AMY o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2007-08-08 published
JOHANNSON,
Edgar
Passed away July 31, 2007, at the age of 84 at the Chesley, Ontario
hospital after complications from a broken hip. He was born Christmas
Day, December 25th, 1922, in Edmonton, Alberta. He went to school
at the University of Alberta and graduated from the University
of British Columbia in Vancouver, British Columbia, with a degree
in mechanical engineering. Before retiring in the mid 1980s,
Edgar worked for Canadian Blower and Forge Company, Buffalo Forge
and Aerofin Corporation. Over the years he lived in Kitchener-Waterloo,
Ontario; Montreal, Quebec; West Des Moines, Iowa; and in St.
Charles, Illinois. He most recently lived at the Sunshine Centre
in Waterloo, Ontario. He was preceded in death by his wife, Jean
BAUMAN/BOWMAN, and by his stepsister, Gretta
SMITH. He is survived by
five children: Jenny
AMY of Southampton; Karen
NOLL of Maryhill
Lynn JOHANNSON of Glen Williams; Eric
JOHANNSON of St. Charles,
Illinois and Joyce
JOHANNSON of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Also
survived by sister Joyce
BELL of Drumheller, Alberta; stepsister
Margaret WILLIAMS of Penarth, Wales, United Kingdom and brother
Ken JOHANNSON of Rochester, Minnesota., as well as by 6 grandchildren
and 3 great-grandchildren. A Memorial Service for the Interment
of Ashes will be held at Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Ontario,
on Saturday October 6, 2007 at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, the
family encourages memorials that help celebrate Ed's life and
broad range of interests. Plant a tree, support lifelong learning
programs or institutions, encourage a child to learn, support
civic engagement, or donate to an arts program of your choice.
Arrangements entrusted to the Eagleson Funeral Home, Southampton
Ontario. Condolences may be forwarded to the family through www.eaglesonfuneralhome.com.
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AMY o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2007-11-15 published
AMY,
Rev.
Bruce
Robert
Peacefully at Gateway Haven in Wiarton Tuesday evening November 13,
2007. Rev. Bruce
AMY of Sauble Beach formerly of Toronto in his
88th year. Beloved husband of M. Eleanor (nee)
BOETTGER.
Loved
father of Glen of New Dundee, Carolyn
FAST of Brampton, James
and his wife Meriam of Stouffville and Peggy and her husband
Wade WIGGINS of Elliott Lake. Lovingly remembered by his eight
grandchildren; Christine (Brian)
McGILLIS,
Michael,
Ryan,
Richard,
Kaitlyn, David, Daniel, Darren and one great-grandchild; Dermot.
Also survived by five brothers and 2 sisters. Predeceased by
two brothers and one sister. Friends may call at the Downs and
son Funeral Home Hepworth Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
Funeral Service will be conducted from the Hepworth Baptist Church
Saturday afternoon at 1: 00 p.m. Interment Zion Cemetery. Expressions
of remembrance to The Gideons, New Life Camp or Hepworth Baptist
Church would be appreciated. Messages of condolence for the family
are welcome at www.downsandsonfuneralhome.com. A tree will be
planted in the Memorial Forest of the Grey Sauble Conservation
Foundation in memory of Bruce by the Downs and son Funeral Home.
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AMYOT o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2007-11-26 published
Top judge retained common touch
By Jim BROWN, Canadian Press, Mon., November 26, 2007
Ottawa -- If ever a man was in love with the legal profession,
devoted to its traditions and steeped in its history, it was
Joseph
Antonio
Charles
LAMER, the 16th chief justice of Canada.
But if ever a man managed to keep the common touch while walking
with the high and mighty, it was also the guy from gritty, east-end
Montreal known to Friends and colleagues as Tony.
LAMER, 74, died in the overnight hours between Friday and Saturday,
surrounded by family members.
He had been in and out of hospital several times in recent years
suffering from recurring heart problems.
In nearly 20 years on the Supreme Court of Canada, half of them
as chief justice,
LAMER never lost his taste for the simple pleasures.
On sunny summer weekdays he frequently fled the austere confines
of the court to stroll the Sparks Street Mall in downtown Ottawa
at lunchtime, grazing on the fare offered by street vendors.
Saturday mornings often found him among the shoppers at the Loblaw's
supermarket a few blocks to the east along Rideau Street.
"I would see him sitting at the snack bar with a hotdog and a
Coke, shooting the breeze with whoever else was there taking
a break from groceries," recalled Eugene
MEEHAN, a prominent
Ottawa lawyer and longtime friend.
"I doubt anyone knew his day job."
Renowned for his expertise in criminal law,
LAMER built a reputation
on the bench as a man who could see through the legal maze to
the human issues at stake in the courtroom.
"He was a champion of rights and liberties," said Bernard
AMYOT,
president of the Canadian Bar Association.
"It was under his watch, especially as chief justice, that many
Charter cases started to percolate up to the Supreme Court."
LAMER's folksy personal manner was more than a facade. Although
he was the son of a lawyer, he was born on July 8, 1933, into
the same rough-and-tumble neighbourhood where his father had
grown up and insisted on staying.
"Everybody went to the penitentiary except two guys,"
LAMER later
reminisced about his boyhood playmates.
"I saw these people turn into holdup men, one of them committed
murder. The girl across the street became a prostitute."
LAMER took another route, to College St-Laurent, one of the schools
where the francophone elite of the day sent their children, then
to the Universite de Montreal for a law degree.
During 12 years in private practice he made a name as a criminal
lawyer -- and successfully defended Quebec nationalist Pierre
Bourgault on a charge of inciting the 1968 St-Jean-Baptiste Day
riot where the crowd showered Pierre Trudeau with debris.
A year later Trudeau, the arch-federalist Liberal prime minister,
appointed LAMER, at age 36, as a judge of Quebec Superior Court.
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AMYS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-12-05 published
WALTERS,
Anne
Hewitt (formerly
THOMPSON/THOMSON/TOMPSON/TOMSON, née
AMYS)
3T0 Trinity College, UofT, on December 3, 2007 in her 102nd year.
Beloved wife of the late Trevor C.
THOMPSON/THOMSON/TOMPSON/TOMSON of Montreal and the
late Doctor J. Allan
WALTERS of Toronto. Daughter of the late Doctor and
Mrs. Charles
AMYS of Peterborough. Predeceased by her four brothers,
John, Roger, Philip and Hewitt
AMYS. Much loved and admired aunt
of Sheila, Philip, Anne (deceased,) and Heather
AMYS and Jane
(James) McMYN.
Aunt
Anne to many. The family is deeply grateful
to the staff of the Bradgate Arms for their kindness, care and
support. A funeral service will be held on Friday, December 7
at 1 p.m. at Trinity College Chapel, 6 Hoskin Ave. If desired,
donations may be made to Saint_James Cathedral, Trinity College,
UofT, or the Canadian Red Cross.
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