576. Rena Violet Bell (Violet Eudora Bryan , Ann "Annie" Green Millar , Ellen Lucia Sutton , John Philpot , John Philpot , Philpot John ) was born on 21 Apr 1929 in Ontario, CAN. She died on 6 Nov 2022 in Orangeville, Ontario, CAN. She was employed as 1953,1962;teacher.
1. Found in the 1931 Canadian Census, Ontario, Toronto East, wd-1, 50 Ingham, age 2, with parents, Herbert (33) rents $50, and Violet (31) and sister, Beverly (5mo)
2. Found in the 1950 Toronto city directory; Bell, Rena V clk Income Tax r 117 Glencairn av (p. 106)
3. Found in the Canadian voters lists; 1953, Electoral District of Eglington, City of Toronto, Urban Polling Division No. 154, Vol. 19697, p. 2;
117 Glencairn Ave; Bell, Herbert M., salesman
117 Glencairn Ave; Bell, Mrs Violet
117 Glencairn Ave; Bell, Miss Beverley, nurse
117 Glencairn Ave; Bell, Miss Rena, teacher4. Found in the 1955 Toronto, Ont. city directory; Bell Rena tchr r 117 Glencairn av (p. 92)
[Marjorie is also here]5. Found on the Canadian voters Lists: Ontario, 1962, Electoral District of York-Scarborough, North York, Urban Polling Division 156, Vol. 22457, p. 2;
77 Parkwood Drive; Jones, Garth, salesman
77 Parkwood Drive; Jones, Mrs. Rena, teacher6. JONES (NEE Bell) Rena Violet April 21, 1929 – Nov 6, 2022
It is with heavy hearts and joyful memories we announce the passing of our mother, Rena Violet, on November 6, 2022, at the age of 93 at Headwater Health Care Centre in Orangeville. She was predeceased by her parents Violet and Herbert Bell, her husband Garth, brothers Herbert and David, and son-in-law Andy Pollock.
Dearly missed and fondly remembered by her sisters Beverly Salmon and Marjorie Sorrell, daughter Karen Pollock, son Robin Jones, daughter in law Sheena, grandchildren Sophia, Paul, Lindsay, Stacy, Jamie and Sean, and great grandchildren Violet, Aurora, Joey, Brooklyn, Vanessa, and Nathan. Rena will also be missed by her extended family and many friends.
She had an outstanding teaching career from 1954 to 1989 in Toronto. In 1979 her family proudly watched her receive a Bachelor of Arts degree from York University. After retirement Rena used her many talents as a volunteer for the Headwaters Health Care Centre and as a substitute teacher. Additional passions included her art, The Red Hatters, the Seniors Centre, her condo social committee, and Probus.
The family would like to thank the staff at Headwaters for their compassionate care.
Cremation has taken place and we will update once we have confirmed our plans to celebrate her life.
Rena married Garth Godfrey Jones before 1962. Garth was born on 1 Nov 1928 in British Guiana, B.W.I.. He died on 29 Apr 2007 in Orangeville, Ontario, CAN. Garth was employed as 1962;salesman.
1. Son of Henry Milton Jones and Sarah Eleanora "Nora" Webber.
2. Found on the Canadian voters Lists: Ontario, 1962, Electoral District of York-Scarborough, North York, Urban Polling Division 156, Vol. 22457, p. 2;
77 Parkwood Drive; Jones, Garth, salesman
77 Parkwood Drive; Jones, Mrs. Rena, teacher3. Obit: Jones, Garth Godfrey - Peacefully at Avalon Care Nursing Home, Orangeville on Sunday, April 29, 2007 in his 79th year; beloved husband of Rena Bell; loved father of Karen Dianne Pollock and her husband Andrew, and Robin Garth Jones and his partner Sharon; dear grandfather of James, Sean, Stacy and Lindsay and great-grandfather of Vanessa; also sadly missed by his sisters Dora, Mary Ann, Natalie, his extended family and many friends; predeceased by 4 brothers and 2 sisters. A Memorial Service will be held at the Dods & McNair Funeral Home & Chapel, 21 First St., Orangeville on Saturday, June 9, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. Donations to Doctors Without Borders or the Heart and Stroke Foundation would be appreciated. (Toronto Star, June 5, 2007)
Notes:
1. Henry Milton Jones, b. 28 Sep 1881 in Georgetown, British Guiana and Sarah Eleanora "Nora" Webber b. Scarborough, Tobago in ca. 1886. Harry Milton "Sonny" Jones who was born September 25, 1911 in Georgetown, Gloria Marie Jones Hubbard (b. October 16, 1913); Joyce Cameron Jones Van Handel (b. April 28, 1915); Russell Cameron Jones (b. May 10, 1916); Allan R. Jones (b.March 24, 1918); Dora Jones Brill (b. January 24, 1921); MaryAnn Jones Deaton (b.November 26, 1925); Garth Godfrey Jones (b. November 1, 1928); Natalie Jones Murphy (b. December 26, 1929); Harold Anthony "Tony" Jones (b.January 20,1931), and Daphne Rosalind Van Batenburg Jones (d. age 2).
Garth and Rena had the following children:
+ 1195 F i Living + 1196 M ii Living
577. Beverley Noel Bell (Violet Eudora Bryan , Ann "Annie" Green Millar , Ellen Lucia Sutton , John Philpot , John Philpot , Philpot John ) was born on 25 Dec 1930 in Toronto, York Co., Ont., CAN. She died on 6 Jul 2023 in Toronto, York Co., Ont., CAN. She was employed as 1953;nurse.
1. Found in the 1931 Canadian Census, Ontario, Toronto East, wd-1, 50 Ingham, age 5mo., with parents, Herbert (33) rents $50, and Violet (31) and sister, Rena (2)
2. Found in the Canadian voters lists; 1953, Electoral District of Eglington, City of Toronto, Urban Polling Division No. 154, Vol. 19697, p. 2;
117 Glencairn Ave; Bell, Herbert M., salesman
117 Glencairn Ave; Bell, Mrs Violet
117 Glencairn Ave; Bell, Miss Beverley, nurse
117 Glencairn Ave; Bell, Miss Rena, teacher3. Found in the 1955 Toronto, Ont. city directory; Bell Beverley pub health nurse VON r 179 Florence av (Willowdale) (p. 89)
4. Found in the Canadian voters lists; 1962, Ontario, Electoral district York - Scarborough, Borough of Etobicoke, Urban polling division No. 27, Vol. 22188, p. 1;
6 Averill Cresent; Salmon, John, Douglas, surgeon
6 Averill Cresent; Salmon, Mrs. Beverly5. Obit:
SALMON, BEVERLEY NOEL O.C., O.Ont., PhD. Known in the community as a trailblazer, activist and community leader, Beverley Salmon passed away peacefully, on July 6, 2023, at age 92. To her family, extended family, and a multitude of friends, Bev was known as a loving, kind, graceful, warm, compassionate, and intelligent woman. She was generous with her time and genuinely interested in helping others. She led a life of service and was an advocate for the marginalized and disenfranchised. Bev worked tirelessly and courageously as a champion of fair and equitable treatment for all regardless of their race, gender identity, sexual expression, ability or ethnicity. Bev was a social justice warrior. Her career began as a nurse graduating from Wellesley Hospital class of 1953 with the distinction of Most Outstanding Nurse. While she had not practiced for many years, Bev has "mothered" and "nursed" countless people facing difficulties and personal problems over the years. Beverley was not only known for leading with a sympathetic ear, but would not hesitate to step in as a point person to help people resolve issues and move forward. She broke ground becoming Toronto's first black municipal councillor serving as an elected official for 12 years. She was a mentor, advisor and key contributor on many Council committees, and organizations including the Urban Alliance on Race Relations and the Ontario Human Rights Commission. Beverley is survived by her children, Warren Salmon, Heather Regal Salmon (and Donald Regalmuto), and Leslie Salmon Jones (and Jeffrey W. Jones); and her grandchildren, Caitlyn Salmon, Shakarri Salmon, Tyler Boffa Salmon, Jordan Boffa Salmon and Sierra Salmon; her sister, Marjorie Sorrell; sister-in-law, Kaaren Bell (wife of David); and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her father, Herbert McLean Bell; mother, Violet Bell; husband, Dr. John Douglas Salmon; eldest son, Dr. John Douglas Salmon, Jr.; and siblings, Herbert Bell, Dr. David V.J. Bell, and Rena Jones. A parkette was dedicated in Bev's name, in her neighbourhood, as a tribute to her contributions municipally, when she retired from Council. Visitation: York Funeral Home, 160 Beecroft Rd., North York, ON M2N 5Z5, July 18th and 19th, 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. each day Service: St. John's York Mills Anglican Church, 19 Don Ridge Drive, Toronto, July 20th, 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in her honor to: Dr. John Douglas Graham Salmon Award for Black Medical Students, c/o The Governing Council of the University of Toronto, 21 King's College Circle, Toronto, ON M5S 3J3. (Toronto Star, July 15, 2023)
Notes:
1. Nov 1991 North York Councillor
Nov 1985 North York Ward 8 councillor2. An article about her appears in the book "Skin Deep: Real People Surviving & Succeeding Half-Black Half-white in America", by Marianne Ruuth, 2003.
3. On March 31, 2009, [Zanana] Akande and [Bev] Salmon will be among the nine women honoured in a Pre-Harry Jerome Award Celebration for women of distinction in the African Canadian community.
4. Written by Brian Omran, Clara Thomas Archives and Special Collections practicum student
The Clara Thomas Archives holds a number of fonds that document the lives of Black Canadians. In this last week of Black History Month, we're highlighting the work of Toronto politician and activist Beverley Salmon.
Beverley Noel Salmon was born in Toronto in the 1930s to a Jamaican father, Herbert McLean Bell Sr., and a Canadian mother, Violet Bryan. In the early 1950s, she trained in nursing at Wellesley Hospital and received her public health nurse certification in 1954 from the University of Toronto. She began her nursing career in earnest in 1956 in Detroit. During this period, she became involved with the civil rights movement, and this experience inspired her to continue her work as an activist when she returned to Toronto in the 1960s.
