Hartley Richardson ’77, Chair of the Winnipeg United Way,

VOL. XVII NO. 3 / ST JOHN’S COLLEGE NEWSLETTER / WINTER 2004/05
Hartley Richardson ’77, Chair of the Winnipeg United Way,
at their “launch”, September 2004.
For more Alumni News see page 11.
WARDEN’S WORD
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By Janet Hoskins, Warden
& Vice Chancellor
I
hope you had a wonderful Christmas
and holiday season with friends and
family. Christmas in the Hoskins
household was a very blessed one this year.
A year ago, I would have been surprised to
find myself saying this but such is life.
In October, my husband Bill was diagnosed
with bladder cancer. An initial operation
failed to get the entire tumour and he had
surgery in December to remove his bladder,
prostate and some lymph nodes. Part of the
surgical procedure was an ileal conduit. The
surgery and subsequent ten days in hospital
were no picnic. The really good news that
we received two days before Christmas was
that the lymph nodes were clear and that
the cancer had been completely contained
within the bladder.
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Bill’s surgeon says that, at this point, we can
consider the cancer eradicated and he will
not require any further treatment. He has
post-surgery fatigue and soreness, not to
mention the challenges of dealing with his
new “plumbing”, but he is alive and shows
every evidence of staying that way. There is
also every reason to believe that, following
a suitable recuperation period, Bill will
return to being a wonderfully active
university professor, St John’s College
Fellow, father and husband.
During the same period, our Registrar Erin
McShane, who is also my Confidential
Secretary, was diagnosed with breast cancer.
She had a mastectomy and some lymph
nodes removed and is doing well. Pathology
results show that she will require
chemotherapy and radiation.
Madeleine Hoskins and Janet with cousin Winston
Jackson ’62 in Barney River NS where Madeleine was
on a university scouting trip, Summer 2004.
Over the last few months, I have spent
much time thinking about what is important
in my life. Not surprisingly, the love and
companionship of family and friends came
out on top. I have been overwhelmed by
the amount of support that my entire family
has received throughout this difficult time,
much of it from the St John’s College
community. The kind words and hugs, the
sharing of experiences and the offers of
assistance were all so very welcome. But so
too, were the prayers offered up by so
many on our behalf. Our gratitude for all of
the love and support that we have received
is beyond my ability to express. We do feel
truly blessed and I know that Erin’s family
feels that way too.
On behalf of my family, as well as my
extended ‘St John’s family’, I would like to
wish you and the people that you love a
very happy new year.
In Lumine is published three times per year as the official alumni journal of St John’s College.
Design and layout by Accu-Graphics. Editing by Alison McLean ’90 and Derek McLean.
Thank you to this issue’s contributors: George Baldwin ’59, Brenda Cantelo, David Carter ’58, Randy Fransoo,
Omolayo Famuyide ’04, Lawrence Ritchey, Chris Trott, and of course our alumni and friends.
Cover photo by Joe Bryksa, © Winnipeg Free Press, Sept. 20, 2004. Reprinted with permission.
OUR MISSION is to share information, stimulate discussion and foster happy memories about
St John’s College and, in so doing, continue to build community through the forging
and improving of relationships with the College.
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Bursar Sandi Herwig Retires
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n May 25, 2004, family, friends, and colleagues (past and
present) came to bid a fond farewell to Bursar Sandi
Herwig who retired after 13 years at the College.
From l to r:
Former staff members,
Tammy Shirtliff (Registrar),
Janice Bailey (Assistant Bursar), and Karen Wilson Baptist ’94
(Receptionist and Conference Coordinator).
Sandi and her granddaughter
Claire. (Pictured back left is the
new Bursar Ivan Froese, and right,
Faculty Assistant and Awards
Clerk Lesley Cowan ’98.)
The food was provided by the College’s
“Daily Bread Café”.
Former Assistant Bursar Jacquie Glawson talking with retired
fellow Francis Carroll.
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Primate Visits St John’s
Archbishop Andrew Hutchison, the new Primate of the Anglican Church, came to Winnipeg and had lunch with
Theology staff and students at St John’s College on October 25th, 2004.
Art Show
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arah Crawley ’94 had an exhibit of her photographs, titled terga vertere (“to take
flight”), in the Quiet Room from November 2 – December 16.
Sarah Crawley ’94 with curator Gwen
Armstrong and Junior Fellow Brenda Cantelo
at the art show opening November 2, 2004. Far
right is Sarah’s mother, Louise Wilmot.
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Faculty/Staff News
F
arewell to Mark Arndt who was our
Conference and Facilities Manager for
two years and left to take another
position. You will be missed Mark! Welcome
to Bruce Mahaffy who started December 6,
2004. (More on Bruce in our next issue.)
