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SMITH
GOLD,
Helen
After a valiant and courageous battle, on Wednesday, September 5,
2007 at Valleyview Nursing Home. Helen Smith
GOLD, beloved wife
of the late Max
GOLD and Jack
SMITH.
Loving mother and mother-in-law
of Harold and Cherry
COHAN, and Steven and Lori
GREENWOOD.
Devoted
grandmother of Anthony and Jennifer, Alan, Sharlene and Michael,
Deborah and Warren, Julia and Andrew, and the late Alisa
COHAN.
Beloved great-grandmother of 5. Sister of Adrian
BAZAR, and Anita
SHAPIRO.
Special thanks to the nursing staff at Valleyview Nursing
Home for their wonderful care. At Benjamin's Park Memorial Chapel,
2401 Steeles Avenue W., (three lights west of Dufferin) for service
on Thursday, September 6th at 2: 30 p.m. Interment, Beth Emeth
Bais Yehuda Synagogue section of Bathurst Lawn Memorial Park.
Shiva at 247 Thornway Ave., Thornhill. Donations may be made
to The Helen Smith Gold Memorial Fund, c/o The Benjamin Foundation,
3429 Bathurst Street, M6A 2C3, 416-789-0324, or at www.benjamins.ca
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FEIGELSON,
Abe (1917-2007)
In Montreal in his 90th year after a prolonged illness. He was
a fighter to the end. Beloved husband of Ruth
(REISLER.) He was
a family man, loving father of Debbie (Gerry
RAVETTE) and Steve
FEIGELSON, Paul (Michelle), Joseph (Nancy), and the late Ernest
(Janet) CARON. Cherished grandfather of Jason and Michael Feigelson
RAVETTE,
Jeremy
(Catherine)
FEIGELSON, Ted (Anna) and Joanna
(Arik) CARON, and Ariane
GUBERMAN-
CARON.
Proud great-grandfather
of Asha FEIGELSON.
Respected brother of the late Eric
FEIGELSON,
the late Mary
COHEN and the late Sophie
ZACK.
Beloved uncle to
Badanna ZACK, Paul (Rhona)
FEIGELSON, Joan
HORN. Abe had a long
and successful career in the photographic industry as President
of Anglophoto. He was loved and respected by all who worked with
him. A renaissance man with a passion for the arts, he was also
a talented sculptor and painter. He was well-known and appreciated
for his unique and colourful sense of humour. The family would
like to extend their heartfelt thanks to Doctor Paul Lysy and Doctor Sam
Benaroya, the staff at Place Kensington (especially Sandra, Jean,
Désirée, Blessing, Galit) and
to Abe's caregivers (especially
Gracie, Oriel, Patricia, Ann, Lucy, Vathana, Claudette, Hannah)
for their excellent care. Funeral service from Paperman and Sons,
Montreal 3888 Jean Talon W. on Sunday January 7, 2007 at 2: 00 p.m.
Burial at the Montreal Worker's Circle Cemetery, De La Savane.
Shiva through Wednesday at Ruth's. In lieu of flowers, donations
in his memory may be made to the charity of your choice.
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BURSTON,
J.
Margaret
On Wednesday, June 6, 2007. Maggie
BURSTON, composer, activist,
healer, and counsellor, beloved wife of Ben
BURSTON.
Loving mother
and mother-in-law of Varda and David
FENTON of Peterborough,
Daniel BURSTON and Sharna
OLFMAN of Pittsburgh, and Jonathan
BURSTON of Stratford. Dear sister of the late Leah
NEWMAN,
Miriam
COHEN,
Eddie
DIAMOND, and Esther
BAROUH. Devoted grandmother
of Adam, and Gavriela. At Benjamin's Park Memorial Chapel, 2401 Steeles
Avenue West (3 lights west of Dufferin) for service on Friday,
June 8, 2007 at 1: 00 p.m. Interment Community Section of Pardes
Shalom Cemetery. Shiva 575 Avenue Road #601, commencing Sunday,
June 10 daily from 2: 00 p.m. If desired, donations may be made
to the Maggie Burston Memorial Fund for the Allergy and Environmental
Health Association and the Givat Haviva Education Fund Israel
c/o The Benjamin Foundation, 3429 Bathurst Street, Toronto, M6A 2C3,
416-780-0324. At both the Funeral Service and the Shiva you are
respectfully requested to refrain from wearing any scented grooming
products.
