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ETHERINGTON, John James "Jim" (November 6, 1923-May 16, 2005)
Jim ETHERINGTON, beloved husband and best friend of Mary Stella
HUGHES, dear father of Mark, Robin, Martha and Rebecca, dear
Papa of James, Jessica, Candice, Samantha, Nevil and Sarai, dear
brother of Margaret and Joyce, passed away peacefully with family
by his side. A Private Family Service was held. In lieu of flowers,
the family will appreciate donations to the Canadian Cancer Society.
www.jamesreidfuneralhome.com
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ETHERINGTON o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-01-03 published
Earl ORSER,
Business
Leader: 1928-2004
He started out as a charted accountant and soon found he was
most interested in building companies, writes Sandra
MARTIN.
Blessed with curiosity, intelligence and an ability to motivate
subordinates, he not only switched jobs but successfully hopscotched
his way across entire business sectors
By Sandra MARTIN,
Monday,
January 3, 2005 - Page S6
A poor boy from the Danforth in Toronto, Earl
ORSER was a company
executive, a mentor, a proud Canadian and an energetic and effective
volunteer.
He began as a chartered accountant with Clarkson Gordon and ended
his career as president and chief executive officer of London
Life Insurance Company, raising the firm's assets during his
20-year tenure from $2.9 billion to $16.4 billion. He's also
known for his rocky three-year ride at the T. Eaton family in
the mid-1970s where he shut down the money-losing catalogue operations
in the family owned retail empire. Many observers believe that
had he stayed at the helm, the company might have survived.
"I always thought of him as the consummate manager," said Jim
ETHERINGTON, who was hired by Mr.
ORSER at London Life in 1982
as a vice-president and worked with him until they both retired
in the mid 1990s. Being a good manager for Mr.
ORSER meant caring
deeply about your people, getting to know them well, helping
them and challenging them.
"He never argued against an idea from anybody," said Mr.
ETHERINGTON,
who now runs his own communications company. "He came to the
table with lots of ideas himself, but he was almost intuitive
in encouraging the ideas of others at the same time. That made
him a very special kind of a manager."
"He was grounded in a strong set of values and they never wavered,"
said Carol
STEPHENSON, dean of the Richard Ivey School of Business
at the University of Western Ontario. "Earl was Earl. He was
solid, he knew what he believed and he stuck to it no matter
what he was doing."
Commenting on his acumen as a business leader, Ms.
STEPHENSON
pointed out that Mr.
ORSER was unusual for his time in that he
not only moved jobs, he changed sectors -- from accounting to
retail to insurance. The reason he was so successful in so many
different industries, she said, was because he was a great leader
and that came from his curiosity, his intelligence and his "amazing"
ability to motivate and empower people. "When I think back to
my business career in the 1970s," she added, "the predominate
style was command and control -- I'm the boss and you're not
and I suspect Earl never had an ounce of that in him."
"He was a very good father," said Barbara
ORSER, a business professor
at Carleton University in Ottawa, and one of Mr.
ORSER's four
daughters. Saying her father was good at setting boundaries,
she said her parents paid for one degree and one wedding and
then you "were off the payroll."
Doing your best was a "well-understood point" in the
ORSER family.
So was speaking your mind. Mentioning that some business powerhouses
can be "fairly patriarchal" at home, she said that her father
had to fight for conversational space like everybody else. "We
all had a voice and there was always a place for everyone at
the table." she said. "There were lots of Friends who loved and
cared for dad because they were part of the family as well."
Earl Herbert
ORSER was born in Toronto, the year before the stock-market
crash. His father was a telegraph operator and he had one sister.
As a grade eight student at Earl Beattie School, Mr.
ORSER was
taught that "speed, neatness, politeness, industry and accuracy"
were the keys to success in life and he passed on the message
to his children and his grandchildren, all of whom could recite
the list on command.
Mr. ORSER went to high school at Danforth Technical School and
worked as a porter at Union Station at Christmas to help make
ends meet. He was the first person in his family to attend university
and was only able to register a the University of Toronto in
1946 because of a $200 bursary from the Leonard Foundation.
As with many smart boys, education was the route away from poverty.
He never forgot the help he had been given and later in life
he founded many scholarships and served actively as a fundraiser,
benefactor and adviser to both the University of Toronto and
University of Western Ontario. At Western, among many other activities,
he chaired the Board of Governors and the Advisory Committee
of the Ivey Business School
His father died when he was still in university and his mother
moved to Edmonton. It was on a visit there that Mr.
