KRAAI
KRAATZ
KRAEMER
KRAKAUER
KRAMER
KRANENBURG
KRANGLE
KRASNOFF
KRAULEIDIES
KRAWETZ
KRAAI o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-09-25 published
SMITH,
Michael
Foster, M.D., F.R.C.P.C.
passed away unexpectedly in his sleep in the early hours of September 19
while at the family cottage on the Sunshine Coast. His adored
wife, Connie, was at his side. Michael was born on the Fourth
of July, 1946, in Toronto, Ontario. He grew to be a handsome,
well-loved man who lived a life of passionate engagement. He
graduated from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto
in 1971, and completed an anesthesiology residency at the University
of British Columbia in 1978. Following this, he completed additional
training in pediatric anesthesiology at the Hospital for Sick
Children in Toronto. When he joined the anesthesiology staff
at British Columbia Children's Hospital, he became one of the
few members of the group who performed the highly specialized
practice of pediatric cardiac anesthesiology. Doctor
SMITH was Clinical
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at the University of British
Columbia. Michael loved to teach and was a mentor and inspiration
for many students, in recognition of which he received the University
of British Columbia Master Teacher Award in 1991. He made numerous
contributions to his specialty through participation in research
and administrative activities. He was an outstanding anesthesiologist
with a calm and deliberate approach to caring for children. Surgeons
knew they could focus on the operation because the child was
in expert hands. With a remarkably kind spirit and unassuming
demeanor, he was known as a confident and humble man. Michael
was passionate about family and Friends and generous with his
time. He loved carpentry, was a knowledgeable handyman at home
and cottage. His very active outdoor life included sailing, kayaking,
camping, and participating as a member of the volunteer ski patrol
at Whistler. He was a pilot and a motorcyclist. In his spare
time, he played guitar and built working model airplanes. He
played hockey with the Children's Hospital team, the 'Pedi-Hat
Tricks'. Being a consummate prankster, he loved to entertain
using his many disguises, magic tricks and collection of special
ties for every social occasion. Michael was a dear friend to
many and will be sorely missed by all who knew him. To his family,
colleagues and Friends, Michael's absence is like a hole in the
sky. He is survived by Connie
(KRAAI) his wife of 26 years, daughter
Meghan, son Colin, brother Peter from Toronto, and sister Pam
from Ottawa. A service in his memory will be held at 10: 00 a.m.
on Friday, September 28, at West Point Grey Baptist Church, 11th
and Sasamat, Vancouver. A reception is to follow at the Royal
Vancouver Yacht Club, noon to 3: 30 p.m. Donations may be made
to the Michael Foster Smith Fund, c/o Department of Pediatric
Anesthesia, British Columbia Children's Hospital, 4480 Oak Street,
Vancouver V6H 3V4.
[See also Cherokee Chronicle Times, 2 Oct 2007, Death notice
(Cherokee, Iowa, U.S.A.)]
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KRAATZ o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-09-20 published
MacDONALD,
Katherine
Constance (née
MacLEOD)
92, Halifax, passed away on September 17, 2007, in Saint Vincent's
Nursing Home. Born in Taiwan in 1915, she was a daughter of Rev. Duncan
and Constance
(EASON)
MacLEOD.
She is survived by sons, Ian (Jane,)
Fredericton, New Brunswick; Edward (Jane
HENSON), Halifax; daughters,
Sharon, Halifax; Carol (Russell)
HAZELDEN, West Dover; son-in-law,
Bill PLASKETT,
Halifax.
Also surviving are grandchildren, Andy
(Circe) and Jennifer
MacDONALD,
Joel
(Rebecca
KRAATZ) and Anna
PLASKETT,
Andrew and Russell
HAZELDEN, and Katie
MacDONALD; numerous
nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband, Robert
Murray MacDONALD; sister, Ruth; brothers, Donald, Ian and Bonar
MacLEOD.
She came to Canada (Manitoba) at the age of 11 and later
attended high school and university in Toronto, graduating with
a B.A. from Victoria College, University of Toronto in 1937.