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COLE,
Maxwell
On Saturday, July 7, 2007 at Harold and Grace Baker Centre. Maxwell
COLE, beloved husband of Lillian
COLE.
Loving father and father-in-law
of Peter COLE and Ila
SISSON,
Ellen
COLE and Mircea
POPESCU,
and Susan G.
COLE and Leslie
CHUDNOVSKY. Dear brother and brother-in-law
of Stanley and Sandy
COHEN, and Evelyn
COLE.
Devoted▼ and sweet
Zaidy of Andresa, Sascha, and Molly. He touched all who knew
him with his music, kindness and love. At Benjamin's Park Memorial
Chapel, 2401 Steeles Avenue West (3 lights west of Dufferin),
for service on Tuesday, July 10, 2007 at 1: 00 p.m. Interment
Holy Blossom Temple Section of Pardes Shalom Cemetery. Shiva
commencing Wednesday, July 11, 2007 at 68 Appleton Avenue from
2: 00 p.m. daily. Donations may be made to the Maxwell Cole Memorial
Fund c/o The Benjamin Foundation, 3429 Bathurst Street, Toronto,
M6A 2C3, 416-780-0324.
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SILVERSTONE,
Mona (née
COHEN)
Mona passed away after a short illness on Saturday, August 18,
2007, in Aventura, Florida. Beloved wife of Philip for 63 years.
Dear mother of Harvey (Beverly), and the late Marvyn (Ellen).
Special Boby to her grandchildren, David
SILVERSTONE, Marty
SILVERSTONE,
and Joanne
MINER
(Dan.)
Great-grandmother of Mitchell and Kara.
Sister and sister-in-law of the late Ada and the late Lou
HOROWITZ,
the late Eddie and the late Jean Cohen, and sister-in-law of
Ben and Esther
SILVERSTONE.
Also survived by her many wonderful
nieces, nephews, cousins and Friends in Canada and the U.S. Contributions
in Mona's memory may be made to the Cancer Research Society,
(514) 861-9227. For funeral information, please call Paperman and
Sons, (514) 733-7101.
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WRIGHT,
Beatrice
Sohn (formerly
COHEN)
Peacefully on Aug 22, 2007 at age 89 in Ottawa. Well-loved and
respected over a long life. Pre-deceased by sons Matt
COHEN and
Andy COHEN and first husband, Morris
COHEN and second, Maurice
WRIGHT. Survived by siblings Jack
SOHN
(Deganya) and Reeva
SEGAL,
daughters-in-law Patsy
ALDANA and Susan
CARTER, and step-children
Wendy WRIGHT (Nir
BAREKET), Ken
WRIGHT (Mindy
PILON), and Tammy
PACKER
(Richard.)
Auntie
Bea to many and enthusiastic Baba to
Alice COHEN,
Daniel
COHEN, Sally
COHEN, Madeleine
COHEN, Coca
McALLISTER, Seth
McALLISTER, Jason
WRIGHT, Jordan
WRIGHT, Leah
WRIGHT, Jared
WRIGHT, Michael
PACKER and Jeffrey
PACKER. Great-grandmother
to Felix. A Funeral Service will be held in the Chapel at the
New Jewish Cemetary in Osgoode, Ontario Sunday August 26 at 11 a.m.
Shiva private.
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COHEN,
Leah
By Naomi LIGHTMAN,
Page
L10
Mother, friend, writer, political activist. Born on April 7,
1945, in Toronto. Died May 10 in Toronto of cancer, aged 62.
There was a part of Leah that fancied herself a spy or secret
agent, relentlessly pursuing social justice and opposing evil
wherever it might lurk. She even had clothes for the occasion.
In her 20s, armed with an M.A. in political science, Leah landed
a day job at International Business Machines Corporation where
her mission was to promote the introduction of barcode scanning
in supermarkets.