ORSER met
a nurse from Moose Jaw named Marion
QUEENIE.
They corresponded
after Mr. ORSER returned to Toronto, saw each other again that
Christmas and married on August 4, 1951, a year after he graduated
with a bachelor of commerce degree. He qualified as a chartered
accountant in 1953, having done his articles with Clarkson Gordon,
and was made a partner in the firm in 1958.
A lot of people would have settled down happily for the rest
of their careers, but Mr.
ORSER was interested in building companies.
His curriculum vitae is studded with high powered jobs at Molson
Industries (apparently, his mother never let her teetotalling
Friends know that her son was making his living in beer), Air
Canada, Eaton's and London Life and directorships at places such
as Spar Aerospace and Brascan.
All of these career moves meant that the entire family had to
"embrace new challenges" by moving to new schools in different
cities. That helped build a sense of family, said his daughter
Barbara, because they had to rely on each other. She still remembers
moving to Toronto when she was in grade 12, an uprooting that
she wouldn't want to impose on her own daughter. But "with four
kids we had a bit of a quorum, so we could support each other."
Mr. ORSER's most tumultuous job was as vice-president finance
and then president and Chief Executive Officer of Eaton's from
1974-77. The famous Eaton catalogue was spewing money -- $17
million in 1974 with losses expected to more than double the
next year. Mr.
ORSER orchestrated its closing, but ran afoul
of the Eaton family. He resigned in May, 1977, to the shock of
many business observers, and was replaced by Frederik S.
EATON.
Almost immediately Mr.
ORSER was hired as a consultant by Brascan,
who had acquired a large number of shares in London Life and
wanted somebody they trusted to give them a report on the insurance
business and London Life, then the largest insurance company
in Canada, in particular. Mr.
ORSER presented his report in 1978
and was then hired as executive vice-president and Chief Executive
Officer, becoming president in 1980 and chairman of the board
on his retirement from the company in 1989. In 1994 he began
a three-year term as honorary chairman.
He was a meticulous planner and a detail man, according to Mt.
ETHERINGTON. "We used to kid him about being a C.A. and he would
smile and say 'You get to know the balance sheet and then you
know where the problems are.' "
He changed London Life significantly from a largely family run
firm to a public company called Trilon Financial Corporation,
which then became the London Insurance Group, another publicly
traded company which was eventually acquired by Great West. "He
chuckled one day and said 'this is really neat,'" said Mr.
ETHERINGTON.
"I sold London Life for $125 million for Trilon and then I sold
it again for $220 million to the London Insurance Group. That's
a good deal."
He was interested in far more than the bottom line, however.
People still talk about how he would take two or three days each
Christmas to walk around the huge London Life offices visiting
with employees, getting to know them and wishing them well for
the holidays.
While Mr. ORSER was running London Life, his wife was quietly
doing an undergraduate degree in theology, followed by a masters
in divinity at University of Western Ontario. Her husband, who
was then chair of the board at University of Western Ontario
was able to grant his wife her degree at the graduation ceremony.
Mr. ORSER was almost as busy as a volunteer for the London Economic
Development Corporation and his many other volunteer activities
after he retired as when he was a full-time executive. And, as
he had done, throughout his career, he continued to serve as
a mentor. "He was a wonderful person in terms of being able to
help you work through complex problems, not by preaching at you,
but by making you think a problem through," says Ms.
STEPHENSON
who asked him for advice after she left the business world, a
place where it is pretty clear what the bottom line is and who
the clients are, to take on the more complex stakeholder issues
of university administration. "He listened and then he helped
me to discover the right answer by asking the right questions."
Four years ago, Mr.
ORSER was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer
in the common bile duct. He underwent major surgery and appeared
to have recovered. The doctors were amazed, according to his
daughter who says he was a "miracle man" until the cancer returned
and he received a terminal diagnosis about three weeks ago.
"There were no tears, no complaints. It was a matter of fact,"
said his daughter Barbara. "He was a man of faith and he had
a calm and a peace about him, but he was very pragmatic and he
always had his humour. The legacy is that his grandchildren have
watched this," she said. "His last and his greatest gift to his
family is to show us how you can die with dignity."
Earl ORSER was born on July 5, 1928 in Toronto. He died of cancer
at home in London, Ontario, on December 26, 2004. He was 76.
He is survived by his wife Marion and four daughters and their
families. A memorial service will be held at First-St. Andrew's
United Church in London, Ontario, on January 8, 2004.