New Faculty and Staff
Animus (2002) is a 15-minute dance video
choreographed and directed by Junior
Fellow Brenda Cantelo (Religion), which
was shown at the Museum of Modern Art in
Denmark in the Fall of 2004.
Congratulations to Fellow Gerald Friesen
(History) on being awarded the prestigious
2004 Winnipeg Rh Institute Foundation
Medal which recognizes outstanding
research accomplishments by senior faculty
at the U of M. An “historian of Canada
whose writings on cultural and political
themes have helped define the heritage of
the prairie provinces and of Canada”, Dr
Friesen is a major contributor to Canadian
history and society. He was named a
Distinguished Professor at the U of M in
2002 and was elected to the Royal Society of
Canada in 2001.
Assistant Bursar Elnora Wiebe
Fellow Len Kuffert (History) has written a
book entitled: A Great Duty: Canadian
Responses to Modern Life and Mass Culture,
1939–67.
Fellows Chris Trott (Native Studies) and
Warren Cariou (Visiting Fellow, English)
both participated and chaired panels in the
Aboriginal Writers of Canada Conference in
October 2004 in Winnipeg.
Visiting Fellow William Norton
(Environment & Geography)
Welcome to Junior Fellows, Kurt Kornesky
(History), and
Kira Tomsons
(Philosophy)
who joined the
College for this
year.
Junior Fellow Kira Tomsons
(Philosophy)
Welcome also to
new members
of College
Council, Bill
Pope (son of
SJCS Ted Pope
’29) and Ian
Peterson ’01
(BTh).
Visiting Fellow Peter Penner (Math)
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Development Officer’s Notes
By Derek McLean
I
am often asked about how to include
St John’s College in a will, and
specifically, how much do most people
give to the College? The simple answer is, it
varies.
Our alumni and friends often leave gifts in
one of two ways: a percentage of the estate
or a specific dollar value. If it is a
percentage, it is often in the 1% – 10%
range, although we have also received
higher levels. Total funds have ranged from
$88.00 to $189,000.00. If your estate has a
value of $250,000, then 1% could be a gift
of $2,500.
If it is a specific dollar amount, the most
common amounts appear to be $1,000,
$5,000 or $10,000, although recently we
were notified of a $60,000 bequest.
You can also donate an insurance policy,
stocks, RIF’s, works of art, or in many other
ways. We can provide sample clauses for
you to use in your will.
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While we are happy to answer general
questions about estate planning, you should
always consult with a lawyer, your financial
advisor and your family, so that they are
aware of your plans.
Please contact me if you would like more
details or if you still have questions.
It was great to re-connect with our new
Primate, Andrew Hutchison, on his recent
visit to the College. The Archbishop and I
have known each other since the 1960’s at
Grace Church in Toronto. My father ran a
teen youth group there called “The Saints”
and Andy started another one called “The
Sinners”. In the early 70’s I worked at a
summer camp near Minden ON and was
fortunate enough to spend my days off
with the Hutchisons. Andy had a three
or five-point parish appointment at the
time and their home was a haven and
much appreciated retreat for me with one
day off every couple of weeks. Best of luck
in your challenging position, Your Grace!
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Phone Centre has a toll-free number
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he College has a new toll-free number that
can be used by anyone in North America to
contact the Development Office (and can
be transferred to other St John’s numbers).
You may also have noticed that student callers
from our Phone Centre now start their calls by
identifying this phone number. This is a new
CRTC requirement for telemarketing calls.
We appreciate the support our Phone Centre has
received from you in the past and hope that it
will continue. Many thanks!
1–866–231–9272
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HONOUR ROLL OF PLANNED GIFTS
Many thanks to the following who have made a provision for St John’s
in their will or through life insurance or an annuity:
James ’55 and Beverley (Baker) Allan
Ellen Basler ’71
Bill Battershill ’51
Roy Bowkett ’66 & ’67
Alice Cheatley ’64
Merv Conlin
Nancy (Bole) Cullen ’62
John Deacon ’63
Keith Eastwood
Martin Gerwin
Diane Guilford
Marika Harsanyi ’84
Miriam Hutton
Elena Ivanitskaia
Arnold Johnson ’59
Ruth (Wells) Goring Johnston ’34
Marilyn Jones
Derek McLean
Orde Morton ’61
Susanne (Sleigh) Palmer ’70
Barbara Black Peden ’64
William Pickering
Eva Rogers
Doug Rowland ’61
George Sigurdson ’70
Y. Christine Smith
Beatrice Walker
Marjorie (Webster) Ward
Anthony Waterman ’62
Brian Webb ‘65
Eighteen Anonymous Donors
If you would like to know more
about how to make a
planned gift
to the College, including
possible phrases for your will,
please contact Derek,
(204) 474-9350.