By night, Leah wrote subversive columns about women and work
for the Toronto Board of Trade, using the pseudonym Emma Peel,
the feminist spy from television's The Avengers.
In typical style, Leah blew her International Business Machines
Corporation earnings on a spiffy, white sports car. She sped
around town until my father, Ernie
LIGHTMAN, came along - he
couldn't quite fold his six-foot frame into the tiny vehicle.
When Leah quit her International Business Machines Corporation
job - actually she was "de-employed" - she decided to follow
her lifelong dream of writing.
She co-authored a book, The Secret Oppression, the first substantial
Canadian work on the sexual harassment of women in the workplace.
In 1984, Leah published her second book, Small Expectations:
Society's Betrayal of Older Women. At her death, she was working
on a play about the lives of people on welfare.
Leah's trademark in research was her use of in-depth case studies.
She had an amazing ability to establish rapport with people from
all walks of life.
Her contact with her birth family was minimal, but this was more
than offset by her deep Friendships - her "family of choice,"
as she called them.
Leah firmly believed in the importance of intergenerational relationships,
and was equally close to her teenaged goddaughters as to her
nearly 90-year-old proxy parents.
Clearly,
Leah's grandparents, Chana and Fishel
GLICKSMAN, were
her greatest influence; undoubtedly, my father was Leah's closest
friend. My parents first met at age 7, at Hebrew school. But
Leah's family moved and it wasn't until 25 years later that they
reunited at a Halloween party. Their connection was instantaneous.
They travelled the world, supported one another unconditionally,
and shared every intimacy.
For her last 22 years, Leah carried with her the baggage of cancer.
She told very few people about her illnesses, as she never wanted
to be seen as a victim.
One of my strongest memories of my mother is when she decided
we would travel to Ottawa to participate in International Women's
Day.
We painted big signs and upset everybody when we carried them
on the train. We marched on Parliament Hill, hand in hand.
My mother left us all enriched by her passion and bettered by
her principles.
Naomi LIGHTMAN is Leah's daughter.
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STONE,
Carl
Abraham
Passed away peacefully at home in his sleep on Saturday, October 13th,
2007 in his 84th year. Carl
STONE, loving husband of Arlene.
Carl was the proud and caring father of Janet and Doctor Stephen
WASSERMAN,
Nancy and Bobby
COHEN, and Billy and Robin
STONE.
He got such gleeful enjoyment from his grandchildren and will
be so missed and remembered by Daniel, Marni, Erin, Josh, Charlie,
Harrison, and Casey. He was especially thankful for his caregiver
Ana Szyjewicz, affectionately called Mrs. Asher. Carl was known
for his humour, loyalty, legal prowess, love of language and
unique, funny views on life and all its quirks, which he willingly
shared with family and Friends. Nothing was more important to
Carl than his family and he always took great pleasure in declaiming
his feelings at family gatherings and special occasions. A man
of simple needs and complex love, we celebrate his life and the
wisdoms he shared with us. At Holy Blossom Temple, 1950 Bathurst
Street (Bathurst and Eglinton) for service on Monday, October 15,
2007 at 11: 00 a.m. Interment Holy Blossom Memorial Park. Shiva
561 Avenue Road #604. Donations may be made to the Carl A. Stone
Memorial Fund c/o The Benjamin Foundation, 3429 Bathurst Street,
Toronto, M6A 2C3, 416-780-0324, www.benjamins.ca
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COHEN,
Sheila▼
In loving memory of Sheila, who died thirteen years ago, on 3 Cheshvan
5755, but whose compassion and generosity and kindness and sense
of fun light our lives to this day. At the rising of the sun,
and at its going down, we remember her -- Bob, Ellen, Norton
and Vicki.
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COHEN,
Sheila▲
In loving memory of Sheila, who died thirteen years ago, on 3 Cheshvan 5755,
but whose compassion and generosity and kindness and sense of
fun light our lives to this day. At the rising of the sun, and
at its going down, we remember her -- Bob, Ellen, Norton and
Vicki.