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HAMILTON,
Grey
on Friday, February 18, 2005. Beloved husband of Jose
(CLUFFE)
also survived by son Grey, and grandchildren Michael and Claire,
New
Zealand; daughter Elizabeth (Nigel)
ETHERINGTON and grandchildren
Diana and Peter, Toronto; and stepchildren Andrea, Aylmer; Paul
and granddaughters Tiffany and Melissa, Kanata. Memorial service
at 11: 00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 23, 2005 at Saint Mark the
Evangelist Church, 160 Rue Principale, Aylmer, Quebec. Condolences
will be received from 10: 30 a.m. Reception following service.
Donations: La masion Mathieu - Fromant - Savoie, 55 du Couvent
Street, Gatineau (Aylmer) Quebec, J9H 3C8 or Quebec Lung Association,
(Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) 222-855 St. Catherine
Street East, Montreal, Quebec, H2L 4N4.
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ETHERINGTON o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-05-30 published
Grey HAMILTON
By Liz ETHERINGTON,
Monday,
May 30, 2005, Page A14
Journalist, corporate executive. Born December 20, 1929, in Toronto.
Died February 18, of pulmonary fibrosis, in Aylmer, Quebec, aged
Dad was born in 1929, the year the stock market crashed. An only
child to Jane and Grey
HAMILTON, he attended Rosedale Public
School. A voracious reader and talented athlete, Dad went on
to University of Toronto Schools; he graduated at 16. Although
he continued his studies at Trinity College, University of Toronto,
he hungered after a greater challenge -- to work.
Heading west, he settled in Vancouver where he began the first
of many jobs in the newspaper world. Working for the Vancouver
Sun, he honed his journalistic skills over the next few years.
It wasn't long before The Ottawa Journal came knocking on his
door, asking him to come to the nation's capital to cover the
political scene. Later, The Globe and Mail enticed him back to
Toronto.
In the weeks leading up to his death, he recounted two stories
from this time that were quite remarkable. Being asked to cover
a rather dry keynote speech on the topic of Shakespeare, Dad
decided to write his review in iambic pentameter, true to the
spirit of the bard. Although the editor initially refused to
print the article, he eventually did so; the response was overwhelmingly
positive.
Dad also remembered another time when he was covering the police
beat. It was the time of the infamous Boyd Gang, Toronto's most
notorious bank robbers. Everyone in the city was on high alert
as they had just broken out of the Don Jail. They were eventually
discovered hiding out in an old barn somewhere north of the city.
As it turned out, Dad was the first journalist on the scene for
the arrest.
Dad's reporter days in Toronto were cut short when he was asked
to be the Special Assistant to Donald
FLEMING/FLEMMING, then Minister
of Finance. So began a career in the capital that would see him
working alongside not only the leaders of the nation but also
many world leaders.
He was a founding member and honorary lifetime member of the
National Press Club. One-time reporter and former Privacy Commissioner
Bruce PHILLIPS recalled collaborating with Grey
HAMILTON to revive
the struggling Ottawa Press Club.
PHILLIPS had been elected club
president on a pledge to move the club from its dismal situation
at the top of a steep staircase in downtown Ottawa. Grey
HAMILTON
had the task of locating appropriate new quarters and supervising
construction... and he found fabulous space in two storeys above
a restaurant on Elgin Street. Voila! -- The National Press Club
came into being with food and drink and a wonderful view of Confederation
Square.
Dad was an original. When I was 16, he came back from Yukon having
been up there on business. He had met Yukon Mike, a real character
who was well beyond 100 years old. Dad thought it was a place
where young people could learn a lot and he encouraged me to
go. I went for three months and had the time of my life.
Dad's personal life was lived just as intensely as his professional
life. He married twice in his lifetime. Both his wives, Joan
and Jose, fell in love with the handsome and dashing figure that
he cut. He was a supportive and loving friend to his two children
Grey and Elizabeth, son-in-law Nigel, stepdaughter, Andrea, and
grandchildren Diana, Peter, Claire and Michael.
Grey was an avid historian with a tremendous knowledge and interest
in world affairs making him the consummate conversationalist.
There wasn't a subject on which Grey didn't have an opinion and
that he wasn't prepared to debate. He was also a person who loved
beauty in all its forms, especially music. He loved to laugh
and he loved to dance. Grey's intellectual strength and passionate
nature will be deeply missed by all who knew him.
Liz ETHERINGTON is Grey's daughter.
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ETHERINGTON o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-08-17 published
ARMSTRONG,
Rowena
Mary
After a life well lived, Ro died peacefully on Tuesday, August
16, 2005, in her 94th year. Beloved wife of the late Jack Irwin
ARMSTRONG.
