CUTHBERT
CUTHBERTSON
CUTLER
CUTTEN
CUTTING
CUTHBERT o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-05-03 published
CUTHBERT,
James
Robert "
Jim"
At Four Counties Health Services, Newbury, on Thursday, May 1,
2008, after a courageous battle, James Robert "Jim"
CUTHBERT
of R.R.#4 Appin in his 27th year. Beloved
son of Doug and Cheryl
(SHAXON)
CUTHBERT.
Loving brother of William and his wife
Sarah
and special uncle of Alison. Dear grand_son of Helen
CUTHBERT.
Survived by 4 uncles, John
CUTHBERT,
Bradley
CUTHBERT, Calvin
CUTHBERT
(Lori) and their family, Barry
SHAXON (Melody) and their
family. Jim will be missed by many Friends. Relatives and Friends
will be received at the Van Heck Funeral Home, 172 Symes Street,
Glencoe on Sunday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. where the funeral service
will be held on Monday May 5 at 11 a.m. Rev. Deb
DOLBEAR-
VAN
BILSEN officiating. Interment Appin Cemetery. Memorial donations
may be made to Four Counties Health Services Palliative Care
or the London Regional Cancer Clinic.
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CUTHBERT o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2008-01-30 published
NEALON,
Frances
Pauline
(CUTHBERT)
At Lakeview Manor, Beaverton, on Sunday, January 27, 2008. Pauline
(CUTHBERT)
NEALON was the beloved wife of the late Nick
NEALON.
Dear mother of Marie
McKENNA
(Kevin) of Toronto, Cathy
NEALON
of Markham, Paul
NEALON
(Alla) of Beaverton, Patrick
NEALON of
Port Perry and predeceased by Judi
MacDONALD.
Grandmother of
Jodi, Anne Marie and Kelly
McKENNA, James and Caitlin
MacDONALD,
Brendan and Danielle
SOUCHE.
Sister-in-law of Maryanne (Molly)
NEALON.
The family received Friends at the Mangan Funeral Home,
Beaverton (705-426-5777) on Tuesday. Funeral mass was held at
Saint_Joseph's Catholic Church, Beaverton, on Tuesday at 2 p.m.
Interment St. Malachay's Catholic Cemetery, Sunderland. The family
would appreciate memorial donations to the Community Living Durham
North or the Alzheimer Society. Online condolences are welcomed
at: www.manganfuneralhome.com
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CUTHBERTSON o@ca.on.grey_county.artemesia.flesherton.the_flesherton_advance 2008-07-09 published
NEWMAN,
Robert▼
Frederick▼
At Grey Bruce Health Services - Markdale, on Wednesday, July 2,
2008 of Proton Station, in his 67th year. Beloved husband of
Jean CRUTCHER.
Loving▼ father of Craig (Dawn)
NEWMAN, Carolyn
(Dustin) DICKENS, Geoffrey (Kristy
PIERCEY)
NEWMAN and predeceased
by son Mark. He will be loved and remembered by his grandchildren
Lindsay, Sidney, Serena and Isaac. Dear brother of June (Tom)
CUTHBERTSON, Annette (Dan)
HUGHES, Brian (Joan)
NEWMAN. Much
loved step-son of Anna
NEWMAN and brother-in-law of Bryan Connie)
CRUTCHER.
The▼ family will receive Friends at the Fawcett Funeral
Home, Flesherton on Wednesday, July 9, 2008 from 7-9 p.m. Service
will be held at Saint_John's United Church, Flesherton, on Thursday
at 11 a.m. Interment Evergreen Cemetery. Memorial contributions
to Saint_John's United Church or Centre Grey Health Services Foundation
would be gratefully appreciated.
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CUTHBERTSON o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2008-07-07 published
NEWMAN,
Robert▲
Frederick▲
At Grey Bruce Health Services - Markdale, on Wednesday, July 2,
2008 of Proton Station, in his 67th year. Beloved husband of
Jean CRUTCHER.