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LAX,
Sidney
Joseph
Passed away at North York General Hospital on Wednesday, October 24,
2007, in his 89th year. Devoted brother of the late Sybil
BERCOV
(Harry) and the late Allan
LAX
(Evelyn.)
Beloved uncle to Mark
BERCOV,
Clifford and Joan
LAX, Roslyn and Steven
COHEN, and Myron
LAX and Shirly
TOY. A graveside service will be held at the Community
Section, Section DDD Pardes Shalom Cemetery on Friday, October 26,
2007 at 11: 30 a.m. Following the funeral, Friends and family
will join together to share their remembrances of Sid at 65 Skymark
Drive (The Elegance) Apt. 907. The family would be grateful for
donations to the Sidney Lax Endowment Fund c/o The Baycrest Centre
Foundation, 416-785-2875.
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COHEN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-11-06 published
COHEN,
Fane
Gordon
Peacefully at Baycrest Hospital in Toronto on November 5, 2007.
Beloved wife of the late Sheldon Julius
COHEN, mother of Norda
Ann EISENSTAT and Dana Lynn
COHEN. Cherished grandmother of David,
Janice, Julie, Jody, Jonathan and Paula. Great-grandmother to
Joshua, Hannah, Davina, Jacob, Jaimie, Shana, Lee and Ella. A legendary
woman to all who knew her, she recently celebrated her 100th
birthday surrounded by family and Friends. Sadly missed by Lina
CANETE and all staff on Baycrest 6 east. Thank you for your loving
care. She will be missed by all but never forgotten. Funeral
on November 6, 2007 at 1 p.m. at Beth Israel Congregation in
Kingston, Ontario. Shiva at 525 Melrose Ave., Toronto. Memorial
donations may be made to the charity of your choice.
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DOVER,
Martin
Bernard
Passed away Sunday, November 4, after a lengthy illness. He will
be missed by his wife
Eleanor, children Kayla and Brian
SCHNEIDERMAN,
Nancy and Howard
FLEISCHER,
Jodi and Mark
DOVER and Howard Frank
DOVER, by his grandchildren Lisa
SCHNEIDERMAN,
David
SCHNEIDERMAN,
Dara and Dan
RAMES, Claudia
FLEISCHER, Harlie
DOVER, Cecily
DOVER,
Levi DOVER and sister Mina Dover
COHEN. He was predeceased by
his sister Joy Dover
FIREMAN. A private family funeral was held
in Toronto. Donations in his memory can be made to The Baycrest
Centre @ (416) 785-2875.
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REBICK,
Frank
In his 91st year on Tuesday, November 6, 2007 at Toronto Western
Hospital. Frank
REBICK, beloved husband of Zelda
REBICK.
Loving
father and father-in-law of Charlie and Kip, Sue and Steve, and
Mark and Bernadette. Dear brother of Ruth
ZARETSKY, and brother-in-law
of Ethel COHEN and Ruth
HURWITZ.
Devoted▲ grandfather of Sarah,
Josh, Adam, Matan, and Gabe. At Benjamin's Park Memorial Chapel,
2401 Steeles Avenue West (3 lights west of Dufferin) for service
on Wednesday, November 7, 2007 at 2: 30 p.m. Interment Community
Section of Pardes Shalom Cemetery. Shiva 88 Wells Hill Avenue.
Donations may be made to the Frank Rebick Memorial Fund c/o The
Benjamin Foundation, 3429 Bathurst Street, Toronto, M6A 2C3,
416-780-0324, www.benjamins.ca
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BERNSTEIN,
Elsie
On Wednesday, November 7, 2007. Elsie
BERNSTEIN, beloved wife
of the late Teddy
BERNSTEIN.
Loving mother and mother-in-law
of Billy and Daryll, Paul and Stephanie
BARRETT, and Bryna and
Kenny BACK. Dear sister of Pauline
LIPPES and the late Leo
SHERMAN,
Mollye ZELDIN, and Roslyn
COHEN.
