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First to show and last to go, he was king of the course at Angus
Glen
head groundskeeper at the site of the 2007 Canadian Open believed
the maintenance of a golf course was about three things: drainage,
drainage and drainage -- that and hard work
By Lorne RUBENSTEIN,
Page S8
Ernie AMSLER loved the outdoors and could take apart and repair
any machine, anywhere. He couldn't have found a more suitable
job than looking after golf courses, where it's crucial to understand
grass and machinery. He spent his days, and many of his nights,
tending to both with abiding care.
Where Mr. AMSLER grew grass, golf courses and golfers always
benefited. The Angus Glen Golf Club in Markham, Ontario, which
hosted the Canadian Open on its North course last month, was
no exception. As director of agronomy, he was responsible for
the care and maintenance of the North and the South course, which
was the site of the 2002 Canadian Open.
In 1991, he was right there for the formidable task of turning
a former horse farm into Angus Glen. Every year, golfers play
90,000 rounds at the club's two courses, which became popular
during Mr.
AMSLER's tenure for daily-fee play and corporate tournaments.
He and his staff kept the courses up and running and in immaculate
condition even while golfers were playing, which he managed by
staggering the maintenance work so that scarcely a stroke was
disturbed. Mr.
AMSLER was on the property most days by 4 a.m.,
three hours before he expected his staff to arrive. He was the
first to show up and usually the last to leave.
Mr. AMSLER loved nothing better than to get up on a bulldozer
or some other piece of machinery to do the hard work of construction
and grunt work that a good course demands. Course maintenance
is all about three things: drainage, drainage and drainage. Whenever
it rained, Mr.
AMSLER had to restrain himself from immediately
getting on a machine and digging a ditch. When the South course
needed a couple of new teeing areas before the 2002 Canadian
Open, he built them himself. Just before this year's Canadian
Open, he realized that a large hill on the North course's 18th hole
made a cart path there dangerous. He fired up the bulldozer,
scraped off the hill and laid down asphalt. Presto, he had made
a hazardous area safe. Over the years, his willingness and ability
to do the hard work saved the club hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Ernie AMSLER grew up in Schoenenwerd, a small town halfway between
Zurich and Basel in northwestern Switzerland. One of his first
jobs as a youngster was helping to deliver groceries by truck.
He had been fascinated by cars since an early age, and soon became
an expert at repairing them. He was particularly taken by Volkswagens.
His interest in cars broadened after he came to Canada in 1966,
and eventually he was buying and restoring such automobiles as
Mini Coopers and Mercedes.
Mr. AMSLER first lived in the Toronto area with his sister Erika,
who had preceded him to Canada. He'd enjoyed skiing in Switzerland
and soon took to Canada's vast spaces and the idea of making
an impression on the landscape. His first job was in landscaping,
where he learned to wield the heavy machinery that became the
instruments of his craftsmanship. He subsequently worked at various
golf clubs in southern and south-central Ontario, including Windmills
Golf Club, Port Carling Golf Club, the Mandarin Golf and Country
Club in Markham, and, finally, Angus Glen.
"He could do anything with machinery," said Gordon
STOLLERY,
the owner of Angus Glen. "It didn't matter if it was a bulldozer,
a back hoe or an aerator -- he knew how to work it. Ernie was
also a true gentleman, by which I mean a gentle man."
Notwithstanding his courtly manner, Mr.
AMSLER was as demanding
of his staff as he was of himself. Angus Glen employees knew
he monitored them to make sure they carried out his orders. At
the same time, he was willing to admit when he made a mistake.
A stickler for keeping the equipment in top shape, he took particular
care that his staff cleaned the machinery at the end of each
working day. It was important, for example, to make sure that
gaskets were dry; otherwise, a fire might start.
So it was that one day Mr.
AMSLER, in his take-charge way, used
one of the bigger machines to cut the high fescue bordering the
fairways. At the end of the day, he parked the machine in a back
barn and, somehow, a fire broke out. Mr.
AMSLER had neglected
to do the proper cleaning. He told his staff, "You see, this
is what can happen when we don't do the proper cleaning."
Another time, Mr.
AMSLER was on a machine called a Bobcat when
it hit a gas line. Everybody in the vicinity withdrew, fearing
for their safety. He calmly fixed the line, and was soon asking
where everyone had gone.