Loving▲ father of Craig (Dawn)
NEWMAN, Carolyn
(Dustin) DICKENS, Geoffrey (Kristy
PIERCEY)
NEWMAN and predeceased
by son Mark. He will be loved and remembered by his grandchildren
Lindsay, Sidney, Serena and Isaac. Dear brother of June (Tom)
CUTHBERTSON, Annette (Dan)
HUGHES, Brian (Joan)
NEWMAN. Much
loved step-son of Anna
NEWMAN and brother-in-law of Bryan Connie)
CRUTCHER.
The▲ family will receive Friends at the Fawcett Funeral
Home, Flesherton on Wednesday, July 9, 2008 from 7-9 p.m. Service
will be held at Saint_John's United Church, Flesherton, on Thursday
at 11: 00 a.m. Interment Evergreen Cemetery. Memorial contributions
to Saint_John's United Church or Centre Grey Health Services Foundation
would be gratefully appreciated.
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CUTHBERTSON o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-05-03 published
BARNES,
David
C.
Peacefully at Victoria Hospital on Thursday, May 1, 2008, a heart
of gold stopped beating. David C.
BARNES of London passed away
in his 77th year. Beloved husband of Shirley
BARNES.
Loving father
of Cathy ASQUITH
(Bruce) and Cheryl
CAMPBELL (David 1999.) Beloved
Grandpa of Ashley, Michelle and Tina
ASQUITH. Dear twin brother
of Harold BARNES
(Lorraine) and sister Gladys
CUTHBERTSON (Aaron
2007) of Florida. Survived by several nieces and nephews. Predeceased
by parents Thomas and Agnes
BARNES, brothers Ernie (Joan,) Albert
(Bev) and Ken (Mary). Will be sadly missed by many close Friends
and sorely loved and missed by dog Nakita and granddogs Razz
and Simba. Family and Friends may be received at the Needham
Funeral Chapel (520 Dundas Street, London) on Sunday from 2-4 and
7-9 p.m. where a celebration of David's life will be held on
Monday,
May 5, 2008 at 10 a.m. Chaplain Charles
SCOTT officiating.
Interment at a later date at Woodland Cemetery. In lieu of flowers,
donations to the Critical Care Trauma Centre, Victoria Hospital
or the charity of your choice would be appreciated by the family.
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CUTHBERTSON o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2008-06-09 published
MAYES,
Philip
Frederick
(August 6, 1921)
Peacefully at the Orillia Soldiers' Memorial Hospital on Saturday,
June 7, 2008 in his 87th year. Philip will be sadly missed by
his wife Bernice (née
PRZEDWOJEWSKA "
Prescott,") sisters Christine
(Bill predeceased) Pearson and Wendy (Norman)
LAWRENCE, his children
Diana (Barry
HUTCHINSON/HUTCHISON)
EGMORE,
Suzy
MOORE (predeceased) and
husband Peter, Bernice (Jim)
HOLLETT and Richard
STEVENS.
Grandchildren
Jamie HOLLETT (predeceased,) Anna (Mark)
CUTHBERTSON,
Willy
(Amy)
HOLLETT,
Matthew and Chad
STEVENS, Samantha and Tiffany
EGMORE,
Naomi and Joanna (predeceased)
MOORE, and great-grandchildren
Jessica and Jacqueline
CUTHBERTSON and Wyatt and Everett
HOLLETT.
Philip grew up in Birmingham, England, went to King Edwards school
and at age 18 went directly to the Territorial Army. In 1939,
Philip enlisted in the British Army as an anti-aircraft gunner.
He then became a Lieutenant and was sent to India where he served
until the end of the war. He then graduated from the University
of Birmingham in Electrical Engineering. Philip came to Canada
and worked at Canadian Westinghouse and Atomic Energy of Canada
Ltd., where he met his wife Bernice. He retired at age 62 and
enjoyed his gardening, theatre and travelling. A special thanks
for the wonderful care provided by Champlain Manor Retirement
Residence and the Palliative Care Unit at the Orillia Soldiers'
Memorial
Hospital.
The late Mr. Philip
MAYES will rest at the
Mundell Funeral Home, 79 West Street North, Orillia, on Monday
from 7-9 p.m. Then from 1 p.m. until time of funeral service
in the chapel, Tuesday afternoon June 10th at 3 p.m. Interment
Saint Martin of Tours Cemetery, Whitney, Ontario. If desired, memorial
donations to the Parkinson's Foundation or the Charity of Ones
Choice would be appreciated. Messages of condolence are welcomed
at www.mundellfuneralhome.com.
