NIXON o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2007-06-11 published
BROUGH,
Margaret
May (née
ROUSE)
Of Wiarton, and formerly of Colpoy's Bay, passed away peacefully
with her family by her side on Saturday, June 9, 2007 in her
98th year. Beloved mother of Isobel (Bill)
GUY,
Glen
(Betty
Lou)
and Scott (Penny) all of Wiarton, Clinton (Joan) of Cambridge,
Gordon
(Barbara) of Owen Sound and Carol (Paul)
HODGINS of Penetanguishene.
She will be sadly missed by daughter-in-law Lou
BROUGH of Oakville,
sisters Lottie
WEST of Lion's Head, Tena (Edgar)
CAUDLE of Burlington,
17 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren
as well as many nieces and nephews. Margaret was predeceased
by her husband Robert, sons Keith and Bruce, parents Francis
(NIXON) and Alfred
ROUSE, brothers Edward, Ernest, David and
Gordon ROUSE and sister Eliza Hayes. Visitation will be held
at the George Funeral Home, Wiarton on Monday, June 11, 2007
from 2: 00 to 4:00 and 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. where the funeral service
to celebrate Margaret's life will be held on Tuesday, June 12,
2007 at 11: 00 a.m. with Rev. Ed
LAKSMANIS officiating. Interment
Eastnor Cemetery. As expressions of sympathy donations made to
the Wiarton Hospital would be appreciated by the family. Condolences
may be sent to the family at www.georgefuneralhome.com
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NIXON o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2007-06-25 published
JOHNSTON,
David
Lloyd
At South Bruce Grey Health Centre, Walkerton, on Saturday, June 23rd,
2007 at the age of 82 years, Lloyd
JOHNSTON, of Paisley. Husband
of the former Jean
PEARSON for fifty seven years. Father of David
and his wife Alison of Stratford, Douglas of Teeswater, and Murray
and his wife Lori of Tara. Papa of Stephanie and her husband
Matt KOCH,
Melissa and Chris of Stratford, Alan, Carla and Pieter
of Teeswater. Brother of Rella
McTEER of London, and William
and his wife Lois of Paisley. Uncle of many nieces and nephews.
Predeceased by his sisters Grace
WINCH and Evelyn
JAMES.
Friends
may call at the W. Kent Milroy Paisley Chapel, 216 Queen St.
South, Paisley from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. on Monday, June 25th,
2007. Funeral service to be conducted in the Church of the Ascension,
Paisley on Tuesday, June 26th, 2007 at 1: 00 p.m. with the Rev. Linda
NIXON officiating. Interment Douglas Hill Cemetery. The Aldworth
Lodge #276 Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons will hold a memorial
service in the funeral home on Monday evening at 6: 45 p.m. Memorial
contributions to Aldworth Lodge #276 or the Heart and Stroke Foundation
would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy. Portrait and
memorial online at www.milroyfuneralhomes.com
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NIXON o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2007-06-25 published
MARTIN,
Mae (née
SMITH)
Of Owen Sound, and formerly of Lion's Head, passed away surrounded
by her family on Saturday, June 23, 2007 in her 81st year. Cherished
mother of Bill of Lion's head and Joanne of Toronto. She will
be sadly missed by grandchildren Rob (Kim), Samantha, Nastassja,
Cassaundra and Dylan, sister Bernice (Norman)
NIXON of Lion's
head and daughter-in-law Leslie
MARTIN of Burlington. Mae was
predeceased by her husband Bill, son Bob, parents Joice
(SHEARER)
and Malcolm
SMITH, brother Glen
SMITH and sister Margaret
SHOULDICE.
Family and Friends are invited to the visitation on Tuesday,
June 26, 2007 from 2: 00 to 4:00 and 7:00 to 9:00 at the Davidson
Chapel, 71 Main Street, Lion's Head. The service to celebrate
Mae's life will be held on Wednesday, June 27, 2007 at 2: 00 p.m.
at the Davidson Chapel. Interment Eastnor Cemetery. Arrangements
entrusted to the George Funeral Home, Wiarton. Donations made
to the Lion's head Hospital or charity closest to your heart
would be appreciated by the family as expressions of sympathy.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.georgefuneralhome.com
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NIXON o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2007-09-17 published
WAUGH-
HARDMAN,
Caroline (née
WEIR)
Peacefully at the Grey Bruce Health Services in Owen Sound on
Sunday
September 16, 2007. In her 71st year, E. Caroline
WAUGH-
HARDMAN
(née WEIR.)