Salmon sought to improve race relations through her involvement with anti-racism training and initiatives, first as co-founder of the Urban Alliance on Race Relations and later as co-founder of the Black Educators Working Group. In 1985, she became Toronto’s first Black female city councillor, representing North York until her retirement from municipal politics in 1997. She was also the first Black woman to serve as an Ontario Human Rights Commissioner. Salmon worked with the Race Relations Committee for the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, served on the Toronto Transit Commission Board from 1989 to 1994, and was a member of the Ontario Status of Women Council and a board member of the Obsidian Theatre Company (the Obsidian Theatre Company's archives are also housed here at the Clara Thomas Archives).
For her lifetime of civil rights activism and public service, Salmon received many awards and honours over the years, including the African Canadian Achievement Award for Excellence in Politics (1995), Federation of Canadian Municipalities Roll of Honour recipient (1999), the Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee Medal (2012), the Order of Ontario (2016), and the Order of Canada (2017).
The Beverley Salmon fonds here at the Clara Thomas Archives contains information about her work as an activist and politician, including records pertaining to her role as North York and Metro Toronto councillor and her work with the Federation of Canadian Municipalities. Records include correspondence, meeting materials, reports, conference materials, and newspaper clippings. These records document Salmon’s commitment as an activist and public servant as well as her contributions to the anti-racism movement in Toronto and beyond.
(https://ctasc.blog.yorku.ca/2020/02/28/celebrating-black-history-month-beverley-salmon/)(28 Feb. 2020)
Beverley married John Douglas Graham Salmon in Sep 1956. John was born on 13 Dec 1923 in Toronto, York Co., Ont., CAN. He died on 21 Sep 2005 in Toronto, York Co., Ont., CAN. John was employed as Doctor. He was buried in St. John's York Mills Anglican Church Cemetery, T, O, CAN.
1. Son of Robert Arthur Salmon and Eugénie Eliza Rowe.
2. Found in the 1965 Toronto, Ont. city directory; Salmon J D genl surg Pharmacy Clinic r 559 O'Connor dr (EY) (p. 1208)
3. Found in the Canadian voters lists; 1962, Ontario, Electoral district York - Scarborough, Borough of Etobicoke, Urban polling division No. 27, Vol. 22188, p. 1;
6 Averill Cresent; Salmon, John, Douglas, surgeon
6 Averill Cresent; Salmon, Mrs. Beverly4. Obit: SALMON, Dr. John Douglas "Doug" Graham, M.D., F.R.C.S.(C), F.A.C.S. Retired Surgeon and Chief of Surgery at Scarborough Centenary Hospital. On Wednesday, September 21, 2005, at age 81, Douglas died peacefully, at home, surrounded by loved ones, after a lengthy and courageous struggle. He was lovingly cared for by his family and caregivers. Devoted dearly loved husband of Bev, loving father of Douglas Jr. (Susan FRASER), Warren, Heather, and Leslie (Jeff JONES). Beloved grandfather of Caitlyn, Tyler, Jordan, Shakarri, and the late baby Angel Rose. He will be missed by his extended family and Friends. Survived by his sister Bea, predeceased by his parents Eugénie and Robert, and siblings Stevella, Arthur, Lloyd, May, and his beloved Aunt Mag. Friends will be received at the Jerrett Funeral Home, 6191 Yonge Street (2 lights south of Steeles Ave.), Tuesday, September 27 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral Service Wednesday, September 28 at 11 a.m. at St. John's York Mills Anglican Church, 19 Don Ridge. Reception to follow at the church. Private interment. Donations in Doug's memory can be made to the University of Toronto, The John Douglas Graham Salmon Award for Black Medical Students, c/o The Medical Science Building, Rm. 2306, 1 Kings College Circle, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8. (Toronto Star, 2005-09-24)
5. Obit: Dr. Douglas SALMON, 81: Surgeon, scholar Dr. Douglas SALMON known for his courage, humility, compassion Fought for the rights of blacks to see jazz greats at Palais Royale By Philip MASCOLL, Staff Reporter Dr. John Douglas Graham Roy SALMON was a kind and wonderful person who had to struggle for everything he achieved, his family and Friends say. SALMON, who died last Wednesday at age 81, wasn't only the first black surgeon in Canada. He was an accomplished pianist, scholar, athlete and sculptor as well. "From the moment I met him, I knew he was a person I could truly respect, and I never varied from thinking that way," Beverley (Bev) SALMON, his wife and former Metro Toronto and North York councillor said of her partner for 49 years. "He was always warm and loving to all the family. He had a way of reaching out to people... he was loved by patients and colleagues alike. He was truly a role model and inspiration." His lifelong friend, lawyer Leonard BRAITHWAITE, Canada's first black member of provincial parliament, called SALMON "kind and capable. "This great land of ours is better because of him," BRAITHWAITE said of the man he grew up with near Kensington Market. BRAITHWAITE said that in those days, before World War 2, black families were few and far between in Toronto. SALMON's life was a story of triumph over adversity. Born December 13, 1923, in Toronto to Jamaican immigrants Eugenie, a Black Cross (the Marcus Garvey-originated medical corps) nurse, and Robert, a veteran of the Boer War, Douglas was the youngest of six children. They became orphaned during the Great Depression when Douglas was 6. Their mother's sister, Margaret BROWN (Aunt Mag), a childless widow in her 50s, stepped in to raise them. SALMON was independent and strong-willed even as a child. His late sister, Stevella, used to recall that even from a very young age, her baby brother was always insistent that "I'm going to be a docta!" Young Douglas SALMON would let nothing stand in his way, according to the family history. Always resourceful and self-motivated he would go around the neighbourhood and light furnaces for a penny, as well as work three paper routes so he, too, could contribute to the family. In the 1940s, "Doug Salmon & his Orchestra" entertained at dances, parties and lodges in and around Toronto. Not escaping the realities of racism of the day, SALMON became a protest leader on the Race Discrimination Committee (1942), which battled for the rights of blacks to enter Toronto's Palais Royale to see jazz greats such as Duke Ellington. The protest came after he and a group of Friends were denied admission to the Palais Royale to hear Earl "Fatha" Hines play piano. In a 1992 interview with the Star, SALMON said while Canada didn't have segregation in those days, blacks did find themselves shut out of places. "You didn't see blacks as salespersons. As far as education was concerned, you saw few blacks introduced to university." In 1951, he obtained his honours degree in physiology and biochemistry from the University of Toronto, and in 1955, his medical degree, graduating president of his second medical year. SALMON received scholarships from the American Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation and interned at Toronto Western Hospital. In 1954, his sister Bea introduced him to Beverley BELL, a young Victorian Order nurse. They were married in 1956 and immediately moved to Detroit. Although he was offered a thriving practice in Detroit, the couple chose to return to Toronto and started a family. They had four children: J. Douglas Jr., Warren, Heather and Leslie. In 1967, SALMON joined Scarborough Centenary Hospital's general surgical staff. He was the busiest general surgeon there for many years, which his colleagues attributed to not only his superior skills and training, but also his work ethic, conscientious patient care, disciplined lifestyle and great personality. SALMON was known for his courage, humility and compassion, as he became one of the first surgeons in Canada to treat the morbidly obese with breakthrough gastric bypass surgery. SALMON became president of Centenary's medical staff and was later appointed chief of general surgery, the first black person in Canada to hold such positions. After retiring from Centenary Hospital in 1995, he joined the Rudd Clinic in downtown Toronto. He retired from practice in 1997. SALMON was a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons and a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. In recognition of his outstanding stature and service to the community, he was awarded the Canadian Black Achievement Award, Medicine. In tribute to their beloved husband and father, his family has established the Dr. John Douglas Graham Salmon Award for Black Medical Students, administered through the University of Toronto's faculty of medicine. Donations to the award may be made c/o The Medical Science Building, Room 2306, 1 Kings College Circle, Toronto, M5S 1A8, or call Ingrid GRAHAM, 416-946-7681. Visitation will take place today at Jerrett Funeral Home, 6191 Yonge St., south of Steeles Ave., from 2-4 p.m. and from 7-9 p.m. A funeral is to be held at 11 a.m. tomorrow at St. John's York Mills Anglican Church, 19 Don Ridge, North York, with a reception to follow at the church. The interment is private. (Toronto Star, Sep 27, 2005)
6. Douglas SALMON, Surgeon (1923-2005) As the first black person in Canada to head a surgical team at a large hospital, he came a long way from being a labourer in a Toronto construction yard. Orphaned, poor and black in Toronto during the Depression, Doug SALMON held steadfastly to a dream. He was going to be a doctor. Despite a society that did not support his ambition, that's exactly what he did. For 28 years, he performed surgery at Scarborough Centenary Hospital. The first black surgeon in modern Canadian medical history, while at Centenary he became president of the hospital's medical staff and chief of general surgery, the first black person to do so. He was among the first doctors in Canada to perform gastric bypass surgery. "He led an exemplary life as a husband, father and grandfather," said his wife, Beverly, a former Metro Toronto and North York councillor. "His patients absolutely loved him." Born to Jamaican immigrants, he was the youngest of six children. His father, Robert, was a veteran of the Boer War in South Africa at the turn of the last century while his mother was a nurse with the Black Cross. A brainchild of Marcus Garvey, a Jamaican-born champion of black nationalism, it was a local-community version of the Red Cross and may have provided young Doug's early inspiration to become a doctor. After his parents died, he learned to light furnaces for a penny a piece and worked three paper routes to help provide for himself and his siblings, by then in the care of a widowed aunt. At high school, low expectations for his race saw him channelled into a technical program. Although he graduated at the top of his class, young Doug SALMON could not get a job. All the while, he had been studying music. His piano teacher at the Royal Conservatory of Music, impressed by the boy's intelligence and desire to learn, pulled strings and found him work at Dominion Bridge, then