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DUPRE
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ELSON,
Elgin "
Archie"
Surrounded by family at the Strathroy Middlesex General Hospital
on Monday, July 21, 2008. Elgin "Archie"
ELSON of Parkhill in
his 88th year. Beloved husband for 59 years to Phyllis
(WADE)
ELSON. Dear father of Larry and Linda
ELSON of Parkhill, Linda
and Len RIMMER of Grand Prairie, Alberta, Kathy and Glen
COCKWILL
of Lucan. Jim
ELSON of Parkhill, Donna
JEFFREY and John
WEBSTER
of Parkhill, Janet
ELSON of Parkhill, Laurie and Warren
KELLESTINE
of Ailsa Craig, Mark and Suzy
ELSON of Ilderton. Dear grandfather
to John and Karen. Melinda and Jason, Sarah and Daniel, Jennie
and Rich, Jim and Dawn. Greg, Julie. Matt and Chantelle. Richard,
Brit, Carrie, Stacey, Amanda, Aleda, MacKenzie, Emily, Calvin
and Jackson. Great-grandfather to R.J., Ethan, Declan, Brian,
Noah, Skye, Kiera, Christian, Isabeau and Aodhan. Survived by
several nieces and nephews. Predeceased by parents Fred and Kathleen,
brothers Calvin, Kenneth and Garnet
ELSON, sisters Jean
HOWARD,
Vera DUPEE, Pearl
RAPELJE, Clara
PARK and Inez
O'REILLY. Elgin
"Archie" was a Naval Veteran in the Seconded World War. Resting
at the M. Box and son Funeral Home, 183 Broad Street, Parkhill.
Visitation 7-9 p.m. Wednesday. A memorial service will be conducted
on Thursday, July 24 at 11: 00 a.m. Reverend Greg
LITTLE will
officiate. Interment in Parkhill Cemetery. Donations to Parkhill
Medical Centre or the Canadian National Institute for the Blind
would be appreciated. Share a memory or send condolences to www.boxfuneralhome.ca
M. Box and son will plant a tree in memory of Mr.
ELSON.
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LEE,
Vera
Vera passed peacefully at home in Westshore Village Retirement
Residence in Port Perry on Friday, January 25, 2008. Vera was
a beautiful lady in her 86th year. She was the beloved wife of
William B.
LEE (deceased) for 61 years and the dearest Mother
of Linda IRWIN and Craig, Nancy Lee
DUPERRON and Leo and Bill
LEE and Wendy. She was greatly loved by her grandchildren and
great-grandchildren. Vera celebrated her life first with her
family, and then shared it with the Shrine Club's Bokhara Court
and was an employee of the former Toronto Board of Education.
She valued her long-time Friends and the new Friendships she
formed. Vera loved to dress beautifully and was always groomed
to the nines. She was a lady to the very end. The family will
honour Vera's life privately. Vera would have asked you to donate
to a charity of your choosing or to the Lakeridge Health Centre's
Port Perry Hospital in lieu of flowers. Private family arrangements
have been entrusted to the Nisbett Funeral Home and Chapel, 600 Monaghan
Rd. S., Peterborough. 705-745-3211. Friends may sign the online
book of condolences at www.nisbettfuneralhome.com
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Mercurial bag-carrier teased greatness from unproven professionals
Canadian caddie's genius - and foibles - were chronicled in a
bestselling book about the P.G.A. tour's wild side
By Robert THOMPSON/THOMSON/TOMPSON/TOMSON,
Special to The Globe and Mail, Page S10
Toronto -- There was always a dichotomy to the life of Steve
DUPLANTIS.
On one hand, the PGA Tour caddie from Brampton, Ontario,
was known as one of the best at his trade, a man who could elicit
top performances from the players whose bags he carried. He worked
with several of the best and brightest on golf's premier stage
for 15 years, working for players such as Jim Furyk, Rich Beem,
Daniel Chopra and Tommy Armour III. Through his guidance,
leadership and sheer determination, Mr.
DUPLANTIS led several
players to the top performances of their careers.
"He was one of the better caddies," said Mr. Armour, who used
the Canadian's services when he set the tour's 72-hole scoring
record in 2003. "That's why he kept getting hired. He was very
confident with what he said."
On the other hand, although Mr.