She entered nursing and graduated as a Registered Nurse in 1941
from Toronto General Hospital where she met her husband, Bob,
when he was a visiting medical officer serving in the Royal Canadian
Navy during the Second World War. Settling in wartime Halifax,
she quickly involved herself in church and community life. Because
of her unique background, she had a special connection with members
of the Chinese community. For 25 years she served as the honorary
president and advisor of the Dalhousie Chinese Students' Society,
which originated in her home. She had been a member of the Chinese
Society of Nova Scotia since its inception in the 1970s. She
served in leadership and executive positions in many organizations
over the years. At St. Matthew's United Church, she was a founding
member of the Ross Auxiliary, United Church Women, ran a children's
mission band, started up the Sunday nursery, served on a committee
to support a Vietnamese family, and volunteered at the St. Andrew's
Church Sunday suppers. She also served for a time on the selection
committee of Pine Hill Divinity College, interviewing candidates
for the ministry. In the late 1940s and early 1950s she was very
active with the Young Women's Christian Association as a board
member and chair of the world service committee and gave occasional
radio talks. She was a founding member of Women for Music, the
Dalhousie-Kings Reading Club and the Halifax Canadian Federation
of University Women. She served in Home and School Associations
at the elementary, junior and senior high levels, and was often
asked to give slide talks to classrooms on international topics.
Over the years, Katherine canvassed for a number of charities,
drove for 10 years for Meals on Wheels, kept up her contacts
with Toronto General Hospital alumnae, and was a member of the
Clan MacLeod Society. She met weekly for decades with a group
of close Friends (the 'bag-lunch ladies'). She took an active
interest in her husband's professional life at the university
and together they hosted faculty and students, and participated
in the International Students' Association. In the early days
of the Indo-Canadian Society, she was invited to join the organization
as an executive member. She took a refresher course and returned
to nursing for a time in the 1970s. Whenever she and Bob traveled
internationally, they visited former colleagues and students
and Katherine maintained those Friendships worldwide. Katherine
lived a rich life of service and will be missed by family and
Friends. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, September 22,
at 10: 30 a.m. in St. Matthew's United Church, 1479 Barrington
Street, Rev. Ross Bartlett officiating. A family burial will be
held at a later date in Hardwood Hills Cemetery, Sydney. In lieu
of flowers, donations may be made to The Katherine and Robert
MacDonald Scholarship, c/o The School of Nursing, Dalhousie University
or any charity of choice. Heartfelt thanks to the staff of Saint
Vincent's, the QEII, the Bedford Berkeley and Doctor Marilynne
Bell. E-mail condolences may be sent to: condolences.snow@ca.ns.aliantzinc.ca
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KRAEMER o@ca.on.grey_county.hanover.the_post 2007-11-02 published
POWELL,
David
Nelson
David Nelson
POWELL, of Walkerton, passed away at Victoria Hospital,
London on Sunday, October 21, 2007 in his 60th year.
Beloved husband of Ruth
(KRAEMER.)
Loving father of Robert and
Dianne of Hanover, Catherine and Michael
WAECHTER of Kitchener
and Jonathan and Mary of Meaford. Cherished grandfather of James,
Ashley, Zachary, Spencer and Gryphon.
Dear son of Nelson
POWELL of London and brother of Pat and Kerry
of Australia, Thom and Mary of Cambridge, and close friend Gerald
(Cam) MacDonald. Dave was predeceased by his mother, Ruth
(GUNN)
POWELL.
Visitation was held at Cameron Funeral Home, Walkerton, on Wednesday
from 6-9 p.m. where the funeral service was held on Thursday,
October 25, 2007 at 11: 00 a.m. Rev. John
VAN
HEES officiated.
Interment in Calvary Cemetery, Walkerton, Ontario
Pallbearers were Jason
VYHNAL, Kyle
KRAEMER, Ken
SCHNURR, Ron
TALLY,
Richard
FIELD and Alex
McKENZIE. Flower bearers were Dave's
grandchildren, Ashley, Zachary and James.
Memorial donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation, Walkerton and
District Health Services Foundation or the Sacred Heart Building
Fund would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy.
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KRAKAUER o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-10-01 published
BORLAK,
Harvey
On Sunday, September 30, 2007 at North York General Hospital.
