CKCB o@ca.on.simcoe_county.nottawasaga.collingwood.enterprise-bulletin 2006-07-14 published
CARMICHAEL was a legendary figure
By Shawn GIILCK
A Collingwood legend has left us.
Mr.
Collingwood,
William James Scotty'
CARMICHAEL, died last
week at 98. The former soldier, town councillor and sometime
journalist was a tireless, passionate Collingwood advocate to
the end, his daughter Nancy Liotta said.
CARMICHAEL was the eldest of three children. He was born “above
a store on Hurontario Street” August 17, 1908. He first showed
interest in story-telling, Liotta said, at his mother's feet.
The CARMICHAEL family had immigrated to Canada from Ireland in
the 1880s with his grandfather and namesake William.
CARMICHAEL's
mother, Mary Heslip
CARMICHAEL, was also Irish and delighted
in telling stories.
CARMICHAEL was the editor of the Collingwood Collegiate Institute
yearbook, The Gleaner, during his high school years.
As a young man, he edited his own newspaper, but the Great Depression
drove it into closure. For the next several years, Liotta said
CARMICHAEL crisscrossed Canada and the eastern United States
looking for steady work.
He quickly volunteered for military service in 1939 with the
Grey and Simcoe Foresters at the outbreak of World War 2. He
was married the following year to Anne
BYRNES, who died in 1981.
He “never stopped feeling her loss,” Liotta said. She was their
only child.
In 1943 he was finally sent overseas and served as a scout. In
1944 he was injured by a grenade while on a mission. He subsequently
contracted diphtheria from contaminated water and was sent to
England for rehabilitation.
When he returned to Collingwood in 1945 he was appointed to a
job at the post office. He worked there until 1972.
During that time,
CARMICHAEL also worked as a freelance journalist
for the Owen Sound Sun Times newspaper and the Toronto Telegram
until its demise in 1972. After his retirement, he provided numerous
stories to the Enterprise-Bulletin.
Former managing editor Ian
ADAM/ADAMS recalled
CARMICHAEL as an “encyclopaedia&rdquo
of local sports knowledge and trivia.
That was an outgrowth of his long association with local minor
hockey, both as a member of the organization and as a journalist
covering the Collingwood teams. During that time, he also worked
freelance for the
CKCB radio station, where he provided colour
commentary. Up until the early 1990s, he also provided vignettes
to the radio station about local sports history that ran after
the noon news.
“He was a bit of a character,” Liotta said. “He wanted to make
it to 100, and came pretty close.&rdquo
CARMICHAEL also spearheaded the creation of the Collingwood Sports
Hall of Fame in 1974 and was one of the first inductees.
He served as a municipal council member in the 1970s and 80s.
In 1986 he was named the Rotary Citizen of the Year. He was also
a recipient of the Order of Collingwood in the 1970s.
He is survived by his daughter, five grand-children and eight
great-grand-children.
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CKCK o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-05-06 published
MacDONALD,
Robert
K. "
Bob"
'The world has lost a tremendous human being, a loving friend
and humanitarian' (S. Jukes, 2 May 2006.) Robert K. (Bob)
MacDONALD
died May 1 at the Joseph Brant Hospital in Burlington at the
age of 78. A veteran Canadian broadcaster, 'Mr. Mac' was a retired
Vice-President of Armadale Communications. An elementary school
teacher by training, he began his broadcasting career in 1950
as an announcer at
CFAR in Flin Flon, and later went on to work
at CJGX
Yorkton and
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Regina. At
CKRC Winnipeg, he became
General Manager, a position he subsequently held at
CKOC
Hamilton
before being named as Vice-President at Armadale in 1988. During
the course of his career, he discovered and trained many young
men and women who achieved success in prominent positions across
Canada. Bob was a member of the Canadian Association of Broadcaster's
Half Century Club and a former president of the Central Canada
Broadcaster's Association. He supported and held positions with
several charitable organizations including the Arts Council and
the United Way of Hamilton. He was a devoted husband to Margaret,
cherished father to Sandra and Sara, and beloved 'Grampa' to
Christopher.
Bob was the 'little' brother of Max
MacDONALD of
Edmonton and
of Glenn MacDONALD and Doreen
MORISON, now deceased.
He was a unique and special uncle to an extended network of nieces
and nephews. Years ago, Bob had the opportunity to speak at length
with Pierre Trudeau following a small gathering of broadcasters.
Upon leaving Trudeau remarked, 'you are a very interesting man.'
For family and Friends, this comment is so indicative of Bob's
character and the fact that he never stopped learning, exploring,
and helping others. His special humour, gentle nature and unique
style will always be remembered with love by family and Friends.
We wish to extend our deepest thanks to Gus and Anja
SONDERMEYER,
to a very caring and compassionate physician, Doctor Kathy
THOMPSON/THOMSON/TOMPSON/TOMSON,
and to 'Auntie Helen'
(MacDONALD.)
Bob so appreciated the visits
of his many Friends who traveled from near and far to spend time
with him during his recent hospitalization. We also want express
our sincere thanks to the nursing staff of 5 South and special
caregivers, Gabrielle, Uta, Lydia, and Marie. Family, Friends,
and former colleagues are invited to a very informal open house
in celebration of Bob's life at the family home in Burlington
on Saturday, May 27th from 2-5 p.m. If desired, donations in
Bob's name may be made to the 'Rebuilding Health in Rwanda Project'
at the University of Western Ontario in London (c/o Foundation
Western, Alumni Hall, London, Ontario N6A 5B9).
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