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Nora Ephron 1941-2012 R.I.P.
June 27, 2012, Comments Off on Nora Ephron 1941-2012 R.I.P.

She was not a friend, but we feel as though she were one. She leaves a legacy of bittersweet writing about so many socia ...

Eric (C.E.B.) McConachie 1927-2012 R.I.P.
June 8, 2012, 2 Comments

  See Eric’s page on Wednesday-Night.com     McCONACHIE, Charles Eric Bruce Born in Edmonton on Apr ...

Father Marc Gervais, S.J. R.I.P.
March 31, 2012, 1 Comment

More on Wednesday-Night.com Marc Gervais: Jesuit champion of cinema. 1929-2012. By Alan Hustak (The Metropolitain) Rev. ...

KNUT HAMMARSKJOLD, DIPLOMAT 1922-2012
January 30, 2012, Comments Off on KNUT HAMMARSKJOLD, DIPLOMAT 1922-2012

Globe & Mail: Knut Hammarskjold helped shape international aviation By Alan Hustak The text is the same as the one t ...

Knut Hammarskjöld 1922-2012
January 25, 2012, 7 Comments

Margo Somerville’s message announced the “sad news that Knut died on January 3rd, 13 days before his 90th Bi ...

Francis H. (Frank) Cabot R.I.P.
December 1, 2011, 1 Comment

(New York Times) Francis H. Cabot, a financier and self-taught horticulturalist who created two of the most celebrated g ...

Beatrice Millman (Bea) Bazar R.I.P.
November 26, 2011, 6 Comments

Beatrice Millman Bazar (1914-2009) passed away peacefully on September 28, 2009, just 3 weeks shy of her 95th birthday. ...

Bill Copp, R.I.P.
September 19, 2011, Comments Off on Bill Copp, R.I.P.

COPP, William Geoffrey (Bill) Peacefully on September 9th 2011, in his 68th year after a courageous battle with Acute Le ...

Karen Lady Hamilton OWN R.I.P.
September 12, 2011, Comments Off on Karen Lady Hamilton OWN R.I.P.

KAREN HAMILTON WALLS It is with extreme sadness that we announce the passing of Karen Hamilton Walls on August 31, 2011. ...

Jack Layton, R.I.P.
August 27, 2011, Comments Off on Jack Layton, R.I.P.

CBC SPECIAL REPORT: The death and legacy of Jack Layton Layton to be honoured with rare state funeral Layton funeral sho ...

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