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CUTHBERTSON o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2008-03-12 published
McGUCKIN,
William
At Royal Victoria Hospital, Barrie on March 10, 2008 in his 77th
year. Beloved husband of Noreen and the late Joyce
GRIMLEY.
Loving
step-dad of Trisha (Dave)
CUTHBERTSON and Raymond (Denise
LEE)
RANKINE.
Proud
Pops of Jenny, Tori and Thomas. Dear brother to
Shirley (the late Ross)
KNOX, Phyllis (Howard)
BENTLEY, Eleanor
(Rae) ELLICOTT, Clare (Noreen), Jean
HARDY (Bev
TAILOR/TAYLOR), Gloria
(Keith) PARADINE, Gerald (Donna), Ray (Sheila) and the late Stewart,
Marie GANS and Bernice
RICHARDSON.
Special uncle to Mart
SWAFFIELD.
Will be sadly missed by his many Friends, nieces and nephews.
Friends may call at O'Neill Funeral Home, 6324 Main Street, Stouffville
(905-642-2855) on Thursday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Service in the
chapel Friday at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be
made to the Cancer Society or the Heart and Stroke Foundation.
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CUTLER o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-02-23 published
HARVEY,
Marjorie (formerly
BEAUL, née
MONTAGUE)
A resident of Stirling and formerly of Bothwell passed away peacefully
at the Stirling Manor Nursing Home, Stirling, Ontario, on Thursday,
February 21, 2008 at the age of 96. Marjorie was predeceased
by her first husband Frank
BEAUL and her late husband Ernest
HARVEY.
Loving mother of Reta
FITZGERALD (Hugh) of Belleville,
Patricia CUTLER of Bothwell, Audrey
VRABEL
(Alex) of Ridgetown,
Diane KENNEDY
(Dennis) of Thamesville, Pamela
SAUNDERS of Stirling,
Richard BEAUL of Tupperville. Fondly remembered by her grandchildren
and great-grandchildren. Dear friend of James Blake
WEIR of Stirling.
Predeceased by son's Jack and Ronald. Friends will be received
at the Badder and Robinson Funeral Home, 211 Elm Street, Bothwell
on Sunday evening from 7-9 p.m. The funeral service will be held
in the chapel of the funeral home on Monday, February 25, 2008
at 11: 00 a.m. Interment Bothwell Cemetery. Donations may be made
at the funeral home by cheque to the Heart and Stroke Foundation.
Online condolences and donations may be left at our website www.badderfuneralhome.com
"A tree will be planted in Memory of Marjorie Harvey in the Badder and
Robinson Memorial Forest, Mosa Twp."
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CUTLER o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-04-02 published
CUTLER,
Nancy (née
VEGH)
A resident of Newbury passed away Tuesday, April 1, 2008 at Four
Counties Health Services, Newbury at the age of 65. She was born
in Windsor daughter of the late Elias and Rose
VEGH.
Beloved wife
of Stan CUTLER, loving mother of Sheryl
FARRELL
(Mark) of Bothwell,
Angella COFFEY
(Girard) of Bothwell, Nancy
LAMARSH (Frank) of
Chatham, Joe
CUTLER
(Tracy) of Glencoe, Dan
CUTLER (Rachel) of
London, Stan
CUTLER Jr. "Buck" (Linda) of Newbury and Tony
CUTLER
(Marie) of Wallaceburg, fondly remembered by 19 grandchildren
and 15 great-grandchildren, dear sister of Gloria
WINIA
(Elmer)
of Newbury and Rose
SEWEDAK
(John) of Leamington and special
aunt of Donna
KAISER.
Predeceased by daughter Carolyn Joy, sisters
Dolly and Lillian and brother Elias. The
CUTLER family will receive
Friends at the Badder and Robinson Funeral Home, 211 Elm Street, Bothwell
on Thursday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The funeral service will be held
from the chapel of the funeral home on Friday, April 4, 2008
at 1: 00 p.m. with Rev. Steve
FILYER officiating. Interment in
Bothwell Cemetery. Donations may be made at the funeral home
by cheque to Four Counties Health Services, Canadian Cancer Society
or charity of your choice. Online donations and condolences may
be left at www.badderfuneralhome.com. "A tree will be planted
in memory of Nancy
CUTLER in the Badder and Robinson Memorial Forest,
Mosa Twp."