Harvey BORLAK, beloved husband, best friend, and partner of Marilyn
for 59 years. Loving father and father-in-law of Gail and Asher
DRORY,
Judy and Buzz
SANDLER, and Steve and Marie
BORLAK. Dear
brother and brother-in-law of Moishe and the late Lil
BORLACK,
and Goldie and Irving
STEINBERG. Dear brother-in-law of Anne
and the late Morris
TENENBAUM,
Doctor
Bernard and Edith
KRAKAUER,
and the late Louis and Ruth
CROCKER,
Doctor
Charles
KRAKAUER, and
Helen and Syd
STARKMAN.
Devoted grandfather of Ben, Judith, Rebecca,
Karen and Adam, Michelle, Jesse, Matt, and Sara. Lovingly remembered
by many nieces and nephews. Special thanks to caregivers Liza,
and Beth. At Benjamin's Park Memorial Chapel, 2401 Steeles Avenue
West (3 lights west of Dufferin) for service on Tuesday, October 2,
2007 at 11: 30 a.m. Interment Young Mens Hebrew Association section
of Mt. Sinai Memorial Park. Shiva beginning Saturday evening
October 6th at 3800 Yonge Street #615. Memorial donations may
be made to Na'amat Canada, 416-636-5425.
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KRAMER o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2007-08-23 published
GREAVETTE,
Louie
Fred
Passed over after a courageous battle on Sunday August 19th,
2007 at the age of 58. Born January 20th, 1949 in the Red Cross
Hospital in Whitney, Ontario. Fred lived the majority of his
life in Owen Sound. Fred was active in the Owen Sound Slow Pitch
Men's League and enjoyed many hours of coaching ladies' softball.
Fred was a member of the Georgian Triangle Dart Club. He loved
to spend time in the outdoors whether he was hunting for food
for his family, or just picking berries. Fred is predeceased
by his loving wife
Louise
GREAVETTE
(VAN
ESSEN,) his parents
David and Mary
GREAVETTE, brothers Percy (Soap) and David, nieces
Tonya and Ashley and nephew Jason. Fred will be sadly missed
by daughters Paula and husband Al
WILCOCK,
Debbie
GREAVETTE and
her partner Pat
McCORMICK and his grandchildren Cory, Alexia,
and Temperance. Fred will be missed by his family, Thelma and
Charlie KRAMER,
Cecil and Brenda
GREAVETTE, Jack
GREAVETTE, Verna
FULFORD and her life-partner Ed
WHITE/WHYTE of Kitchener-Waterloo,
Grace and George
HIBBS,
Lucy
KEMP and her life-partner Doug,
Phyllis and Jerry
THORPE, all of Guelph, Isabel of Listowel and
Bill and Yvonne
ROBINSON of Durham. Fred had 7 nephews and 12 nieces
and 24 great-nephews and nieces. Fred will be missed by good
friend Gary
BUCKTON who was there every day during his battle.
Special thanks to him for all the support he gave him. A gathering
for Friends and family to celebrate the life and passing over
will be held on Friday, August 24th at 2 p.m. at William Timber
McArthur Park, 5th Ave. E., Owen Sound. We will celebrate his
aboriginal heritage, that will be held outdoors, so bring your
lawnchairs and memories to share. Refreshments to follow. Everyone
welcome.
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KRAMER o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-06-01 published
KRAMER,
Helen
Suddenly on Wednesday, May 30, 2007 at her home. Helen
KRAMER,
beloved wife of Ronnie. Loving mother and mother-in-law of Danny
and Robin KRAMER,
Sally
(Sarah) and Ray
DOUCETTE, Margie (Marjorie)
KRAMER and Alan
GOFFENBERG, and Judy
KRAMER.
Devoted and beloved
grandmother of Jason, Madison, Charlie, Henry, and Kay. At Benjamin's
Park Memorial Chapel, 2401 Steeles Avenue West (3 lights west
of Dufferin) for service on Sunday, June 3, 2007 at 4: 00 p.m.