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orm Cameron, received the Fellows’
Recognition Award at the College’s
138th Convocation, and was presented
by College Fellow, Chris
Trott:
Omolayo Famuyide ’04 and
her brother Akinrinola (in
University 1). Omolayo gave the
address at the Convocation
Luncheon on “What St John’s
College means to me.” Excerpts
are quoted throughout.
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“While Norman Cameron has
had a long and distinguished
career in the Economics
Department at the U of M,
and has received numerous
awards for his scholarship
and teaching, we choose
today to recognize his
contribution to the life of our
College.
“Norman joined
the College as a
Fellow in
1979. From
1985-1988, he was the
Dean of Studies. He has
also served over the
years on practically
every committee in
the College,
including his
obligatory stint as
Chair of Assembly.
Most notably,
however, Norman
has long been the
Chair of the Finance
Committee, guiding
the College through
difficult financial times
with a sure knowledge of
Allan McNally ’77 with former kitchen staff Martha
Berndt and Peggy Lipinski.
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I can honestly say I have learned important
lessons from each and every individual I have
come into contact with at the College.
– Omolayo Famuyide ’04, Convocation Luncheon
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the economic situation and compassion for the
competing interests within the College budget.
“In a recent Winnipeg Free Press article
covering Norman’s retirement from the
University, Norman and his wife Bev are
pictured standing in front of the College, and
St John’s is cited as Norman’s “home away
from home”. I am sure that when Norman
practiced the bagpipes for the annual
Burns Night Supper, Bev might
have wished he spent just a little
more time at his ‘other home’.
“It is thus with heartfelt
thanks for 25 years of
service and with much
pride, that I ask you,
Right Reverend
Chancellor, to award
Dr Norman Edward
Cameron the Fellows’
Recognition Award for
2004.”
Warden and Vice
Chancellor Janet Hoskins,
Fellow Norman Cameron,
and Chancellor and Bishop
Don Phillips.
Agnes and Godfrey Mawejje ’97 with Johnian and
daughter Sarah, and son Leslie.
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made an Honorary Fellow and was
introduced by Development Officer
Derek McLean who elaborated on how her
love of music and liturgy combined with a
gift for teaching.
Bishop Jim Njegovan ’75, Kay Brown, Bernadette
Njegovan ’78, Paul and Ditte Cloutier.
Sister D was born and raised in St Walberg,
Saskatchewan. She is a member of the
Ursuline Sisters. She became an Associate of
Music of the Royal Conservatory of Toronto.
She has a Bachelor of Music, Teaching
Certificate, Bachelor of Education and
well remembered as Senior Don of the
St John’s College Residence
from 1973 to 1988.
Derek also shared some of
the comments he’d heard
from others about Sister D
(“She blew away every
concept I ever had about
nuns.”), which of course
included stories of her hot
toddies served in
Residence (“… They were
so popular, people would
fake colds to get one.”).
“When you hear the
Honorary Fellows Phyllis Hutchison,
stories, when you see and
John Deacon ’63, (in behind)
feel the impact she has had Desmond Connor and
on people, and in particular Alice Cheatley ’64.
the impact she has had on
the students,” McLean concluded, “… It
makes you realize that this is a person you
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… [a] small close knit community and long
lasting friendships…
– Omolayo Famuyide ’04
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want to meet, to get to know and, in our
case today, to honour. As one person said,
‘She has a special ability to touch your soul,
warm your heart and affirm your very
being.’”
Warden and Vice Chancellor Janet Hoskins,
Honorary Fellow Lawrence Ritchey, and
Chancellor and Bishop Don Phillips.
Masters in Education, all from the
U of M and as a member of St John’s.
She taught at St Angela’s Academy in
Prelate, Saskatchewan, and at Dalhousie
Elementary School here in Winnipeg, and is
Sister Dolores with some of her fans and past Rezzies.
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Convocation 2004 (continued)
A
fter being made an Honorary Fellow,
Lawrence Ritchey addressed
Convocation, and specifically, the
Graduates:
“From their earliest years musicians are
expected to ‘play in time’; and
a scientific tool, the
metronome, was invented as
an aid for achieving this goal.
But any budding musician
looking to emulate the
metronome is doomed to
musical failure. For music, as
with all the arts, is a distillate
of life, seeking to express the
inexpressible; and as we are
all aware, the time of human
experience is not onedimensional, as clock time,
evenly divided into seconds,
Helen Hunter ’04 receiving her
minutes, hours. We know that
Testamur from Bishop Don Phillips.
time is multidimensional,
moving ‘in divers paces with divers people’,
as Shakespeare reminds us. ‘I had a great time
at the party!’ ‘What a boring time it was!’ ‘The
time just flew by.’ ‘Time creeps on its petty
pace. . .’ ‘In the fullness of time God sent his
Son. . .’ ‘There is a time for everything under
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Retired Senior Fellow, Lawrence Ritchey, was made an
Honorary Fellow and gave the Convocation address. In
his introduction, Dean of Studies George Baldwin ’59
offered highlights of Lawrence’s “long and distinguished career as musician, educator, and churchman.”