As much as Mr.
AMSLER expected to be in charge of everything
on the course, it wasn't always possible to exert the same kind
of control off the course. In December of 1999, his son Daniel,
who was born with cerebral palsy that affected one side of his
body, was in a serious car accident. He was driving on Highway 403
when a ladder fell from a transport truck ahead of him. He swerved
to avoid the truck and his car flipped twice. Daniel's right
leg was mangled, and he spent the next 2½ weeks in a Mississauga
hospital. Mr.
AMSLER visited his son every day.
Meanwhile, he continued to put in long days and evenings at Angus
Glen.
With
Chip, his border collie, on the seat beside him, Mr.
AMSLER
made his rounds driving a golf cart as if at a speedway.
Five weeks before this year's Canadian Open, Mr.
AMSLER became
ill and was admitted to hospital where he was visited, among
others, by Kevin
THISTLE, president of Angus Glen. After undergoing
some tests, Mr.
AMSLER was discharged, but he wasn't expected
back at work. Inevitably, he showed up at the club. Mr.
THISTLE
asked him what he was doing there, and got the expected shrug,
as if Mr. AMSLER were saying, "This is where I belong." It was
clear, however, that he was ill and Mr.
THISTLE later insisted
that he go home. "I almost had to issue a restraining order."
Even so, Mr.
AMSLER did manage to prepare some fields for a temporary
pavilion needed for the Canadian Open, and rode a bulldozer for
three days in 38-degree heat.
Before long, he was readmitted to hospital, unhappy to be away
as the Canadian Open drew near. Nor did he like being away from
a new facility he was building for Mr.
STOLLERY in nearby Goodwood.
Yet, in a way, he never did leave his work. From his hospital
bed, he placed orders for sand for the new golf course.
"Ernie loved being outside," Mr.
THISTLE said. "That's where
he most wanted to be. You'd see him at night, driving around
the property, and in the morning, he'd meet the same guys for
coffee before he'd come to the club. I lived right beside his
office when I first came to Angus Glen. He'd come in at four
in the morning and honk his horn to wake me up."
The 2007 Open went on without Mr.
AMSLER, although much of the
credit for its success went to him. At the end of every tournament,
the Professional Golfers' Association Tour issues a report on
the host course. In advance of the tournament, Professional Golfers'
Association Tour agronomist Jon Scott evaluated the work done
at Angus Glen's North course to prepare for the Canadian Open
and gave credit to "one of the greatest grass growers I've met
in the business, head superintendent Ernie
AMSLER."
Ernst AMSLER was born December 4, 1940, in Schoenenwerd, Switzerland.
He died of complications from a liver-related condition at Southlake
Hospital in Newmarket, Ontario, on July 24, 2007. He was 66.
He is survived by his wife, Pia, and by his sons Daniel and Roland
from an earlier marriage to Therese
LEDREW, with whom he remained
a close friend. He also leaves his sisters Erika and Erna, and
his brother Kurt.
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RUBERTO o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2007-01-02 published
WALCARIUS,
Edwin "
Ed"
At Saint Thomas Elgin General Hospital on Monday, January 1, 2007.
Edwin "Ed"
WALCARIUS of Aylmer in his 55th year. Beloved husband
and best friend of Sharon
(TAELMAN)
WALCARIUS.
Born in Saint Thomas
on July 24, 1952 dear
son of Christina
(SCHRAM)
WALCARIUS of
Aylmer and the late Algar
(WALCARIUS1987.) Dear father of Sheri
MONK and husband Kurtis of Dorchester, Cindy
MASTRANDREA and
husband Michael of Saint Thomas, Melissa
RUBERTO and husband Pasquale
of London and step-father of Sheena
CSAKLI of Aylmer. Loving
grandfather of Zachary, Adriana, Emily and Alyssa. Brother of
Eldon and wife Rhonda, Darrell and wife Kelly, Henry and wife
Nancy. Also survived by a number of aunts, uncles, nieces and
nephews. Ed owned and operated Aylmer Design and Copy and formerly
Profile Computers in Saint Thomas. He was a board member of the
Aylmer Chamber of Commerce. Friends may call at the H.A. Kebbel
Funeral Home, Aylmer on Wednesday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The funeral
service will be held from Saint Paul's United Church, Aylmer on
Thursday, January 4, 2007 at 11: 00 a.m. Interment, Queen of Peace
Cemetery. Donations to the Cancer Society would be appreciated.