Shiva 42 Elgin Avenue. If desired, memorial donations may be
made to Temple Bat Yam Tzedaka Fund c/o Joan Silberman, 706 Emeril
Ct., Sanibel Florida, 33957.
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KRAMER o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-11-06 published
REDMOND,
Wendie
Elizabeth
Daughter, wife, mother, human rights activist, mentor. Born April 7,
1941, in Hamilton. Died September 27 in Saint Thomas, Ontario,
of cancer, aged 66.
By Holly KRAMER,
Page L6
Wendie was born to Rilla
STIPE and Norman
PARTINGTON.
But her
parents separated before she was born, and she was adopted at
birth by Doctor J.K.
McGREGOR and his wife, Trudy.
After Doctor
McGREGOR's sudden death, when Wendie was still too
young to understand adoption, Trudy remarried and Wendie was
adopted a second time, by Trudy's new husband, T.J.
BELL.
Wendie BELL graduated from Havergal College in Toronto. Her manner,
cadence and command of language bespoke her private-school upbringing,
but Wendie also had the "common touch." She commanded respect
in a not-so-common way - by showing it - particularly during
the many committee hearings of the Ontario legislature in which
she spoke eloquently in support of what she considered the inalienable
human rights of the adopted.
Wendie didn't suffer fools gladly ("Let's be kind, he's stupid,"
she'd say of opponents in private). She could curse in the nicest
possible way, sparingly and only when appropriate, and was intolerant
only of intolerance. And dirt.
It may have been the stigma attached to so-called "illegitimacy"
and adoption for her generation that made her the housekeeper
she was - no speck of dust was safe from her - but it was surely
this experience that made her a pioneer in Canada's adoption-disclosure
reform movement.
Wendie helped thousands of adult adoptees discover their roots
following her own successful search and reunion. Her book, Once
Removed: Voices from Inside the Adoption Triangle, is still on
recommended-reading lists 25 years after its publication.
As founder and co-founder of several chapters of the national
non-profit organization Parent Finders, and later, Adoption Roots and
Rights, Wendie left an indelible influence on many lives.
Many of us hold dear our memories of sitting at her kitchen table
enjoying her offerings of homemade "sun tea" and delicious food.
Wendie had a quick, biting wit, and found humour in the most
unlikely places. Her stories usually ended with her trademark
phrase: "… right, Buddy?" Wendie and her sweetheart, Henry (Bud)
REDMOND had a rich, loving relationship. Sadly, their only child,
Stephen, died accidentally in 1983.
Just days before her death, Ontario's new disclosure law, for
which she fought so long, came into force, and a mere 48 hours
later was overruled by the Ontario Superior Court.
But as Wendie so often reminded us, "adoptees are no strangers
to loss."
Holly KRAMER is Wendie's friend.
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KRANENBURG o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2007-10-23 published
KRANENBURG,
Debra▼
Ann▼
(SCOTT)
Went to be with her heavenly father peacefully with her family
by her side at the South Bruce-Grey Health Centre, Walkerton
on Monday, October 22nd, 2007 at the age of 50 years, the former
Debra SCOTT of Paisley. She will be missed by her best friend
and husband Bill
KRANENBURG.
Together▼ they shared a great love
for their children; Wesley and his wife Jessica of Scotland,
Ontario, Nathaniel and his wife Laura of Port Elgin, Jeremy and
his wife Katie of Southampton, Zachary of Paisley, and Emily
of Paisley. Bill and Debra also received great joy from their
three grandchildren; Josiah, Caleb, and Chloe-Anne. Debbie is
survived and greatly loved by her parents Roy and Bertha
SCOTT
of Port Elgin, her sister Darlene
MASHINTER and family of Waterloo,
and by her brothers Don
SCOTT and family of Calgary, Alberta,
and Dave SCOTT and family of Wellesley. She will always be remembered
by her many Friends and remain in their hearts. Friends may call
at the W. Kent Milroy Paisley Chapel, 216 Queen St. S., Paisley,
from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, October 24th, 2007.
