Deaths

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Addison, Joseph A., Clinton, Ont.; University of Western Ontario, 1937. Died Mar. 7, 2002, aged 91; survived by 4 children.

Borland, Kyle R., Alliston, Ont.; University of Toronto, 1944; CCFP; former staff, Scarborough General and Scarborough Centenary hospitals. Died Mar. 2, 2002, aged 83; survived by his wife, Joan, and 4 children.

Emery, Arnold W., Richmond, BC; University of British Columbia, 1963; CCFP; former staff, Richmond Hospital. Died of pancreatic cancer Mar. 5, 2002, aged 67.

Frain, J. Bruce, Winnipeg; University of Toronto, 1944; internal medicine; FRCPC; former staff, Winnipeg Health Sciences Centre. Died Mar. 4, 2002, aged 80; survived by his wife.

Golfman, Sidney, Winnipeg; University of Manitoba, 1939; Died Mar. 13, 2002, aged 88; survived by 2 children.

Kanee, Benjamin, Vancouver; University of Manitoba, 1934; dermatology; DABDS, AMCAA, FRCPC; former honorary medical staff, Vancouver General Hospital. Died Mar. 13, 2002, aged 90; survived by 3 children.

Kenny, Patricia I., Toronto; Queen's University, 1960; psychiatry; FRCPC; former staff, Women's College Hospital. Died Mar. 2, 2002, aged 70. “She died at St. Michael's, the hospital where she interned more than 40 years ago.”

Kerr, Douglas L., Winnipeg; McGill University, 1943; pediatrics; FRCPC; former staff, Health Sciences Centre–Children's and Victoria hospitals. Died Mar. 2, 2002, aged 83; survived by his wife, Emilie.

Lee, Joseph, Winnipeg; University of Manitoba, 1962; anesthesia; FRCPC; former associate director, Intensive Care Unit, Health Sciences Centre; MD, Manitoba Air Ambulance Services; associate professor, University of Manitoba. Died Feb. 28, 2002, aged 64.

MacDonald, William K., New Smyrna Beach, Fla.; McGill University, 1944; family medicine; CCFP; RCAMC, WW II; former associate professor, McGill University; director of training, Department of Family Medicine, Montreal General Hospital. Died Feb. 25, 2002, aged 87; survived by his wife, Edith, and 5 children.

McCulloch, John A., Akron, Ohio; University of Toronto, 1963; orthopedic surgery; FRCSC; former staff, St. Michael's Hospital; teaching staff and researcher, Department of Anatomy, University of Toronto. Died Mar 14, 2002, aged 63; survived by his wife, Barbara, and 2 children. “He received many awards for his work, beginning in 1975 with Sweden's Volvo Award for Spine Research.”

Nonamaker, E. Paul, New Germany, NS; Dalhousie University, 1942; thoracic surgery; FRCSC; former chief, general surgical services, Victoria General Hospital; associate professor, Dalhousie University. Died Aug. 12, 2001, aged 85; survived by his wife.

Oestreicher, Donald L., Chatham, Ont.; University of Western Ontario, 1943; internal medicine; FACP, FRCPC; former chief, medicine, Chatham General Hospital. Died Feb. 26, 2002, aged 81.

Paul, M. Marvin, Toronto; University of Toronto, 1957; MCFP; former staff, Mount Sinai Hospital. Died Nov. 11, 2001, aged 70.

Savory, M. Frances, Riondel, BC; St. Andrew's (Scotland), 1970. Died in a car accident Feb. 21, 2002, aged 56; survived by her late husband's 3 children. Her sister, Fiona, told the BC Medical Journal: “Every year she arranged for a gift for each child in Riondel, which was delivered by Father Christmas in a sleigh. Her family hope to donate her medical equipment, supplies and office furniture to a local organization to encourage the survival of the Riondel Medical Centre.”

Smith, Peter C., Navan, Ont.; University of Ottawa, 1961; MCFP; former staff, Orleans Medico-Dental Centre. Died Mar. 12, 2002, aged 69; survived by his wife, Susan, and 5 children. “He was a dedicated family physician in Barry's Bay, Ont., and Orleans, Ont., for more than 37 years.”

Snow, James T., Windsor, Ont.; Dalhousie University, 1957; RCNVR, RCNR. Died Feb. 13, 2002, aged 77. Audrey Johnston, his receptionist for 29 years, told the Halifax Chronicle-Herald: “In the early years he never took appointments, so when the office doors opened there would often be a long line of people waiting. He'd see them all — he wouldn't even stop to eat.”

Squire, Donald A., Burlington, Ont.; University of Bristol (England), 1940; psychiatry; RAMC, WW II; DPsy, FRCPC; former staff, Hamilton Psychiatric Hospital; provincial medical director, Red Cross Transfusion Service, Hamilton. Died Mar. 12, 2002, aged 88; survived by his wife, Lois, and 2 children.

Stevens, William B., Galiano, BC; Queen's University, 1951; gunnery officer, RCN (HMCS Midland), WW II; former staff, Burnaby General Hospital. Died Mar. 9, 2002, aged 78; survived by his wife, Jean, and 5 children. “He spent endless hours in his little boat, trolling back and forth, always optimistic that the next pass would see a fish strike.”