EIDT o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2007-08-13 published
BENEDICT,
Robert
Charles
At the Elgin Abbey Nursing Home in Chesley on Friday, August
10, 2007. Bob
BENEDICT, resident of Elgin Abbey and formerly
of R.R.#4 Tara, in his 81st year. Beloved Husband of the late
former Eleanor Jane
MITCHELL. Dear father of Don and his spouse
Joan EDWORTHY of Arkwright, Doris and her husband Ted
HACK of
Guelph and Jeff of Owen Sound. Brother of Lois and her husband
George MAHON and Eleanor
SPENCE.
Predeceased by son Bill (1984)
and brother Frank. Bob will be sadly missed by his grandchildren
Lisa and her husband Jay
EIDT,
Keri
BENEDICT, Angela
HACK and
her friend Chris
BRATHWAITE,
Kyle
HACK and by great-grand_son
Harrison EIDT.
Also survived by sister-in-law Shirley and her
husband Arnold
DRAVES of Innisfil and many nieces and nephews.
Friends may call at the Paul H. Eagleson Funeral Home in Tara
on Monday from 2: 00 to 4:00 and 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. The Celebration
of Bob's life will be held on Tuesday August 14, 2007 at 11: 00 a.m.
Interment in Hillcrest Cemetery, Tara. In lieu of flowers, donations
to the Alzheimer Society or the Tara Legion Building Fund would
be appreciated by the family. Condolences may be expressed online
at www.paulheaglesonfuneralhome.ca
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EIDT o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-09-28 published
EIDT,
James
Kenneth "
Jim"
Broadcast journalist, documentary filmmaker, old timers' hockey
player, Toronto Maple Leafs fan, husband, cat daddy. Born December 16,
1955, in London, Ontario Died September 8 in Venice, Italy, aged
By Michael
MAITLAND,
Page L8
Jim EIDT's lack of ego was probably best reflected by his business
attire, which usually consisted of shorts, running shoes and
a well-worn hockey old-timers' golf shirt.
A graduate of the journalism program at Ryerson University in
Toronto, Jim began his career in Alberta where he honed his craft
working in Lethbridge, Red Deer, Calgary and Edmonton.
In Calgary he met Nancy. They married and in 1990 moved to Victoria
where Jim turned his energies into making Pan Productions Ltd.
While corporate and government videos and post-production services
kept the doors at Pan open, television production was his true
passion.
His pride in being a Canadian was equalled by his commitment
to telling Canadian stories.
There was a time, or so the story goes, when his niece lamented
about "Canadian" television. Jim outlined the merits of, and
the need for, Canadian television and by the end his niece had
become a fan.
Jim will perhaps be best remembered for Terry Fox Remembered,
a film he dedicated to the memory of his mother, the late Shirley
EIDT, the former Scarborough councillor who welcomed Mr. Fox
to Toronto.
Other productions include the award-winning Crowded at the Bottom
and the television series Good to Go, about the trials and tribulations
of producing a Canadian feature film.
His ability in the editing suite was matched by his extraordinary
skill with a pen, his love of literacy and his passion for hockey.
Jim's dedication to the Maple Leafs never waned and he would
try to get into a Leafs game whenever he was in Toronto on film
business.
Ever health-conscious, Jim played for two old-timer teams in
Victoria, the Silver Bullets and the Pharma Kings.
On more than one occasion while working with him, I would catch
him eyeing the clock.
We had work to do but, equally as important, the puck was about
to drop. Jim had it timed just right so he could be out the door
and on the ice in 15 minutes.
Yet his greatest passion wasNancy, his wife of 27 years. Their
mutual love of travel took them to Europe whenever possible.
It was during the first week of a month-long vacation to Europe
that Jim suffered a fatal heart attack.
Jim EIDT was above all a man of rock-solid integrity. He will
be dearly missed by Friends and family, but most of all by his
loving wife and cats Ruffian and Elmo.
Michael MAITLAND co-produced several films with Jim
EIDT.
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