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LOOBY o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-12-12 published
Teen tried to leave strict family
Father now faces murder charge
By Omar EL
AKKAD and Kenyon
WALLACE,
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Aqsa PARVEZ was largely estranged from her family and sleeping
away from home in recent days. The 16-year-old's Friends said
she returned to her home in Mississauga on Monday only to collect
her belongings.
Shortly afterward, she was taken to hospital, where she died
early yesterday morning - leaving Friends grief-stricken and
igniting a public debate on religious extremism in Canada.
Her father, 57-year-old taxi driver Muhammad
PARVEZ, is charged
with murder. Her brother, 26-year-old Waqas
PARVEZ, is charged
with obstructing police.
Ms. PARVEZ's
Friends described the Grade 11 student at Applewood
Heights Secondary School as someone who was drawn to Western
culture even as her family adhered to a devout form of Islam.
Friends paint a picture of a hardworking and cheerful girl who
loved dancing, fashion and photography - interests that often
clashed with her strict home environment.
"Aqsa was always trying to get us to go shopping with her," schoolmate
Dominiquia
HOLMES-
THOMPSON/THOMSON/TOMPSON/TOMSON said. "We were supposed to go to the
mall together today."
Last week, Ms.
PARVEZ temporarily moved in with a friend from
school.
"She said she wasn't getting along well with her family and that
things weren't right," said Trudy
LOOBY, the mother of one of
Ms. PARVEZ's
Friends,
Alisha. "
When she was here, she was very
happy."
Ms. LOOBY said she told Ms.
PARVEZ to inform her parents about
where she was staying. "She notified me that the school was aware
of where she was staying and that that was okay," the mother
said.
During her stay, Ms.
LOOBY said, Ms.
PARVEZ didn't wear the hijab,
a head scarf that Friends said was a hot topic within her family.
Krista GARBUTT remembers walking down the street with Ms.
PARVEZ
earlier this year, when the two of them spotted Ms.
PARVEZ's
brother walking toward them. Panicking, the teenager quickly
fumbled for her head scarf, trying to put it on. "There were
times when we'd be walking down the street and she'd see her
brother and she wouldn't be wearing her hijab and she'd have
to put it on," Ms.
GARBUTT said. "She said, 'He'll kill me, he'll
kill me.' I said, 'He's not going to kill you,' but she said,
'Yeah, he will.' And nobody believed it."
On Monday morning, Peel Regional Police responded to a 911 call
from a man who said he had just killed his daughter. When officers
arrived at a single-family detached home on Longhorn Trail, they
found Ms. PARVEZ suffering from life-threatening injuries. She
was taken immediately to Credit Valley Hospital and later transferred
in critical condition to the Hospital for Sick Children, where
she died.
Peel police said the Crown is waiting to decide whether Mr.
PARVEZ
should be charged with first- or second-degree murder, pending
a police investigation. Although police would not elaborate on
the ongoing homicide investigation, the difference between laying
a first- or second-degree murder charge often rests on proving
that the killing was premeditated.
Ms. GARBUTT said the teenager went home on Monday to collect
her belongings, at which point her father "basically went ballistic."
For weeks before, Ms.
PARVEZ had been living something of a double
life, Friends said.
"She wanted peace with her family," Alisha
LOOBY said. "She wanted
to make them happy but she wanted to be herself at the same time,
and there's nothing wrong with that."
A makeshift memorial is already in place at Applewood Heights,
full of mementoes and messages left by grieving students.
"Aqsa was honestly the brightest girl around. She had the biggest
smile and was the happiest person in school. She loved to dance
and take pictures," one student wrote.
Across Canada, the killing has taken on larger proportions. On
call-in shows and websites, many have used the incident as part
of a wider indictment of fundamentalist Islam. One Canadian conservative
blogger suggested Canadians boycott taxicabs driven by Muslims.
In a statement yesterday, the Canadian Council on American-Islamic
Relations called on Canadians of all faiths to address issues
of domestic abuse, and called for "the strongest possible prosecution"
of those responsible for Ms.
PARVEZ's killing.
Trudy LOOBY, who let Ms.
PARVEZ stay at her home last week, said
she now wishes the teen had not left.
"I was feeling that whatever it was she was dealing with at home
was a bit too personal to involve me in," Ms.
LOOBY said. "I
wish she would have stayed longer, that's all. It's a sad waste
of life."
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LOOKER o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2007-01-13 published
LICCIARDO,
Francesco "
Frank"
At Longworth Long Term Care, London, on Thursday, January 11th,
2007, Francesco "Frank"
LICCIARDO of London in his 73rd year.
Beloved husband of Doreen
(LOOKER)
LICCIARDO for over 50 years.
Dear father of Brenda
CLARK and her husband Charlie; John
LICCIARDO
and his wife Margaret all of Mount Brydges. Dear brother of Joe
LICCIARDO of Port Stanley; Rose
PRENDERGAST of London and Annie
BEER of Michigan. Loving grandfather of Ian
CLARK and his wife
Catherine; Derek
CLARK and his wife
Melanie and Adam
LICCIARDO.