Canada's construction giant. He started as outside yard boy. Because he was black, no one would eat lunch with him, except for the son of the company president. His new friend saw ability in the young man and told his father. As a result, Doug SALMON was promoted to inside messenger boy and at the same time attended evening classes at Jarvis Collegiate to obtain his senior matriculation. Interestingly, he spent other nights in an entirely different role by fronting his own band. In the 1940s, Doug Salmon & his Orchestra provided music in dance halls all over the Toronto region. Meanwhile, in his day job, he was beginning to put into practice some of the theory he was soaking up at Jarvis. One day, he saw staff gathered around a drawing, struggling to figure out an angle. Using his night-school knowledge, he solved the problem. Suddenly, others at Dominion Bridge saw talent in him, too. After some training, he was given a job as a draftsman with the company. Later, he worked briefly as a manager, and he no doubt sensed real possibilities of advancement, but decided, instead, to go back to school. He enrolled at the University of Toronto and in 1951 obtained a degree in physiology and biochemistry. He was accepted into medical school, paying his way with help from a scholarship, work as a draftsman, and by landing gigs as Doug Salmon & his Orchestra. All the while maintaining marks that placed him in the upper third of his class. He graduated in 1955. Well before entering medical school, in 1942, he participated in one of the first major protests against discrimination in Toronto. Because of their colour, one of his Friends, Roy JOHNSTON, and two out-of-town guests had been denied entry to the Palais Royale, a ballroom on the Toronto lakeshore, to hear the black jazz pianist Earl (Fatha) Hines. At a time when black parents encouraged their children to remain passive in the face of discrimination, Mr. JOHNSTON formed a protest committee. Doug SALMON was among its leaders. Appearing before the police commission, the police chief and mayor Bob SAUNDERS, the committee requested a bylaw to end discrimination in time for an upcoming appearance at the Palais Royale by bandleader Duke Ellington. While the bylaw did not come about, Mr. Ellington appeared instead at the Royal York Hotel, where blacks were allowed. In February of 1945, Doug SALMON was among those who protested the barring of a black teenager from a Toronto skating rink, joining a couple of hundred others outside the arena. The protest was led this time by Art BELL, who, as a member of a student administration committee at the University of Toronto, was then deeply involved in human rights. "It was a civil-rights protest that was civil," Mr. BELL said. "It wasn't one of those beat'em-up-and-break-the-windows type of protests. We just marched." By all accounts, it worked. After two nights of picketing and a visit to the mayor, the group had its way. Mr. SAUNDERS dusted off a bylaw from the days of Upper Canada that said innkeepers must provide lodging and refreshment to any traveller who has the means to pay for the service. It was enacted the next day. Along with Dr. SALMON, other committee members rose to prominence. Mr. JOHNSTON became a trustee of the Toronto Board of Education and Wilson BROOKS became one of Toronto's first black school principals. In a twist of fate, through his sister, Dr. SALMON met his future wife, Beverly BELL, who also happened to both a nurse and Art BELL's cousin. After marrying in 1956, they moved to Detroit, where Dr. SALMON became a resident in general surgery. Although offered a practice in Detroit, Dr. SALMON returned home where he and his wife started a family. In 1967, he landed a job at Scarborough Centenary as a member of the general surgical staff. He was the only black surgeon on staff, but not the first black surgeon in Canada. That distinction belonged to another Toronto doctor, Dr. Anderson Ruffin ABBOTT, a man who had graduated from the University of Toronto in 1861, served as a Union Army surgeon during the American Civil War and afterward returned home to be a resident surgeon at Toronto General Hospital, all at a time when anesthesia was in its infancy. Over the years, Dr. SALMON put in long hours and gained a reputation as a highly skilled practitioner with a caring and compassionate bedside manner who had helped pioneer such techniques as bypass surgery for the morbidly obese. In time, the hospital made him chief of general surgery. As the first black person in the country to head the surgical team at a large hospital, and someone in whose hands lay the power of life and death, he had come a long way from the construction yard at Dominion Bridge. Dr. SALMON worked at Centenary from 1967 until 1995, and then at the Rudd Clinic in Toronto. He retired in 1997. He was awarded the Canadian Black Achievement Award for medicine in 1986 and 1994. In his honour, his family has established the Dr. John Douglas Graham Salmon Award for Black Medical Students. John Douglas Graham SALMON was born on December 13, 1923. He died at home in Toronto on September 21 of vascular dementia. He was 81. One sister, his wife, Beverly, children, Doug Jr., Warren, Heather and Leslie survive him. Four siblings and one grandchild predeceased him. (By Carol COOPER, Special to The Globe and Mail, Monday, October 31, 2005, p. S11)7. Dr. J. Douglas Salmon, who died last year, had attended virtually every ceremony for the Black Business and Professional Association's (BBPA) Harry Jerome Awards, which celebrates excellence in the black community. Tomorrow evening, Salmon, a former North York resident, will be honoured posthumously with the Lifetime Achievement award.
Born in Toronto in 1923, Salmon became an accomplished pianist, scholar, sculptor and athlete. In 1951, Salmon obtained his degree in honours science in physiology and biochemistry from the University of Toronto and in 1955, received his medical degree and interned at Toronto Western Hospital.
In 1967, Salmon joined Scarborough Centenary Hospital's general surgical staff and became one of the first surgeons in Canada to perform gastric bypass surgery. Salmon later became president of Centenary's medical staff and was later appointed chief of general surgery, Canada's first black doctor to obtain such positions.
After retiring from Centenary in 1955, Salmon joined the Rudd Clinic downtown and retired from practice in 1997.
Salmon's family later established the Dr. John Douglas Graham Salmon Award for black medical students through the faculty of medicine at the University of Toronto. Salmon died Sept. 21, 2005, after battling dementia. He was 81.
"He had always been impressed with the (Harry Jerome) winners and the inspiration, particularly from the young people," his wife, Bev, told The Mirror in an interview. "He would have been quite honoured with the Lifetime Achievement award and I think he would have been quite thrilled."
Twenty family members plan to attend tomorrow's awards ceremony at the Toronto Congress Centre, Bev said, adding she and her late husband attended the awards night, now in its 24th year, annually since conception.
"It shows how much talent there is out there," said the Leslie Street and Lawrence Avenue area resident. "I think he (Salmon) realized his whole life was an inspiration. His life had many hurdles he surmounted and he always worked very hard but had a balanced life. We were truly fortunate to be blessed with a happy marriage and we supported each other." While Bev is thrilled with her late husband's nomination. "I feel very happy he got the award, but a little sad because he didn't receive it in his lifetime," she said. ...(Inside Toronto, 2006)8. 2007: The Dr. John Douglas Graham Salmon Award
The Dr. John Douglas Graham Salmon Award was established by Mrs. Beverley Salmon and children Douglas, Warren, Heather and Leslie Salmon as a tribute to husband and father Dr. John Douglas Graham Salmon.
Dr. Salmon was a graduate of the University of Toronto in 1955 and was elected class president in his second year of medical school.
Dr. Salmon was a general surgeon at the Scarborough Centenary Hospital.
He was the first African-Canadian Chief of Surgery and was also President of the Medical Staff.
The Dr. John Douglas Salmon Award will be made available to a Black Medical student who has demonstrated financial need.
Commencing in 2007
Value TBD
Awarded annually
Notes:
1. SALMON, John Douglas, MD, FRCSC. Chief of General Surgery (Ret.), Scarborough
Centenary Hospital, Toronto, ON. Born: Toronto, ON.
Dr. J. Douglas Salmon completed his degree in Medicine, at U of T, in 1955 (was also class
president). After interning at the Toronto Western Hospital, he completed his general surgical
residency, 1956-60, at Detroit Receiving, Providence, and Children's Hospitals. Afterwards,
despite being offered an established practice in Detroit, he chose to return to Toronto. In 1967, he joined the General Surgical staff at Centenary Hospital; he later became President of the Medical Staff, then Chief of General Surgery, for seven years. He retired from active practice in 1997. In addition to his medical studies and subsequent medical practice, he was very active in the community; in the 1940s he was a member of an ad hoc group opposing discriminatory practices at the Palais Royale dance hall which showcased Black performers (like Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Cab Calloway) but would not allow local Blacks to attend as patrons. Hons.: include, Cdn Black Achievement Award, Medicine, Pride, 1986-94. Education: FRCSC; FACS. MD, 1955; BSc, Physiology & Biochemistry, 1951, U of T. Piano, RCM. Heroes/Role Models: Dr. Paul McGoey, former Chief of Surgery at Centenary Hospital. Motto: Always do your best! (Dec. September 2005).
Excerpted from: Who's Who in Black Canada ©, 2002 (pg. 319-320)
John and Beverley had the following children:
+ 1197 M i John Douglas Salmon + 1198 M ii Living 1199 F iii Living Living married (1) Living. Living married (2) Living. 1200 F iv Living Living married Living.
579. Living (Violet Eudora Bryan , Ann "Annie" Green Millar , Ellen Lucia Sutton , John Philpot , John Philpot , Philpot John )
Living married Brian Sorrell. Brian was born on 1 Oct 1931 in Ont., CAN. He died on 23 Oct 1997 in Port Hope, Northumberland, Ont., CAN. He was buried in Saint Mark's Anglican Church Cemtery, PH, N, Ont., CAN.
1. Son of Harold Reginald Sorrell and Evelyn Levett.
Found in the 1955 Toronto, Ont. city directory; Sorrell Brian studt r 131 Bannockburn av (Nth Y) (p. 1268)
2. Found in the Canadian voters lists; 1958, Electoral district Wellington South, Guelph, Urban polling district No. 64, Vol. 17414, p. 1;
30 Albert St.; Sorrell, Brian, vet. doc.
30 Albert St.; Sorrell, Marjorie, x-ray tech.3. Found in the Canadian voters lists; 1968, Electoral district Wellington South, Guelph, Urban polling district No. 64, Vol. 23620, p. 2;
8 Pinevale Road; Sorrell, Brian, veterinarian
8 Pinevale Road; Sorrell, Mrs. Marjorie4. Dr. Brian Sorrell, Secretary of the Toronto Academy of Veterinary Medicine for several years, was named President of the Academy at the Annual Meeting held in January. (1968?)
