SVISTUNENKO o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2008-05-22 published
ADAM/ADAMS,
James
Lorne
Suddenly at home in Toronto on Sunday, May 18, 2008 after a year
long illness. Beloved husband, best friend and life partner of
Peggy (née
COWAN.)
Lorne died just short of his 86th birthday
and 60th wedding anniversary.
Wonderful father to son Jim (Julia) of St. Paul, Minnesota, and
daughter Karen (Bill)
HERKAMP of Cincinnati, Ohio. Cherished
and devoted grandfather to Jack, Jane and James
ADAM/ADAMS and Kelly
and Scott HERKAMP.
Brother-in-law to Muriel
LISSON. Uncle and
friend to Donna
SVISTUNENKO, Joy
GRAY/GREY-
DONALD and Jim
LISSON,
their spouses and children.
Lorne was born in Montreal on July 10, 1922. He interrupted his
studies at McGill University to serve as a navigator on a Lancaster
bomber with the Royal Air Force/Royal Canadian Air Force. He
graduated from McGill in 1946 and spent his entire 41 year career
with C-I-L, concluding in Human Resources, having relocated from
Montreal to Toronto in 1981.
Lorne's life was centered on his family and his love of sports,
especially hockey and baseball. He and Peggy, both native Montrealers,
raised their family and were active community members in the
Town of Mount Royal. Following their move to downtown Toronto,
they actively embraced life, culture and retirement travel, especially
to see their grandchildren.
Lorne's good humour, wit, humility, generosity and Friendship
will be lovingly remembered and deeply missed by all of his family
and Friends.
A Memorial Service celebrating Lorne's life will be held at Timothy
Eaton Memorial Church, 230 St. Clair Ave. W., on Monday, May 26
at 11: 00 a.m., followed by a reception at the church. Memorial
donations may be made to Mount Sinai Hospital, the Toronto Rehabilitation
Institute, or Timothy Eaton Memorial Church.
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