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KAPELOS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-11-17 published
GEGERIAS,
Mary
In Brookline, Massachusetts, with courage and dignity, Mary
GEGERIAS,
Ph.D. of Chestnut Hill, Professor Emerita of French at Pine Manor
College, esteemed cultural ambassador, passed away 13 November 2007.
Dr. GEGERIAS was the daughter of the late Panagiota Collias
GEGERIAS
and John GEGERIAS. A sister, Anna Gegerias
KAPELOS, predeceased
her. She is survived by her sister, Helen
GEGERIAS, her nephews
George and John
KAPELOS, her niece, Pamela Kapelos
FITZGERALD,
and many beloved cousins, colleagues, and Friends. The Government
of France awarded her the Chevalier de l'ordre national du mérite.
An inspiration to generations of women, Mary
GEGERIAS was also
honored as Officier des arts et lettres and Officier des palmes
académiques (France). In lieu of flowers, donations in memory
of Dr. GEGERIAS may be made to the Mary Gegerias Fund, Pine Manor
College, 400 Heath Street, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, 02467.
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KAPETANIOS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-07-14 published
STRUTHERS,
Jean
Laurie (née
BOWLEY)
Peacefully, and with characteristic grace, in her eighty-eighth
year, following a fifteen-day illness, on 4 July 2007, at University
Hospital in London, Ontario. Born 6 October 1919 in Adelaide
Township, Middlesex County; third of four children of Walter
and Eva BOWLEY.
Graduate of Strathroy Collegiate Institute and
of Westervelt College in London. Lived vibrantly, generously,
kindly, affectionately. Loving wife for nearly fifty years of
Jack STRUTHERS of London (d. 1991) and, later, loving partner
for over eleven years of William
BOWIE of Grand Bend (d. 2006.)
Predeceased, too, by her elder sister, Mary
BOWLEY, her older
sister, Anne
KEMP, her younger brother, Walter
BOWLEY, and by
other Friends, among them, her older sister's husband, Jim
KEMP,
Fred and Jean Hammerton, Win Schell.
Loving mother of Doctor J.R. (Tim)
STRUTHERS and ever-appreciative
friend of his wife, Doctor Marianne
MICROS, both professors of English
at The University of Guelph. Loving and especially proud grandmother
of their daughters Eleni
KAPETANIOS and Joy
STRUTHERS, and fond
friend of their respective partners, Dan
BORTOLLON and Rob
STEFANYK,
all of Guelph. Loving aunt of Penn
KEMP, of Jamie
KEMP, of Frank,
Marc, Joel, and Luke
BOWLEY.
Mentor and friend to many others.
Herself now repeating, as her mother had said to her, "I will
always be with you." And she will. All those around her being
reassured, made finer, made resplendent, by her presence. Individuals
are invited to remember Jean in their own personal ways, by continuing
to be their own special selves. Cards, words, remembrances may
be sent to The Struthers Family, 75 James Street West, Guelph,
Ontario N1G 1E5. Any financial donations may be directed to the
organization of each person's choice or to "London Health Sciences
Foundation, Critical Care / Intensive Care Unit," 747 Baseline
Road East, London, Ontario N6C 2R6. Heartfelt thanks are extended
to the good souls already named, particularly Penn
KEMP, along
with Jean's very special friend, Ursula
WEINHARDT,
Jean's caregivers,
Cheryl GOCAN and Sylvia
REED, her doctor, Keith
FERGUSON, the
staff in the Intensive Care Unit of University Hospital, and
those other relatives and Friends of Jean's and her family's
who shared, appreciated, returned Jean's love and delight and
dignity, who strive to keep these qualities alive.
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KAPICA o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-01-04 published
KAPICA,
Lucia▼
(DEGORSKA)
On December 11, 2006, at the Institut Canadien-Polonais du Bien-Être
in Montreal two days past her 89th birthday, after a long and
heart-breaking illness. She was predeceased by her husband of
53 years, Chester
KAPICA.
She is truly mourned by her loving
son, Jack, her daughter-in-law, Eve
DROBOT, and her granddaughter,
Thalia. Her gentle heart and brilliant mind were loved and admired
by all who knew her. A memorial mass will be said by Fr. Thomas
ROSICA at the Chapel of the Cardinal Flahiff Basilian Centre
at 95 Saint_Joseph Street (corner Bay Street) on Saturday, January 6th,
2007 at 10 a.m.. Her memory may be honoured by gifts in her name
to the McGill University Alma Mater fund, the Fondation de l'Institut
Canadien-Polonais or the Alzheimer's Society. Condolences may
be sent to jkapica@globeandmail.com
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KAPICA o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-01-05 published
KAPICA,
Lucia▲ (née
DEGORSKA)
By Jack KAPICA,
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Scientist, wife, mother. Born December 9, 1917, in Poznan, Poland.