5. Found in the Canadian voters lists; 1972, Electoral District of York North, Town of Markham, Urban Polling Division No. 138, Vol. 30293, p. 2;
8 Pinevale Road; Sorrell, Brian, veterinarian
8 Pinevale Road; Sorrell, Mrs. Marjorie6. SORRELL, Brian, D.V.M., M.R.C.S. - Passed away peacefully, surrounded by family at Peterborough Civic Hospital on Thursday, October 23, 1997. Dr. Brian Sorrell, beloved husband of 40 years of Marjorie Ellen Bell. Cherished father of Nancy-Ann (Alex Sanson), Perth, Western Australia, Barbara Jane (David Courtman), Pickering, Ontario, Sheila (Lynda Post), Barrie, Ontario, John (Trixie Santiago), Toronto, Ontario. Also survived by his beloved grandson Devin Herbert Courtman. Family and friends will be received at the Allison Funeral Home, 103 Mill Street North, Port Hope, Saturday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral Service and Celebration of his life, Sunday 2 p.m. at St. Mark's Anglican Church, 51 King Street, Port Hope. Reception to follow at the Port Hope Town Hall. If desired, in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made by cheque to: Trans Canada Trail (Ontario), ...... (The Toronto Star, Sat. Oct. 25, 1997, p. D30)
7. SORRELL, Brian - October 1, 1931 - October 23, 1997
Ten years ago the people of Port Hope and District paid tribute to dear Brian, a retired Veterinarian. Remembered for his wit, wisdom and work with the Port Hope Public Library Board, Opportunity for Youth, the Local Writers Group P.H.O.G. and other Organizations. Your support was appreciated. - Thanks again to our friends and neighbors from Marjorie Sorrell and Family. (Coburg Daily Star, 23 Oct 2007, p. 8)
Brian and Marjorie had the following children:
1201 F i Living Living married Living. + 1202 F ii Living 1203 F iii Living 1204 M iv Living
581. David Victor John Bell (Violet Eudora Bryan , Ann "Annie" Green Millar , Ellen Lucia Sutton , John Philpot , John Philpot , Philpot John ) was born on 9 Apr 1944 in Toronto, York Co., Ont., CAN. He died on 10 Jan 2017 in Toronto, York, Ont., CAN.
1. Macdonald - Bell vows take pIace in east
A wedding in Toronto at the end of the month will have much interest in Vancouver where the bride's family reside. Dr. and Mrs. John Barfoot Macdonald make known the marriage in the engagement of their daughter, Kaaren Cambelle to David Victor John Bell. Dr. Macdonald is president of the University of B.C. The groom-elect's parents are Mrs. Herbert McLean Bell and the late Mr. Bell of Toronto. The ceremony will be performed in Fairlawn Avenue United Church in Toronto on Tuesday evening, August 30 at 8 p.m. Dr. and Mrs. Macdonald are In the east for the marriage. (The Province, Aug. 24, 1966, p. 24)2. 2003; OTTAWA, May 29, 2003 - Prime Minister Jean Chrétien today announced the appointment of Dr. David V.J. Bell, Professor in Environmental Studies at York University, to the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy. Prof. Bell is Director of the York Centre for Applied Sustainability (YCAS), an Organized Research Unit at the University which he founded in 1996.
The National Round Table is an independent advisory body that provides decision makers, opinion leaders and the Canadian public with advice and recommendations on promoting sustainable development. It brings together distinguished Canadians from all sectors of society -- government, industry, labour, academia, environmental organizations and aboriginal groups -- dedicated to the promotion of sustainable development in Canada.
A political scientist by training, Prof. Bell served as Dean of the Faculty of Environmental Studies from 1992 to 1996 and as Dean of Graduate Studies at York from 1981 to 1987. He was a member of the Ontario Round Table on the Environment and Economy until it was dissolved in 1995, after which YCAS assumed its resources and equipment.
A consultant and advisor to governments at the local, provincial and national levels in Canada, Prof. Bell is Chair of Parc-Downsview-Park; editor of the Sustainable Development Theme of the Encyclopedia of the Life Support Systems; a core faculty member of the Sustainable Enterprise Academy; a member of the Toronto Sustainability Round Table; and Co-Chair of Learning for a Sustainable Future. He was the writer and host of a series of 12 one-hour radio broadcasts - "Sustainability: Canadian and Global Perspectives" - that have been broadcast in Canada and internationally. Dr. Bell obtained a Bachelor of Arts from York University and received his Ph.D. from Harvard University. Dr. Bell is listed in Who's Who in Canada and Who's Who in Black Canada.3. DR. DAVID V. J. BELL
Professor Emeritus, Senior Scholar and Former Dean, Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University
Chair, Board of Directors, Parc-Downsview-Park Inc.
David Bell is interested in Governance for Sustainability -- the transformation in decision-making practices, policies, institutions and culture that will be necessary to support sustainability in the public and private sectors.
A political scientist by training, David was an undergraduate at York University in its earliest years, graduating with his B. A. in 1965. He received his PhD from Harvard University in 1969, and taught at Michigan State University for 2 years before returning to York in 1971. He served as Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies (1981-87) and Dean of the Faculty of Environmental Studies from 1992-1996 at York University.
David is Professor Emeritus and Senior Scholar in Environmental Studies and was until July 2003 the Director of the York Centre for Applied Sustainability (YCAS). This Centre, which he founded in 1996, took over the resources and equipment of the Ontario Round Table on Environment and Economy when its mandate was terminated in the Fall of 1995. (Dr. Bell was an ORTEE member). YCAS has now evolved into the York University Institute for Research and Innovation in Sustainability (IRIS).
David is Chair Of the Board of Directors of Parc-Downsview-Park Inc., a federal Crown Corporation whose mandate is to create for the people of Canada an “urban greenspace for the enjoyment of future generations” on the lands of former CFB Downsview. In June 2003, he was appointed by the Prime Minister to the National Round Table on Environment and Economy (www.nrtee-trnee.ca). He is also a Chair of Learning for a Sustainable Future.
David was a member of the Environmental Task Force of the City of Toronto (1998 - 2000) and the Toronto Sustainability Round Table (2000 - 2003). David chaired the SRT Governance Working Group. He was a founding member of the International Sustainability Indicators Network (ISIN). and was also Chair of the Technical Advisory Committee of the Voluntary Challenge and Registry (VCR Inc) from 1997 until 2004. He served for the Minister of Environment (Ontario) as Chair/facilitator of the Expert Panel on the Taro East Landfill, which released its Final Report in October, 2000. From July 2005 he served as Chair/facilitator of the Toward Sustainability in York Region Advisory Group which presented its Report to the York Region Council in June 2006.
David was co-academic director of the SSHRC-sponsored research project Sustainable Toronto which involved a partnership between York University, the University of Toronto, the City of Toronto, and a number of NGO’s including the Toronto Environmental alliance (TEA); the Canadian Institute for Environmental Law and Policy (CIELAP); and Learning for a Sustainable Future (LSF).
David’s recent papers and chapters include “Governance Implications of Sustainable Transportation Policy” which he presented to the International Forum On Strategy and Policy for Sustainable Transportation Development in China (June 2005, Beijing); “Voluntary Codes and the New Sustainability Paradigm” in Wes Cragg (ed.) Ethics Codes, Corporations and the Challenge of Globalization (Edward Elgar, 2005); “The Role of Government in Advancing Corporate Sustainability” (background paper for the G8 Environmental Futures Forum, 2002); “Towards a National Sustainable Development Framework for Jamaica: National Sustainable Development Framework Scan and Approaches for Process Management” (for the ENACT Project/Government of Jamaica, 2003); “Advancing Community Sustainable Development in the Ontario Region: The Role of the Government of Canada” (for Environment Canada, 2001); “Sustainable Urban Communities in Canada: From Rio to Johannesburg” (for the Canadian Earth Summit Secretariat, 2001). He is the co-author (with Glen Toner) of 2 chapters in the UBC Press book, Sustainable Production (Glen Toner ed.) published in the Spring of 2006.
David was the writer and host of a series of 12 one hour radio broadcasts for the Open College (91.1FM Toronto) entitled "Sustainability: Canadian and Global Perspectives" that has been broadcast six times in Canada and once internationally by shortwave from Radio Peace International in Costa Rica.
David was Honorary Theme Editor of the Sustainable Development Theme of the Encyclopedia of the Life Support Systems (EOLSS), published in collaboration with UNESCO; and is an editor of the International Journal of Sustainable Development.
David was a founding core faculty member of the Sustainable Enterprise Academy, the Executive Development program associated with the Haub Program on Business and Sustainability in York University's Schulich School of Business.
David and his wife Kaaren live in Thornhill Ontario, and have two adult children. A jazz bassist who years ago studied with Ray Brown at Oscar Peterson’s Advanced School of Contemporary Music, David continues to play gigs in and around Toronto.
Biographical Listings: Canadian Who’s Who; Who’s Who in Black Canada.4. 2007;
David Bell
About Me:
I'm interested in Governance for Sustainability – the transformation in decision-making practices, policies, institutions and culture that will be necessary to support sustainability in the public and private sectors. I have served as consultant and advisor to private sector companies and to governments at all 3 levels in Canada and internationally to the G8, the Government of China, and the Government of Jamaica. I was an undergraduate at York University in its earliest years, graduating with his B. A. in 1965. I received my PhD from Harvard University in 1969, and taught at Michigan State University for 2 years before returning to York in 1971. I was Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies (1981 87) and Dean of the Faculty of Environmental Studies from 1992 1996 at York University. Now I am Professor Emeritus and Senior Scholar in Environmental Studies and was until July 2003 the Director of the York Centre for Applied Sustainability (YCAS). This Centre, which I founded in 1996, has now evolved into the York University Institute for Research and Innovation in Sustainability (IRIS). I'm currently the Chair of Learning for a Sustainable Future ( www.lsf-lst.ca) and co-chair of the Education Alliance for a Sustainable Ontario (EASO), and of the National Education for Sustainable Development Expert Council (NESDEC). I was a member of the National Round Table on Environment and Economy (www.nrtee-trnee.ca) from June 2003 to February 2007. From December 2002 until November 2006, I was Chair Of the Board of Directors of Parc-Downsview-Park Inc. (www.pdp.ca), a federal Crown Corporation whose mandate is to create for the people of Canada an “urban greenspace for the enjoyment of future generations” at former CFB Downsview. In my retirement I spend as much time as I can with my 2 grandchildren, and play lots of jazz. (I am a bassist and as a young man studied with Ray Brown at Oscar Peterson's Advanced School of Contemporary Music in Toronto.) I also do some consulting and devote many hours to my volunteer work.5. Dr. David Bell was compassionate, thoughtful and brilliant leader
Just nine years old when his father died, Dr. David Bell made a promise to live up to his expectations.