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CUTLER o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-05-24 published
CUTLER,
Shirley
Anne
Peacefully, with family at her side, at Parkwood Hospital on
Wednesday,
May 21, 2008, Shirley Anne
CUTLER passed away in her
68th year. Much loved sister of Marilyn
THOMAS
(Carl,)
Betty
PRESTON
(Dick) and Larry
CUTLER (Alice.)
Will be missed by her
niece Wendy
D'HOINE
(Darryl) and nephews Greg
THOMAS (Jenn,)
Dustin THOMAS (Vanessa), Dan
CROSS (Heather), Tim
CROSS (Lucie),
Christopher
HOME-
CUTLER and Adam
HOME-
CUTLER.
Also survived by
2 great-nieces Tarra and Claire, and a great nephew Nathan. Shirley
will be sadly missed by special Friends. Predeceased by her parents
Ronald and Florence
CUTLER of Coldstream. Shirley was a long
time golfer, curler and bird watcher. Cremation has taken place.
A Celebration of Life will be held at the Coldstream Friends
Meeting House, 359 Quaker Lane, Coldstream, on Saturday, May 31,
2008 at 11: 00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to
Wellspring London and Region, 231 Hyman Street, London, Ontario,
N6A 1N6. Donations and online condolences at www.londoncremation.com
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CUTLER o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-07-18 published
CUTLER,
Eugene "
Gene"
Of Saint Thomas, passed away on Wednesday, July 16th, 2008, at
the Saint Thomas-Elgin General Hospital, in his 87th year. Beloved
husband of the late Colleen
(BOLTON)
CUTLER
(July 2nd, 2006)
and dearly loved father of Bonnie
CUTLER. Dear Brother of Tom
and his wife
Joyce
CUTLER of Saint Thomas and the late Betty
PUTMAN
(1993). Dear uncle of Penny, Jeff and Alan and great uncle of
Grant, Jill and Timmy. Gene was born in Saint Thomas on April 12th,
1922, the son of the late Frank and Lulu
(BOYER)
CUTLER. He was
a retired employee of the Saint Thomas Psychiatric Hospital. Gene
loved sports and enjoyed hockey, baseball, football and walking.
A private family service will be held Saturday at 11: 00 a.m.
at Williams Funeral Home, 45 Elgin Street, Saint Thomas. No visitation.
Remembrances may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society or the
Heart and Stroke Foundation.
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CUTLER o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2008-01-09 published
He was 'the last of a generation of real publishers' in Canada
A wordsmith who learned the book business in New York, he moved
to Toronto in search of independence, writes Sandra
MARTIN. 'He
wanted to make a difference, and he thought he could do it with
information'
By Sandra MARTIN,
Page S8
An entrepreneur, a wordsmith and a fiercely independent businessman
with a canny eye for real estate, Robert
FITZHENRY moved to Canada
from the New York publishing world in 1966 and established Fitzhenry and
Whiteside. In the 1970s and 1980s, Fitz and Witz was a prominent
player in the Canadian book scene, doing about $20-million in
annual business, mainly by representing Harper and Row and other
major U.S. publishers.
Initially, Mr.
FITZHENRY was a distributor who claimed he had
no interest in publishing books (known to be one of the more
spectacular ways of going broke, especially in the days before
wide-scale federal and provincial subsidies). Then, almost without
trying, he won a couple of huge contracts to produce elementary-school,
social-study materials from the province of British Columbia
in the late 1960s. "He wanted to make a difference," said his
daughter Sharon
FITZHENRY, now president of the company, "and
he thought he could do it with information."
So, he began publishing an eclectic list of non-fiction titles,
mostly reference works that reflected his own fascination with
words and language. F&W's first trade title, which appeared in
centennial year, was Public Opinion and Canadian Identity, a
statistical analysis of Canadians and their perceptions of Canada.