Devoted grandmother of David,
Karon, Jason, Elissa, Lyla, Simone, and Lisa. At Benjamin's Park
Memorial Chapel, 2401 Steeles Ave., W., (3 lights west of Dufferin),
for service on Friday, November 9th at 1: 00 p.m. Interment Adath
Israel Section of Pardes Shalom Cemetery. Shiva 47 Shelborne
Avene. Memorial donations may be made to Elsie Bernstein Fund,
c/o The Benjamin Foundation, 3429 Bathurst Street, Toronto, M6A 2C3
at 416-780-0324 or www.benjamins.ca.
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HARVEY,
Geraldine "
Jill"
Peacefully at Hazelton Place on Friday, November 23, 2007 at
the age of 89. Loving wife of the late Allen
HARVEY.
Mother of
Nigel HARVEY.
Predeceased by brothers Peter and Michael
BLAKE.
Greatly missed by her friend Barbara
COHEN. At
Jill's request,
a private service was held. In memoriam, donations to Saint Michael's
Hospital Foundation would be appreciated.
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COHU o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-09-27 published
Music director reached highest echelons
In a life steeped in music and dance, he juggled opera, ballet
and a host of languages
By Lisa FITTERMAN,
Special to The Globe and Mail, Page S8
George CRUM had thick, expressive eyebrows that stood him in
good stead for his beloved jokes and stories. Up and down they
moved, punctuation to the punch lines that helped him dispel
tension before and after performances by the National Ballet
of Canada, where he served as founding music director and conductor
for 33 years.
Once, Mr. CRUM was forced to use only his eyebrows to cue performers
on stage as to when the music would start, stop, slow to a stately
adagio or rise to a peak. It was a matinee performance of Giselle
in a tiny hall in Fredericton, with principal dancer Karen Kain
performing the title role.
"I'll never forget it," Ms. Kain said. "Usually, we followed
the movement of George's baton, up, down, swoosh, but this time,
all we could see was the top half of his head sticking up through
a hole in the stage."
His life was steeped in dance and music, and he believed that
they should be accessible to everyone, even in tiny town halls.
Tall, with dark hair and a pugilist's nose (he was a Golden Gloves
boxer in his teens), he was an inveterate prankster with a sunny
nature and a disarming manner. Nothing got him down - not holes
drilled through stages, not having to travel on tour along bumpy
roads in a bus and certainly not getting caught in a rainstorm
on the way to the National Ballet's first performance at Toronto's
Eaton Auditorium in 1951, with him as conductor.
As Mr. CRUM often told the story, the rain was coming down so
hard that the car sputtered, then shorted out - not what he wanted
on one of the biggest nights of his professional life. But there
he was, cheerfully hitchhiking with his trousers rolled up to
his knees in a futile bid to keep them dry. "And wouldn't you
know it, but the elegantly dressed couple who stopped to help
were also on their way to the ballet. They said they'd take us,
but that we'd probably be late," he said with a wicked grin.
"I said, 'Don't worry. I can guarantee that you won't be late.'"
An avid linguist - he spoke fluent German, French, Spanish and
Latin, in addition to English - Mr.
CRUM fit into any situation,
or made it fit him. Jean Verch, a flutist who joined the ballet
company in 1963, said that during a Mexican tour, several of
them hired a car for the day in the capital. "George was sitting
in front and speaking Spanish with the driver, then turning around
to translate for us. And the driver asked him where he'd learned
to speak English!"
He also tried to impart his love of food on others, insisting
that people try things they didn't like three times a year until
they developed a taste for it. "I did," laughed Ms. Verch, now
the orchestra's administrator. "But despite all of George's gargantuan
efforts, I still don't like large snails and boiled parsnips."
George CRUM was born in Rhode Island, the
son of George Sr.,
who worked in the insurance business, and Muriel, an unconventional
housewife whom Ms. Verch described as a "grand dame." When her
son was grown and travelling on tour, Mrs.
CRUM had a habit of
turning up in the strangest places. In Podunk, Iowa, he was startled
to feel a tap on his shoulder as he walked amid applause to his
spot in the orchestra pit. He turned to see his mother, who admonished
him: "Georgie, did you wear your rubbers today? It's raining!"
Another time, he was checking into a Quebec City hotel when the
desk clerk remarked, 'Oh, Mr.