He did that and much more.
The York University professor emeritus and senior scholar in environmental studies lost his fight with pancreatic cancer last week. He was 72.
When Jamaican-born Herbert Bell Sr. parents found out he was enlisted in the West Indies regiment before his 18th birthday, the teenager was quickly de-enlisted and sent to Boston to pursue engineering studies. Anxious to serve in the military, Bell came to Canada and joined the First Battalion New Brunswick Regiment in 1917.
He was later transferred to the 206th Battalion in Siberia during the First World War where he was wounded and sent back to a Halifax hospital to recuperate. Leaving the Army as a decorated hero, Bell ran an automotive repair business in Toronto for 24 years before passing away in 1953.
The youngest of five children born on April 9 (Easter Sunday), 1944 and the first of his siblings to attend university, Bell was one of the few Black deans at a Canadian university.
“In everything I have done in the last seven decades, I have tried to ensure that my father would have been proud of me,” he said a few days before being presented with the 2016 Harry Jerome President’s Award.
A member of York University’s Glendon College first graduating class in 1965 and a Woodrow Wilson Fellowship recipient, Bell completed his doctorate at Harvard University four years later and taught for two years at Michigan State University before returning to York University.
He was the dean of the university’s Faculty of Graduate Studies for six years, dean of the Faculty of Environmental Studies, a position he held for four years until 1996, and the women’s soccer coach for nearly a decade.
“David was a wonderful professor, a great and helpful colleague and a terrific bass player,” said York University’s president emerita and professor Dr. Lorna Marsden. “We are going to miss him a lot.”
A leader in environmental public education, research, innovations and legislation, Bell was a member of the City of Toronto’s Environmental Task Force, the Toronto Sustainability Round Table, a founding member of the International Sustainability Indicators Network, a founding core faculty member of the Schulich School of Business Sustainable Enterprise Academy and the founding director of the York Centre for Applied Sustainability that became the Institute of Research & Innovation for Sustainability.
He was also a former member of the National Round Table on Environment & the Economy and ex-chair of the board of directors of Parc-Downsview Park Inc., a federal crown corporation mandated to create urban greenspace for Canadians.
In addition, Bell was a consultant and advisor to private sector companies and governments in Canada, Jamaica and China.
Despite retiring from York University a decade ago, Bell maintained a busy schedule.
He was the chair of the Learning for a Sustainable Future (LSF) and co-chair of the Education Alliance for a Sustainable Ontario and the National Education for Sustainable Development Council.
Dr. Bob Bernhardt, the LSF governance, nomination & board development committee chair, said Bell’s death leaves a tremendous hole in the leadership for sustainability in Canada.
“David believed that the future would reflect, for better or worse, the education that the youth was receiving today and he devoted his life to making that education sound,” said Bernhardt, the president and chief executive officer of the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine. “He believed that effective stewardship of our planet depended upon developing leaders of tomorrow who respected the environmental, social and economic health required to drive sustainability. He was also compassionate, thoughtful and brilliant.”
To memorialize Bell’s legacy, The LSF has established a fund in his name to support the empowering of young people to be change-makers.
Three years ago, the Canadian Network for Environmental Education & Communication (EECOM) recognized Bell for championing environmentalism and sustainability.
“It is difficult to summarize the contributions of an individual who has had such a long and illustrious career reaching such a broad range of audiences,” said Education Ducks Unlimited Canada national manager Merebeth Switzer in the nomination letter to EECOM in support of Bell.
The eminent scholar also had a passion for music and started playing the bass as a teenager. He studied with Ray Brown at the Advanced School of Contemporary Music founded by the late Oscar Peterson with whom he was a close friend.
Bell nominated Peterson for an honourary degree conferred by York University in 1982 and played key roles in Peterson’s involvement in the university’s jazz program and his installation as its eighth chancellor in 1991.
The accomplished jazz bassist played gigs in Toronto and Prince Edward Island where he and his wife had a summer home.
“Just two weeks before his death, he played at a retirement home even though he was not well,” said Bell’s sister Bev Salmon, Toronto’s first female Black city councillor. “Once he made a commitment to something, he was determined to follow through. He was a perfectionist who had a full and wonderful life.”
The same year Bell graduated from York University, he met Dr. Lorne Tepperman at the Skyline Hotel.
“David was playing in one band and I was playing in another,” recalled Tepperman, a professor in the department of sociology at the University of Toronto’s University College.
They attended Harvard at the same time, developed a close friendship and co-wrote a book, ‘The Roots of Disunity’, in the mid-1970s.
“After that, for many years we didn’t see each other very often,” said Tepperman. “We went in different directions with David focusing on administrative work and me on research and book writing. But this all changed after I turned 60 when my wife bought me a piano and urged me to get back into playing music.
“So I joined some bands that he belonged to. We became close friends again, perhaps even more closer than we had been in Cambridge as young students. That’s because we now understood life and each other better…While I am somewhat withdrawn in band settings, David was always pleasant and inclusive. Everyone liked and admired him and they all learned from him. He gave advice in a friendly way and it was usually sound. David was confident, but not boastful. He loved meeting and hearing new musicians. In fact, he just loved music and its inclusiveness, its passion and spirit.”
The recipient last month of the Jackie Robinson Fortitude Award, Bell is survived by his wife of 50 years – Kaaren – their children Jason and Kristin Bell Doan, three grandchildren and siblings Bev Salmon, Rena Jones and Marjorie Sorrell.
Herbert Bell Jr., the eldest of the siblings, passed away in February 2014 at age 79.6. Obit: Dr. David V.J. BELL
April 9, 1944 - January 10, 2017
It is with great sadness that the family announces the passing of our beloved David, who died at Kensington Hospice after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Born and raised in Toronto, David was an Ontario scholar who won the Woodrow Wilson Fellowship after attending Glendon College. He went on to receive his PhD in Political Science from Harvard University. David taught at Michigan State University and then returned to Canada in 1971 to teach at York University. There, he served as Dean of Graduate Studies and later as Dean of the Faculty of Environmental Studies. He is the author of several books and countless articles. In addition to his academic work, David was a member of the National Round Table on the Environment and Economy and he was Chair of the Board of Directors of Parc-Downsview-Park. He has served as a consultant in the public and private sector, advising several universities and governments, including Canada, Jamaica and China. Since retiring as a Professor Emeritus, David served as Chair of the Board for Learning for a Sustainable Future (LSF) where he dedicated his time for the past eleven years. His commitment to sustainability and education has impacted policy makers, educators and youth across the globe. His contributions have been recognized through awards including: The Green Toronto Award for Leadership in Sustainability, The 2016 Harry Jerome Award, Clean50 Award, and the Jackie Robinson Fortitude Award.
David was a proud Canadian and an accomplished musician. When he was young, David studied with Ray Brown at Oscar Peterson's Advanced School of Contemporary Music. Even in his retirement, he was an active bassist for both small jazz ensembles as well as big bands.
Above all, David was a man who loved his family. He is survived by his wife Kaaren and their children Kristin (Scott Doan) and Jason (Veronica Syrtash) and their grandchildren Tatam, Kol and Lia.
Visitation will be at R.S. Kane Funeral Home Sunday, January 15th 2-5 p.m. A Funeral Service will be held at Thornhill Golf & Country Club (7994 Yonge St.), Monday, January 16th at 2 p.m. Donations may be made to the Wallace McCain Centre for Pancreatic Cancer through Princess Margaret Cancer Centre or Kensington Hospice in Toronto or Learning for a Sustainable Future (LSF). LSF has established the Dr. David V.J. Bell Memorial Fund to continue his legacy in support of empowering our children to change the world.
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1. Bell David Victor John
2. York University Faculty Profile
Bell, David V. J.
Professor Emeritus in Environmental Studies; BA (Political Science) Toronto/York, MA, PhD (Political Science) Harvard
Brief History and Reason for Joining FES
A political scientist by training, I first developed an interest in FES during my term as Dean of Graduate Studies (1981 to 1987). I was very impressed with the FES commitment to interdisciplinarity and the diverse interests and background of its students. Later I joined FES as Dean of the Faculty of Environmental Studies from 1992 to 1996. Currently, I serve as the Director of the York Centre for Applied Sustainability (YCAS), an Organized Research Unit I founded which took over the resources and equipment of the Ontario Round Table on Environment and Economy when its mandate terminated in the Fall of 1995. I was a member of ORTEE prior to its dissolution.Current Environmental Thought
FES was arguably the first Faculty of its kind in the world. Its broad definition of environment reflects the French etymology of the term - environment is "all that is around us." By factoring in the social and organizational aspects of environment alongside the natural and built, the FES definition anticipated the current focus on sustainability as the integration of ecology, economy, and social equity. The challenge of sustainability is the over-riding challenge facing humankind in the 21st century. We must learn to "walk more softly" on our planet, and finds ways of living that provide for greater social equity today while increasing the life chances of future generations. This will require a radical transformation of our economy, our social and political institutions, and our culture and values.Background
I began my academic career in political science with a strong emphasis on theory. I used to joke "That may be all right in practice, but will it work in theory?" My doctoral dissertation explored the impact of the American Revolution and the United Empire Loyalists on the Founding of English Canada, applying the "fragment theory" developed by my supervisor Louis Hartz in his book The Founding of New Societies (1964). In the 1970's I published books on revolution (Resistance and Revolution, 1973): political linguistics (Power, Influence and Authority: An Essay in Political Linguistics, 1975): and Canadian political culture (The Roots of Disunity, 1979). All of this seemed at the time fairly remote from my current scholarly focus, but my interest was first tweaked in an article I published in 1977 entitled "Framework of a New Ideology for the Future" in which I argued that if humankind was to survive beyond the next century, we must undergo a "cultural mutation" in regard to four crucial relationships: nature, time, each other, and authority and the state. This might still serve as a framework for thinking about sustainability issues.
