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Dr. Adolphe Légaré, L BA 49, died September 25, 2008, in Montreal. Adolphe’s medical career spanned four decades. He worked at the Lakeshore General Hospital in Montreal’s West Island and at many health clinics. From 1984 until several years ago, Adolphe was the team doctor at John Abbott College in Saint-Anne-de-Bellevue, Que. He is survived by his wife, Paddy, and his sons, Michael and Mark. Adolphe was 85. James W. Lindsay, S BSc 55, died on July 1 in Montreal. James was a lifelong, active Scout and a member of the Knights of Tamara, the honour society at Tamaracouta Scout Reserve in Quebec. He is survived by his daughters, Susan and Nancy. Morton Cohen, S BA 57, died June 29 in Cleveland, Ohio. Morton was a chartered financial analyst and held an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He was the chairman and CEO of Clarion Capital Corp., a small business investment company in Beachwood, Ohio. Morton was a member of several boards and the author of numerous financial articles that appeared in Barron’s, Business Week, The Wall Street Journal and other publications. He is survived by his children, Joanne, Margaret and Carl. Morton was 74. Edward Baluch, S BA 62, died on June 29 in Montreal. Ed was a dedicated teacher and principal and spent much of his career at Marymount and St. Pius X high schools in Montreal. He is survived by his wife, Jennie, and his children, Debbie, Ron, Julie and John. Kendall Allyn Cleveland, S BA 68, died July 3 in Oliver, B.C. Ken was active on the Sir George Williams University student council and the university radio station. He worked for the Canadian National Railway for 35 years and also volunteered with the RCMP. He is survived by his former wife, Camilla d’Hondt, and his children, Mark, BComm 94, MSc 00, PhD 06, Jeffrey, BA 02, and Todd. Ken was 71. Father Louis Van Gool, BA 75, died June 25 in Montreal. Born in Utrecht, Netherlands, Fr. Louis moved to Montreal with his family as a child and eventually became an actuary. In 1972, when he was in his mid 30s, he entered the Pope John XXIII Seminary in Weston, Mass., then studied theology at Concordia and finished his training at Le Grand séminaire de Montréal. Ordained a priest in 1976, Fr. Louis served as a curate at St. Jean Brebeuf, St. Gabriel’s and St. John Fisher in Montreal. In 1984, he was named pastor at Corpus Christi Church in Senneville, Que., where he remained for 18 years, carrying out his priestly duties and ministering to the socially marginalized, including AIDS patients. He was 76. Clement Langemeyer, MBA 86, died June 19 in Ottawa. Clement was a McGill University Engineering graduate and a past president of the McGill Alumni Society of Ottawa. He is survived by his wife, Dr. Marie-Lyne Bourassa, and his children, Clement Philippe, Andrea and Claudia. Clement was 50. Adrienne O’Rourke- Hudspeth, BA 88, died on June 23 in Kingston, Ont. Adrienne had worked at Air Canada, Air France and Canadian Marconi. In 1968, while at Canadian Marconi, she co-founded the Canadian Business Travel Association (originally called the Montreal Passenger Traffic Association). She is survived by her brother, John. Adrienne was 88. |
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