October 18, 2016 - Canadian Medical Association

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ENNS, PETER S.,
Kelowna, BC; University of British Columbia, 1964; family
medicine. Died Aug. 24, 2016, aged 78.
Survived by his wife Cecilia, 3 children
and 15 grandchildren.
GARFINKLE, ELY, Ottawa; McGill Univer-
sity, 1973; psychiatry. Died of pancreatic
cancer July 27, 2016, aged 67. Survived by
his wife Linda and 4 children. “He was a
devoted psychoanalyst who continued to
work up to a week before his death.”
GREENE, CARROL B. ,
Fonthill, Ont.;
Dalhousie University, 1944. Died Aug. 5,
2016, aged 96. Survived by Phyllis, his
wife of 71 years, 3 children, 6 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. “He
practised medicine for 46 years, first in
Sheet Harbour, NS, and then for 30 years
in Dunnville, Ont.”
HODGKINSON, JOHN R.,
Athens, Ont.;
University of Toronto, 1961. Died July 20,
2016, aged 81. Survived by his wife Josephine, 3 children and 6 grandchildren. A
friend wrote: “He was a gentle, caring man
who contributed so much to our village
over the years.”
KOVAL, ANDREW, Kingston, Ont.; University of Western Ontario, 1953; internal
medicine. Died Aug. 2, 2016, aged 89.
Survived by his wife, Helene Pratt, 3 children, 4 stepchildren and 4 grandchildren.
“A dedicated doctor at the Hotel Dieu
Hospital for over 30 years, he was also a
beloved teacher of numerous students in
the Queen’s University Department of
Medicine.” A colleague wrote: “Andy was
a good doctor, a congenial colleague and a
thoroughly decent human being.” A former trainee wrote: “He was a role model.”
LUSSIER, MARCEL, Montréal (Qc); Université de Montréal, 1952. Décédé le 8 août
2016, à l’âge de 91 ans. Il laisse dans le deuil
9 enfants, 21 petits-enfants et 8 arrièrepetits-enfants.
MOYER, DONALD J.,
Edmonton; University of Western Ontario, 1955; obstetrics
and gynecology. Died Aug. 11, 2016, aged
90. Survived by his wife Jean, 4 daughters,
4 grandchildren and a great-granddaughter.
A former co-worker wrote: “He will be
missed. I knew him from when I started at
the Alex [Royal Alexandra Hospital] — a
kind and gentle man.”
OSTRANDER, ALBERT B. (ALLIE), Invermere, BC; University of Manitoba, 1944;
RCAMC, WW II; general surgery. Died
June 26, 2016, aged 98. Survived by 6
children. “Al practised in Calgary before
relocating to Invermere in 1964 — it was
the small town Dad had always been looking for. He was very active. He skied,
fished, golfed, curled and sailed, and he
built 2 cabins, 2 garages, 2 decks and a
boat. And he remained active, taking daily
walks downtown for coffee at the Invermere Inn with his longstanding and dear
friends.”
ROGERS, MEREDITH A., Carberry, Man.;
University of Western Ontario, 1969.
Died July 28, 2016, aged 71. Survived by
her husband, Arthur Blue, and her children
and grandchildren. “Meredith and her husband Art thoroughly enjoyed the medical
practice they established in Carberry, where
they cared for the community and surrounding area and were involved in
Aboriginal communities for several years.
She also assisted in surgery in Neepawa and
loved delivering babies.” A patient wrote:
“She made a difference in so many lives.”
ROY, LOUIS-JOSEPH, Québec (Qc); Uni-
versité Laval, 1955; chirurgie; membre,
l’Ordre du Canada. Décédé le 29 juillet
2016, à l’âge de 60 ans. Il laisse dans le
deuil 3 filles et 6 petits-enfants.
SISSON, BARRY , Peterborough, Ont.;
University of Toronto, 1953. Died July
17, 2016, aged 87. Survived by 5 children
and 6 grandchildren. A former colleague
wrote: “I worked with Barry for many
years and found him to be the most caring
physician and a wonderful mentor,
adviser and friend. Few colleagues have
earned the respect he held.”
SOLOMON, LEON D. (LEE),
Montréal;
University of Saskatchewan, 1964; ophthalmology. Died July 3, 2016, aged 79.
Survived by his wife, Ginette Quintal,
and 2 children.
STATTEN, TAYLOR (TAY), Toronto; University of Toronto, 1940; RCAMC,
WW II; child psychiatry; former director,
child psychiatry, Montreal Children’s
Hospital; member, Order of Canada.
Died July 19, 2016, aged 101. Survived
by his wife Janet, 3 children, 3 stepchildren, 5 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. “In WW II he was one of only
78 Canadian officers chosen to join the
British Army in the North African Campaign, and he was awarded the Military
Cross for exceptional bravery in the Italian campaign. His parents were founders
of the Taylor Statten Camps in Algonquin Park, where he developed his profound love of the woods. Except for the
war years, he spent all his summers in
Algonquin Park. He could never get
enough of the call of the loon!”
VECHTER, MAX.,
Nepean, Ont.; Queen’s
University, 1947; orthopedic surgery.
Died July 28, 2016, aged 94. A former
patient wrote: “Dr. Vechter truly was an
amazing man — he put me back together
more than once.”
YANKOWSKY, MICHAEL O.,
Sudbury,
Ont.; University of Toronto, 1956; family
medicine. Died July 25, 2016, aged 87.
Survived by his wife Mary and a daughter.
“After interning in Toronto, he worked
there before moving to Sudbury, where
he practised family medicine until 1996.”
A patient wrote: “Good doctor, good
human being.”
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