Loving mother of John and his wife
Linda.
Proud and
devoted grandmother of Sarah and Heather and her husband Neil
LEACH/LEECH/LEITCH.
Loving sister of John and Mark
ETHERINGTON. Predeceased
by her sister Daphne
ETHERINGTON and her brothers Frank, Ted
and Paul ETHERINGTON. Ro will be dearly missed by all of her
Friends and family. Friends may call at the Turner and Porter Yorke
Chapel, 2357 Bloor St. West, at Windermere, east of the Jane
subway, from 10 a.m. on Friday, August 19, 2005, until the time
of Service in the Chapel at 11 a.m. Cremation has taken place.
A reception will follow the service at the funeral home. If desired,
remembrances to the Heart and Stroke Foundation, 1255 Bay Street,
Suite 200 Toronto, Ontario M59 2A9, or a charity of your choice,
would be appreciated.
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ETHERINGTON o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-12-23 published
MAGUIRE,
Jane▼
Kingsbury▼ (née
WHEELER)
Peacefully on December 4, 2005 at Belmont House in her 84th year.
Reunited with her beloved husband Richard (Dick) who died in
1999, Jane will be missed by her children Linda, David (Marie-Noël),
Alan (Martha), John, and Margot (Bruce). She was a very special
"Manna" to grandchildren Caitlin (Fulvio), Robin (Ryan), Alice
and John, and to great granddaughter Isabella. Predeceased by
her parents Norman and Marguerite
WHEELER and sister Betty
ETHERINGTON.
Educated▼ at Havergal College, Jane married Dick
MAGUIRE in 1942.
During their 57 years together they created a strong, loving
family life at their home in Thorncrest Village and at "The Farm"
where Jane loved to garden and find bargains at country auctions.
Jane was able to use her knowledge of antiques and collectibles
to help others as a long-time volunteer with Goodwill. A lover
of art, architecture and design, she accumulated a garage full
of treasures that "just need a little work." Jane had a sparkling
personality, steely determination, and fierce loyalty. She also
had an unusual talent for finding four-leafed clovers that amazed
her children and grandchildren.
Thank you to the staff of Belmont House for their compassion
and care for Jane and her family during her final days. Cremation
has taken place at a private family gathering. As expressions
of sympathy, donations to the Alzheimer Society would be appreciated.
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ETHERINGTON o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-10-27 published
ETHERINGTON,
Elizabeth
King
Passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 25, 2005 in her 90th
year. Beloved wife of the late Paul
ETHERINGTON for 57 wonderful
years. Cherished mother of Daphne
WEBB and her husband David,
Peter and his wife Dorothy, and Edward and his wife Celeste.
Very proud Nana of seven grandchildren Andrew, Christopher, Ashleigh,
Christine, Peter, Cassandra and James. She is survived by her
sister Jane
MAGUIRE. In accordance with Betty's wishes, cremation
has taken place and a family memorial will be held at a later
date. She was a gracious and generous lady with a wonderful sense
of humour and a creative spark. Betty was always a step ahead
of her time and will be missed for her kind and positive nature.
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ETHERINGTON o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-12-23 published
MAGUIRE,
Jane▲
Kingsbury▲ (née
WHEELER)
December 4, 2005, peacefully at Belmont House, in her 84th year.
Reunited with her beloved husband Richard (Dick) who died in
1999, Jane will be missed by her children Linda, David (Marie-Noël),
Alan (Martha), John, and Margot (Bruce). She was a very special
"Manna" to grandchildren Caitlin (Fulvio), Robin (Ryan), Alice
and John, and to great-granddaughter Isabella. Predeceased by
her parents Norman and Marguerite
WHEELER and sister Betty
ETHERINGTON.
Educated▲ at Havergal College, Jane married Dick
MAGUIRE in 1942.
During their 57 years together they created a strong, loving
family life at their home in Thorncrest Village and at "The Farm"
where Jane loved to garden and find bargains at country auctions.
Jane was able to use her knowledge of antiques and collectibles
to help others as a long-time volunteer with Goodwill. A lover
of art, architecture and design, she accumulated a garage full
of treasures that "just need a little work." Jane had a sparkling
personality, steely determination, and fierce loyalty. She also
had an unusual talent for finding four-leafed clovers that amazed
her children and grandchildren. Thank you to the staff of Belmont
House for their compassion and care for Jane and her family during
her final days. Cremation has taken place at a private family
gathering. As expressions of sympathy, donations to the Alzheimer
Society would be appreciated.