DUPLANTIS was all focus on the
course, his life away from golf was anything but. He married
his first wife, an exotic dancer, in 1995 after knowing her for
just 19 days. He proposed to his second wife while still married
to the first, and his predilection for a good time often led
him to turn up late for tee times - then have to search for a
new job.
However, his talent for elevating the play of those he worked
with was undeniable, and once on the course, he could distance
himself from the distractions.
"He was a throwback," said tour caddie Patrick Smith. "He raised
the level of every player he worked for. He could take guys who
were marginal and they would play well."
Mr. DUPLANTIS was drawn to the game of golf early in his life.
As a junior member at North Halton Golf and Country Club in Georgetown,
Ontario, the young golfer would often play from daybreak to dusk.
When he wasn't playing, he could be found at the range, pounding
ball after ball.
"He'd play 36 holes a day in weather that was below freezing
and then complain that he only got in 36 before he lost feeling
in his hands and toes," John
MITCHELL, his mother's ex-husband,
told Sports Illustrated columnist Alan Shipnuck.
His passion for the game and self-confidence led Mr.
DUPLANTIS
to chase a scholarship to the United States, although he wasn't
a blue-chip prospect. He got a partial scholarship to Spartanburg
Methodist in South Carolina, playing two years. "Maybe I wasn't
as great as I wanted to be," he once said. "But I loved it."
It was in 1993, his sophomore year at Spartanburg, that Mr.
DUPLANTIS
was bit by the caddie bug. At the Greater Greenville Classic
on the Nike Tour, he became reacquainted with Clarence Rose,
a PGA Tour journeyman he had first met at the Canadian Open
some years previous. Mr. Rose didn't have a regular caddie and
asked Mr. DUPLANTIS whether he was interested. Mr.
DUPLANTIS
worked so well that Mr. Rose asked him to stay on for the summer,
including caddying in a PGA Tour event that earned the rookie
bag carrier $600 (U.S.).
Mr.
Rose stopped playing at the end of the summer, and Mr.
DUPLANTIS
decided to forgo school and try to make his way as a professional
caddie. In 1994, lacking a regular job, he encountered upstart
PGA Tour pro Jim Furyk at the Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic.
Mr. Furyk asked him to carry his bag that week and finished 10th,
earning Mr.
DUPLANTIS $2,000 and a regular job.
"He was a very likable person," Mr. Furyk said. "He had a way
about him and a charisma."
As Mr. Furyk's star rose - including wins in 1995 and 1996 -
Mr. DUPLANTIS began to develop a reputation for leading a wild
life away from his day job. At a tournament in Texas, he met
Vicki, a woman he would later refer to as a "titty dancer," and
married her a couple of weeks later. She was pregnant soon afterward
and gave birth to a daughter, Sierra, in 1996. Within a year,
the couple were in the midst of a divorce and an ugly custody
battle.
While his personal life was in disarray, his player became a
big name on the PGA Tour. Mr.
DUPLANTIS caddied for him at
1997 Ryder Cup in Spain, as well as at golf's four major tournaments.
But the distractions in his personal life began taking a toll.
Mr. Furyk said his caddie was late "maybe a dozen times. Maybe
two dozen. It all blends together." Despite earning huge sums,
the tardiness eventually forced Mr. Furyk to fire him in 1999.
Mr. DUPLANTIS didn't stay down long. In May, only months after
being fired by Mr. Furyk, he was on the bag for a former cellphone
salesman turned PGA Tour pro named Rich Beem. Coming into
the Kemper Open, Mr. Beem was floundering, having missed five
straight cuts. But that week, with Mr.
DUPLANTIS urging him on
and keeping him focused, Mr. Beem won the tournament. Announcer
Ken
Venturi called Mr.
DUPLANTIS's work that week one of best
caddie performances in history.
The partnership with Mr. Beem didn't last long, however. The
two parted ways before the year was finished.
"He was a hell of a caddie at times and other times he was sometimes
difficult to get along with," Mr. Beem said. "That's the nature
of this business."
Mr. DUPLANTIS's life, warts and all, as well as his time with
Mr. Furyk and Mr. Beem, was captured in Bud, Sweat and Tees,
a book by Mr. Shipnuck. Released in 2001, it became a bestseller
after Mr. Beem won the 2002 PGA Championship.