Loving wife of Maurice
HARDMAN and the late Irwin R.J.
WAUGH.
Loving mother of Bonnie-Lynn and her husband Brian
COLLIE,
Mary-Jo and her husband Tim
MILLMAN,
Cindy and her husband Brad
HOUSTON, Sue-Ellen and her husband Steve
IRVING,
Randy
HARDMAN,
Cheryl and her husband Jeff
DYER and Shelley
HARDMAN.
Loving
grandmother of sixteen grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.
Dear sister of Marvin
WEIR, Ila (Mrs. Mansil
NIXON) and Dorothy
(Mrs. Gerald
RIBBEL.)
Fondly remembered by her nieces and nephews.
Predeceased by her grandaughter Chelsey and two great-grand_sons
Jak and Ben. Friends may call at the Breckenridge-Ashcroft Funeral
Home on Tuesday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. A funeral service
will be held at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church on Wednesday
morning at 11 a.m. Rev. Ted
CREEN and Rev. Scott
SINCLAIR officiating.
Interment in Greenwood Cemetery. As an expression of sympathy,
memorial donations to either the Canadian Liver Foundation or
to St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church would be appreciated by the
family.
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NIXON o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2007-11-21 published
CANNING,
Vera
Aileen (née
BROWN)
Peacefully, at her home, surrounded by the love of her family,
on Monday, November 19th, 2007, Vera Aileen
CANNING (née
BROWN,)
of Owen Sound, in her 75th year. Dearly beloved wife of Frank
CANNING.
Loving mother of Roy (Karen)
CANNING, of Pickering,
Allen CANNING,
David
(Dorothy)
CANNING, both of Kitchener, Lorelie
(Rick) DEAN,
Frank
(Robin)
CANNING, both of Owen Sound, Louise
(Stephen) HIRD, of East Linton and Jamie (Beverley)
CANNING,
of Oshawa. Loving grandmother of eleven grandchildren and one
great-grandchild. Vera is survived by her sisters, Audrey
PLANTE,
Lila (Walter)
GOODWIN, Jessie (John)
McCURDY, Ada
CARLTON, Adele
(Theodore)
BROWN-
TSAOUSIDIS, and brothers, Clifford (Beulah)
BROWN and Raymond (Catherine)
BROWN.
Predeceased by her parents,
Raymond and Louise
BROWN and her brother Wilfred
BROWN.
Friends
may call at the Brian E. Wood Funeral Home, 250 - 14th Street
West, Owen Sound, (519-376-7492) on Wednesday from 2: 00-4:00 and
7: 00-9:00 p.m. A Funeral Service for Vera
CANNING will be held
in the Funeral Home Chapel on Thursday, November 22nd, 2007 at
11: 00 a.m., with Rev. Linda
NIXON officiating. Interment in Mount
Pleasant Cemetery, Georgian Bluffs. If so desired, the family
would appreciate donations to the Canadian Cancer Society, as
your expression of sympathy.
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NIXON o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2007-05-27 published
Teen charged after mom killed
The 'dedicated, doting' mother of five was biking when struck
by a driver accused of drunk driving.
By April KEMICK and Kate
DUBINSKI, Sun Media, Sun., May 27, 2007
A mother of five is dead and a teenager charged with drunk driving
causing death after a crash west of London that could have been
prevented, police say.
Mary Beth THOMAS, 47, of Middlesex Centre, was riding her bike
north along Coldstream Road when she was hit by a northbound
car near Sinclair Drive about 9 p.m. Friday.
THOMAS, lauded by those who knew her as a "dedicated, doting"
mother of five, was taken to University Hospital in London, where
she died of her injuries.
The driver of a Plymouth Neon, Andrew Raymond
DAVIS, 18, also
of Middlesex Centre, has been charged with impaired driving causing
death, possession of marijuana and breaching conditions.
"She was just the most devoted mother and wife," said Rev. Pam
TOLMAY of Vanneck United Church, where
THOMAS was a lifelong
member.
"It's a devastating loss for her children, her family and this
community."