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ETHIER o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-05-28 published
DONNELLY,
T.
Edwin
At Mount Hope Centre for Long Term Care, London on Thursday,
May 26, 2005, T. Edwin
DONNELLY, C.A. of London in his 92nd year.
Beloved husband of the late Lorna B.
(PARKER)
DONNELLY.
Dear
father of Keith E.
DONNELLY and his wife
Ellen of West Hill.
Dear brother of Ernest
DONNELLY of Kelowna, British Columbia
and Dorothy
ETHIER of Florida. Predeceased by his brother Albert
DONNELLY.
Also loved by several nieces and nephews. Friends will
be received by the family from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday
at the A. Millard George Funeral Home, 60 Ridout Street South,
London. Funeral service will be conducted from Bishop Cronyn
Memorial Anglican Church, 442 William Street, London on Monday,
May 30th at 11: 00 a.m. Interment in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens,
London. As an expression of sympathy memorial donations may be
made to Parkinson Society Canada, 4500 Blakie Road, Unit 117,
London, Ontario N6L 1G5 or Bishop Cronyn Memorial Church Outreach
Fund, 442 William Street, London, Ontario N6B 3E2. On line condolences
accepted at www.amgeorgefh.on.ca
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ETHIER o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-08-18 published
HUTTON,
Catherine "
Nadine" (née
GOW)
In loving memory of Catherine Nadine
HUTTON who passed away suddenly
on August 17, 2005 at the Intensive Care Unit - St. Joseph Health
Centre at the age of 76. Beloved wife of William (Bill) Henry
HUTTON, predeceased 1977 (Owner Chelmsford
IGA.)
Daughter of
Alban J. GOW and Catherine Isabel
PETTITT, predeceased. Loving,
caring and understanding mother of Cathy of Whitby, Bruce (wife
Elizabeth BRICK) of Sudbury and Robert (wife
Theresa
ETHIER)
of Blind River and devoted and caring grandmother of Keith William
and Daphne Anna. Nadine was born in Godfrey, Ontario on March
20, 1929 and lived there before moving to Kingston when she entered
high school. In Kingston, she joined Bell Canada and worked there
for a number of years. During this time, she met Bill who worked
for Dominion Stores and they married on August 1st, 1959. Shortly
after they married, they moved to Peterborough and then later
to Sudbury and then in 1972 they moved to Chelmsford where she
has resided since then. Nadine was known for her laughter, love
of camping and gardening. She was gifted in conversation and
was always there to listen, support and celebrate achievements.
She especially enjoyed travelling with her family and in later
years was always excited to travel with her grandchildren as
they explored new destinations together. Resting at the Jackson
& Barnard Funeral Home, 233 Larch Street, Sudbury. Funeral Prayers
in the R.J. Barnard Chapel, Saturday, August 20th, 2005 at 10
a.m. Interment in the Chelmsford Cemetery. In lieu of flowers,
donations to the 4th floor Sudbury Regional Hospital - Transfusion
Day Care would be appreciated. (Friends may call 2-5 and 7-9
p.m. Friday and after 9 a.m. Saturday).
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NOLAN,
Madeline
At Saint Thomas Elgin General Hospital, on Sunday, January 9, 2005,
Madeline, dear wife of the late Pat
NOLAN, in her 87th year.
Loving mother of Dennis
NOLAN (Louise), Linda
DILOSA (Felix),
Mary DRAKE
(Cyril,)
Joan
WALSH (Martin,) Elizabeth
LAUR (Jim
CHESNEY), Jane
NOLAN, Patrick
NOLAN (Debbie) and Michelle
ETHRIDGE
(Glenn.) Dear sister of Betty
RICHARDSON and Ruth
RYAN.
Predeceased
by her brothers Ed, William and Leo
LECLEAR and her sisters Mary
HESLOP,
Eleanor
McGRENERE and Helen
RIOUX. Also survived by 26
grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren. Visitors will be received
at John T. Donohue Funeral Home, 362 Waterloo Street at King
Street, on Wednesday from 2-4 and 7-9 o'clock. Funeral Mass at
St. Pius X Church, 777 Valetta Street, on Thursday morning at
11 o'clock. Interment in St. Peter's Cemetery. Prayers Wednesday
afternoon at 3: 30 o'clock. Donations to the Arthritis Society,
the Foundation Fighting Blindness R.P., 703-60 St. Clair Avenue,
Toronto, Ontario. M4T 1N5. 1-800-461-3331 or the Lung Association
would be appreciated.
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