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Barr, Elizabeth B.S., Collingwood, Ont.; University of Toronto, 1953. Died Dec. 5, 2004, aged 75; survived by her husband, Don, and her children Ian, Joan, Carol, Larry and Laura.
Beairsto, Arthur W., York, Ont.; University of Toronto, 1943; family medicine; Died Dec. 6, 2004, aged 85; survived by his wife, Helen, his children Art, Richard, Louise, Phoebe, John, Tim and Paula, and his 16 grandchildren. “Bill was not only devoted to every member of his large family, but also to the cause of being a great doctor. His many patients knew him to be a kind, caring man, who always took the time to listen to them. He worked right up until the last month of his life, doing things his way to the very end.”
Benson, John B., Port Hope, Ont.; University of Toronto, 1943; former staff, Port Hope & District Hospital. Died Dec. 6, 2004, aged 84.
Chaplan, Abraham A., San Diego, Calif.; University of Toronto, 1954; psychiatry. Died Nov. 30, 2003, aged 74.
Cottrell, Leonard G., South Ohio, NS; University of Birmingham (U.K.), 1954; psychiatry; ChB, DPM, FRCPsy, FRCPC; former consultant, Yarmouth Regional & Annapolis General hospitals. Died Nov. 11, 2004, aged 73; survived by his wife, Micheline.
Dale, John P.B., Langley, BC; McGill University, 1950; ophthalmology; FRCSC; former staff, St. Mary's Hospital. Died Nov. 27, 2004, aged 83.
Johnson, Thomas C., West Vancouver, BC; Queen's University, 1951. Died Dec. 6, 2004, aged 83.
Lee, Clara W., Waterloo, Ont.; University of Western Ontario, 1937; staff, Wilson Medical Centre. Died Oct. 6, 2004, aged 90.
Lipka, Stefan, Orillia, Ont.; Univerzita Komenskeho (Czechoslovakia), 1957; staff, Huronia Regional Centre. Died Nov. 25, 2004, aged 81.
Martin, Elizabeth M., West Vancouver, BC; Queen's University of Belfast (Ireland), 1967. Died Dec. 6, 2004, aged 61.
O'Connor, Paul D., Brockville, Ont.; Queen's University, 1969; family medicine; CCFP. Died Dec. 4, 2004, aged 59.
Paty, Donald W., Vancouver; Emory University (USA), 1962; neurology; FRCPC; former staff, UBC Hospital, Vancouver Hospital & Health Sciences Centre, and Professor, University of British Columbia. Died Dec. 8, 2004, aged 68.
Samson, Roger, Laval, Que.; Université Laval, 1951; orthopedic surgery; FRCSC; former staff and Medical Council president, Hôpital du Sacre-Coeur, and assistant professor, Université de Montréal. Died Oct. 31, 2004, aged 79.
Schofield, Thomas E., Markdale, Ont.; University of Toronto, 1949; psychiatry; DPsy, FRCPC; staff, Grey Bruce Regional Health Centre. Died July 26, 2004, aged 79.
Shrives, Douglas W.P., Kingston, Ont.; McMaster University, 1987. Died Dec. 2, 2004, aged 42; survived by his parents, Florence and Ken, and his brother Tom.
Smith, Julius D., Mississauga, Ont.; University of Toronto, 1945; general surgery; FRCSC; courtesy staff, Trillium Health Centre-Mississauga Site. Died July 3, 2004, aged 84; survived by his wife, Ann, his children, David, Michael, Steven, Ruth and Adele, and 11 grandchildren.
Steinberg, Jacob, Windsor, Ont.; Queen's University, 1962; diagnostic radiology; FRCPC. Died Oct. 27, 2004, aged 66.
Swedko, Peter J., Ottawa; University of Western Ontario, 1996; nephrology; FRCPC; consultant, Ottawa Centre for Kidney Disease, Ottawa Hospital-Riverside Campus and teaching staff, University of Ottawa. Died Nov. 27, 2004, aged 33.
Tougas, Adrien, Bedford, Que.; Université Laval, 1951; former staff, Centre Medical de Bedford. Died Nov. 1, 2004, aged 82.
Tershakowec, Markian G., Woodbridge, Ont.; University of Toronto, 1965; plastic surgery; FACS, FRCSC; staff, Royal Victoria Hospital. Died Dec. 1, 2004, aged 65; survived by his wife, Lynda, and his children Danylo and Sophika. “He was also an accomplished pianist, a linguist, and a lover of animals.”
Virtue, John A., Burlington, Ont.; University of Toronto, 1943; otolaryngology. Died Dec. 2, 2004, aged 84.
Wade, John C.L., Sidney, BC; Registrable Qualification Granted by English Conjoint Board (U.K.), 1945; internal medicine; MRCS, LRCP, FACP, FRCPC. Died Nov. 29, 2004, aged 83; survived by his wife, Joan.
Warner, David M., West Vancouver, BC; University of London (U.K.), 1951; ophthalmology; FRCSC; Died Nov. 20, 2004, aged 75.
Webster, Robert M., Fairburn, Ga.; Dalhousie University, 1952. Died June 17, 2004, aged 83.
Wyatt, John K., London, Ont.; University of Western Ontario, 1954; urology; FRCSC; former staff, Victoria Hospital Corporation, consulting staff, University Hospital & St. Joseph's Health Centre, clinical professor and chairman, Division of Urology, University of Western Ontario. Died Dec. 6, 2004, aged 74.