CRUM, your wife is already here
and I've taken the liberty of giving you adjoining rooms." Mr.
CRUM,
who knew that his wife was most definitely not travelling with
him, found the connecting door open, and there was his mother,
acting as if her visit had been planned for ages.
The CRUM family moved to Toronto when George was 3. He showed
an early aptitude for music, and at 12, began to seriously study
piano and organ under Edmund
COHU, organist and choirmaster of
Trinity College School in Port Hope, Ontario After Trinity, he
continued to study piano with instructor Mona
BATES, making his
Toronto debut at the age of 16. Soon, he was a regular recitalist
on Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Radio.
He studied musical orchestration under Barbara Pentland and late
Ettore Mazzoleni, becoming so fascinated and inspired by opera
and lieder music that he would later spend time in Europe working
to further his knowledge. One of his hosts, a German music professor,
spoke no English while Mr.
CRUM spoke only rudimentary German
at the time. They communicated in Latin, the only language they
had in common.
When he was 22, Mr.
CRUM made his professional debut as one of
the conductors for the Royal Conservatory Opera, later known
as the Canadian Opera Company. Besides conducting, he served
as the first chorus master. During this period, he also spent
two seasons in Guatemala as an assistant conductor of the National
Opera of Central America.
In 1951, two things happened that would change his life: He married
Patricia SNELL, a soprano with whom he later had two daughters,
and he was approached by Celia
FRANCA, the English-born founder
of the National Ballet (obituary February 20, 2007). She asked
whether he'd join the fledgling company as its music director
and conductor and he agreed, setting in motion a professional
relationship that would guide the troupe into the highest echelons
of the dance world.
For a number of years, he juggled his opera and ballet careers,
and even found time to guest conduct for Canadian Broadcasting
Corporation opera telecasts and opera and symphony performances
across North America, Japan and Europe. Eventually, though, the
heavy performance schedule took its toll: He gave up his commitment
to the Conservatory Opera to devote himself to what was quickly
becoming a tour de force in the world of international dance.
Over the years, he provided the orchestrations and arrangements
for works in the ballet company's repertoire including Pas de
Deux Romantique (1959-1960), Princess Aurora (1960-1961), One
in Five (1961-1962), Melodie (1966-1967), Giselle (1969-1970),
Les Sylphides (1973-1974) and Offenbach in the Underworld (1975-1976).
But he still took on guest conducting jobs, including an appearance
in Mexico for the inauguration of president Miguel de la Madrid
and the official opening in 1969 of the National Arts Centre
in Ottawa, where an electrical glitch during the second night's
performance of Romeo and Juliet caused a third of the orchestra
to rise above the stage just as Ms.
FRANCA, in the role of Lady
Capulet, was commanding Lord Capulet to his knees.
Veronica Tennant, who was dancing the role of Juliet that night,
described the scene for The Globe and Mail in 2004: "Gamely,
[George] continued waving his baton, ascending until he and his
nucleus of musicians were peering down at us aghast - as he said,
"the only time I ever looked down on Celia
FRANCA."
In 1972, Mr.
CRUM received the Celia Award in recognition of
his services to ballet in Canada. He officially retired from
the ballet in 1984 but was named music director emeritus and
appeared as guest conductor at 25th anniversary gala performances
and in 1989 for Ms. Tennant's farewell performance of Sergei
Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet.
Even in retirement, Mr.
CRUM didn't remain still. He bought a
snooker parlour in Thornhill, Ontario, and became an avid clockmaker
and wood carver, winning a contest for a carving of a toad -
a gift for one of his daughters, who collected such amphibious
paraphernalia.
"He was always creative and a mentor. He is one of the pioneers
who created our company. He was on the bus all day, performing
at night, going across the Prairies, travelling in freezing temperatures
and in sweltering heat," Ms. Kain said. "In effect, we're standing
on his shoulders."
George CRUM was born October 26, 1926, in Rhode Island. He died
in Toronto on September 8, 2007, of cancer-related causes. He
was 80. He leaves wife Patricia, daughters Jennie and Angie,
and seven grandchildren.
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