Funeral service will be conducted in the Immanuel Missionary
Church, Paisley, on Thursday at 2: 00 p.m., with the Rev. Tony
GEENSE officiating. Interment Paisley Cemetery. Memorial contributions
to the Canadian Cancer Society or the Gideon Memorial Bible Plan
would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy. Portrait and
memorial online at www.milroyfuneralhomes.com
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KRANENBURG,
Debra▲
Ann▲ (née
SCOTT)
Debra Ann KRANENBURG went to be with her Heavenly Father peacefully
with her family by her side at the South Bruce-Grey Health Centre,
Walkerton on Monday, October 22nd, 2007 at the age of 50 years,
the former Debra
SCOTT of Paisley. She will be missed by her
best friend and husband Bill
KRANENBURG.
Together▲ they shared
a great love for their children; Wesley and his wife Jessica
of Scotland, Ontario, Nathaniel and his wife Laura of Port Elgin,
Jeremy and his wife Katie of Southampton, Zachary of Paisley,
and Emily of Paisley. Bill and Debra also received great joy
from their three grandchildren; Josiah, Caleb, and Chloe-Anne.
Debbie is survived and greatly loved by her parents Roy and Bertha
SCOTT of Port Elgin, her sister Darlene
MASHINTER and family
of Waterloo, and by her brothers Don
SCOTT and family of Calgary,
Alberta, and Dave
SCOTT and family of Wellesley. She will always
be remembered by her many Friends and remain in their hearts.
Friends called at the W. Kent Milroy Paisley Chapel, 216 Queen
St. S., Paisley, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, October 24th,
2007. Funeral service was conducted in the Immanuel Missionary
Church, Paisley, on Thursday at 2: 00 p.m., with the Rev. Tony
GEENSE officiating. During the service, family remembrances were
presented by her brother Don
SCOTT.
Barb
JOHNSTON served as pianist
and led the music portion of the service. Debbie was born June 16th,
1957 to Roy and Bertha
SCOTT, and was raised on a farm in Paisley.
She was educated locally, and graduated from the Accounting Program
at Georgian College in Owen Sound. Very involved in her church,
it was there that she met Bill
KRANENBURG, eventually marrying
in 1978. Debbie taught Sunday School for many years, and served
faithfully as Church Treasurer for 25 years. Aside from farming,
together, Bill and Debbie successfully partnered in business
when they purchased the Beefway meat packing business in Kincardine
in 1997. They then went on to acquire the First Base Restaurant
on Port Elgin Beach in 2000, which they quickly established as
a family favourite. She faithfully supported her children in
all their activities, dreams and aspirations. Debbie enjoyed
doing crafts, was an avid garage-saler, loved to shop and collect
collectables. She was a wonderful cook who shared her meal creations
with her many Friends and family. She will be remembered as a
fun-loving, Christian woman with a wonderful sense of humour
and a bubbly, contagious laugh. Her family will miss the compassionate,
caring and generous nature with which she blessed them everyday.
Her zeal for life inspired many people to love their lives to
the fullest, to enjoy the small pleasures in life, and to trust
God in all things. Interment was made at Paisley Cemetery. Acting
as casket-bearers were Nelson
HARVEY,
Willard
HORST, Ken
TOMAN,
Jim WALKER,
Bryan
WEBB and Ron
WELLS. Memorial contributions
to the Canadian Cancer Society or the Gideon Memorial Bible Plan
would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy. Portrait and
memorial online at www.milroyfuneralhomes.com
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KRANGLE,
Arthur
On Wednesday, December 26, 2007 at the Humber River Regional
Hospital, in his 92nd year. Arthur
KRANGLE, beloved husband of
Elsie and the late Belle
KRANGLE.
Loving father and father-in-law
of Bill and Eva
KRANGLE,
Lynne and Harold
SMITH, Vicki and Tony
NOVAK, and step-father of Susan
WARNICK and Richard
MONELLI,
Paula and Jack
MUEHLHAN,
Edward and Meredeth
WARNICK. Dear brother
and brother-in-law of Danny and Myra, David (Buddy) and Eleanor,
and the late Albert and Addie
KRANGLE.