Condolences at kebbelfuneralhome.com
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RUBIANES o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-01-06 published
LEGRIS,
Joseph
Antoine "
Tony," Q.C., B.A., LL.B, B.A.Sc. (P.Eng.)
Peacefully in his sleep, at home in Toronto, Joseph Antoine "Tony"
LEGRIS in his 89th year. Tony was the devoted husband of Nan
Ecclestone
LEGRIS for 61 years, who died unexpectedly this past
June. Loving father of Paul (Pierrette) of Toronto; Robert (Cheryl)
of Calgary; Anne Legris
ANDERSON of Toronto; and Rosemary Legris
MacKENZIE
(Gavin) of Markham. Loving "Grandpa Tony" of Eric and
Chris CLIFFORD, Ashley Legris
HOBSON (Ryan), Tom
LEGRIS, Charlotte,
Travis and Brooke
MacKENZIE. Great "Grandpa Tony" of Jax
HOBSON.
He leaves his brothers Ernest
LEGRIS
(Carol) of Cleveland, Ohio
and George
LEGRIS of Saint_John, New Brunswick. Tony was predeceased
by his sisters Lucille
PELLETIER and Marguerite
MARQUEZ. He was
a loving uncle to many nieces and nephews, whose frequent visits
he always thoroughly enjoyed. Tony was the eldest child of Elizabeth
Smith LEGRIS and the Honourable Joseph Antoine
LEGRIS, and was
born in Haileybury, Ontario. He graduated from the University
of Ottawa at age 18 and thereafter from Osgoode Hall Law School.
Engineering followed at the University of Toronto. He was the
managing partner of the patent and trade mark firm of Ridout and
Maybee in Toronto for almost 35 years, until his retirement due
to illness. He enjoyed many years at his cottage in Muskoka with
his family and especially enjoyed water skiing and boating. Tony
was cared for tirelessly and with great kindness in the last
two years by his wonderful caregiver Rhona
RUBIANES.
More recently,
Rhona's sister, Ria joined her in Tony's excellent care. Our
family is deeply indebted to them both. Friends may call at the
Turner and Porter Yorke Chapel, 2357 Bloor St. W., on Sunday, from
2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Funeral Mass to be held at St. Gregory's
Roman Catholic Church, 122 Rathburn Rd. (at Kipling) on Monday,
January 8th at 10 a.m. Interment in Bracebridge in the spring.
If desired, memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer's
Society or the Canadian Diabetes Association.
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RUBIE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-12-26 published
BEDER,
Jean "
Jennie" (née
SMITH)
In her hundredth year, on Sunday, December 23, 2007, at Mt. Sinai
Hospital. Jean
BEDER, beloved daughter of the late Rose and Jacob
SMITH, wife of the late Monte. Loving mother and mother-in-law
of Robert and Sharron, and Nancy
BEDER. Dear sister of the late
Goldie ROTH.
Devoted grandmother of Jeffrey and May
LING, Alison
and Kenny, Adam and Lindsey, Michael, and Aarin and Michael.
Cherished great-grandmother of Hannah
RUBIE,
Tyler
SYDNEY, Aidan
JACOB, Rowen
ALEXANDER, Caleb
MONTE, Jamie
BOYD, and Rylee
PACE.
Special thanks to Christina
QUIAZON. At Holy Blossom Temple,
1950 Bathurst (South of Eglinton), for service on Thursday, December 27th
at 10: 30 a.m. Interment Beth Tzedec Memorial Park. Shiva 59 Old
Colony Road. Memorial donations may be made to the Beder Family
H.H.T. Fund c/o Saint Michael's Hospital Foundation at 416-864-5887.
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RUBIN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-05-28 published
AXLER,
Sara
Peacefully, surrounded by her family on Saturday, May 26, 2007
at Etobicoke General Hospital. Sara
AXLER, beloved wife of the
late Lionel
AXLER.
Proud and loving mother and mother-in-law
of Susan and Bruce
RUBIN,
Jeff and Helena
AXLER, and Ellen and
Brahm SEITZ.