Described as an avid sports fan who "took great pride in watching
all of her children play minor sports,"
THOMAS supported 4H Junior
Farmers and was an active member of her church.
"She was an incredible person," said fellow church member Ken
NIXON.
Area police and activists against drunk driving expressed disappointment
about the nature of the crash.
"This is a preventable tragedy that happens all too often," said
David FINLEY, community leader for Mothers Against Drunk Driving
in Haldimand-Norfolk.
"This type of thing shatters families and causes irreparable
damage that is needless."
Ontario
Provincial
Police spokesperson Const. Michelle
SMITH
said THOMAS's death was preventable.
"It's always (a) tragedy when anybody loses their life. And this
one could have been avoided,"
SMITH said.
"We want to remind drivers to look out for cyclists. It's nice
out now, and cyclists are out, both adults and children.
"We also want to remind drivers to drive sober."
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NIXON o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-01-05 published
LOHEED,
Gordon
Stewart (1925-2007)
Passed away peacefully at Markham Stouffville Hospital on Wednesday,
January 3, 2007 with his family at his side. Devoted life partner
of Barbara
SHEPPARD, and loving husband of the late Margaret
Elizabeth LOHEED. Dear father of Stewart, David (Ursula) and
Mardi.
Beloved brother of Miriam
NIXON
(John.▼) He will be sadly
missed by his nieces, nephews, extended family and Friends. An
active member of the Kiwanis club. Enjoyed many seasons at his
hunt club, and his childhood summers spent on Ward's Island.
Resting at Chapel Ridge Funeral Home, 8911 Woodbine Ave., Markham
(4 lights North of Hwy. 7) 905-305-8508, on Saturday, January 6
from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. A Funeral Service will be held in the chapel
on Sunday at 1: 30 p.m., followed by a reception in the lounge.
Cremation. Donations in Gordon's name may be made to the Markham
Stouffville Hospital Foundation or the Kiwanis Club.
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NIXON o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-07-16 published
NIXON,
Paul
Russell
(November 6, 1942-July 14, 2007)
It is with sadness we announce that after several years of serious
illness, borne with grace and dignity, Paul passed away at The
Carpenter Hospice in Burlington, Ontario. Paul was the beloved
husband of Bonnie Louise
RICHARDSON, loving father of Paul Matthew
and Mark Edward. He was the doting 'poppy' of Ashley Marie and
grandpa of Michael and Jordan
NIXON.
Paul was the dearly loved
son of Goldie and the late Walter
NIXON. He will be greatly missed
by his sister Mary (Robert)
HISSINK and his brother John (Barbara)
and their families. Paul was predeceased by his loved sister-in-law
June. At Paul's request no funeral will be held. A celebration
of a life well lived will be held on Friday, July 20, 2007, from
5-8 p.m. at Smith's Funeral Home, 485 Brant Street (one block
north of City Hall) Burlington (905-632-3333). In lieu of flowers,
donations are graciously received for Carpenter Hospice, Burlington
and the OakvilleTrafalgar Memorial Hospital Foundation - Kidney
Dialysis Unit. www.smithsfh.com Rest in Peace, Paul. You did
it your way.
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NIXON o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-08-03 published
'True hero' killed in the line of duty
Two men face charges after 22-year veteran is slammed into a
tree while attempting to arrest suspected airbag thief
By Timothy
APPLEBY and Geoff
NIXON with a report by Alan
CAIRNS,
special to The Globe and Mail, Page A1
Markham, Ontario -- An undercover York Regional Police officer,
dragged to his death yesterday by an alleged car thief on a sleepy
residential street, is "a true hero" who paid the ultimate price
for his "selfless sacrifice," Police Chief Armand LA
BARGE said.
A charge of manslaughter has been laid against a 19-year-old
Toronto man, with further charges pending. A second suspect in
custody also faces an array of criminal charges.
Constable Robert
PLUNKETT was a 22-year veteran of York Regional
Police and 43-year-old father of three. He died after an abortive
5 a.m. operation when he approached the driver's side of a car
to arrest a man suspected of trying to steal airbags - a profitable
mini-industry in the auto-theft world.