Devoted grandpa of Max
and Melanie, Anton and Gillian, Mark and Jodi, Deborah (Dory),
Warren, Ryan, Sophie, Harry, and Sam, and great-grandfather of
Alexa, and Darcey. A graveside service will be held at Holy Blossom
Memorial Park, 40 Brimley Road, on Thursday, December 27, 2007
at 1: 00 p.m. Shiva 240 Heath Street West #1502, concluding Friday,
December 28th at 1: 00 p.m. Memorial donations may be made to
the Baycrest Foundation, 416-785-2875.
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KRASNOFF o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-10-17 published
Venture capitalist understood both ends of the corporate ladder
A man who liked to say he didn't so much as invest in a company
as back a friend, his greatest success came from backing an invention
by a lifelong pal, writes Sandra
MARTIN
By Sandra MARTIN,
Page
S10
An astute observer of human character and an extremely successful
venture capitalist, Bram
APPEL grew up on St. Urbain Street in
Montreal - as unlike Mordecai Richler's Duddy Kravitz as it is
possible to be. He trained as a chartered accountant, but what
interested him most about doing someone's books was engaging
in conversation about how a business worked, and learning its
strengths and weaknesses. His inquisitive mind and ability to
engage people made him an appealing conversationalist, but it
was his integrity and deep sense of right and wrong that made
him lasting Friends on both ends of the corporate ladder.
His earliest and biggest financial success came from backing
an invention by his friend David
PALL, a brilliant physical chemist
he had met while they were both impoverished students at McGill
University in the 1930s. That initial investment of $3,000 grew
like yeast. Today, Pall Corp., a leader in filtration, separations
and purification applications in industry and the biological
and health sciences, has annual sales in excess of $2-billion
(U.S.) and a market capitalization of more than $5-billion.
"The energy and enthusiasm he had for the whole proposition of
inventing products, getting them to market widely and getting
an organization to succeed and to do good, but to do it at a
good profit," is what Eric
KRASNOFF, chair and Chief Executive
Officer of Pall, remembers most about Mr.
APPEL, who only retired
as founder-director at 90 in 2005.
"In board meetings, the focus is on the broad picture and new
products and new markets, and in the audit meetings he would
concentrate on the smallest details, such as how petty cash was
managed at our plant in Japan," said Mr.
KRASNOFF in a telephone
interview. "He believed that you can't look at everything, but,
if you look very closely at some of the small things, you get
a real picture of how the whole operation is managed and what
the culture is. He would come at business from the high, and
from the bottom up."
Short of stature, quiet of voice, large of intellect, Mr.
APPEL
was known as the force behind the Force - the formidable volunteer
and social, artistic and political activist Bluma
APPEL (obituary,
July 17, 2007). Married for 67 years, they were a devoted and
complementary couple. Mrs.
APPEL once joked that her husband
made the money and she spent it. In fact, he was a philanthropist
and a supporter of cultural ventures in his own right.
Abraham (Bram)
APPEL was born in Montreal in 1915, the fourth
son and fifth child of Israel and Sophia (née
HECHT)
APPEL.
The
APPELs were from Silesia (most of which is now in Poland) and
had immigrated to Montreal in the early years of the last century,
probably after the 1905 pogrom. They brought their skills with
them - he was a blacksmith, and she sold groceries. They raised
their family on St. Urbain Street near Fairmont, now a fashionable
part of Montreal but then a working-class and immigrant neighbourhood.
While his struggling father wanted his sons to get out of school
and into the work force, Bram aspired to be a professional. With
his persuasive tongue and logical mind, he might have made a
fine lawyer, but he chose accountancy because it was a faster
credential to acquire. He went to McGill in 1931 - when there
was said to be a quota system requiring Jewish students to earn
higher marks than Christians - held down three jobs (including
setting pins in a bowling alley and working as a photographer's
assistant), borrowed money and won a scholarship to finance his
education. It was at McGill in 1933 that he met David
PALL, an
impoverished science student from rural Saskatchewan who would
become his lifelong friend and business partner.
Mr. APPEL graduated near the top of his class with a bachelor
of commerce degree in 1935 and earned his certification the following
year to become one of the youngest chartered accountants in Quebec.
Partly because he was a loner, partly because of anti-Semitism
at the big firms, he opened his own office, Appel and Partners,
a partnership that still bears his name.