My scholarly activity was curtailed with heavy administrative commitments throughout most of the next decade, but after joining FES in 1992 I embarked on my current interest in "the politics of sustainability" connecting back to some of my earlier interests by focusing on culture and language as well as peace and security. Though I still enjoy ideas and concepts, my focus shifted from theory to practice and application, reflected in part in the Mission of YCAS, which is "To promote the application of sustainability principles and practices throughout society, including in the public sector, the private sector, the civil sector, and in education."
Whom Do You Admire Most and Why?
I admire the many people in all sectors of society who are devoting their lives to responding creatively to the challenge of sustainability.Interests/Pursuits
I enjoy working in various contexts in pursuit of the Mission of YCAS. I also enjoy outdoor activities such as sailing and cross country skiing. On a more personal note, I enjoy music and I am a jazz bassist who years ago studied with Ray Brown at Oscar Peterson’s Advance School for Contemporary Music in Toronto. I currently play in an 18-piece Big Band and in a Jazz trio.Vision for the Future
I envision a world in which we Earthlings have learned to live in peace with each other and the Planet.Awards
1997 Morris Katz Memorial Lecture
2003: Listed in Canadian Who's Who 2003, p. 96
2004: Listed in Canadian Who's Who 2004, p. 93
They had the following children:
1205 F i Living Living married Living. + 1206 M ii Living
582. Ruth Irene Harwood (Gladys Audrey Bryan , Ann "Annie" Green Millar , Ellen Lucia Sutton , John Philpot , John Philpot , Philpot John ) was born on 4 Apr 1928 in Toronto, York, Ont., CAN. She died on 15 Jan 2022 in Tweed, Ont., CAN. She was employed as 1949;tel oper.
1. Found in the 1931 Canadian Census Ontario, District 160 Toronto Scarboro, sub-district 101 Toronto, p. 5, 25 Neumarket, age 3, with parents, William (29), Imm;1906, rents $30, no radio and wife, Gladys (29)
2. Found on the Canadian voters Lists: Ontario, 1949, Electoral District of Danforth, City of Toronto, Urban Polling Division No. 97, Vol. 16759, p. 2;
110 Westlake Ave; Harwood, Miss Ruth, tel. operator
110 Westlake Ave; Harwood, William, T.T.C.
110 Westlake Ave; Harwood, Mrs. Daisy3. Found on the Canadian voters Lists: Ontario, 1949, Electoral District of Danforth, City of Toronto, Urban Polling Division No. 98, Vol. 18903, p. 2;
110 Westlake Ave; Harwood, William, switchman, T.T.C.
110 Westlake Ave; Harwood, Mrs. Daisy
110 Westlake Ave; Harwood, Miss June, office worker
110 Westlake Ave; Harwood, Miss Ruth, office worker4. Found in the 1955 Toronto, Ont. city directory; Fulthorpe Ruth r 110 Westlake av (p. 459)
5. Found on the Canadian voters Lists: Ontario, 1958, Electoral District of York-Scarborough, Urban Polling Division No. 303, Vol. 20123, p. 2;
38 Bow Valley Dr.; Fulthorpe, Robert, army (National Def.)
38 Bow Valley Dr.; Fulthorpe, Ruth6. Found on the Canadian voters Lists: Ontario, 1974, Electoral District of Grenville-Carleton, Urban Polling Division No. 249, Vol. 4284, p. 2;
46 Promenade Roundhay Dr.; Fulthorpe, Robert A., civil servant
46 Promenade Roundhay Dr.; Fulthorpe, Mrs. Ruth
46 Promenade Roundhay Dr.; Fulthorpe, William, student7. Ruth Irene Fulthorpe
April 4, 1928 - January 15, 2022
Ruth passed away peacefully on January 15th, in Tweed, Ontario after a long and adventurous life. Born and raised in Toronto, she worked hard and supported herself working for Bell Canada before marrying Robert Fulthorpe and joining him on his global travels. As a couple they moved to England (twice!), Belgrade and Moscow before settling in Manotick, Ontario. After Bob's passing, she joined beloved son Billy in Calgary, Alberta where he was living with grandsons Alex, Andrew, Liam, Mitchell and later Wyatt, joined on holidays by grandson Adam and granddaughter Anastasia, for a little cattle ranching. On Bill's tragic passing she returned to Toronto where she lived in her old neighborhood, but made new memories, near her daughter Roberta, for over 12 years. In 2020 Ruth made the transition to LTC. Ruth will be remembered for her patience and passion, her artwork and love for history and fashion, her teamwork when curling, the parties she would host - and at them - her dancing, her laugh and her numerous stories. She leaves great grandchildren Josh, Brody, Hamilton and Gwen to be told those stories to. A celebration of life will be held at a later date in Toronto/online for family and friends.Notes:
1. 2006: residence: 46 Roundhay Dr., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1G 1B5
Ruth married Robert "Bob" Alexander Wood Fulthorpe on 27 Feb 1954 in Toronto, Ontario, Can. Robert was born on 9 Dec 1921 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, CAN. He died 1 on 31 Dec 1987 in Ventura Co., CA. Robert served in the military WWII - Canadian Army in 1939/1963.
1. Son of Joseph Arnold Fulthorpe and Gertrude Wood.
- Mrs. Joseph Fulthorpe, 46, of 116 Fifth ave., St. Vital, died early today in St. Boniface hospital. She was born in Lanark, Scotland, and had lived in St. Vital for the last 23 years. The funeral service will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. Morduc's funeral home. Rev. S. C. Studd will officiate and burial will be in Elmwood cemetery. Besides her husband, Mrs. Fulthorpe is survived by two sons, Robert, serving overseas, and David, at home; a daughter, Gladys, at home; her mother, Mrs. R. Wood, of Winnipeg; a brother, David Wood, of Winnipeg, and a sister, Mrs. G. B. Cameron, of Toronto. (Winnipeg Free Press, Dec. 16, 1943)- JOSEPH ARNOLD FULTHORPE On October 22nd, 1968, at the Deer Lodge Hospital, Joseph Arnold Fulthorpe, aged 72 years, beloved husband of Mary Fulthorpe, of 67 Inman Avenue, St. Vital. Funeral service will be held at 2:15 p.m. Friday from the Clark Leatherdale Funeral Home, 232 Kennedy Street, with Reverend G. T. Hughes officiating. Interment in Pineview Memorial Gardens. Mr. Fulthorpe enlisted with the Royal Engineers in England, served in France with the Northumberland Fusiliers as Sgt., and was discharged in London in 1919. He had the 1914- 15 Star, General Service and Victory Medals. He came to Canada in July, 1921, and commenced employment with the Canadian National Railways at that time, retiring in July, 1961, after thirty-nine years service. Surviving besides his wife are two sons, Robert of Ottawa, Ontario, and David of Winnipeg; one daughter, Mrs. George (Gladys) Lawrie of Winnipeg, nine grandchildren and three sisters, Mrs. Curly Fulthorpe, Mrs. Edna Baudains, and Mrs. Emma McKay, all of Victoria, B.C. If friends so desire contributions may be made to the Manitoba Cancer Treatment and Research Foundation, 700 Bannatyne Avenue. (Winnipeg Free Press, Oct. 24, 1968)
2. Found in the 1931 Canadian Census Manitoba, Dist-48 Winnipeg South, sub-dist 48 St. Vital, p. 17, Regal St. age 9 with parents, Joseph Arnold (34) Imm;1922, rents $25, w/radio and Gertrude (34) Imm;1922
3. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Holllngshead, of 99 Hillcrest Ave., Norwood, announce the engagement of their daughter, Marian Hazel, to Robert A. Fulthorpe, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Fulthorpe. 116 5th Ave., St Vital. The wedding will take place on May 30, 1947 at 6.30 p.m.. In Young United Church. (The Winnipeg Tribune, May 15, 1947, p. 15)
4. Fulthorpe - Hollingshead Bridal Held in Young United Church JAR.
W. E. Donnelly officiated at the ceremony when Marian Hazel Hollingshead became the bride of Robert A. Fulthorpe, May 30 at 6.30 p.m. in Young United Church. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Hollingshead. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Fulthorpe. Roy Firth was soloist, accompanied by Lome M. Betts. Mrs. George Measham was matron of honor, with Miss Haael Cadle as Bridesmaid. David Fulthorpe was best man for his brother. Ushers were Arthur Spen cer and James Colllnson. (The Winnipeg Tribune, June 2, 1947, p. 9)5. Found on the Canadian voters Lists: Ontario, 1958, Electoral District of York-Scarborough, Urban Polling Division No. 303, Vol. 20123, p. 2;
38 Bow Valley Dr.; Fulthorpe, Robert, army (National Def.)
38 Bow Valley Dr.; Fulthorpe, Ruth6. Found on the Canadian voters Lists: Ontario, 1974, Electoral District of Grenville-Carleton, Urban Polling Division No. 249, Vol. 4284, p. 2;
46 Promenade Roundhay Dr.; Fulthorpe, Robert A., civil servant
46 Promenade Roundhay Dr.; Fulthorpe, Mrs. Ruth
46 Promenade Roundhay Dr.; Fulthorpe, William, student7. Obit: FULTHORPE Robert Alexander Wood
Suddenly, on December 31, 1987, in Ventura, California. Bob served with the Royal Canadian Signal Corp (1939 to 1963) and thereafter enjoyed 22 years of duty and travel for the Department of External Affairs. Member of the Royal Canadian Legion 314, Manotick, and St. Andrews Lodge A. F. and A. M. 560. Surviving, besides his loving wife Ruth Irene (nee Harwood), are his son William Robert and his beloved grandson Alex of Ventura and his daughter Roberta Ruth of Toronto, his mother Marguerite, sister Gladys Lawrie and her husband George, sister-in-law Margaret and many nephews and nieces and their children, all of Winnipeg. He is predeceased by his brother David. Memorial Service to be held Saturday, January 9, 1988 at St. James Anglican Church, Manotick. Reverend Alan Cameron, cousin of Bob, of Montreal, will preside, assisted by the Rector Allan McGregor. We welcome donations to the Heart Institute, Ottawa Civic Hospital. (1987)
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1. WWII
Last Name: FULTHORPE
First Name: Robert A.