The suspect threw the Honda into reverse and Constable
PLUNKETT
was trapped by the open driver's-side door. The vehicle drove
over a curb, across a lawn and slammed into a tree, fatally injuring
the officer, Chief LA
BARGE said.
Backup police then rammed the vehicle and arrested the driver
as he attempted to escape. The other suspect, nearby in a second
car, was also quickly apprehended.
Rushed to Scarborough Grace Hospital, Constable
PLUNKETT died
soon afterward - the first York Regional Police officer killed
in the line of duty in more than 20 years.
The slain officer once won a bravery reward for rescuing an elderly
woman from a frozen lake and was renowned for his work on behalf
of the Special Olympics, a forum for disabled athletes.
"Rob and police officers like him are true pillars of the community
that we serve, and their selfless sacrifice and their hard work
ensures that the communities that we call home are safe places
in which to live and to raise a family," Chief LA
BARGE said.
Asked if Constable
PLUNKETT's approach of the suspect was in
line with normal procedure, Chief LA
BARGE replied, "Surveillance
officers, when they undertake these types of details, formulate
a plan as to how they would effect the arrests where arrests
need to be made."
As upwards of 30 officers descended on the crime scene early
yesterday, residents of Ascot Crescent described the chaos.
Startled awake by the ruckus, one resident described seeing Constable
PLUNKETT lying on the street.
"I heard a very loud noise and somebody yelling," said a woman
who asked that her name not be published. "He was lying on the
ground and they were trying to get him to breathe."
She said she took a blanket outside to an emergency worker in
hopes that it would be passed on to Constable
PLUNKETT, but it
was too dark for her to tell if it was eventually placed upon
him.
A few doors away, at a home directly across the street from where
he was killed, another homeowner recounted hearing officers yelling,
"Breathing! Breathing!"
Police had followed two cars - both Hondas - from an address
in Toronto to Ascot Crescent, in the Birchmount Road and Steeles
Avenue area. At least one of the vehicles was stolen and police
believe it had been taken to a quiet location to remove its airbag.
The driver was trying to do just that when Constable
PLUNKETT
moved in for the arrest, Chief LA
BARGE said.
The death is the first killing of a police officer in York Region
since 1984, when two officers died in the line of duty within
weeks, and sent shock waves across the force, formed in 1971 and
now serving more than 900,000 people.
"It's an organization where we've not lost many officers, but
even one is one too many," Deputy Chief Bruce
HERRIDGE said.
The theft of airbags and other auto accessories is a long-established
business, said Detective Staff Sergeant Scott
MILLS, who heads
the Ontario Provincial Police auto-theft unit.
"There is a very large grey market for replacement auto components,
airbags being one, along with Global Position System, stereos,
body components - things that can easily be put into high-end
vehicles," he said.
"Body shops buy them. There's a very low profit margin in auto
body repair, so if the owner can buy, say, airbags for a Cadillac
Escalade for $100 on the grey market, then he doesn't have to
go to General Motors and buy them for $400."
As for the thieves, police say they range from drug-hungry addicts
needing a fix, to slick, well-organized criminal gangs.
"And some shops buy them up like candy," another police source
said.
In this instance, detectives believe the suspects specialized
in the theft of airbags, which also get shipped abroad to developing
countries.
Chief LA BARGE suggested Constable
PLUNKETT had no choice but
to act as he did.
"Surveillance officers work in a team environment, but the situations
that they encounter can happen so quickly that there is absolutely
no alternative but for the surveillance officers to make those
arrests," he said.
"And this is the particular situation that we are dealing with
here."
Chief LA BARGE indicated that 43 airbags had been stolen in Markham
since January of this year - most from Honda and Acura model
vehicles - and that this particular investigation had been under
way for two or three weeks.
Nadeem JIWA, 19, has been charged with manslaughter, which usually
describes an act of unintentional homicide. Baseer
YOUSAFZAI,
23, faces charges of breach of bail and possession of stolen
property.
Both men are from Toronto and likely face additional charges,
police said.
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NIXON o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-08-08 published
At least nine drown over civic holiday weekend
By Geoff NIXON,
Page▼ A5
The long, hot days of summer see more people hitting lakes, pools
and rivers, and subsequently more drownings, often in accidents
that could have been prevented.
Over the civic holiday weekend alone, at least nine people drowned
nationwide.