Through the challenges, Mr.
DUPLANTIS displayed an unflagging
desire to keep working.
"He just really loved everything about the game," said Ted McIntyre,
editor of Ontario Golf, a magazine to which the caddie contributed
as a columnist for several years. "He could be maddening, but
when he delivered, it was always worth waiting for."
He worked everything from the LPGA Tour to the PGA Tour's
dreaded qualifying school, six gruelling rounds played on consecutive
days. In the second stage of 2005 Q-School, he carried the bag
of John Maginnes, a journeyman pro on his last legs. Even though
Mr. Maginnes was struggling to find some magic in his declining
game, he found Mr.
DUPLANTIS's instinct for the game to be exhilarating.
"He would talk you through the shot before you hit it, visualizing
it right along with you," Mr. Maginnes said. "I never discovered
the origin of Stevie's insight but it was apparent in his approach
to the game. He couldn't realize that although I could see the
shot we discussed, execution was another matter all together.
But for the first time in a long time, I was excited about playing,
if only for a moment."
He spent most of 2007 caddying for rising Swedish star Daniel
Chopra, including a start at the Canadian Open in Markham, Ontario,
where Mr. Chopra missed the cut. Family Friends say he seemed
almost not to be working the weekend last July, and spent time
with his daughter and family Friends. He stayed in Toronto for
a short period after the Canadian Open, playing in a fundraising
tournament and demonstrating his golfing prowess by taking the
prize for longest drive.
At the start of the 2008 PGA Tour year, he found himself
with yet another new golfer - Eric Axley, who had appeared to
be on the rise in 2006 before struggling throughout 2007. It
appeared to be a good match - another golfer who might fulfill
his potential with the help of a savvy caddie. They were set
to play the Buick Invitational, the fourth event of the PGA
Tour season, in late January, when he stepped in front of a taxi
and was killed.
"Am I shocked by this? No," Mr. Armour told reporters. "I tried
several times to get him some help. And I told him in 2003, 'Bud,
if you don't change, you're going to die a tragic death.' "
Despite his unpredictable disposition, it was his ability to
get the best from others that kept those around him hoping he'd
change his ways.
"He was a real charmer," Mr. McIntyre said. "Guys like Steve
don't come around very often. He always found a way to make the
golfers he worked for better. It was on the course that he always
shined."
Steve DUPLANTIS was born in Brampton, Ontario, on September 20,
1972. He died after being struck by a taxi in Del Mar, California.,
on January 23, 2008. He was 35. He leaves mother Sandra and her
husband Denis
CANTIN; father Steve and his wife
Jackie; brother
Danny, sister Amy and brother-in-law Chris
NORBURY, plus grandparents
Dorothy and Art
BILTON.
He also leaves daughter, Sierra - donations to her trust fund
can be made payable to the Sierra Duplantis Trust Fund, care
of the
LAING,
Alan
Murray
Passed away peacefully at home with his family at his side, on
July 14, 2008 in his 61st year. Alan is now with the Lord after
a valiant battle with cancer. Alan will be greatly missed by
his wife Caroline and his loving children David (Tory
WESTBROOK)
and Danielle. Lovingly remembered by his parents W.A. (Al) and
Agnes (DAISY)
LAING of Thornbury and Caroline's parents Marcel
and Georgette
DUPLESSIS of Quebec. Greatly missed by his sister
Faye YOUNG
(David) and his brothers Bill (Diane) and Jim. Fondly
remembered by his niece Katie and nephews James and Joe. Alan
retired as an Air Canada Captain after a long aviation career
and was extensively involved in the betterment of community organizations
and the Air Cadet Program. Friends will be received at the Graham A.