Cremation has taken place. Friends will be received by the family
one hour prior (10: 00 to 11:00am) to the funeral service which
will be conducted in the chapel of the A. Millard George Funeral
Home, 60 Ridout Street South, London on Tuesday, January 16th,
2007. Interment of cremated remains in Mount Pleasant Cemetery.
As an expression of sympathy, memorial donations may be made
to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario, 617 Wellington
Street, London, Ontario N6A 3R6. The family would like to thank
the staff from the 2nd floor of Longworth Long Term Care for
their care and compassion to Frank and also to the paramedics
who looked after him as well.
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LOON o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-12-10 published
VAN
LOON,
Peter
Passed away on Thursday, December 6, 2007. He will be deeply
missed by his son Marc, daughter Renee, grand_son Jordan, sisters
Marijke and Lisbeth, and many other family members. A memorial
service was held Sunday, December 9, 2007 in honour of his life.
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LOOPSTRA o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-06-25 published
LOOPSTRA,
Doctor
Lawrence
W., M.D., (F.R.C.S.C)
It is with great sadness that the family of Larry
LOOPSTRA announce
his passing on June 22, 2007 in Hamilton, Ontario after a brief
illness. Larry will be greatly missed by his wife Pamela (nee
ROSS,) his four children, Alyssa
ALKEMA
(Tom,)
Emily
(Nick,)
Jonathan (Amanda), and Benjamin, his brothers, Chuck (Claudia),
Allard (Margaret) and Bert (Willy), his mother-in-law, Betty
ROSS, his sister-in-law, Susan
KILNER, his brother-in-law, Robert
ROSS
(Jill,) his nephews and nieces and numerous other relatives,
Friends, colleagues, and patients too many to mention. Larry
was born in The Netherlands in 1941 and grew up in Groningen
and The Hague until immigrating to Canada with his parents, the
late Rev. Willem and Ekelina
LOOPSTRA in 1951. He obtained his
elementary and high school education in Hamilton, Ontario and
attended the University of Western Ontario in London between
1960 and 1966 with a degree in medicine. Larry interned at St.
Bonifice in Winnipeg, Manitoba and thereafter served 3 years
as a medical doctor with the Royal Canadian Air Force in Germany
pursuing his passion for medicine, travel, and skiing. On his
return to Canada, he completed his residency in Obstetrics and
Gynaecology and established his practice in Hamilton. Larry was
an accomplished surgeon, obstetrician and respected clinical
professor with the Hamilton Health Sciences Centre at McMaster
University, delivering thousands of newborns during his career,
as well as performing as a skilled surgeon. He pursued his career
with dedication, professionalism and caring, while at the same
time maintaining a balanced life style through family, church
and his new found love for golf. His loving, caring and selfless
nature shone through all his relationships (Galatians 5: 22-23).
Larry was an avid sailor who loved his boat Sonic Boom, winning
many Lake Ontario races. He last sailed his boat with his family
on June 10, 2007. Many thanks to Leslie
GAUTHIER,
Doctor
S.
KOZIAK,
Dr. N. VALETTAS, and Doctor J.D.
SCHWALM. If so desired, expressions
of sympathy may be directed to Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation.
Visitation at Bay Gardens Funeral Home, 1010 Botanical Dr., Burlington,
Ontario (905) 527-0405 on Monday, June 25, 2007 between 2 and
4 p.m. and 7 and 9 p.m. A funeral service will take place at
the Ancaster Canadian Reformed Church, 575 Shaver Road, Ancaster,
Ontario on Tuesday, June 26, 2007 commencing at 11 a.m. Private
interment to follow the service. Please sign the Book of Condolence
@BayGardens.ca
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LOOSEMORE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-06-09 published
LOOSEMORE,
Robert▼
Henry▼ "
Bob▼" (1952-2007)
Passed away on Sunday morning, June 3, 2007. A memorial service
will be held on Monday, June 11, 2007, at St James Anglican Church,
2150 Departure Bay Road, Nanaimo, British Columbia, at 12 noon.
Bob is greatly missed by his daughter Jennifer with whom he spent
a wonderful vacation in April, his grandchildren Olivia and Julia,
his brothers John and Fred, and by a wide circle of Friends.
A celebration of Bob's life will be held in Toronto in the fall.
Donations in Bob's memory may be made to Saint_James (Nanaimo)
Tanzania Water Project or to the Aldyth and Philip Loosemore
Choral Bursary Fund at the Cathedral Church of Saint_James, 65 Church
Street, Toronto, M5C 2E9. Sands - Nanaimo
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LOOSEMORE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-10-18 published
LOOSEMORE,
Robert▲▼
Henry▲▼ "
Bob▲▼"
A memorial service will be held for Bob (who died in Nanaimo,
B.C. in June) on Saturday, October 20, 2007 at 12 noon at St. Simon's
Anglican Church, 525 Bloor St. E (between Sherbourne and Parliament).
Music will feature prominently in the service. If desired, donations
may be made in Bob's memory to St. Simon's Church to be used
to provide financial assistance to potential young singers in
need to allow them to pursue choral singing.
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LOOSEMORE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-10-19 published
LOOSEMORE,
Robert▲
Henry▲ "
Bob▲"
A memorial service will be held for Bob (who died in Nanaimo,
B.C. in June) on Saturday, October 20, 2007 at 12 noon at St. Simon's
Anglican Church, 525 Bloor St. E (between Sherbourne and Parliament).
Music will feature prominently in the service. If desired, donations
may be made in Bob's memory to St. Simon's Church to be used
to provide financial assistance to potential young singers in
need to allow them to pursue choral singing.
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