Date Deceased: December 31, 1987 Age: 67
Service Information Rank: Sergeant
Service Number: SH38549
Units: Royal Canadian Corps of Signals
Period of Service: World War 2
Legion Branch: South Carleton Branch
Location: Manotick, Ontario2. Canadian Forces Decoration, CAO 587, 17-3-58
Fulthorpe, Robert Alexander Wood, SGT RC SIGS SH/385493. Barbara Letitia (Taverner) Anderson, 82, died Wednesday, March 29, 2006, at Feather River Hospital.
Born April 13, 1923, to Archibald and Elizabeth Taverner in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
In 1941, she married Edward Gillespie, a member of the Royal Canadian Air Force. She was widowed in 1942. The couple had one daughter.
In 1948, she married Gordon Anderson. While her husband attended medical school in Winnipeg, the couple had two sons. In 1953 they moved to the United States. While living in Powers Lake, N.D., they had a third son. The same year, they moved to Harvey, N.D.
In 1960, the Andersons moved to San Clemente, Calif. Mrs. Anderson founded the Coral Key Thrift Shop, a nonprofit resale shop that raised funds for the Child Guidance Clinic, which took care of disturbed children from San Clemente to Newport Beach.
She was a charter member of St. Andrews By The Sea Methodist Church and taught Sunday school for many years. She was an active member of P.E.O. since 1964.
In 1964, the Andersons adopted a daughter.
In 1977 they moved to Paradise. She continued to be active with the United Methodist Church and P.E.O., and served as president of the Butte-Glenn Medical Auxiliary.
In 1988, the couple moved to Maui, Hawaii, and returned to California in 2000.
Mrs. Anderson was an avid bridge player, and belonged to several bridge organizations.
She dearly loved her family and her pets, which, over the years, included dogs, cats, goats, horses, ducks, chickens and peacocks. Her family said she will be remembered for her bright smile, her gracious manner, her quick laugh and her love of people.
Mrs. Anderson was preceded in death by her first husband, her parents and a sister, Mary.
She is survived by her husband, Dr. Gordon Anderson; her daughter, Dr. Barbara E.M. Hammond and son-in-law, Alexander Hammond, of Pullman, Wash.; her sons Geoffrey, Andrew and Clayton and his wife, Ioani, all of Paradise; daughter Lorena Anderson of Merced; grandchildren Alec Hammond of Los Angeles, Elizabeth Hammond of Mexico; Kristin Anderson of Orange County; Juliana Anderson and Lehrina Anderson, both of Colorado and Tavy and Pelep Anderson, both of Paradise; her sisters, Florence Peterson of Toronto, Canada, and Bess Beazley of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada; three great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, April 3, at the United Methodist Church in Paradise. In lieu of flowers, Mrs. Anderson requested donations be sent to the Butte Humane Society or the Paradise Animal Shelter. Newton Bracewell Mortuary in Magalia is handling arrangements. (Published in Paradise Post from Apr. 6 to Apr. 8, 2006)
They had the following children:
+ 1207 M i William "Bill" Robert Fulthorpe 1208 F ii Living
583. June Marie Harwood (Gladys Audrey Bryan , Ann "Annie" Green Millar , Ellen Lucia Sutton , John Philpot , John Philpot , Philpot John ) was born on 8 Jun 1932 in Toronto, York Co., Ont., CAN. She died on 24 Apr 2014 in Hamilton, Ontario, CAN.
1. Found on the Canadian voters Lists: Ontario, 1949, Electoral District of Danforth, City of Toronto, Urban Polling Division No. 98, Vol. 18903, p. 2;
110 Westlake Ave; Harwood, William, switchman, T.T.C.
110 Westlake Ave; Harwood, Mrs. Daisy
110 Westlake Ave; Harwood, Miss June, office worker
110 Westlake Ave; Harwood, Miss Ruth, office worker2. Found on the Canadian voters Lists: Ontario, 1958, Electoral District of York-Scarborough, Urban Polling Division No. 185, Vol. 19849, p. 2;
38 Timgren Dr; Harwood, William, T.T.C.
38 Timgren Dr; Harwood, Daisy
38 Timgren Dr; Harwood, June, Bell Co.3. 1958: "In 1958 I took an overnight train to New York City USA. Boarded the ORIGINAL Queen Elizabeth Ocean liner the next day March 19. The ship sailed to Southampton England. My friend Eileen Smith and I began a European journey. It was wonderful. We attended the opening ceremonies of the World's fair in Brussels. This was the first World's fair since 1939. There was a WAR that put a halt to any such celebrations in the world. We had other adventures. It was long time ago and a different world." June
4. Found on the Canadian voters Lists: Ontario, 1968, Electoral District of Lakeshore, Borough of Etobicoke, Urban Polling Division No. 140, Vol. 27586, p. 1;
16 Daniels St.; Harding, Frank, civil servant
16 Daniels St.; Harding, Mrs. June5. Obit: June (Harwood) Harding
HARDING, June (nee Harwood) 1932 - 2014
It is with great sadness that our family announces the passing of June at the age of 81 on Thursday, April 24, 2014 in Hamilton. Beloved wife of the late Frank Harding. Cherished mother to Anne Bright (Evan) and Susan Harding-Cruz (Andy) and loving grandmother to John, Tom, Nigel and Benjamin. June's spirit will be greatly missed by her sister Ruth, sister-in-law Winnie, nieces Carolyn and Roberta, Bell cousins, dear friend Jessie, plus many more friends and family. June's Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, May 3rd at Appleby United Church, 4407 Spruce Ave. in Burlington. Visitation at 1 p.m. Service at 2 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Appleby United Church or to the Bursary of Hope for Autism SOAAR Program. (Toronto Star, May 1, 2014)
Notes:
1. 2006: residence: 16 Daniels St, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada, M8Y 1L72. "I made contact with TACY [Sutton] in the 1970's through the organization -- United Empire Loyalists. It has been a happy relationship. My children and their children are very glad that I had made the effort to find every possible person in the first place. We have established contact and kept on with it for many years now." June
June married Frank Allan Harding on 3 Oct 1959 in Toronto, York Co., Ont., CAN. Frank was born on 12 Mar 1934 in Toronto, York Co., Ont., CAN. He died on 27 May 2008 in Burlington, Ont., CAN. He was buried in Cremation.
1. Son of Edward Frank Harding and Lillian Daisy Johnson.
2. Found in the 1965 Toronto, Ont. city directory; Harding Frank A clk Ont Reformatory (Mimico) h 16 Daniels (Etob) (p. 573)
3. Found on the Canadian voters Lists: Ontario, 1968, Electoral District of Lakeshore, Borough of Etobicoke, Urban Polling Division No. 140, Vol. 27586, p. 1;
16 Daniels St.; Harding, Frank, civil servant
16 Daniels St.; Harding, Mrs. June4. Obit: HARDING, Frank Allan Peacefully at home on May 27, 2008, aged 74. With great sadness we announce the passing of a true gentleman. Loving husband to June Marie (Harwood). Beloved father to Anne Bright (Evan) of Burlington, and Susan Harding-Cruz (Andy) of Hamilton. Grandpa to John and Tom Bright, and to Nigel and Benjamin Cruz. Dear brother of Bruce (Eloise); predeceased by his parents Frank and Lillian. Will be remembered always by extended family and friends. The family thank staff from the Red Cross (Pie), WeCare, VON, Dr. Lappa-Walker and Stonegate Medical Centre, and Dr. Crispino of St. Joseph's for all of their caring help and support. Frank was a Rover Scout and loved fishing, reading, music, nature and his pipe. He retired after 33 years from Mimico Correctional Centre in 1992 and previously sang as a baritone with the Queensmen Choir. Frank's faithful cat, Gordon, will miss his presence. As an expression of sympathy donations may be made in Frank's memory to The Dorothy Ley Hospice or the Toronto Grace Hospital. Cremation has taken place. A celebration of Frank's life will take place at Appleby United Church, Burlington, 4407 Spruce Ave., on Saturday, June 14, 2008. Visitation will be held from 1-2 p.m. Service 2 p.m. with a reception to follow. (Toronto Star, June 2008)
Frank and June had the following children:
+ 1209 F i Living + 1210 F ii Living
584. Ralph John Bryan (Roy John Bryan , Ann "Annie" Green Millar , Ellen Lucia Sutton , John Philpot , John Philpot , Philpot John ) was born on 14 Jan 1929 in Ontario, CAN. He died on 25 Feb 2000 in North Bay, Ont., CAN. Ralph was buried in Cremation.
1. Found in the 1931 Canadian Census, Ontario, Toronto, Electoral district 160 Scarborough, sub-district 90 Toronto, wd-8, p. 4, age 18, with grandparents, John Arthur (52), rents $35, w/radio, and Annie (58) and uncle, Earl Newton (18)
2. Found on the Canadian voters Lists: Ontario, Kingston, 1957, Electoral District of York-Scarborough, Urban Polling Division 171, No. Vol. 19085, p. 3;
1973 Victoria Park-Apartment Bldg.; Bryan, Ralph, sales rep.
1973 Victoria Park-Apartment Bldg.; Bryan, Mrs. Carol3. Found on the Canadian voters Lists: Ontario, Kingston, 1968, Electoral District of York-Simcoe, Town of Aurora, Urban Polling Division 111, No. Vol. 24289, p. 1;
18 Bryan, Ralph, sales rep. 13 Huron Court
19 Bryan, Mrs. Carol, 13 Huron Court4. Found on the Canadian voters Lists: Ontario, Kingston, 1972, Electoral District of York Simcoe, Town of Aurora, Urban Polling Division 143, No. Vol. 31152, p. 1;
31 Bryan, Ralph, sales rep. 13 Huron Ct
32 Bryan, Mrs. Carol, 13 Huron Ct5. Obit: BRYAN, Ralph J. - It is with deep sorrow that his family announces his passing at North Bay, Friday, February 25, 2000, after a brief illness in his 72nd year. Dearly loved son of Gertrude Wallingford of Aurora and the late Roy Bryan of Toronto. Loved step-son of the late George Wallingford. Beloved husband of Carol, cherished father of Susan (Day) and Mel; father-in-law to Tom. Treasured "Poppy" to Sarah, Emily and Matthew - who were his pride and joy. Private family service. Funeral arrangements under the direction of the McGuinty Funeral Home, 591 Cassells Street, North Bay, ON., followed by cremation. (Donations to Ralph's memory can be made to the Children's Wish Foundation). (Toronto Star, Feb. 26, 2000)
Ralph married Carol Rita Lennon before 1957. Carol was born in 1927. She died on 2 Oct 2003 in Newmarket, Ont., CAN.