Giddy Funeral Home and Chapel, 280 St. David St. South in Fergus,
on July 17th from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral Service will be conducted
at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, 325 St. George St. West
in Fergus, on July 18th at 1: 00 p.m. Memorial Donations can be
directed to the Air Cadet League of Canada, cards available at
the Funeral Home
(519) 843-3100 www.grahamgiddyfh.com
DUPRE,
Gerry
Suddenly on March 8, 2008 in his 61st year. Loving father to
Darci (Greg) and devoted grandpa to Megan and Katie. Gerry is
survived by his brother Dean (Mary) and predeceased by his brother
Bob (Theresa). He will be sadly missed by his many nieces and
nephews and relatives. Friends will be received at the Ridley
Funeral Home, 3080 Lake Shore Blvd. W. (between Islington and
Kipling Aves., at 14th Street, 416-259-3705) on Saturday March 22,
2008 from 10: 00 a.m. until time of service at 11:00 a.m. Cremation
has taken place. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Hospital
for Sick Children would be greatly appreciated. Messages of Condolence
may be placed at www.RidleyFuneralHome.com
CASSONE,
Joseph
Rocco
Age 71, passed away peacefully at the Stratford General Hospital
on Sunday, April 6, 2008. Joe was born in Italy,
son of the late
Salvatore and Elena
CASSONE.
Beloved husband for 44 years of
Mary Margaret
(DUPUIS.)
Loving father of Dave (Dawn,) Greg (Donna,)
Lisa KRMPOTICH
(Kevin.)
Loving papa to Samuel, Matthew, Joey,
Alex, Lena and Daniella. Brother of Raymond (Lorna), Eugene (Gayle).
Also survived by brother-in-law and sisters-in-law Paul
DUPUIS
(Bev,) Sandra
DUPUIS and several nieces and nephews. Joe taught
at Northwestern Secondary School his entire career retiring in
1994. His passion for travel took many students, teachers, Friends
and family around the world throughout his life. Friends and
relatives may call at the W.G. Young Funeral Home, 430 Huron
St. Stratford on Tuesday, from 7-9 p.m. and
on Wednesday from
2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The funeral Mass will be celebrated at Saint_Joseph's
Roman Catholic Church, Stratford on Thursday at 11 a.m. Rev. Fr. Dick
BESTER will officiate. Interment in Avondale Cemetery. As expressions
of sympathy, memorial donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer
Society or the Stratford General Hospital through the funeral
home. www.wgyoungfuneralhome.com
BABE,
Lucy
Elizabeth "
Betty" (née
CHAPPLE)
Betty BABE passed away quietly at Saint_Joseph's Hospice on January 24,
2008. She is survived by her son Bill and his wife Elizabeth
of Thunder Bay, daughter Jennifer of Toronto, and granddaughter
Gillian and her husband Stephan
DUPUIS of Perth, Australia, her
caregiver Gemma
ARRIOLA, brother Frank
CHAPPLE and his wife
Irene
of Burlington, Betsy
BISHOP and her family of Burlington, and
many nieces and nephews, Spence, Chapple, Bythell and Sprague.
Great-grandmother of Annick Babe
DUPUIS.
Betty was predeceased
by her husband Murray
BABE, sister-in-law Helen Babe
BYTHELL
of Toronto, and her brothers Allen
CHAPPLE of Victoria, John
CHAPPLE of Thunder Bay and sister Jocelyn
CHAPPLE
Spence of Thunder
Bay. Betty was born in Fort William in 1910 to Clement and Annie
CHAPPLE, of Chapple's Department Stores, she lived a full life
to her 97th year. She attended the University of Toronto in the
1930's where she met Murray again. They married in 1936 and lived
variously in Fort Frances and Geraldton, until Murray enlisted
in the Lake Superior Regiment. Betty spent the war years in Fort
William and they continued to live there after the war, with
Murray practicing law with Morris, Babe, Pugsley, Black and Hatherly,
before being appointed to the family court bench. Betty participated
with Murray in the local Kiwanis Club, volunteered at McKellar
Hospital, enjoyed their family and Friends at Two Island Lake,
was a keen bowler and player of golf and bridge into her early
90's. The family expresses great thanks to Doctor
MYMKO and his
staff, and
to Gemma ARRIOLA, who collectively enabled Betty to
live at home until two weeks before her death. A funeral service
for Betty will be held on Monday, January 28, 2008 at 2: 00 p.m.
at Jenkens Funeral Home with Rev. Deborah
KRAFT officiating.
In lieu of flowers, donations to Saint_Joseph's Hospice, the George
Jeffery Children's Foundation or a charity of your choice would
be greatly appreciated. On line condolences at: www.jenkens-funeral.ca
Jenkens Funeral Home Cremation and Reception Centre