He later published a significant series of reference books, including
developing and producing several editions of the Funk and Wagnalls
Canadian College Dictionary, the F&W Book of Quotations, The
Canadian Thesaurus and Canadian Facts and Dates.
"Sponsoring studies on Canadian English as Bob has done for so
many years is a relatively self-effacing activity with modest
dividends for a publisher," J.K. (Jack)
CHAMBERS, professor of
linguistics at the University of Toronto, wrote in the preface
to the 2001 edition of the thesaurus. "Neither his profile nor
his profit margin makes Bob do it. It goes deeper than that.
Bob FITZHENRY is word-struck, and always has been. His feelings
are word-shaped. He published these books because he wants to
read them. Those of us who are also word-struck are in his debt."
Describing Mr.
FITZHENRY as "a decent guy," and "a smart businessman,"
bookseller Frans
DONKER of the Book City chain in Toronto said
of his former employer: "He was a quiet guy, definitely not a
Jack McClelland, but he had influence. I think a lot of people
in this industry owe him a big favour for letting them [as young
kids] run divisions or offices in other parts of the country,"
said Mr. DONKER, himself the beneficiary of Mr.
FITZHENRY's laissez-faire
management style.
As a publisher, Mr.
FITZHENRY "saw opportunities and went after
them," said Marty
CUTLER, now owner of Fairmount Books, a Markham,
Ontario, wholesale and remainder operation, who worked as a sales
rep for Fitzhenry and Whiteside more than 30 years ago. "He was
generous, supportive, encouraging and fascinating. Here was an
incredibly well-read, self-educated man, so it was very interesting
to have such a smart guy, and such an interesting guy, mentor
me. He was the last of a generation of real publishers and we
are very lucky to have had him."
Early Years
Robert
(Bob)
Irvine
FITZHENRY, the only
son of Irvine and Margaret
(LANE)
FITZHENRY, was born in New York in the last year of the
First World War. His sister, Ann, was born two years later. Irvine
FITZHENRY, who was a travelling clock and watch salesman and
repairman, had undiagnosed Huntington's disease (a genetic neurological
disorder that affects movement, emotions and mental abilities)
and was often mistakenly assumed to be a hopeless drunk. His
daughter inherited Huntington's and died in 1961, but his son
was spared.
During the Depression, and the most debilitating stages of her
husband's illness, Margaret
FITZHENRY supported her family by
opening a pricey restaurant, Margaret Ann's Tearoom, in New Rochelle,
New York Bob was the busboy.
After completing high school in New Rochelle, Mr.
FITZHENRY enrolled
in the University of Michigan, where he worked on the university
paper, The Michigan Daily, and earned money in the summers in
Florida as a tutor. He graduated in 1938 with a bachelor's degree
in English and became a stringer for United Press International,
working out of Columbus, Ohio. He quickly rose to chief of that
United Press International branch, but quit after he was forced
to witness an execution at the Ohio State Penitentiary.
He was drafted into the U.S. Army and was sent to boot camp at
Fort Dix, N.J. After training, he was posted to Newport, R.I.,
then the enclave of many of America's richest families, serving
as a sergeant on a searchlight crew watching the seas and the
sky for enemy submarines and aircraft. After Pearl Harbour, he
transferred to the U.S. Army Air Forces, trained in Texas as
a bomber pilot and was promoted to lieutenant. The Second World
War ended before he could be sent overseas.
After he was demobilized, he went to work for Harper and Brothers
as a junior salesman in the southeastern United States, travelling
by train and later in a car, which he named Hesperus, with trunks
of books. In 1949, Mr.
FITZHENRY was promoted and transferred
to Chicago by his mentor, Cass Canfield (the editor and executive
who brought James Thurber and E.B. White to Harper's, and one
of the founders of the journal Foreign Affairs). That same year,
on January 22, Mr.
FITZHENRY married Hilda
ANDERSON, who was
what would now be called an executive assistant to a financial
estate manager on Wall Street. Eventually they had three children:
Sharon, Bridget (who died from a heart attack in 1987) and Hollister
(Holly.) Mrs.
FITZHENRY died on February 8, 2007, at the age
of 91.
