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Timothy Porteous R.I.P. 1933-2020
February 22, 2020, Comments Off on Timothy Porteous R.I.P. 1933-2020

John Timothy PORTEOUS (Obituary) Died February 11, 2020 in West Vancouver after 14 years with Parkinson’s Disease ...

Angus W. J. (Ron) Robertson RIP
January 12, 2020, 1 Comment

ANGUS W. J. ROBERTSON (Ron) May 30, 1930 – December 28, 2019 Our beloved Dad passed away on December 28, 2019, at ...

Desmond Morton OWN R.I.P.
September 6, 2019, Comments Off on Desmond Morton OWN R.I.P.

Desmond Morton, historian and McGill University professor, dead at 81 Author who chronicled Canada’s history remem ...

David Taylor Jones 1941 – 2019 RIP
August 20, 2019, 1 Comment

JONES David Taylor Jones, 77, of Arlington, VA, passed away on August 6, 2019 in Philadelphia, surrounded by his wife an ...

Yves Jasmin, O.C. 27 February 1922 – 23 July 2019
August 15, 2019, Comments Off on Yves Jasmin, O.C. 27 February 1922 – 23 July 2019

15 August Yves Jasmin, 97, spread the gospel of Expo 67 to a world initially full of skeptics (Globe & Mail) His mis ...

Dr. André Pasternac OWN R.I.P.
January 13, 2019, 2 Comments

Photo by Laszlo Dr Andre Pasternac has passed away on the 28th of December 2018 and is buried today. Jan 13 2019 May you ...

Johnny Vago 1923 – 2018 R.I.P.
October 21, 2018, Comments Off on Johnny Vago 1923 – 2018 R.I.P.

King of Crescent Street The entrepreneur, engineer, and philanthropic ‘King’ of Crescent Street, John Vago, passed a ...

John Ciaccia OWN 1933-2018
September 17, 2018, 3 Comments

Photo by Robert J. Galbraith at WN #1500 It is with immense sadness that I share the news that John Ciaccia died peacefu ...

Senator John S. McCain 1936–2018
September 3, 2018, Comments Off on Senator John S. McCain 1936–2018

John McCain memorial service at North Phoenix Baptist Church Remembrances Across the Nation: The Schedule of Tributes to ...

Pierre Arbour R.I.P. (1935-2018)
July 26, 2018, 1 Comment

A great loss for his many friends at Wednesday Night, the broader community of Montreal and Quebec, and for the wonderfu ...

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