McEVOY o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2008-06-17 published
KENNEDY,
Winnifred
Bessie (née
McEVOY)
Born on September 30, 1913, Lieut. R.C.N. Wrens, widow of Wm. C.
KENNEDY,
Lieut. R.C.N., and mother to David and Laurel, passed
on June 14, 2008. A life of loving loyal service to her country,
family, community, and numerous pets; she will be dearly missed
by family and Friends. Funeral service at Morley Bedford Funeral
Home, 159 Eglinton Ave. W, on Wednesday, June 18 at 12 p.m. In
lieu of flowers, donations to the restoration of Saint Anne's Anglican
Church, Toronto, would be gratefully appreciated.
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McEVOY o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2008-07-26 published
CHILDS,
Philip
Harry
Routley
Philip
Harry
Routley
CHILDS died peacefully, surrounded by his
family, at Kingston General Hospital on July 24, at the age of
83. Born in Yeovil, Somerset from a long line of west-countrymen,
he found himself at 14 on the south coast of England in 1940
with a vintage Ross rifle to fend off the Germans. Between 17 and
19, better equipped, he saw action as a subaltern with 141 Royal
Armoured Corps, (the Buffs) in North West Europe. Retrained for
Japan, in August 1945 he was redirected to the Middle East and
seconded to the Arab Legion, a posting which gave him a life-long
affection for the Arab people, particularly the Bedouin. With
life in postwar England holding little attraction, he emigrated
to Canada and by mid 1948 received his third commission, as an
officer of the Lord Strathcona's Horse, leading him in the following
years to locations as diverse as Staff College, Vietnam with
the International Control Commission, the United States and Ghana.
On retirement in the mid 1970s he became a law student, exchanging
a crew cut for longer hair and a beard and acquiring new Friends
only slightly older and cooler than his children. A small town
law practice in Kemptville preceded a further career founding
the legal division of the Auditor General's Office of Canada.
A final retirement opened a very happy period on Sand Lake welcoming
birds, beasts, Friends and family. Beyond his life long knack
for finding himself in the world's hot spots, Philip was a loving
husband and father, a genial host and bon vivant, an enthusiastic
traveler, an avid reader, a mechanical wizard, and an accomplished
woodworker; capable of fixing a washing machine while debating
world history or quoting obscure poets, practical in small things
and unbendably principled and idealistic in larger ones. He believed
very strongly in justice and was convinced that finding truth
was the surest route to achieve it. He is survived by his beloved
wife of 56 years, Eileen, his children Peter (Maureen
McEVOY,)
Andrew (Pauline
ANDERSON,)
Caroline
(Babis
MAGOULAS) and Michael
(Danielle ST-
VINCENT,) his 7 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild.
A remembrance and celebration of his life, followed by a reception,
will be held at Sand Lake: 130 Powell Bay Road, Elgin, Ontario,
at 2 p.m. Saturday, August 16. In lieu of flowers, donations
may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society or a charity of your
choice.
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