"Unfortunately, I'm not surprised," Barbara Byers, public education
director of the Lifesaving Society, said of the number of weekend
drowning deaths.
"What's sad about it, is that most of these are preventable and
that many people just don't realize the risks and aren't quite
aware of what they can do to reduce the chances of drowning,"
she said.
The weekend deaths include two young girls and seven adult men
who drowned in separate incidents:
On Saturday, a three-year-old girl drowned in an inflatable pool
in her backyard in Stoney Creek, Ontario, near Hamilton, in the
early evening.
Earlier that same day, 56-year-old Bernard Morneau of Victoria
was found unconscious on the banks of the Athabasca River after
his canoe overturned. A 24-year-old Hamilton man also died early
Saturday after jumping into a closed swimming pool at a motel
in Sauble Beach, Ontario Police said Bruno
LARANJEIRO, who was
in the pool with several people, didn't know how to swim.
On Sunday, a 39-year-old man drowned after falling off a log
in a provincial park near Chilliwack, B.C.
On Monday, a five-year-old girl from Hamilton drowned at a conservation
area swimming pool in Dunnville, Ontario, during a church picnic.
There were two other deaths the same day in Ontario: A man drowned
in Musselman Lake just north of Stouffville, Ontario, and 19-year-old
Lucas TINSLEY drowned at a provincial park northeast of Lake
Simcoe.
The body of Calgary's Scott Grimes, 26, was found in Alberta's
Clearwater River on Monday. He was last seen on July 29 when
he was swept away from a group of fellow swimmers.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police suspect alcohol was a factor in
the feared drowning of a 19-year-old man in a provincial park
near Moose Jaw in the early hours of yesterday morning. The man
had been swimming with a group of young people when he apparently
got pulled into the current, police said. He has not been seen
since.
The body of 55-year-old Tony
WONG was pulled from Chemong Lake
near Peterborough, Ontario, yesterday by police divers. He had
been fishing with his family Monday and went into the water without
a lifejacket.
For children's water safety, Ms. Byers said it is important for
them to learn swimming skills, but they also need to be closely
supervised.
Ms. Byers added that a drowning can occur without drawing a lot
of attention from nearby swimmers, and can happen much more quickly
than some would think.
"Parents don't realize how quickly a person can drown, how quiet
it is," she said. "Unlike what we may have seen from old movies
where people are waving their arms and screaming… that's not
what happens.
"Most people, you don't hear anything," she said. "They just
get a gulp of water, another gulp of water and then it's over
in 30 seconds."
And parents can be vulnerable too: In the two weeks before the
holiday weekend, two fathers were killed in tragic accidents
while trying to save their children from drowning.
On August 1, a 44-year-old Quebec man drowned while saving his
teenage son from undercurrents at Cavendish Beach National Park
in Prince Edward Island. In a similar incident only days before,
a 47-year-old father of three from Vancouver drowned while trying
to save his 10-year-old son who ran into trouble while swimming
in Lake Superior.
In both cases, the children survived but their fathers died.
In general, Ms. Byers said, of the few hundred drowning cases
that happen each summer, many can be prevented by people taking
better stock of their surroundings: The danger comes when people
ignore the risks of their swimming environments or overestimate
their swimming abilities.
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NIXON o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-08-23 published
Police investigate stabbings in separate incidents
By Geoff NIXON with a report from Unnati
GANDHI,
Page▲▼
A12
A love triangle is believed to have prompted an attack in Scarborough
that left a woman in critical condition in hospital last night.
Homicide investigators were on standby after a man was found
across the street from a Scarborough police station with an unconscious
woman lying by his side early yesterday morning.
A 45-year-old man was taken into custody.
A report from CTV News said the woman is 22 years old and
a mother of three children, aged 3, 2 and 11 months.
Police believe the suspect confronted the woman at the Roycroft
motel in Scarborough where she was with another man. Police said
the suspect allegedly slashed the other man with a knife and
then dragged the woman to his van and drove her to an apartment
building across the street from the police station, near Birchmount
Road and Eglinton Avenue. The other man was taken to hospital
with non-life-threatening injuries.
The woman is believed to have been both beaten and stabbed.
In a separate incident, police responded to a fatal stabbing
just south of the East York Town Centre yesterday morning. They
received an emergency call around 7: 15 a.m.