Died December 11, 2006, in Montreal of Alzheimer's disease, aged
Draw a straight line from Berlin to Warsaw and bisect it, and
you will find yourself close to a certain farm near Poznan, where
Lucia DEGORSKA was born in 1917. She was studying pharmacology,
earning her tuition as a telephone operator along the German
border. Just before midnight on August 31, 1939, her supervisor
dashed in and yelled, "Run! East!" Minutes later, she was on
the receiving end of the first artillery barrage of the Second
World War.
She kissed her parents goodbye, joined the army and disappeared.
Some time later, she and the sad remnants of the Polish military
staggered into Paris.
She was sweet, the kind of girl men liked to protect, so when
Paris fell, her army pals ignored orders not to take women when
they left France. They put her in a truck, buried her under greatcoats,
and smuggled her to the evacuation ships in Normandy.
At Dover, the refugees were placed in orderly queues and processed
by crisp, efficient British relief workers. It was then, Lucia
said, that "I realized England would win this war."
She earned a bachelor's degree at Cambridge and married Chester
KAPICA, an aeronautical engineer from Warsaw. When the war ended,
they moved to Rio de Janeiro, where he worked for Shell Oil and
she raised their son, born there in 1946. But the Brazilian economy
soon dried up, and they moved to Toronto in 1949. The cold city
gave her son pneumonia; his doctor took pity, and sent the family
to a pediatrician friend in Montreal, who helped Chester find
work at Canadair, building the new F-86 Sabre jets.
Lucia earned her doctorate in microbiology at McGill, where she
researched, published scholarly papers and taught microbiology
to second-year medical students. She also dabbled, with remarkable
success, in telepathy.
She specialized in mycology, a field vaguely related to mushrooms,
and won international acclaim for her research into obscure airborne
fungal horrors. Once, when I was driving her home, she asked
me to stop at the Montreal General Hospital so she could pick
up a glass jar with three disgusting black objects in it. She
said it was a biopsy from a patient dying of Death Valley Fever
and she was going to keep it in our fridge at home overnight.
"It's perfectly safe, it isn't sporifying," she pleaded as I
screamed a U-turn at the height of rush hour, heading back to
the safety of her laboratory and its own fridge. "Yet," she added
helpfully.
When polio broke out in the 1950s, she noticed it hit middle-class
kids hardest, while children of farmers and labourers were largely
spared, and concluded that good health might depend on a little
bit of dirt. "I know why children put their fingers in their
mouths," she said brightly one day. "They're building up their
immune systems."
Some 45 years later British researchers reported the same conclusion
in The Lancet, calling it the Hygiene Hypothesis. She never read
it -- by then she was living in whatever universe is inhabited
by Alzheimer's victims.
When she retired in 1982, she turned down two McGill offers to
recognize her immense contributions: first with contract work
and then a laboratory set up in her basement. Instead, she became
her husband's eyes and ears when his failed and he became her
mind when hers failed.
Chester died in 1995. Shortly after, Lucia's mind failed completely.
The rest of her followed just after her 89th birthday in 2006.
There▼ will be a memorial mass for Lucia
KAPICA at 10 a.m. tomorrow
in the Chapel of the Cardinal Flahiff Basilian Centre at 95 Saint_Joseph
St. in Toronto.
Jack KAPICA is Lucia
KAPICA's son.
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KAPICA o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-11-24 published
DROBOT,
Jan
Calmly and with dignity, on November 14, 2007, at the age of
94 after a short illness. He died at home at Wellesley Central
Place where, for the past two years, he was cared for by a superb
staff. He led an extraordinary life of accomplishment and adventure
and will be proudly and lovingly remembered. His wit and wisdom
will be sorely missed. Predeceased by his beloved wife of 50 years,
Wanda. He was a wonderful father, and an adored and adoring grandfather
to Thalia KAPICA and Clare
DROBOT.
The▲ family will be at home
to Friends and colleagues on Saturday December 1, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.,
and Sunday. December 2, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. For more information,
email eve@kapica.ca. Donations may be made in his memory to the
International Red Cross.
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KAPITAN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-08-23 published
BRADFORD,
Hugh
William
Peacefully at home, surrounded by his family, on Wednesday, August
22, 2007 at the age of 67. Loving husband and best friend to
Anna DAWYD. Dear father to Laura
BRADFORD and her husband Paul
KAPITAN, and predeceased by his children Wendy and Paul. Proud
grandpa to Adam and Alex. Loving brother to Peggy
FALVEY and
dear uncle to Danna, Rosanne, and Brenda. Friends may call at
the Turner and Porter "Peel" Chapel, 2180 Hurontario Street, Mississauga
(Hwy 10, N. of the Queen Elizabeth Way) on Sunday from 2-4 and
6-9 p.m. Funeral Service will be held in the Chapel on Monday,
August 27, 2007 at 1 p.m. Interment Glendale Memorial Gardens.
