS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-08-07 published
JURYCHUK,
Thaddeus
Gregory
Passed away peacefully in his 95th year, after a battle with
failing health, on Sunday, August 5th, 2007 at Saint_Joseph's Health
Centre in Toronto. Beloved Husband of Barbara (née
CHORUS) for
58 Years, Loving Father of Mark and his Wife Helen, and proud
Dido of his granddaughter Christine. His extended family and
Friends will dearly miss Thaddeus. He said farewell to his life
long passion for sailing with a final Georgian Bay voyage on
his cherished vessel "Skoite" this past July. Thaddeus became
a member of the Ontario Public Accountants Council in 1952 and
in 1981 became a member of the Canadian Institute of Chartered
Accountants, enjoying a long and successful career in private
practice. Friends will be received at Cardinal Funeral Home,
366 Bathurst Street (north of Dundas), in Toronto, on Tuesday,
August 7th from 6-9 p.m., with Panachyda at 7 p.m. A funeral
mass will be held on Wednesday, August 8th at 11 a.m. at the
same location. Interment will follow at St. Volodymyr Ukrainian
Cemetery, 1280 Dundas Street West, Oakville. In lieu of flowers,
donations can be made to the Canadian Cancer Society or to a
charity of choice.
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CHOUDHRY o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-08-28 published
Bodies of missing teens found in Lake Ontario
By Canadian Press, Page A11
Consecon, Ontario -- The bodies of two teenage boys missing in
Lake Ontario south of Trenton, have been found.
Police divers recovered the bodies about 250 metres off the shore
of North Beach Provincial Park on Sunday afternoon.
Police said 16-year-old Awad
GHAFOR and 17-year-old Amad
CHOUDHRY,
both from Markham, went missing early Saturday.
Ontario
Provincial
Police Constable Kim
GUTHRIE said the teens
were seen in distress while swimming in the lake near Consecon.
Police and fire departments were called and a search was begun
by Ontario Provincial Police marine units and an underwater search
and recovery unit.
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CHOUINARD o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2007-01-06 published
THIBERT,
Eugene
F.
77 years, of Tilbury, at University Hospital, London on Thursday,
January 4, 2007. Beloved husband of Cordelia "Toby" (née
BELAIR.)
Loving father of Annette and husband Brian
CURTIS.
Dearest grandfather
of Marie GAUDREAU and spouse Ian
KELLY, Ben
CURTIS and wife Julie,
Jason CURTIS, and great-grandfather of Zachery
KELLY, and Cameron
and Ryan CURTIS.
Predeceased by parents Anthony
THIBERT (1977)
and Marie
(CHARRON)
THIBERT (1972.) Dearest brother of the late
Margaret CHEVALIER (1989) (Mid-1991,) the late George
THIBERT
(2003) (Cecile,) Alfred (Edna)
THIBERT, the late Leo
THIBERT
(2001) (Marcella,) Theresa
WATSON
(Dave-1979,)
James
(Marcella)
THIBERT, all of Tilbury, Marie
LEVESQUE of McGregor (Andre-2001.)
Dear brother-in-law of Orise
TELLIER, the late Agatha
CHOUINARD
(2005,) Velina
SHEEHAN,
Jeanne
THIBERT, Louise
BROSSEAU, Carmelle
GAGE.
Eugene was owner and operator of Thibert's Abattoir in
Tilbury from 1961 until 1983, and was Fire Chief of Tilbury from
1959 to 1992. Eugene was a member of Canadian Association of
Fire Chiefs, Ontario Fire Chiefs Association, and Ontario Retirees,
and was past president of Kent County Association of Fire Chiefs,
and Essex County Association of Fire Chiefs. He was a member
of Tilbury Knights of Columbus Third and Fourth Degree. Visitation
at Reaume Funeral Home, 6 Canal St. W., Tilbury Saturday from
7-9 p.m., Sunday from 2-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Parish prayers 3 p.m.