Mr. FITZHENRY rose to the position of vice-president of sales
for Harper and Row (the company that was formed in 1962 after the
merger of Harper and Brothers and Row, Peterson and Co.), but after
nearly 20 years with Harper, he "was tired of working for somebody
else," Sharon
FITZHENRY said. He toyed with the idea of moving
to Australia or buying a little newspaper in Rhode Island, but
eventually settled on Canada.
A consummate animal lover, Mr.
FITZHENRY wanted to bring the
family pets, which included the requisite cats and dogs, a pony
and a burro named Mahalia along with his household goods. Apparently,
he was stopped by Canada Customs and Immigration and sent a message
back to his wife in New York saying, "I can't get my ass across
the border."
Fitzhenry and Whiteside
He set up Fitzhenry and Whiteside with Cecil
WHITESIDE (vice-president,
sales for the Musson Book Co.) in Scarborough, now part of greater
Toronto.
The two men knew each other because Mr.
WHITESIDE had
been buying Harper books from Mr.
FITZHENRY for years. In the
new company, which was founded on April Fool's Day, 1966, Mr.
FITZHENRY
managed the sales, marketing and finance (that included representing
the huge Harper and Row account in Canada) while Mr.
WHITESIDE
was in charge of servicing orders.
From 1970 to 1974, Peter
CRABTREE, now president of Crabtree
Publishing, helped build a school textbook division for Fitzhenry and
Whiteside. "
This was new territory for 'Fitz,' Mr.
CRABTREE
said in an e-mail message, "because his company was centred around
selling to bookstores and libraries." Nevertheless, "he threw
himself into the challenge with vigour, enthusiasm, and humour"
and "we spent many happy hours recalling our misadventures with
departments of education across Canada, as we competed with Canada's
publishing community for school adoptions."
Mr. DONKER began working for Mr.
FITZHENRY as a sales rep in
eastern Canada in 1971. Two years later, Mr.
FITZHENRY "threw
him the ball to set up a remainder division" called Beaver Books.
Mr. DONKER, who was in his mid-20s and had only been in Canada
(from his native Holland) for four years, is still grateful for
the opportunity. "Fitz did that to many a young snip-snapper,"
said Mr. DONKER, "and he would seldom interfere." Every two weeks
or so, they would discuss sales and "progress" but essentially
Mr. DONKER was on his own "to run the division and make mistakes
and learn on the job" - work experience that Mr.
DONKER took
with him when he founded Book City in 1976.
"You could call him eccentric," said Mr.
DONKER, remembering
that Mr. FITZHENRY still sent handwritten letters to authors
and booksellers in the 1970s and that he once published a book
on the history of the Holstein cow. The title caused great hilarity
in the trade, according to Mr.
DONKER, but it ended up selling
more than 10,000 copies.
Sharon FITZHENRY, who was a children's librarian in Indiana,
came to Toronto to work with her father in 1971, about the time
her marriage broke up. She described her father as "a damn tough
boss," who was "always in charge." Before starting work at F&W,
Ms. FITZHENRY, who had been a heavy smoker, had been nicotine-free
for two years - "Within two months I was smoking again," she
said. But that was fine with her because, as she admitted, "I'm
nuts about the man."
In the mid-1990s, she succeeded him as president of F&W and has
since expanded the publishing program, especially in the area
of children's books, with the acquisition of Stoddard Kids in
2002 and Red Deer Press in 2005.
Mr. FITZHENRY had a sharp eye for the bottom line and he tended
to consider authors and freelance editors mere suppliers instead
of delicate artistes in need of financial and editorial nurturing.
He was also stubborn. After signing a contract with John Robert
Colombo in 1973 to produce Colombo's Canadian Quotations and
receiving two-thirds of the manuscript, Mr.
FITZHENRY decided
the book would sell better with a new title: The Fitzhenry and
Whiteside Book of Canadian Quotations. An "aghast" Mr. Colombo
demurred at a very chilly lunch, but Mr.
FITZHENRY, who appeared
to have a momentary hearing loss, was intransigent. Mr. Colombo
took his book away and saw it published with great success in
1974 by Hurtig Publishers in Edmonton.
