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Judith Deutsch
March 19, 1945 — April 14, 2025 Science for Peace is profoundly saddened by the recent loss of Judith Deutsch, a remarkable woman we were...
Science for Peace
Apr 174 min read
Martin Muldoon (28 Feb 1939-1 Aug 2019)
It is with profound sorrow that we announce the passing of Martin Eugene Muldoon after a short illness. Martin is acknowledged by all who...
Science for Peace
Aug 10, 20191 min read
in memoriam: Kelly Gotlieb, Ursula Franklin, David Bell
Calvin C. (“Kelly”) Gotlieb (March 27, 1921 — October 16, 2016) web.cs.toronto.edu/news/current/In_Memoriam__The__father_of_computing_in...
Science for Peace
Feb 13, 20171 min read
A Tribute to Lee Lorch (1915-2014)
Lee Lorch, a Science for Peace Board Member from the 1990s until last year, died on February 28th at the age of 98. A wonderful obituary...
Science for Peace
Jun 6, 20143 min read
A Tribute to Shirley Farlinger
by Janis Alton & Vicki Obedkoff Shirley’s death on December 18, 2012 was somewhat a surprise, because time and again she had successfully...
Science for Peace
May 14, 20134 min read
Walter Zessner RIP
A longtime Science for Peace member and gentle man, Walter Zessner died in Toronto on December 13. Born in Germany, Walter immigrated to...
Science for Peace
Dec 23, 20121 min read
Shirley Farlinger
Shirley Farlinger, who died on Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at age 82, was a beautiful human being, an intelligent, open-minded and...
Science for Peace
Dec 19, 20123 min read
Remembering Rosalie Bertell (1929-2012)
On Saturday, September 29, at 7 p.m., friends of Rosalie Bertell will gather at Bloor Street United Church, 300 Bloor Street West,...
Science for Peace
Sep 21, 20121 min read
In Memoriam: Michael Wallace
Our organization, our movement and, indeed, our world has lost a great champion of peace. Professor Michael Wallace, “Mike” as we knew...
Science for Peace
Apr 26, 20112 min read
In Memoriam: Terry Gardner, A Man to Remember
Science for Peace will long be grateful for all the ways Dr. Terrell Gardner contributed to its birth and life. Terry was the founder and...
Science for Peace
Apr 5, 20114 min read
In Memoriam: Robert McCallum Baxter
Bob Baxter died on February 25 in Burlington at age 84. Long a member of Science for Peace, he was also for several years a member of the...
Science for Peace
Apr 15, 20101 min read
In Memoriam: Admiral Robert Falls 1924-2009
Admiral Robert Hilborn Falls, CMM, CD, the Chief of Defence Staff of the Canadian Forces from 1977 to 1980, died peacefully in Ottawa 6...
Science for Peace
Jan 8, 20101 min read
In Memoriam: Eric Tollefson 1921-2009
Eric Lars Tollefson passed away in Calgary, Alberta on September 20, 2009. He was born October 15, 1921, in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan and...
Science for Peace
Jan 8, 20102 min read
In Memoriam: John McRuer
John Dow McRuer passed away on February 25, 2009 in Kitchener in his 83rd year. John was a graduate of the Royal Canadian Naval College...
Science for Peace
Apr 14, 20092 min read
In Memoriam: Ross Wilcock
Ross was a long time active member of Science for Peace; he had a talent to find those spots on Earth where injustice was done. He was...
Science for Peace
Dec 20, 20081 min read
In Memory of Lynn Trainor
The following has been adapted from some of the remarks prepared by John Valleau for Lynn Trainor’s memorial. It is a rare privilege if...
Science for Peace
Jun 20, 20087 min read
Remembering John Buttrick
The last Bulletin had a brief mention of the death of John Buttrick in a car accident on Gabriola Is., B.C. He was 88 and a long-time...
Science for Peace
Jun 20, 20081 min read
Norman Alcock, 1918-2007: Grieving, Remembering and Celebrating
On 31 March this year, 150 people from places near and far in Ontario converged at Port Sydney to pay their final respects to Norman...
Science for Peace
Jun 20, 200711 min read
Walter Josephy 1920-2007
Walter Josephy, a long-time member of Science for Peace and many other progressive organizations, died in Guelph, Ontario, on Jan. 18,...
Science for Peace
Jun 20, 20075 min read
Eric Fawcett 1927-2000
Born and brought up in Lancashire, Eric went to Clare College, Cambridge, following military service in the Royal Navy. He read Natural...
Science for Peace
Dec 20, 20003 min read
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