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Antonuk, Philippe, Mont-Royal (Qué.); Université de Montréal, 1959; obstétrique/gynécologie; ancien membre du personnel de l'Hôpital Ste-Justine; membre agrégé du personnel de l'Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal. Décédé le 27 décembre 2001, à l'âge de 73 ans.
Brooke, Peter L., Waterloo, Ont.; University of Sheffield (England), 1963. Died Feb. 3, 2002, aged 62; survived by his wife, Linda, and 3 children.
Coxon, Melville G., Gander, Nfld.; University of Toronto, 1937; MCFP; former civil aviation medical examiner; senior member, CMA. Died Jan. 24, 2002, aged 90; survived by his wife, Muriel, and 2 children.
Gardner, Carstairs C., Pickering, Ont.; University of Edinburgh (Scotland), 1940; general surgery; FRCS(Ed.), FACS, FRCSC; former surgeon, Osh- awa General, Ajax and Scarborough Centenary hospitals. Died Feb. 2, 2002, aged 85; survived by his wife, Donna, and 2 children.
Hughes, Harley J., Thunder Bay, Ont.; University of Manitoba, 1949; obstetrics/gynecology; FACOG, FRCSC; former obstetric/gynecologic staff, McKellar General Hospital; courtesy staff, Port Arthur and St. Joseph's general hospitals. Died Feb. 1, 2002, aged 76.
Khalil, Mourad K., Mont-Royal, Que.; Cairo University (Egypt), 1952; ophthalmology; AAOO, DABOphth., FRCSC; former ophthalmology staff, Montreal General, Montreal Children's and Queen Elizabeth hospitals; assistant professor, McGill University. Died Jan. 20, 2002, aged 72; survived by his wife, Loula, and 3 children.
Law, Douglas T., Ottawa; Queen's University, 1942; anesthesia; FRCPC; RCAMC, WW II; former chief of staff, Ottawa General and Riverside hospitals; staff, Riverside and Charles Camsell hospitals. Died Jan. 26, 2002, aged 84; survived by his wife, Adele, and 3 children. “He also practised in Kumasi, Ghana.”
McSherry, James A., London, Ont.; University of Glasgow (Scotland), 1965; family medicine; FAAFP, FRCGP, FABMP, CCFP, FCFP; chief of family medicine and attending staff, London Health Science Centre—Victoria Campus; attending staff, Parkwood Hospital; medical director, Victoria Family Medical Centre; medical adviser, Sarnia-Lambton Palliative Care Association; professor, University of Western Ontario. Died Jan. 22, 2002, aged 59; survived by his wife, Helen, and 3 children. “He will long be remembered for his pioneering work in what was then the emerging field of palliative care.”
Mortimer, Donald C., Oakville, Ont.; University of Toronto, 1955; former staff, Toronto General Hospital; medical director, Western Life Assurance and the Toronto, Commercial and Halifax Mutual life insurance companies. Died Jan. 22, 2002, aged 70.
Ou Wai, John B., London, Ont.; University of Manitoba, 1963. Died Jan. 16, 2002, aged 71.
Richard, Maurice, Sillery (Qué.); Université Laval, 1946; pédiatrie; FAAP, FRCPC; ancien pédiatre adjoint de l'Hôtel-Dieu de Québec. Décédé le 5 février 2002, à l'âge de 81 ans.
Richmond, George G., Calgary; Welsh National School of Medicine (Wales), 1947; MCFP; former associate staff, Foothills Hospital; president, Nursing Home District No. 7 medical staff; associate professor, University of Calgary. Died Feb. 3, 2002, aged 78; survived by his wife, Amy, and 3 sons.
Shaw, Ross A., Courtenay, BC; University of Toronto, 1962; diagnostic radiology; FRCPC; former head, Department of Radiology, St. Joseph's General Hospital. Died Jan. 23, 2002, aged 65.
Shephard, Kenneth B., Truro, NS; Dalhousie University, 1959; former staff, Colchester Regional Hospital. Died following a spinal cord injury Jan. 28, 2002, aged 68; survived by his wife, Mary, and 6 children. “He could not tolerate small thinking or limited vision. He was a complicated man with a brilliant mind and a generous, open heart. He loved rapturously, he laughed uproariously and he ached longingly.”
Szymonowicz-Rudnicky, Halina, Montreal; Philipps University (Germany), 1947; former anesthesia staff, Catherine Booth Hospital Centre and Maimonides Hospital and Home for the Aged. Died Dec. 21, 2001, aged 80.
Taylor, Carl L., Guelph, Ont.; University of Toronto, 1943; former chief of staff and staff, St. Peter's Hospital; staff, Henderson General Hospital; coroner, Wentworth County. Died Jan. 24, 2002, aged 90; survived by his wife, Mary, 1 son and 1 foster daughter.
Welbourne, Robert W., Schreiber, Ont.; Queen's University, 1957; plastic surgery; FRCSC; former active staff, St. Joseph's and Port Arthur general hospitals; courtesy staff, McKellar General Hospital. Died Jan. 30, 2002, aged 69.
Wollin, Delbert G., Kingston, Ont.; University of Western Ontario, 1939; diagnostic radiology; former staff, Kingston General Hospital; associate professor Queen's University. Died Jan. 26, 2002, aged 88; survived by his wife, Mildred, and 4 sons.
Zeps, Genovefa N., Windsor, Ont.; Bonn University (Germany), 1957. Died Feb. 4, 2002, aged 81; survived by a son.