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BELL,
Robert
Gordon, O.C., M.D., LL.D
Peacefully at home, on June 15, 2005, in his 94th year. Beloved
husband of the late Mary Irene
LAMPING, whom he married in 1938.
Loving father of Bobbie (deceased,) Ronald (Katharine
KIRKWOOD,)
Janice (Walter
HAMBLEY,)
Linda
(Louis ST-
LAURENT,) Mary (Daniel
PLOUFFE) and Brian (Lynn.) Cherished Grandpa to Kate (John
BLICK,)
Laura (Peter
BHOI,)
Carolyn
(Sam
BIRRITTELLA,) Jason, Jessie,
Vicki, Christopher, Lisa, James, Elizabeth, Andrew and Sarah,
and proud Great-Grandpa to Robert, James, Patrick, Daniel and
Asha. Predeceased by his brother Oliver and his sister Jean.
He will be missed by his dear sister-in-law Helen
LAMPING, his
cousin Mary
WILSON, nieces, nephews, and Friends as well as his
wonderful caregivers, Yolande, Matilda and Georgette. Born on
a farm in Saint Mary's, Ontario in 1911, he grew up in a warm and
caring home environment. Educated in Saint Mary's, he later attended
Medical School, University of Toronto (Victoria College) and
was a member of the Canadian Army Medical Corps in World War
2. A pioneer in addiction medicine, he and his wife Mary began
working as a team treating patients in their own home in 1946,
and subsequently established Glen Maple, Shadowbrook, Willowdale
Hospital for Women, Alex G. Brown Clinic at Mimico Reformatory,
and The Bell Clinic. He received international recognition for
creating successful treatment and recovery programs and founded
the first public hospital for addiction in Canada, The Donwood
Institute. He then, at the age of 72, continued and expanded
his work by opening Bellwood Health Services. He is an Officer
of the Order of Canada, a recipient of the Royal Bank Award,
an honorary Doctor of Laws (York University) and has received
numerous other honours. Music played a big part in his life and
he was an accomplished pianist. He loved gardening, dancing,
reading, bridge and especially gatherings with family and Friends.
Visitation will be held on Friday and Saturday from 2 to 4 and
7 to 9 p.m. at the R.S. Kane Funeral Home (6150 Yonge Street,
at Goulding, south of Steeles). A Funeral Mass will be held on
Monday June 20, 2005 at St. Gabriel's Church (Sheppard Avenue)
at 10 a.m. Private Interment in Saint Mary's, Ontario. Condolences
www.rskane.ca. For those who wish, donations may be made to the
Gordon Bell Foundation for the Prevention of Addiction. More
than 40,000 families have benefited from his life's work. His
dedication to his patients will be remembered by them and their
subsequent generations. As he often said, 'It has been a privilege
to have been of service.' R.S. Kane 416-221-1159
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