That summer of 1936, David
PALL lent him $35 to pay for a week
at a Jewish summer resort in the Laurentians on what may well
have been the vacation during which he met Bluma
LEVITT, a dynamic
young woman with a wry wit and a fervent passion for social justice.
They married on July 11, 1940, and soon had two sons: David,
who was born in 1941, and Mark, who followed three years later.
David PALL, meanwhile, had graduated with a PhD in physical chemistry
from McGill in 1939 and had gone to New York - Mr.
APPEL lent
him money to buy some furniture for his apartment - to work on
the top-secret Manhattan Project, doing research on the atomic
bombs that were later dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki to end
the Second World War. Doctor
PALL, who would eventually be the named
inventor on more than 180 U.S. patents, liked to chat with Bram
about the commercial possibilities for some of his discoveries.
Mr. APPEL knew very little about chemistry, but he was adept
at drawing people out about things that mattered to them. During
a visit to New York in June of 1944, he listened to Doctor
PALL
talk about his belief that industry, which was becoming increasingly
complicated, would need specialized filters able to cope with
high pressures, elevated temperatures and corrosive atmospheres.
Dr. PALL thought he would need $15,000 and two years working
in his spare time to develop a porous, stainless-steel filter
that he felt would have wide industrial applications. Mr.
APPEL,
who by then was a married man with a wife and two small children,
had scraped together $3,000. "Let's go," he said, according to
a well-told story. He always liked to say he didn't invest in
a company, he backed his friend.
"And that is where it all begins," said his son, David. "They
were silent heroes. They didn't look for any kind of recognition,
they didn't have to tell you what they were doing, or how well
they did. They preferred to operate in the shadows and support
others, and very often a lot of what happened came through them
and others got the credit."
The company, which initially was called Micro-Metallic Corp.,
was established in August of 1944. At first, Doctor
PALL worked
in his garage in Queens and Mr.
APPEL travelled to New York on
the overnight train once a month to do the books. Like most start-ups,
the tiny company had rough times - each potential customer had
idiosyncratic needs, and the filters had to be custom-designed
in the late 1940s, the bookkeeper mistakenly wrote cheques overdrawing
their bank account by $7,000. Mr.
APPEL staved off that crisis
by borrowing money from an American friend of his brother-in-law.
In 1952, Doctor
PALL persuaded his next-door neighbour, Abe
KRASNOFF,
a Certified Public Accountant with enviable marketing acumen
and organizational skills, to join the corporation. (His son
Eric, who joined the company in the mid-1970s, is now the chair
and Chief Executive Officer.) The company, which changed its
name to Pall Corp., began to pay back on Mr.
APPEL's original
investment by 1958. For the rest of his life, Mr.
APPEL loved
to boast that he had never sold any of his shares.
Mr. APPEL was not just a businessman. He turned a chance meeting
with Jean-Luc Pepin when both were passengers on a ship crossing
the Atlantic in August of 1951 into another deep Friendship and
career opportunity. When Mr. Pepin was appointed minister of
energy, mines and resources by Lester Pearson in 1965, he called
Mr. APPEL in Montreal on a Friday evening and said, according
to Mr. APPEL's recounting, "You are bored as a chartered accountant,
you don't need the dough - come and be my executive assistant,"
adding: "If you are not here Monday morning, I will have had
my answer."
Mr. APPEL and his wife were there by Sunday night, in a city
they barely knew, in a milieu that was foreign to them. He worked
with Mr. Pepin for two years, served as a business consultant
to the National Film Board's Labyrinth project for Expo 67 in
Montreal, spent a year as a consultant to Gérard Pelletier in
1970 when he was secretary of state for external affairs in Pierre
Trudeau's cabinet, then worked a further two years as a consultant
to Mr. Pepin when he was minister of industry and trade. Mr.
APPEL
retired from the bureaucracy after Mr. Pepin lost his seat in
the 1972 election, but the two men then joined forces in Interimco,
an export trading house.
In the mid-1970s, the
APPELs moved to Toronto, where they both
became active (she front and centre, and he in the background)
in cultural, medical, political, social and commercial projects.