Devoted
Bobe to Elyse, David, Joshua, Benjamin,
Elliott, and Maury. Cherished aunt to Sherry and Sandy
FRIED,
and dear sister to the late Jessica
BABB and the late William
DOLGOFF.
Her courage and determination to those she loved was
an inspiration. Services were held at Beth Tzedec Synagogue on
Sunday, May 27, 2007. Interment Beth Tzedec Section of Dawes
Road Cemetery. Shiva 65 Skymark Doctor #1902. If desired, donations
may be made to The Sara Axler Educational Fund c/o Beth Tzedec
Synagogue at 416-781-3511.
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RUBIN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-10-15 published
KAMARNER,
Jeanne (née
RUBIN)
On Saturday, October 13, 2007 at the Toronto Western Hospital
after complications from Lewy Body Dementia. Jeanne
KAMARNER,
beloved wife of the late Jack
KAMARNER.
Loving mother and mother-in-law
of Nancy and Colin
GREEN of Toronto, and Ann and Conrad
WALIGORSKI
of Fayetteville, Arkansas. Dear sister of the late Irving
RUBIN.
Devoted grandmother of Hiram and Ezra
GREEN. At
Holy
Blossom
Temple, 1950 Bathurst Street (Bathurst south of Eglinton) for
service on Tuesday, October 16, 2007 at 1: 00 p.m. Interment Holy
Blossom Memorial Park. Shiva 45 Tyrrel Avenue, shiva will conclude
Thursday evening October 18th. Donations may be made to the Jeanne
Kamarner Memorial Fund c/o The Benjamin Foundation, 3429 Bathurst
Street, Toronto, M6A 2C3, 416-780-0324.
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RUBINOFF o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-06-25 published
RUBINOFF,
Sarah
Ida
It is with deep sorrow that the Rubinoff family announces that
Ida Sarah RUBINOFF passed away peacefully with her family by
her side at Toronto General Hospital on Friday, June 22, 2007.
She was 71. Ida was the quintessential lover of life and always
up for the next adventure. Her boundless capacity to love and
her wisdom, humour and enthusiasm will be forever missed by her
husband, Phillip, her children Marci (Dave
WIFFEN) and Adam (Shanna
ROSEN,) her two young grandchildren Zachary and Eli, her sister
Claire (Martin
BINSTOCK) and her family and many, many Friends.
She touched so many lives and all of those lucky enough to have
known her will treasure her memory always. Even a leukemia diagnosis
almost three year ago could not dampen her spirit and she continued
to love and live her life to its fullest. The family would like
to extend our profound appreciation to Doctor Aaron
SCHIMMER and
the staff at Princess Margaret Hospital, the nurses and doctors
of the Toronto General Hospital Multiple Sclerosis/Intensive
Care Unit unit and her special caregivers, Deb, Paulette, and
Sheila, whose outstanding care provided great comfort to Ida
and therefore to her family as well. A funeral service was held
on Sunday, June 24, 2007. Shiva will be observed at 7 Berkindale
Drive until Friday, June 29th, with evening service only. The
family asks that donations in Ida's memory be directed to the
Ida Rubinoff Patient Support Fund at the Princess Margaret Hospital
Foundation at 416-946-6560.
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CHIRO,
Shura
On Sunday, June 24, 2007 at Baycrest Hospital. Shura
CHIRO, beloved
wife of the late Samuel (Sam). Loving mother of the late Alina
RUBINOFF. Dear sister and sister-in-law of the late Luba and
Joe KLEINSTEIN.
Devoted grandmother of David
RUBINOFF, and Mark
and Dorota
RUBINOFF. A graveside service will be held at the
Community Section of Pardes Shalom Cemetery on Tuesday, June 26,
2007 at 12: 00 noon. Donations may be made to the Shura Chiro
Memorial Fund c/o The Benjamin Foundation, 3429 Bathurst Street,
Toronto, M6A 2C3, 416-780-0324.
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RUBY o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-11-13 published
He was a pillar of society who put a contract on his wife
In 1984, he arranged the attack, delivered his wife to the scene
of the crime and watched her plead for her life before being
shot in the head in front of their 14-year-old nephew
By Noreen RASBACH,
Page S8
His 68-day trial was nothing less than a Canadian sensation,
with newspapers detailing the unlikely ways he used cocaine and
the lurid testimony about his unseemly trysts with prostitutes.