If desired, remembrances may be made to the Credit Valley Hospital
or the Canadian Cancer Society.
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KAPOOR o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-10-03 published
SOLMON,
Norman
Harry
With love and gratefulness for such a wonderful life, passed
away peacefully on Tuesday, October 2, 2007 at Sunnybrook Hospital
amongst his caring family and close Friends by his side. Norman
SOLMON, a Gold Medalist Chartered Accountant, extraordinary businessman,
health guru, loving husband of Lyla. Proud father of Melvyn and
Melanie, Sandra
SOLMON and Doug
MESSENGER, and Maureen
WHITE/WHYTE
and Richard
WEDSELTOFT.
Dedicated step-father of Gail
POSLUNS
and Bernard
TELLEZ,
Jeffrey and Melanie
POSLUNS, and Joel and
Lynn POSLUNS.
Adoring grandfather (Zaidi) of Zoe
MESSENGER, Wesley,
Ryan, Jesse, and Lindsay
SOLMON,
Leah, and Mark
TELLEZ, Emma,
and Simon POSLUNS,
Max, and Samantha
POSLUNS, and Kerah, and
Tasha SOLMON.
Trusted teacher, best friend and business associate
to Chand KAPOOR.
Special thanks to his caregivers who made his
last weeks of life so comfortable. At Benjamin's Park Memorial
Chapel, 2401 Steeles Avenue West (three lights west of Dufferin),
for service on Wednesday, October 3rd at 2: 30 p.m. Interment,
Beth Sholom Synagogue section of Mt. Sinai Memorial Park. Shiva
beginning Saturday night at 283 Glengrove Avenue West. Memorial
donations may be made to the Kidney Foundation 416-445-0373.
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KAPSOS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-08-11 published
KAPSOS,
Mary
Elizabeth "
Betty"
Mary
Elizabeth 'Betty'
KAPSOS passed away August 7, 2007, with
her family at home in Arlington, Texas. Funeral Mass: Saturday,
August 11 at 12: 00 p.m. at Saint Maria Goretti Church, 1200 S.
Davis Drive in Arlington, with reception to follow at the adjacent
parish Family Life Center. Visitation: 6-8 p.m., with Rosary
at 7 p.m., Friday, August 10 in Arlington Funeral Home, 1221 E. Division
St. in Arlington. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation
to the Harris Methodist Health Foundation (www.texashealth. org),
Dallas/Forth Worth Labrador Rescue (www.dfwlabrescue.org), or
a charity of your choosing. Betty was born April 23, 1936, in
Bonne Bay, Newfoundland and moved to Arlington from Toronto in
1978. A Registered Nurse for 50 years, she trained at Saint Michael's
Hospital in Toronto and worked for the last 16 years on the orthopedic
and neurological recovery floor of Harris Methodist Hospital
in Forth Worth, where she was loved and admired by her colleagues.
This year she was voted one of the Great 100 Nurses of Dallas/Ft.
Worth and received her award at the Meyerson Center in May. We
remember her for her kindness, generosity, strength of will,
and warm humor. Her affection for her husband, her children and
grandchildren, and her Labradors will always be with us. Survivors:
Devoted husband, Doctor Joseph
KAPSOS; children Bill, Paul, Bob,
Dave and Joanne; daughter-in-law Leigh; grand_sons Cody and Jacob
sister Joan; brother Charles; and a huge and loving family. Arlington
Funeral Home Arlington, 817-548-1791
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KAPTEIN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-12-06 published
DUNN,
Shirley
Passed away comfortably in her 90th year, with her family at
her side. Loving wife of the late John
DUNN.
She will be greatly
missed by daughter Joanne and son-in-law Mike
KAPTEIN, daughter
Susan DUNN and her partner Maggie
KOLKENA, and granddaughters
Laura and Heather.
Mrs. DUNN was compassionately cared for by many companions over
the years: Nayid, Sheila, Bernita, Jean, Gladys, Laya and Ilda,
as well as the staff at the Donway Place retirement residence.
She very much appreciated her time with each of them.
Her family and Friends will remember Shirley for the passionate
and determined way in which she took care of those close to her.
A devoted volunteer at the North York General Hospital, she spent
much of her life supporting and loving others.
Many thanks to the wonderful people at the Toronto East General
Hospital, and especially to Chaplain Gail
FOX.
Their support
and care was greatly appreciated.
The family will receive Friends at the Humphrey Funeral Home -
A.W. Miles Chapel, 1403 Bayview Avenue (south of Eglinton Avenue
East) for the funeral service on Saturday, December 8th at 11: 30 a.m.
with a reception to follow in the Bayview Room. If Friends so
desire, memorial tributes may be made to the Canadian National
Institute for the Blind (C.N.I.B.), 1929 Bayview Avenue, Toronto
M4G 3E8. Condolences and memories may be forwarded through
www.humphreymiles.com
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