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Eric Lars Tollefson passed away in Calgary, Alberta on September 20, 2009. He was born October 15, 1921, in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan and was raised on the family farm near … Read more In Memoriam: Eric Tollefson 1921-2009
Admiral Robert Hilborn Falls, CMM, CD, the Chief of Defence Staff of the Canadian Forces from 1977 to 1980, died peacefully in Ottawa 6 November 2009. He will be remembered … Read more In Memoriam: Admiral Robert Falls 1924-2009
John Dow McRuer passed away on February 25, 2009 in Kitchener in his 83rd year. John was a graduate of the Royal Canadian Naval College (Royal Roads) and rose to … Read more In Memoriam: John McRuer
Ross was a long time active member of Science for Peace; he had a talent to find those spots on Earth where injustice was done. He was deeply involved in … Read more In Memoriam: Ross Wilcock
The last Bulletin had a brief mention of the death of John Buttrick in a car accident on Gabriola Is., B.C. He was 88 and a long-time member of Science … Read more Remembering John Buttrick
The following has been adapted from some of the remarks prepared by John Valleau for Lynn Trainor’s memorial. It is a rare privilege if one gets to know, two or … Read more In Memory of Lynn Trainor
On 31 March this year, 150 people from places near and far in Ontario converged at Port Sydney to pay their final respects to Norman Zinkan Alcock, founder of peace … Read more Norman Alcock, 1918-2007: Grieving, Remembering and Celebrating
Walter Josephy, a long-time member of Science for Peace and many other progressive organizations, died in Guelph, Ontario, on Jan. 18, from liver failure, aged 86. Walter was born in … Read more Walter Josephy 1920-2007
Eric Fawcett 1927-2000
On March 4, 1999 the following message was issued by Dr. Willem Siebrand, Acting Director General of the Steacie Institute at the National Research Council: It is my sad duty … Read more Gerhard Herzberg 1904-1999