In the late 1980s, mergers and acquisitions were rocking the
publishing industry. About the time that Rupert Murdoch's News
Corp. acquired Harper and Row in the U.S. in 1987 and William Collins and
Sons in 1990 to form HarperCollins, there was a move to establish
a Canadian company called Harper, Fitzhenry and Collins. The
plan was to run it out of F&W's 7,000-square-metre warehouse
and office facility in Markham, which had turned into an astute
real-estate purchase on Mr.
FITZHENRY's part. The new company
would amalgamate the Canadian agency business of both Harper
and Collins and establish a Canadian-owned publishing arm called
Fitzhenry that would be eligible for government book-publishing
programs. The problem, according to an industry expert, was that
Mr. FITZHENRY wanted to run the whole show and wasn't willing
to answer to either an American or a British superior. Giving
up his independence after 20 years of being his own boss was
a cost he wasn't willing to consider, no matter the compensations.
Consequently, the deal fell through, HarperCollins was formed
in Canada and Mr.
FITZHENRY lost the lucrative Harper and Row agency
business that had been a very significant part of his bottom
line for more than 20 years.
Final Days
Mr. FITZHENRY had a stroke in 1995 that left him paralyzed on
his right side and suffering from aphasia. Showing enormous grit,
he relearned some communication skills. Mr. Cutler remembers
visiting him with Mr.
DONKER. "We had to initiate the conversation
and keep it going, but he could still listen and communicate
with his eyes," Mr. Cutler said with admiration.
Another stroke, five years later, left Mr.
FITZHENRY unable to
swallow and drastically diminished his ability to communicate.
After 2000, he was bedridden and nurtured by a feeding tube.
With enormous help from his family, he was able to live in his
own home, where he eventually died in his sleep.
Robert Irvine
FITZHENRY was born in New York on April 10, 1918.
He died in Toronto last Thursday. He was 89 and had suffered
two severe strokes. Predeceased by his wife, Hilda, and his daughter
Bridget, he is survived by daughters Sharon and Hollister, three
grandchildren and extended family. A private family funeral will
be followed by a memorial service at a later date.
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CUTTEN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2008-07-10 published
HANES,
Harriett
Marjorie (née
DUNBAR)
Peacefully on July 8, 2008 at Leaside Retirement Residence, Toronto,
in her 92nd year. Graduate of Victoria College (Honours, Modern
Languages) 3T9. Dear wife of the late Earle
HANES.
Eldest daughter
of the late Randolph and Emma
DUNBAR of Guelph. Much loved sister
of the late James
DUNBAR (1996,) Dora
DUNBAR and Jane
CUTTEN
(Hartley, 1996). Survived also by three nieces and one nephew
and their families. Her family acknowledges with much appreciation
the compassion and care shown by the staff of The Leaside to
Harriett throughout her stay. Funeral arrangements private. Cremation.
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CUTTING o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2008-03-07 published
CUTTING,
Theodore “Baldy&rdquo
At the Grey Bruce Health Services in Wiarton Wednesday evening
March 5, 2008. Baldy
CUTTING of Hepworth in his 83rd year. Dear
brother of Bill and his wife June of Sauble Beach. Dear uncle
of David and his wife Doris of R.R.#1, Shallow Lake, Jack and
his wife Gloria of Owen Sound, Judy and her husband Larry
UTTLEY,
Richard and his wife
Debbie all of Cambridge and Cindy
WHEELER
of Owen Sound. Predeceased by three brothers, Bud, George and
Bruce and his parents Jack and Hilda
CUTTING.
Friends may call
at the Downs and son Funeral Home Hepworth Sunday from 2 to 4 and
7 to 9 p.m. Funeral Service will be conducted from the Funeral
Home
Monday morning at 11: 00 a.m. with Rev. Gerry
HOFSTETTER
officiating. Spring interment Zion Cemetery. Memorial contributions
to the Cancer Society would be appreciated as your expression
of sympathy. Royal Canadian Legion Branch 586 Hepworth will hold
a memorial service at the Funeral Home Sunday evening at 7: 00 p.m.
Messages of condolence for the family are welcome at www.downsandsonfuneralhome.com.
A tree will be planted in the Memorial Forest of the Grey Sauble
Conservation Foundation in memory of Baldy by the Downs and son
Funeral Home.
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