Deaths

Notice

Readers are invited to submit brief remembrances of recently departed colleagues. Colourful writing is encouraged, but please limit your notice to 150 words. Send to pubs{at}cma.ca; fax 613 565-5471.

Burrows, Derek Cecil Raymond, Burlington, Ont.; Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, 1945, diagnostic radiology. Died Aug. 31, 2007, aged 85.

Busby, Stuart Merrill, London, Ont.; University of Western Ontario, 1943, urology. Died Sept. 5, 2007, aged 86. “Dr. Busby was surgeon lieutenant in the The Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve from 1944 to 1946. After postgraduate training in general surgery and urology in London, Ont., and Ann Arbour, Mich., he established a urology practice in London, Ont., and served on the active staff at St.Joseph's, Victoria and Westminster Hospitals, retiring in 1981. Dr. Busby is a life member of the London and Middlesex Academy of Medicine. He was an avid golfer, hunter and fisherman, and in his retirement became a skilled soapstone carver. He was predeceased by his first wife Barbara, and is survived by his wife Elizabeth, daughters Cheryl and Gayle, and son, Robert.

Crawford, Ian McGregor, Kingston, Ont.; University of Western Ontario, 1982, family medicine. Died Aug. 27, 2007, aged 52.

Curkowskyj, Roman Marian, Etobicoke, Ont.; Karl Franzens University, Germany, 1942, orthopedic surgery. Died Jan. 1, 2007, aged 89.

Glassow, Frank Solomon, Thornhill, Ont.; Cambridge University Medical School, England, 1942, general surgery. Died Jan. 30, 2007, aged 89.

Graham, Norah Catherine, St. Albert, Alta.; Queen's University, Belfast, 1976, psychiatry. Died Aug. 19, 2007, aged 56.

Ikejiani, Okechukwu, Orleans, Ont.; University of Toronto, 1948. Died Aug. 19, 2007, aged 84. “Dr. Okechukwu was a CMA Honorary Member.”

Kasserra, Wolfgang, Burlington, Ont.; University of Cologne, 1952, family medicine. Died Sept. 18, 2007, aged 80. “Dr. Kasserra was a life member of The College of Family Physicians of Canada. He leaves behind his wife, Monika, and his 4 children.”

Kling, Samuel, Edmonton; University of Toronto, 1943, pediatric general surgery. Died Sept. 7, 2007, aged 87.

MacMillan, Robert Laidlaw, Maple, Ont.; University of Toronto, 1941, internal medicine. Died Sept. 5, 2007, aged 90. “Dr. MacMillan met Lyn Carey-Evans at Trinity College in the University of Toronto. They were married on Valentine's Day, 1942. At the time, he was enlisted in the Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve and was posted overseas as a surgeon lieutenant commander on HMCS Prince Robert, where he remained for the duration of the war. While her husband was overseas, Mrs. MacMillan gave birth to their first child, Margaret MacMillan, now a historian and warden of St. Antony's College, Oxford. Four more children followed, Ann, a London-based CBC broadcaster; Tom, a financier; Robert, a urologist; and David, an energy consultant. After Dr. MacMillan was demobilized at the end of the Pacific War, he was joined by his growing family where he did postgraduate studies in London and Oxford, and qualified as a Member of The Royal College of Physicians in 1947. The next year, the family moved back across the Atlantic so he could take a position at the Toronto General Hospital as senior intern in hematology. He became a fellow of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in 1948 and began his long career as a cardiologist on staff at the Toronto General Hospital. In 1962, Dr. MacMillan, along with Dr. Kenneth Brown established the world's first coronary care unit at the Toronto General Hospital. Within 1 year, they had reduced the mortality rate by 10%. Despite this medical breakthrough, his calling was not primarily as researcher. He established an extensive private practice and taught generations of medical students at the Toronto General Hospital and the University of Toronto. Dr. MacMillian was also a fearless and accomplished traveller and athlete who loved the outdoors. He delighted in canoeing, scuba diving, hiking, camping, playing tennis and skiing. He is survived by his wife, Lyn, 5 children and 12 grandchildren.”

Meisami-Fard, Borna, North York, Ont.; University of Toronto, 1992, orthopedic surgery. Died July 1, 2007, aged 40.

Reist, Harvey Allan, Daysland, Alta.; University of Alberta, 1953. Died Sept. 14, 2007, aged 79.

Sedgwick, William Scott, Woodstock, Ont.; University of Toronto, 1943. Died Aug. 30, 2007, aged 90.

Shannon, Malcolm Parry, Halifax; University of Edinburgh, Scotland, 1951, diagnostic radiology. Died Aug. 29, 2007, aged 79.

Stevenson, John Donaldson, West Vancouver; University of Manitoba, 1945, radiation oncology. Died Aug. 31, 2007, aged 86. “Dr. Stevenson was a CMA Honorary Member.”

Taylor, Thomas, North Vancouver; University of Glasgow, Scotland, 1951, dermatology. Died Sept. 5, 2007, aged 80.

Traff, Terrence Neale, Edmonton, University of Alberta, 1959, obstetrics and gynecology. Died Aug. 24, 2007, aged 72.