Sunday. Third and Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus prayers 8: 30 p.m.
Sunday. Funeral service from the funeral home Monday, January 8,
2007 at 10 a.m., then to St. Francis Xavier Church, Tilbury for
Mass at 10: 30 a.m. Interment at St. Francis Xavier Cemetery.
Donations to Saint_Joseph's-Regional Mental Health Care London
or Alzheimer Society appreciated.
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CHOW o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-10-11 published
RAHN,
Frederick "
Fred"
Donald
Andrew
Peacefully in his 95th year at Post Inn Village in Oakville.
Loving husband of the late Audrey (née
LIMPERT) and Dad to John
(Nancy) of Qualicum Beach, British Columbia, Joel (Margaret)
of Ottawa, Jay (Sharon
HARRIS) of Toronto and Julie-Anne of Oakville.
Fred was predeceased by his brothers Eric and Cecil and is survived
by his brother Ken of Vancouver. He leaves grandchildren Elizabeth
(Alan CHOW), Brian (Victoria) and Caroline (André
TREMBLAY) and
great-granddaughter Emma
TREMBLAY as well as many nieces and
nephews. Fred was raised in Kitchener and Tavistock, Ontario.
Fred's career encompassed management positions in sales, marketing
and human resources mainly in the wholesale fuel oil business
from which he retired in 1976. An early member of Grace Evangelical
Lutheran Church in Oakville, he was active in its development
for almost fifty years including serving on its lay Board at
the time the church's building on Spruce Avenue in Oakville was
constructed. Fred was an avid curler with the Oakville Curling
Club and, in later years, a keen lawn bowler with the Oakville
Lawn Bowling Club. Fred was also an active amateur film maker.
In his early retirement years, Fred took the Tourism and Travel
course at Sheridan College and then organized overseas tours.
Fred was also active in print and television modeling, including
a number of assignments as Santa's representative as well as
an 'extra' in film productions in the Toronto area. Fred particularly
enjoyed working on the Milton Berle film 'Off Your Rocker'. A Funeral
service will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, October 12, at Grace
Evangelical Lutheran Church, corner of Reynolds and Spruce Street,
Oakville, with reception to follow at Ward Funeral Home, 109 Reynolds
Street, Oakville (905-844-3221). Private interment at Trafalgar
Lawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to Canadian
Lutheran World Relief (www.clwr.org) would be much appreciated.
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CHOW o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-10-23 published
MOIR,
Carol (née
BLACK) (August 19, 1950-October 21, 2007)
It is with heavy hearts that we say goodbye to Carol (née
BLACK)
after a long and courageous battle with a rare neurological disorder.
She is survived by her mother Margaret; Husband Bill; kids Jeff,
Jason, Lauren; Brother Don and wife Marg and kids Charyl (Neil),
Trevor, Steven.
Carol, you have been an inspiration and joy to your family and
Friends. Your dignity and grace through this has been remarkable
and we have all been blessed to have been a part of your life.
The family wishes to thank the staff of the Complex Care facility
at Trillium Hospital (M-site) for their compassion and care for
Carol.
And to Maria
ARAUJO, Elisa
PERERA, Belen
BRAELEY, Emma
MONCAWE,
Jane HALL,
Nora
ANG and Marna
MARTIN, a simple thank you does
not seem adequate enough to convey our feelings. The Friendship,
care and love that you gave to Carol has been overwhelming and
the family is deeply touched.
Thank you also to Doctor Tiffany
CHOW,
Baycrest and
to Donna SCHELL
of the Alzhiemer's Society of Peel for your understanding, help
and guidance throughout.
Funeral Service will be held at the Glen Oaks Reception Centre
Chapel, 3164 9th Line (at Dundas), Oakville (905-257-8822) on
Thursday, October 25th, at 2: 30 p.m.
Donations in Carol's memory can be made to the Trillium Hospital
Centre Foundation or the Alzheimer's Society of Peel.
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