As a venture capitalist, Mr.
APPEL backed other high-tech start-ups
over the years, including Electroline Equipment, a company that
manufactures devices for the cable-television industry, Interprovincial
Cablevision (now Laurential Cablevision), ENS Biologicals
Inc., Sciemetric Inc., and
Hi-G-Tek Inc. By now a serious multimillionaire,
he established Canmont Investment Corp. to manage his venture
capital and portfolio investments.
In 1998, he began donating close to $200,000 a year to the Bram
Appel School-Based Project in North Bay for students from junior
kindergarten through Grade 1. All the children were given snacks
and lunch, and signed up for cultural and sports activities after
school and in the summers. The project, which Mr.
APPEL funded
for five years, has since become a model for a province-wide
program.
Mrs. APPEL was diagnosed with lung cancer in May and died on
July 14. Mr.
APPEL, who was 92 and suffering from short-term
memory problems, consoled himself in the lives of his children
and grandchildren. On September 24, he fell and broke his hip.
He survived the operation, but he couldn't rally and declined
rapidly over the next two weeks.
Abraham (Bram)
APPEL was born in Montreal on January 13, 1915.
He died in Toronto Western Hospital on October 11, 2007. He was
92. Predeceased by his wife, Bluma, and his four siblings, he
is survived by his sons David and Mark, five grandchildren and
his extended family.
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KRAULEIDIES o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2007-07-19 published
KRAULEIDIES,
Ewald
Of Saint Thomas on Tuesday July 17, 2007 at the Saint Thomas-Elgin
General Hospital in his 59th year. Dearly loved wife of Judy
(TWILLEY)
KRAULEIDIES and beloved
son of Lydia and the late Herbert
KRAULEIDIES of Owen Sound and was predeceased by an infant brother
Raymond.
Beloved father of Michelle
SEIP of British Columbia
and dear grandfather of Derek and Courtney
SEIP. Dear brother
of Edith (Gord)
EWER of London, Betty (Steve)
BARBER of Chatsworth
and Ruth (Ira)
WEISS of Toronto. Brother-in-law of Ken and Carol
TWILLEY of London and son-in-law of Helen and the late Howard
TWILLEY of London. Lovingly remembered by 10 nieces and nephews
and 11 great-nieces and nephews and by a number of aunts, uncles
and cousins in Germany. Sadly missed by Molly and Maggie. Ewald
was born November 12, 1948 in Germany and was a long term psychiatric
nurse at the Saint Thomas and London Regional Mental Health Facility.
(Saint_Joseph's). His passion in life was his music. Resting at
Williams Funeral Home, 45 Elgin Street, Saint Thomas where funeral
service will be held Saturday at 1: 00 p.m. Cremation to follow.
Visitation Friday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Due to the compassion and care
given to Ewald donations may be made to the Palliative Care Unit
of the Saint Thomas-Elgin General Hospital or the Cancer Society.
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BAIN,
Jean
Aileen (née
McNAIRN)
Sadly passed away at North York General Hospital in her 82nd
year, on Monday September 10th, 2007, after many heroic battles.
Jean was predeceased by her son Gordon and sister Aileen
ANDERSON.
She will be sadly missed by her husband of 58 years Harvey, her
daughter Carrie (Michael
MANCHEE,) extended family and Friends.
Special thanks to Anne
ROSS,
Judy
BROOKS, Barb and Gord
KEY,
Dr. Greg ANDERSON,
Doctor
Janice
BROWNE and her office team, Doctor Michael
KRAWETZ of Bala, the Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, North
York General Hospital and all the people who helped us find our
way. A Memorial service will be held at the Trull "North Toronto"
Funeral Home and Cremation Centre, 2704 Yonge St. (5 blocks south
of Lawrence) on Tuesday September 18th, at 1: 00 p.m. In lieu
of flowers, in memoriam donations may be made to either The Mikey
Network (defibrillator placement program), 710 Gordon Baker Rd.
Toronto, M2H 3B4 or the Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre, 2075 Bayview
Ave., Toronto, M4N 3M5. Following the service there will be a
reception held at the Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club
(141 Wilson Ave., East of Avenue Rd.)
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