1. Found on the Canadian voters Lists: Ontario, Kingston, 1957, Electoral District of York-Scarborough, Urban Polling Division 171, No. Vol. 19085, p. 3;
1973 Victoria Park-Apartment Bldg.; Bryan, Ralph, sales rep.
1973 Victoria Park-Apartment Bldg.; Bryan, Mrs. Carol2. Found on the Canadian voters Lists: Ontario, Kingston, 1968, Electoral District of York-Simcoe, Town of Aurora, Urban Polling Division 111, No. Vol. 24289, p. 1;
18 Bryan, Ralph, sales rep. 13 Huron Court
19 Bryan, Mrs. Carol, 13 Huron Court3. Found on the Canadian voters Lists: Ontario, Kingston, 1972, Electoral District of York Simcoe, Town of Aurora, Urban Polling Division 143, No. Vol. 31152, p. 1;
31 Bryan, Ralph, sales rep. 13 Huron Ct
32 Bryan, Mrs. Carol, 13 Huron Ct4. Obit: BRYAN, Carol Rita (née LENNON) -- Passed away peacefully at Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, on Thursday, October 2nd, 2003 in her 76th year. Predeceased by her husband Ralph BRYAN. Cherished mother of Susan (Tom DAY), and Mel. Beloved gramma of Sarah, Emily and Matthew. Dearest sister of Frank LENNON, Margaret McELROY, Janet BEAUNE, Bill LENNON and predeceased by Barbara POWELL, Donald LENNON and Gerald LENNON. Arrangments have been entrusted to Taylor Funeral Home Newmarket Chapel, 524 Davis Dr., Newmarket. Cremation has taken place. The family has requested for donations to be sent to the Children's Wish Foundation. (Toronto Star 2003-10-04)
Ralph and Carol had the following children:
+ 1211 F i Living 1212 M ii Living
585. James "Jim" Herbert Earl Morrison (Hazel Nellie Bryan , Ann "Annie" Green Millar , Ellen Lucia Sutton , John Philpot , John Philpot , Philpot John ) was born on 29 Aug 1929 in Toronto, Ont., CAN. He died on 23 Dec 2006 in Collingwood, Simcoe, Ont., CAN.
1. Found in the 1931 Canadian Census Ontario, 171 York South, sub-district 32 East York, p. 8, age 2, with parents, James (28) and Hazel (26)
Notes:
1. 2006: residence: 45 Silver Springs Blvd., unit 1207, Scarborough , Ontario, Canada M1V 1R2
2. Obit: MORRISON, James Herbert Earl "Jim"; 78; Collingwood ON; Toronto Star; 2007-2-7;
They had the following children:
1213 F i Living 1214 M ii Living
586. Living (Hazel Nellie Bryan , Ann "Annie" Green Millar , Ellen Lucia Sutton , John Philpot , John Philpot , Philpot John )
They had the following children:
1215 M i Living 1216 M ii Living
587. Living (Hazel Nellie Bryan , Ann "Annie" Green Millar , Ellen Lucia Sutton , John Philpot , John Philpot , Philpot John )
Living married Norman Peter McGoran. Norman was born on 13 Jul 1930 in Toronto, Ont., CAN. He died on 5 Apr 1992 in Penetanguishene, Ont., CAN. Norman was employed as 1960;salesman. He was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery, Thornhill, York, Ont., CAN.
1. Son of Peter Matthew McGoran and Elizabeth Moorhead Wilkinson.
- McGoran, Elizabeth - It is with much sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved grandmother Elizabeth McGoran. She died peacefully on Thursday, May 20, 1999 in Penetanguishene, Ontario, just ten days after her 91st birthday. She was predeceased by her husband Pete and her children, Dave, Norm, Paddy and Molly. She is survived and will be missed by her sisters Dolly and Jean and her brother David and their families, her six grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. She spent many years of her life caring for others as a private nurse. What a life. What great stories. We'll all think of you the next time we have a tea Nanny. There is no visitation but Funeral Services will be held at Holy Cross Cemetery, 8361 Yonge Street, Thornhill at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, May 27th, 1999.2. Found in the 1931 Canadian Census Ontario, District 171 York South, sub-district 37 East York, p. 7, 220 Hoodmount, age 10/12 with parents, Peter (30) rents $23, w/radio, Imm;1920 and Elizabeth (23) Imm;1926 and brother, David (2)
3. Found in the Canadian voters lists; 1957, Ontario, Electoral district of York East, East York, Urban polling division No. 11, Vol. 17712, p. 1;
268 Chisholm; McGoran, Peter, farmer
268 Chisholm; McGoran, Elizabeth
268 Chisholm; McGoran, Norman, salesman
268 Chisholm; McGoran, Mary Rose
268 Chisholm; McGoran, Patrick, unemployed
268 Chisholm; McGoran, Mary Rose
Norman and Mary had the following children:
+ 1217 F i Living + 1218 F ii Living
589. Living (Earl Newton Bryan , Ann "Annie" Green Millar , Ellen Lucia Sutton , John Philpot , John Philpot , Philpot John )
They had the following children:
1219 F i Living 1220 M ii Living
591. John "Jack" Millar (Jack "John" Louis Millar , James "Jack" William Millar , Ellen Lucia Sutton , John Philpot , John Philpot , Philpot John ) was born on 27 Jan 1934 in Ontario, CAN. He died on 4 May 2010 in Brampton, York Co., Ont., CAN. John was buried in Park Lawn Cemetery, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, CAN (i).
1. Found in the Canadian voters lists; 1957, Ontario, Electoral district of Eglinton, City of Toronto, Urban polling division No. 33, Vol. 21415, p. 2;
376 Manor Rd East; Millar, John Sr., Caretaker
376 Manor Rd East; Millar, Ena, housewife
376 Manor Rd East; Millar, John Jr., Clerk2. Obit: MILLAR, JOHN LOUIS "JACK" PASSED AWAY A
MILLAR, John Louis "Jack" Passed away at the young age of 76. Surrounded by the love of his family on May 4, 2010 at Credit Valley Hospital. Pre-deceased by his wife Diane Millar (nee Lindsay) He leaves behind his loving daughter Marie-Louise (Don Whittaker) step-son Steven Yarde (Jennifer). Grandchildren Katie, Nathan and Michael. He will be greatly missed by his cherished granddaughter Stephanie Cassidy (Brian). Missed by many friends at AA groups. Family and friends will be received at the Scott Funeral Home "Brampton Chapel" 289 Main St. N., on Monday May 10, 2010 from 10:30 am to 11 a.m. followed by a service in the funeral home chapel at 11 a.m. Internment to follow at Park Lawn Cemetery, Toronto. (Brampton Guardian, May 13, 2010)
John married Diane B. Lindsay about 1978. Diane was born on 9 Jul 1947 in Ontario, CAN. She died on 1 May 2003 in Toronto, York Co., Ont., CAN. Diane was buried in Park Lawn Cemetery, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, CAN (i).
1. Daughter of Walter Lindsay and Mildred Leyte.
- LINDSAY, Mildred "Millie" (nee Leyte) - Peacefully at the Brampton Civic Hospital on Tuesday, April 22, 2008 at the age of 82 years. Millie, beloved wife of the late Walter (2002). Loving mother of Linda (late Reginald Rhodenizer), Robert Lindsay and of the late Diane and her surviving husband John Millar. Cherished grandmother of Steve Yarde (Jennifer), Laura (Mike Imbeault), James (Shalene) and Joni (Charles Sawchuck) and great-grandmother of Brandon, Britney and Jessica. Dear sister of Marg, Wilena, Percy, Ollie, Norm and Lloyd, and predeceased by 16 brothers and sisters. She will be greatly missed by many nieces, nephews, cousins and relatives. The family will receive friends at the Scott Funeral Home "Brampton Chapel", 289 Main St., on Friday, April 25, 2008 from 11 a.m. to 12 noon, followed by the Funeral Service in the Chapel at 12 noon. Cremation. In memory of Mildred, donations to the Alzheimer Society would be appreciated.
- LINDSAY, Walter "Duke" - WWII Veteran,A.N.A.F. and R.C.L. Member Branch 66. Suddenly at the Brampton Hospital on Sunday, July 28th, 2002, at the age of 79 years. Beloved husband of Mildred. Loving father of Diane and her husband John, Linda and her late husband Reginald Rhodenizer and Robert. Cherished grandfather of Brandon and Brittany. Dear brother of Muriel and her husband Steven Samborsky. The family will receive friends at the Scott Funeral Home "Brampton Chapel", 289 Main St., for a Memorial Servive Thursday at 11:30 a.m. Cremation. In memory of Walter, donations to the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated.2. Obit: MILLAR, Diane (nee Lindsay) - Passed away peacefully at her home, on May 1, 2003, after a lengthy illness with cancer. Loving wife of John. Caring mother of Steven Yarde and Marie-Louise Millar. Grandmother of Stephanie and Katie. Dear daughter of Mildred and the late Walter Lindsay. Devoted sister of Linda Rhodenizer and Robert Lindsay. Dear aunt of Laura, Jamie and Joni. Diane will be fondly remembered by her extended family, friends and co-workers at Bell Canada. Friends will be recieved at the Scott Funeral Home, "Brampton Chapel", 289 Main Street North, Brampton, on Sunday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. A funeral service will be held in the Chapel on Monday, May 5, 2003 at 11 a.m. Interment Park Lawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Diane's memory may be made to the Breast Cancer Foundation.
Notes:
1. Married first a Mr. Yarde.
John and Diane had the following children:
+ 1221 F i Living