Tag Archives: obit

Land o’ goshen …

Posted on September 17, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. … is an expression of mild  amazement from my youth. The expression came to mind when I saw notice of Edwin (Herbert) Land‘s death in issue 17-1 (May/June 1991) of our journal. Ev, who was editor at the time … Continue reading →

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Bob Chambers 1939 – 2022

Posted on November 16, 2022 by Robert

Toronto. We were sorry to hear from son-in-law Graham Yeates that Bob Chambers had passed away this November 10th. Bob spoke to the PHSC back in 2011 along with  fellow photographer and speaker, Tom Bochsler, both of the Hamilton/Niagara  area. It … Continue reading →

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Lorraine Monk 1922 – 2020

Posted on January 29, 2021 by Robert

Toronto.  We were saddened to learn that Ms Lorraine Monk died December 17th, 2020 at 98. Her life was recorded in this Globe and Mail obituary by Judy Stoffman printed exactly a month ago. Lorraine was our keynote speaker at … Continue reading →

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so long Christie

Posted on February 16, 2020 by Robert

Toronto. I don’t often do a post on journalists, but Christie Blatchford is an exception. Here in the big smoke she is well known,  having worked for all four of the big dailies over the years. She was known by … Continue reading →

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Robert Freeman, photographer 82

Posted on November 15, 2019 by Robert

Toronto. Wednesday’s Globe carried the Obituary from the NY Times. Robert Freeman died this month after a lengthy illness. The obituary was written by NY Times columnist Richard Sandomir. Freeman is best known for his early album cover shots of … Continue reading →

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John T Bock September 2018

Posted on October 14, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. I received a sad note today from Hans Bock to tell us his father had passed away last month. John first joined the PHSC in 1987 and has been a perennial table holder at our fairs. I will miss … Continue reading →

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Mike Carmichael 1932 – 2017

Posted on November 25, 2017 by Robert

Toronto. The Globe and Mail has a good article by Susan Ferrier MacKay yesterday on the late Mike Carmichael, a journalist who worked for the Globe, Telly and Sun newspapers in Toronto and the Canadian Magazine. Mike is pictured at right with … Continue reading →

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