When they arrived, officers found a man without vital signs who
had been stabbed several times while in the parking lot of an
apartment building.
He and a man he knew had gotten into a verbal argument that police
say quickly escalated into Engin
YILMAZ getting stabbed. Mr.
YILMAZ,
who lived in the building, was taken to hospital, where he died.
After a short investigation by homicide detectives, Hikmet
DASDEMIR
surrendered to police in 53 Division last night. The 35-year-old
has been charged with second-degree murder.
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NIXON o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-08-30 published
Gym shooting victim was 'targeted,' police say
By Geoff NIXON,
Page▲▼
A13
The execution-style slaying of a man outside a Richmond Hill
fitness club yesterday is being investigated for possible links
to organized crime, police say.
Jason PELLICORE, 34, was gunned down outside Complete Fitness,
east of Yonge Street and north of Major Mackenzie Drive, shortly
after 9 a.m.
A police source told The Globe and Mail yesterday that Mr.
PELLICORE
may have links to outlaw motorcycle gangs including the Bandidos
- a small, U.S.-based, outlaw motorcycle club whose profile has
shrunk in Canada following the sensational killing of eight members
and associates last year.
Police say Mr.
PELLICORE was stepping out of his vehicle to enter
the gym when he was shot several times. He was taken by ambulance
to York Central Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
Police say a man on a small motorcycle or motor scooter, who
was wearing a shielded helmet, was seen in the parking lot prior
to the shooting and is considered a person of interest.
John RUMNEY, 46, saw a man on a motorcycle drive up to the gym
parking lot from the south side of the building around 9 a.m.
While he didn't hear the actual shots, Mr.
RUMNEY said the incident
"really freaked" him. "In broad daylight, in a parking lot,"
he said. "As bad as it gets."
Detective
Sergeant
John
SHELDON of York Regional Police said
that elements of the shooting - the timing, the location and
the number of people involved - lead police to believe that Mr.
PELLICORE
was known to his killer.
"This was not a random shooting, he was targeted," he said.
Tony FARRAH, 55, was inside the fitness club when a woman came
running into the building yesterday.
"The woman was distraught," Mr.
FARRAH said. "A person from the
front desk ran out [to the parking lot] with her."
When Mr. FARRAH went out to see what had happened, he immediately
recognized Mr.
PELLICORE, whom he knew as a regular fixture at
the gym.
Relatives who answered the phone at Mr.
PELLICORE's
King
City
home yesterday said they had no comment.
Management at the fitness club did not return calls to reporters,
but left an answering message for their clients that the facility
will remain closed until tomorrow morning.
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NIXON o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-08-31 published
Helmeted suspect sought in fatal shooting outside fitness club
By Geoff NIXON,
Page▲▼
A11
Police in York Region have zeroed in on a helmeted suspect in
connection with the fatal shooting of a man outside a Richmond
Hill fitness club.
A person on a motor scooter or small motorcycle was seen in the
parking lot of Complete Fitness, east of Yonge Street and north
of Major Mackenzie Drive, in the moments before a King City man
was fatally shot Wednesday, shortly after 9 a.m.
Jason PELLICORE, 34, was then taken to hospital where he succumbed
to his wounds.
The suspect, originally considered a person of interest, was
wearing a fully shielded helmet - grey or light-coloured - and
was last seen driving away from the scene of the crime.
Police are asking the public to come forward with any information
they have on the identity of the suspect, and any other details
that may help with the investigation.
Video images of the suspect are available for download on the
York Regional Police website.
A woman who came to the door yesterday at Mr.
PELLICORE's home
in King City - a modest bungalow with white siding and black
shutters - had little to say about his death.
"He's fine," the woman said as she closed the front door. "He's
dead."
A police source told The Globe and Mail on Wednesday that it
is believed Mr.
PELLICORE may have had links to outlaw motorcycle
clubs - including the U.S.-based Bandidos, a biker gang whose
profile has shrunk in Canada since eight of its members were
found dead in Shedden, Ontario, in April, 2006.
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NIXON o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-09-06 published
Father, sons die in two separate crashes
By Geoff NIXON,
Page▲
A10
Members of an Ottawa Valley family are reeling from the loss
of two adult brothers and their father in a pair of tragic automobile
crashes late in the Labour Day weekend.