In the end, the verdict was quick and damning: The jury took
only 12½ hours to find Helmuth
BUXBAUM, then 46, guilty of first-degree
murder for arranging the 1984 contract killing of his wife and
business partner, Hanna.
He didn't just arrange the attack, but drove her to the scene
of the crime and watched her plead for her life before being
shot in the head. The murder took place at the side of a highway
near their home in Komoka, a small town outside London, Ontario
The couple and their 14-year-old nephew, Roy, stopped to help
the occupants of a car that appeared to have broken down. They
were immediately ambushed. When a gunman pulled Hanna out of
the car, the long-suffering wife of Helmuth
BUXBAUM looked at
him and said: "Please honey, no, not this way." She was 48.
"It was a big deal at the time; it was a huge story," said Heather
BIRD, who covered the trial for the Toronto Star and wrote a
book about the case, Conspiracy to Murder: The Helmuth Buxbaum
Trail. "It was also a really, really sad story and a very seedy
story."
Prominent Baptist
The tawdry details that came out in Mr.
BUXBAUM's trial were
in stark contrast to his reputation: Successful businessman,
prominent Baptist, devoted family man. He and his wife had built
a business operating nursing homes that had made them millionaires,
while also raising six children, one of whom was an adopted daughter
from Costa Rica. "He was well-known in the community," recalled
Greg CALCOTT, the investigating officer in the case who recently
retired from the Ontario Provincial Police. "He was wealthy and
an absolute pillar in the church."
For her part, Mrs.
BUXBAUM was known for her extensive charity
work. "She was legitimately loved and respected in the community
as being the exemplar Christian woman," Mr.
CALCOTT said. "She
used to stop street people and buy them clothing.
"That, in contrast to his hypocrisy, brought a lot of interest"
to the case, he added.
The case may have been irresistible, with its sex, drugs, money
and religion, but Mr.
BUXBAUM wasn't. The man who was repeatedly
unfaithful to his wife almost from the start of their marriage
was anything but charming.
"There was nothing charismatic about Mr.
BUXBAUM that I saw,"
Ms. BIRD said.
Mr. CALCOTT agreed. "He came across as arrogant, but he also
came across as very childlike - and I don't mean that in terms
of innocence. [He had] a kind of naive understanding of what
was happening."
That led to his being taken advantage of by the drug dealers
and prostitutes with whom he associated. "He liked the idea of
being a big-time operator," Mr.
CALCOTT said. "I know that Robert
BARRETT [who was convicted of conspiring to kill Mrs.
BUXBAUM
after testifying he hired the killers] used to get him $1,000
of cocaine and Mr.
BUXBAUM would pay him cash.
BARRETT would
get the cocaine and keep three-quarters of it and give the rest
to Helmuth, saying that's what $1,000 of cocaine would look like.
Of course, he had nothing to compare it to, so he took it on
faith.
"I think that everyone in that group who was dealing with him
was ripping him off one way or another," Mr.
CALCOTT said.
In 1982, after suffering a stroke, Mr.
BUXBAUM's behaviour spun
out of control.
By the end of the trial, the entire country knew all the sordid
details - that he had sexual relations with more than 100 prostitutes
(sometimes two or three at a time), that he wanted to have sex
with young girls and boys, and that he was a regular user of
cocaine which he injected into his ankle and even his penis.
The court heard, too, that he disparaged his wife to the prostitutes.
"Even though he did have all that money, there was nothing glamorous
about him or his story," Ms.
BIRD said.
Helmuth BUXBAUM grew up in Germany as the youngest in a family
of 10 children. At his trial, he recounted how his family spent
some time in refugee camps; when he came to Canada at 19, he
arrived with no money and only one pair of shoes.
He went to work and studied, part-time, for his Grade 13 diploma.
In 1960, he met Hanna
SCHMIDT, after being introduced by his
parents. They had a lot in common, especially their Baptist faith
and hard childhoods. Hanna, who was born in Poland, stopped her
formal education at 8, when she was sent to a Russian concentration
camp with her mother and brother. She was to spend five years
in camps, before being released and eventually reaching West
Germany, and later Canada. When Helmuth met her, she had already
spent seven years working at a meat-packing plant in Kitchener,
Ontario
They married in June, 1961, with dreams of becoming medical missionaries.
