YORK o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2007-09-26 published
SAWCHUK,
Elizabeth
(CHRISTIAN)
Of Chatsworth and formerly of Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, passed
away peacefully surrounded by the love of her family on Saturday,
September 22nd, 2007 at Country Lane Nursing Home in Chatsworth
in her 86th year. The former Elizabeth
CHRISTIAN was the beloved
wife of the late Matthew
SAWCHUK.
She was the loving mother of
Jane (Dick)
TURNER,
Ron
(Wendy)
SAWCHUK, and Carol Anne (Bob)
WAITE.
Elizabeth was the dear sister of Walter, Joe (Jackie,)
Fred, Mary
YORK, Alice (John)
LAWRENCE, Kay (John)
NAPOLIC and
Elsie (Bob)
LEACH/LEECH/LEITCH.
Grams will be missed by her grandchildren:
Terri, Tammy, Ricky (Tammy), Trevor, Jill-Ann (Tony), Jonathan,
John (Jen), Ben and Andy as well as by her 5 great-grandchildren.
Friends will be received at the Currie Funeral Home 239 Garafraxa
Street, Chatsworth (519) 794-2631, for visitation on Thursday from
1 p.m. until service time at 2 p.m. Pastor Howard
RITTENHOUSE
will officiate. Interment: Hillside Cemetery, Portage la Prairie,
Manitoba. If so desired, memorial contributions to the Children's
Aide Society Sunshine Fund would be appreciated by the family.
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YORK o@ca.on.simcoe_county.nottawasaga.collingwood.the_connection 2007-09-28 published
WAZONEK,
Victor
Stanley
Korean War Veteran - Royal Canadian Corps of Signals
Passed away peacefully on Sunday September 23, 2007 at the Collingwood
General and Marine Hospital in his 78th year. He leaves behind
his wife Joan
WAZONEK of Wasaga Beach. Dear father of Kevin of
Wasaga Beach, Mike and his wife Karen of Shallow Lake, Vincent
of Toronto and Daniel and his wife Sharon of Whitby. Beloved
grandfather of Jennifer, Scott, Kealee, Evan, Ryan, Cydnee, Alex,
Christine, Emily and great-granddaughter Oceana. Survived by
his sister Mildred
YORK of Toronto and brother Ted
WAZONEK of
Wasaga
Beach.
Predeceased by his sister Gladys
HAZER, brothers
Edward and Leo as well as his parents Francis and Sophie
WAZONEK.
The family received Friends at the Fawcett Funeral Homes, Collingwood
Chapel, 82 Pine Street on Wednesday September 26, 2007 from 6-9
in the evening. A funeral mass will be celebrated at Saint Mary's
Roman Catholic Church, 63 Elgin Street in Collingwood at 11: 00 a.m.
on Thursday September 27, 2007. In lieu of flowers, donations
may be made payable to the charity of the donor's choice in Victor's
memory. Friends are invited to view Mr.
WAZONEK's on-line memorial
book by visiting www.fawcettfuneralhomes.com
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YORK o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-08-14 published
YORK,
Doctor
Derek
Passed peacefully at the age of 70, in his family's loving care
at Huronia District Hospital, Thursday, August 9th 2007. He will
be very sadly missed by his wife Lydia, son Link and partner
Lisa, his sister Margaret and brother Alan, nephews Richard and
Nigel, nieces Linda and Coral, his sister-in-law Monica, niece
Dessa and nephew Stefan … and by the many, many dear Friends,
colleagues and students that Derek touched throughout the course
of his remarkable career and life. He was a world-renowned scientist,
educator, author, columnist … and of course, sports-fanatic!
After graduating from University College, Oxford, Derek was invited
to The University of Toronto in 1960, eventually becoming Chairman
of the Physics Department. Derek was also named a Fellow of the
Royal Society of Canada, appointed the J. Tuzo Wilson Professor
of Geophysics, was a Foreign Principal Investigator for National
Aeronautics and Space Administration, a popular Columnist for
The Globe and Mail, an author of several successful books and in
2005 was the recipient of the prestigious Lifetime Achievement
Award by The Canadian Association of Physicists. Yet knowing
Derek, he would probably have counted the handful of victories
of his Geophysics soccer team over arch-rivals Geology among
his most cherished achievements. Derek was a truly wonderful,
inspiring and devoted Husband and Dad who traveled the world
(and Go Home Lake!) with Lydia and Link, on many great adventures.
The family would like to extend their heartfelt thanks to the
team at Sunnybrook, in particular, Doctor Scott
BERRY, and R.N.
Mary JAMIESON for their wonderful dedication, care and support
for Derek through his battle with prostate cancer.
Derek's unique and indomitable spirit continues to shine through
all who knew him. He will be greatly, deeply missed.
At a later date, there will be a celebration of Derek's life,
as well as the launch of a unique on-line initiative which will
continue the spirit of Derek's passion to communicate and inspire
through the exchange of ideas.
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YORMAK o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-09-05 published
Sandy BAIRD 82
Ontario Publisher Began As A Paperboy
By Canadian Press, Page S8
Kitchener, Ontario -- Sandy
BAIRD, a former publisher of the
Waterloo Region Record, died at Freeport Health Centre in Kitchener,
Ontario, on September 3. He was 82.
Colleagues at what is now The Record, a daily newspaper that
serves both Kitchener and neighbouring Waterloo, described a
man who was noted for his thoroughness - even going so far as
to sleep with a police scanner on his bedside table to ensure
no story fell through the cracks. "He listened to it all," said
Don McCurdy, a retired executive editor. "If we missed something,
he was all over it."
Born and raised in Kitchener, Mr.
BAIRD delivered papers as a
boy, then worked throwing bundles off a truck for other carriers,
as an evening switchboard operator and as an office boy in the
summers.
He joined the Royal Canadian Navy while still underage, serving
on ships protecting Newfoundland-to-Ireland convoys and in the
Normandy landings during the Second World War.
After the war, he studied journalism at the University of Western
Ontario in London, graduating at the top of his class before
joining The Record as a reporter.
Mr. BAIRD covered a variety of beats, worked as a copy editor
and wrote a column that ran for more than 20 years. He climbed
through executive positions before being named publisher in 1975.
He retired at 65 and continued writing a weekly column, but soon
cut his ties to the paper in a dispute over how it was being
edited. Known for his wit and folksy writing style, he displayed
both in his final piece in The Record -- a letter to the editor
in which he complained that "just about everyone but the weekend
security man had been tinkering" with his copy.
He was predeceased by his wife, Connie, and by their only child,
daughter Judith
YORMAK. He is survived by grand_son, Ben
YORMAK.
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