Ricky LANDRIAULT, 36, of the Township of Greater Madawaska, was
found in his sport utility vehicle on Tuesday morning near Calabogie,
Ontario
Police believe he was speeding at the time of his crash and that
the wheels of his vehicle slipped off the pavement. When he tried
to correct his path, he veered across the road and struck a large
tree.
He died alone at the scene.
Renfrew
Ontario
Provincial Police Constable Janice
SAWBRIDGE
said yesterday Mr.
LANDRIAULT had last been seen at the Lannin
Funeral Home in nearby Smiths Falls.
He had been planning the funerals for his brother and father,
who were killed in a crash in Montague Township earlier in the
weekend.
Louis LANDRIAULT
Jr., 40, and his father, Louis
LANDRIAULT Sr.,
68, died when the car they were travelling in - a Dodge Neon
driven by Louis Sr. - crashed into a hydro pole late Sunday afternoon.
Police said they, too, were speeding and lost control of their
vehicle.
Constable SAWBRIDGE said the
LANDRIAULT family deaths were the
latest in a string of preventable collisions that have plagued
Ontario roadways this summer.
"It's been horrible," she said. "We've said it all summer: 'Buckle
up, slow down, stop the aggressive driving.' "
Neither Ricky nor Louis Jr. were wearing seatbelts at the time
of their deaths.
"Look at what this poor family now has to go through," Constable
SAWBRIDGE said.
Perry SSAINTBIN, a family friend who had known the brothers and
their father for five years, said yesterday he mourns most for
those left behind - the 15-year-old and three-year-old sons of
Louis Jr., who are going to grow up without their dad, their
uncle and their grandfather.
"Both the kids are just hurting inside so bad, Mr.
SSAINTBIN
said yesterday, fighting back tears.
Constable Paige
WHITING of Lanark County Ontario Provincial Police
said yesterday that Louis Jr. and his father were trying to catch
up to another vehicle. The other vehicle - driven by Sharon
DONNELLY,
37, common-law wife of Louis Jr. - was so far ahead they could
not even see it at the time of their crash.
The couple had just had a fight, Ms.
DONNELLY said, adding she
had wanted to have a temporary separation and Louis Jr. was upset.
She then took a drive from the house they shared in Smiths Falls
to let things cool off, and he and his father had followed.
Now she will never get to see him again.
"I didn't want to leave him," Ms. Donnelly said yesterday. "This
was the man I was going to stand beside the day he died - when
he was 80."
Although the two had only met last December, they had planned
to get married in three years time.
"He was the love of my life, he was very generous," Ms.
DONNELLY
said of Louis Jr. "I waited 37 years to meet a man just like
that. He was perfect in every way."
The two brothers and their father will have a joint memorial
service at the same funeral home where Ricky helped to plan services
for Louis Jr., and Louis Sr., only hours before his death.
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HAYWARD,
Stephen
Douglas
Leith (1938-2007)
It is with great sadness that the family of Stephen
HAYWARD announces
his passing on July 19, 2007.
son of the late Flora and Bill
'Happy' HAYWARD, loving father of Justin (Susan
BELL) and Susan
KIER, proud grandfather of Emma Barbara, brother to Carolyn
NIXON
(Donald,) intriguing uncle to Stephanie (Albert
WISCO) and Andy
(Vanessa,) great uncle to Andy
WISCO and Lucas
NIXON.
Steve will
also be mourned by Barbara
HAYWARD and his wonderful neighbour
Fred Bodsworth. Steve brought joy to the lives of countless people
in the Beach and British Columbia. He loved his music, the wilderness,
adventure and a good conversation. A celebration of his life
will be held at The Alpine (1102 Kingston Road, Toronto) on Saturday,
October 13, 2007 at 2 p.m. Friends wishing to remember Steve
can make a donation to the Canadian Cancer Society. On t'aime
Papa
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EVANS-
DAVIES,
Derek
William
It is with deep sadness that our family announces the peaceful
passing of Derek William
EVANS-
DAVIES on Tuesday, September 25th,
2007 at Trail Regional Hospital after a long battle with heart
and lung disease. Beloved husband of Bette
(NIXON,) devoted father
to 4 daughters Susan (Tim) of Vancouver; Barbara (Mark) of St. Albert
Catherine (Rod) of Castlegar; and Trish (Chris) of Genelle. He
will be greatly missed by his adoring grandchildren Graeme, Evan,
Taryn, Brianne and Derek (Jr.). Derek was born in Smooth Rock
Falls, Ontario in 1931, the sixth child of Reginald and Lydia
of Wales. He attended Queen's University where he studied engineering.
