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WYSE,
Derek
Malcolm
Passed away at Freeport palliative care unit on June 14th, 2007
at the age of 80.
Born in London, England, December 9, 1926,
son of the late Doctor H.D.
WYSE and Lilian
BILANTZ. He immigrated to New York in 1939, received
his B.A. from Columbia University in 1945 and his M.D. from McGill
University in 1948 at the age of 21. After 5 years of postgraduate
work in Montreal he became a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians
of Canada in 1953. He then came to Kitchener where he practiced
as a consultant in Internal Medicine and later in the Diseases
of Allergy.
During his career, he served as Chief of Medicine at both K-W
(Grand River) and Saint Mary's Hospitals. He was president of the
medical staff at Saint Mary's Hospital and for many years was Chairman
of the Intensive Care Unit of that hospital. He retired in 2003
after 50 years of practice in Kitchener-Waterloo.
He served as Chairman of the Section of Allergy of the Ontario
Medical Association. He was a Clinical Director of Cybermedix
Laboratory locally and a long-standing member of the Board of
Directors of that company. He was president and Clinical Director
of Kitchener Allergy Laboratories. He was a pioneer in the use
of audio-visual equipment as an educational tool in medical practice.
He at one time was chairman of the K-W Council of Christians
and Jews and was a founding member and the second president of
Temple Shalom. He served as the Medical Officer of the Scots
Fusiliers of Canada and was second in command of the 24th Field
Ambulance. He was active in many volunteer organizations and
served as a director for many years of the K-W Art Gallery, the
K-W Symphony, the Centre in the Square and was one of the founding
committee members for the establishment of the Centre in the
Square. He was a member of the Waterloo Rotary Club and served
as a director of Planned Parenthood locally. He was a member
of Westmount Country Club.
During his post-graduate years in Montreal, he had a radio program
on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation on the early history
of classical music. He was well known for his expertise in Indian
Cooking, which he taught locally and
in Toronto.
He is survived by his wife, the former Marjorie Ann
WARE, a son
Bruce WYSE
(Kate) and daughter Sharon
BOILEAU (Paul) and his
stepchildren, Tracey
STEFFENS
(Greg,)
Pamela
THEAKER (Jim,) Lisa
MATTHEWS
(Brad) and 16 grandchildren and one great-grandchild
survive. He was predeceased by his stepson Scott
LIDDLE (1990)
and daughter Lesley
BOWERS (2005.) His brother Seymour
WYSE lives
in London, England.
Cremation has taken place. The family will receive relatives
and Friends on Monday, June 18, 2007 from 7-9 p.m. and
on Tuesday
from 1-1: 45 p.m. at the Henry Walser Funeral Home, 507 Frederick
Street, Kitchener. Derek's life will be celebrated in the chapel
of the Funeral Home, on Tuesday, June 19, 2007 at 2 p.m.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Saint Mary's Hospital
Foundation, Grand River Hospital Foundation, (donations toward
a pain pump would be most welcome), United Israel Appeal, The
Canadian Cancer Society and the K-W Lung Association.
Visit www.henrywalser.com for the Doctor Derek Wyse memorial.
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