February 17, 2015

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BOYAR, STAN W., Priddis, Alta.; University of Calgary, 1976; emergency
medicine. Died Dec. 3, 2014, aged 66.
Survived by his wife Avis, 3 children
and 3 grandchildren. “Stan employed his
talents close to home and abroad.” A colleague wrote: “My memories of working
with Stan at the Rockyview Emergency
are of him always smiling, no matter
what organized chaos was taking place.”
CARBONE, RENZO , Etobicoke, Ont.;
University of Bologna (Italy), 1950.
Died Nov. 28, 2014, aged 87. Survived
by his wife Giuliana, 5 children and 7
grandchildren. “He practised for 53
years in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., and
Toronto.” A former patient wrote: “I
remember him making house calls when
I was a little girl. [I grew up] as an
immigrant in Sault Ste. Marie, and he
treated us all with respect and kindness.”
CHARMAN, JOHN H., Smith’s Cove,
NS; Dalhousie University, 1943;
RCAMC, WW II; general surgery; former chair, Medical Society of Nova
Scotia. Died Dec. 3, 2014, aged 95.
Survived by his wife, Mabel de
Varennes, 2 children, 7 grandchildren
and 11 great-grandchildren. “He will be
remembered most for his superb surgical feats and his respectful, caring manner in dealing with patients and their
families.”
CLARK, STEWART C. (STEW),
Calgary;
University of British Columbia, 1967;
PhD, pharmacology. Died Dec. 17,
2014, aged 76. “His recognized expertise in the field of drug abuse and addictions resulted in him serving in a variety
of consulting and research roles.”
DERRY, DAVID M.,
Victoria; University
of British Columbia, 1962. Died Nov. 5,
2014, aged 76. Survived by 2 children
and 3 stepchildren. A patient wrote: “Sad
news — they don’t make doctors like
him anymore.”
ELKIN, DAVID, Côte Saint-Luc, Que.;
McGill University, 1952; plastic surgery. Died Nov. 14, 2014, aged 91. Survived by 3 children and 8 grandchildren.
“He was a veteran and a doctor who
touched the lives of so many.”
JEWETT, MARIE A. , Etobicoke, Ont.;
University of Western Ontario, 1943.
Died Dec. 18, 2014, aged 93. Survived
by 4 children, 10 grandchildren, 4
step-grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. “She graduated from medical
school at age 21. With 5 young children,
she delayed establishing her own practice. When she did return to medicine,
she focused on allergies.”
LABARIAS-ROMÉO ,
José L., PointeClaire (Qc); Université de Zaragoza
(Espagne), 1971. Décédé le 15 octobre
2014, à l’âge de 71 ans.
LIPOWSKI, BARBARA Y.,
Sutton, Que.;
Royal College of Surgeons (Ireland),
1953; hematology; former chief, solid
tumour chemotherapy, Montreal General Hospital. Died Nov. 30, 2014, aged
92. Survived by 2 children and 4 grandchildren. “She was a decorated veteran
of WW II, having fought with Polish
resistance forces in the Warsaw Uprising of 1944.”
MAHOOD, JAMES H. (JAMIE), Kingston,
Ont.; Queen’s University, 1947; anesthesiology. Died Dec. 12, 2014, aged 92. Survived by 4 children, 3 grandchildren and 2
step-grandchildren. A former colleague
wrote: “He was a friend and mentor who
talked me into the anesthesia field, and
then directed my post-graduate training so
I could be a partner in the group of anesthetists at the Kingston General.”
MILETTE, ROSAIRE, Drummondville (Qc);
Université Laval, 1950; anesthésiologie.
Décédé le 10 décembre 2014, à l’âge de
91 ans. II laisse dans le deuil son fils, une
petite-fille et deux arrière-petites-filles.
PASCOE, JOSEPH H. (HERB), Edmonton;
University of Toronto, 1953; psychiatry.
Died Oct. 11, 2014, aged 86. Survived
by his wife, Marilynn Berg, 5 children
and 12 grandchildren. “He made frequent court appearances as an expert
witness, and was a well-respected physician who helped countless patients. He
also loved music, and played many
string instruments with several bands,
including the Old Smoothies.”
SNOPEK, ANTHONY K. (TONY),
Sarnia,
Ont.; Comenius University (Czechoslovakia), 1957. Died Dec. 7, 2014, aged
82. Survived by his wife, Marie. “Tony
loved nature, art, music and politics, and
was never one to pass up a good debate.”
TOFFOLO, DENNY, Stoney Creek, Ont.;
McMaster University, 1984; family medicine. Died Dec. 13, 2014, aged 59. Survived by his wife Nancy. “He was a vascular surgery assistant at Hamilton Health
Sciences and thought of the vascular surgery team as his family at the hospital. He
was also an expert fly fisherman and tier
of flies who caught — and always
released —the most beautiful trout.”
VAUGHAN, J. AVERY, Windsor, NS; Dal-
housie University, 1947; general surgery.
Died Dec. 6, 2014, aged 92. Survived by
his wife Helena, 2 sons, 2 stepsons, 6
grandchildren and 1 step-grandchild. “His
medical career lasted some 58 years, and
included daily house calls that often
involved travelling great distances. He
continued to do this into his 90s.”
WHARTON, DAVID J., Calgary; University of Alberta, 1966; family medicine.
Died Dec. 2, 2014, aged 72. Survived by
his wife Elaine, 3 children and 2 grandsons. “He was in the first residency program for FPs at the Calgary General
Hospital, and even after retiring in 2008
he enjoyed learning the latest in medicine. His dog Hershey and cat Dennis
already miss him dearly.”
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YASEEN, SALMA ,
Calgary; Pakistan,
1976. Died Dec. 14, 2014, aged 63. Survived by her husband, Mohammad
Yaseen.
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