He and Bette married in 1956 and after a brief period in Sudbury,
Ontario settled in Trail, British Columbia where he was employed
at Cominco for 32 years. In 1957 Derek enlisted in the Royal
Canadian Engineers (Militia) and ended his career as Commanding
Officer of the 44th Field Squadron. Derek was passionate about
his family, Friends and community; had a contagious sense of
humour and lived life to full measure. He was a gardener extraordinaire,
avid skier and golfer, opera buff and voracious reader. Derek
served his community in many capacities which included: Director
of Red Mountain Ski Club; Vice-President of Trail War field Stingrays
President of Trail Rotary Club; Alderman, Village of Warfield
Board member of Knox United Church; Director of Trail Hospital
Board; and Cofounder of the Chivas Cup. We would like to express
our sincere appreciation to the hospital and community staff
for their wonderful care and attention during Derek's illness.
A memorial service to celebrate Derek's life will be held at
10: 30 a.m. on Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007 at Trail United Church.
Blaine Krist of Personal Alternative Funeral Services is entrusted
with arrangements. Donations in Derek's memory may be made to
the Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital and Health Foundation,
1200 Hospital Bench, Trail, British Columbia V1R 4M1, or the
Canadian Heart and Stroke Foundation, East and West Kootenay, Box 3023,
Castlegar, British Columbia V1N 3H7 and would be appreciated
by the family as an expression of sympathy. You are invited to
leave a personal message of condolence at the family's online
Memorial Register at: personalalternative.com.
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NIXON,
John▲ "
Hank"
Ridgeway
John died peacefully at home with his family by his side on November 8,
2007. John was born in Toronto on July 7, 1922. He attended John
Ross Robertson School and Lawrence Park Collegiate. In 1942 he
joined the Royal Canadian Air Force and trained as a pilot. His
career in the Air Force, after training in Canada, included stations
in England, Eindhoven and Helmot, Holland where he piloted Typhoons.
After being shot down in Germany he was sent to England then
Canada to recover from his injuries. In January 1946 he joined
the T. Eaton Company where he had a 24 year career in the fashion
industry. In 1970, with his family, he moved to Winnipeg to work
for Gambles, McLeods in the merchandising field. After retirement
he had a short career in the real estate business working for
S.S. Stevenson. Throughout his life he was an avid sportsman
playing junior hockey, curling, swimming and badminton. The sport
of his life, however, was golf! As a scratch golfer he played
in many amateur tournaments including the Canadian Open. He was
a member of the Summit Golf and Country Club in Toronto and on
arrival in Winnipeg joined the Niakwa Golf and Country Club.
He also fulfilled his community responsibilities in many volunteer
organizations, including the War Time Pilots and Observers Association
where he served as president. The Reh-Fit Centre, St. Andrews
River Heights United Church, Niakwa Golf Club and others. In
1948 he married Miriam
LOHEED.
They had four children, J. Bradford
NIXON
(Carol) of Toronto and
NOTL, Craig R.
NIXON
(Shirley)
of Calgary, Kerri Ann
SANT
(Graham) of Bath, England and
M. Kathryn
NIXON
(Garth
STAPON) of New Milford, Connecticut. There are eight
grandchildren, Leslie, Lauren, Kristen, Sean, Claire, Brenna,
Kenneth, Meredith and one great-grandchild, Willa. He had two
sisters Molly
BARTRAM of Collingwood and the late Betty
SHEPPARD
of Bermuda. In retirement he continued to enjoy his golf, curling,
volunteering and visiting family who were living in many different
places in Canada, the U.S. and England. In remembrance donations
to a charity of your choice or the Cancer Research and Treatment
Centre in Winnipeg would be welcomed A memorial service will
be held at St. Andrews River Heights United Church at Oak and
Kingsway in Winnipeg on Monday, November 12th at 2: 30 p.m. Elevator
access at the Oak Street entrance.
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