Two years later their son Paul was born, and not long after that
Mr. BUXBAUM finished his diploma and decided it was time to go
to medical school. The family moved to London, where he enrolled
at the University of Western Ontario as a pre-med student. By
Christmas he had dropped out of the program, saying it was too
difficult. Instead, he pursued a bachelor of science degree,
which he received in 1967.
All that time he was supported by Hanna, who scrimped and saved
and managed to purchase a house, then a three-suite apartment
building and a farm. Eventually, the couple went into the nursing-home
business, where they made their millions.
They raised six children, with Mrs.
BUXBAUM fighting to keep
the family together despite her husband's repeated romantic dalliances.
In June, 1984, he packed his bags but she persuaded him to stay.
A month later, on July 5, 1984, she was shot by the side of the
road.
A little more than two weeks later, on July 23, the police charged
Mr. BUXBAUM with murder.
Children Devastated
The shooting devastated his children. The older ones appeared
frequently at his trial, but weren't in court to hear the guilty
verdict. Their family friend and pastor, Rev. Douglas
DAKIN,
who was looking after the children during the trial, said at
the time that the children "didn't know what to say" about the
verdict. "They didn't know what to do if he got out, and they
didn't know what to do if he stays in." Reached this week at
his home in Komoka, Mr.
DAKIN refused comment on both his and
the children's behalf. "They all decided not to say anything."
After Mr. BUXBAUM's conviction on February 13, 1986, the case
became even more provocative. During the trial, he had not allowed
his first lawyer, Edward
GREENSPAN, to play up the fact that
he had suffered a stroke and how it had affected his ability
to reason. Later, he hired another legal heavyweight, Clayton
RUBY, who persuaded him to base his appeal on it. Mr.
RUBY argued
that Mr. BUXBAUM's stroke had rendered him mentally disabled,
and that he was insane when the murder occurred. The proof? Mr.
BUXBAUM's
refusal to allow an insanity defence to show that he was, in
fact, insane. The Supreme Court of Canada refused to hear the
case, which effectively ended Mr.
BUXBAUM's appeal options. Requests
to various justice ministers to review the conviction were denied.
Back In Court
There were other legal battles, too: He took on Mr.
GREENSPAN
to get back some of the $1-million-plus he had paid in legal
fees (which his lawyer James
CARTHY suggested were the highest
ever in Canada.) Mr.
BUXBAUM lost.
He was sued by his brother for involving his nephew in the shooting
scheme - and for the teen's "severe and traumatic mental and
emotional upset and nervous shock" after witnessing his aunt's
murder. The nephew won $400,000, which was reduced by $65,000
upon appeal.
Mr. BUXBAUM also fought for control of his wife's $2.8-million
estate, objecting to his children's plan to invest the money
in Florida real estate.
In the early 1990s, he gave a number of interviews from prison.
He complained he had not had a fair trial. He was pursuing yet
another attempt to get a justice minister to review his case.
He believed he should be the subject of a royal commission.
At Kingston Penitentiary, his prison job was to wash convicts'
underwear; when he moved to the medium-security Warkworth Institution,
he learned to use a computer and tutored illiterate prisoners.
He married again while in prison, but the marriage didn't last.
Not a lot was heard from Mr.
BUXBAUM until 1993, when papers
around the country ran a story about a personal ad in placed
in the Kingston Whig-Standard newspaper. The man who arranged
a hit on his wife, watched her get shot in the head, and shattered
his family of six kids in the process, was seeking a new companion.
Describing himself as "a Christian, generous, caring, loving
man," he was seeking someone who was pregnant or had a baby recently
but had no man in her life. He was willing to be "a supporting
father for your child and a husband-father for yourself."
It's not known whether there were any takers.
Helmuth BUXBAUM was born on March 19, 1939 in East Prussia, Germany.
He died of undisclosed causes on November 1, 2007, at Kingston
Penitentiary regional hospital, in Kingston, after being transferred
there from Warkworth Institution, near Peterborough, Ontario
He was 68. He leaves six children, sons Paul, Mark, Phillip and
Daniel, and daughters Esther and Ruth.
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