Education & Work Experience
• Studied at Crouse College of Music, Syracuse
University, Haverford College, and the Paris
Conservatoir.
• Came to Canada in 1963 and was organist-choirmaster at churches in Saskatoon, Thunder Bay, Regina,
and several churches in Winnipeg.
• Appointed to the U of M’s School of Music in
September 1969, and for the next 34 years, taught
classes in music theory, improvisation, jazz history,
and organ and harpsichord.
• Consulted in the design, construction and installation
of organs for several churches in Manitoba and
Saskatchewan, including the organ in the St John’s
College Chapel.
U of M Involvement
• Official University Organist for all convocations and
installations, for 32 years.
• Active member of the University Senate.
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• Senior Fellow, Chair of the Music Committee,
Director of the St John’s Singers and Director of
Music in the Chapel from 1981 until his retirement.
• Gave frequent recitals on the Chapel organ, including
the popular “A Little Wednesday Music”, a weekly
series in the 1980’s and 1990’s.
• Composed music for a variety of College events from
student pub nights to retirements and Dining-In
nights. These ventures often involved College
Fellows, Norm Cameron, Dennis Cooley, Murdith
McLean, and Anthony Waterman.
Publications & Performances
Jazz musician and Assoc Prof from School of Music, Steve
Kirby (left) talking with Lawrence at his retirement party
on May 20, 2004.
the sun. . .’ So, to ‘play in time’ is, in fact, to
enter time and to experience its many
dimensions.”
(Continued on page 11)
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St John’s College is a place where people from all
walks of life can come together to work and play.
– Omolayo Famuyide ’04
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• Several volumes of choral music, and compositions
for his church choirs. Three of his song settings of
College Fellow Dennis Cooley’s poems appear in the
second edition of Cooley’s “Bloody Jack”, and his
madrigal “There is a Garden” appears in the
festschrift published in honour of College Fellow
Anthony Waterman.
• Performed frequently on CBC Radio, and with the
Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, the Manitoba
Chamber Orchestra, the Winnipeg Philharmonic
Choir (which he also conducted in their 1993 season), the Vancouver Symphony, and the National
Arts Centre Orchestra in Ottawa.
Convocation 2004 (continued)
“But what of play? A musician tells us that to
play is to perform; and an actor would agree,
reminding us that ‘the play’s the thing.’ The
word ‘perform’ comes to us from the Old
French word perfournir, which means ‘to
complete something that is incomplete, to
make up what is lacking.’ ‘Mere child’s play,’
we say, forgetting that children understand
that to play is to learn.
“To play is to explore possibilities, not to
solve problems. When we play, we associate
ideas, and in so doing we discover
principles. Curiosity opens us to the pleasure
of discovery, and possibilities become
opportunities.
“The musician would remind you that a true
focus while playing in time includes a welldeveloped peripheral vision – an awareness
of your surroundings, an openness to other
associations: for in the rush of perceptions,
possibilities and opportunities show
themselves. And impatience is the virtue, not
patience!
“And even as music expresses silence
through rests, so rest allows us to absorb and
recognize possibilities and principles, to link,
to associate. Life’s melodic line is most fully
expressed in multidimensional time by the
contrast of activity and rest…
Jocelyn Andrew was awarded the James Frost Cross
Memorial trophy by Senior Stick Kalyn Bomback.
“Like music, life is an occurrent art, never
presented to us in its entirety as a whole, but
always on the way to becoming. We all of us
play in time. May God grant us a continuing
joy in this play, this fascinating, everunfolding drama.”
“
In the midst of the all the craziness
called school, the St John’s College community
allows you to unwind after a long day of
assignments, projects and exams.
– Omolayo Famuyide ’04
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Jumpstart Scavenger Hunt 2004
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Alumni News
1930’s We received a letter from Eva
Rogers, widow of Jack Rogers ’32 (LTh):
“The front page of the last newsletter
brought back memories – it was the
Theology Class of 1926–27. I think I knew
about 18 in that picture. Jack went off to his
first parish after ordination in 1932 to
Snowflake, in the middle of the awful
drought in southern Manitoba and
Saskatchewan. We were married in 1934 and
would have celebrated our 70th wedding
anniversary last June 16. Hope your plans of
the Lecture Hall do well – seeing your
program plans I realize how much
everything has gone ahead. Warden Wells
would rejoice.”
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Harold Christie, who attended
for one year on Church and Main, was
awarded an honorary Doctor of Canon Law
by the College of Emmanuel and St Chad on
October 31, 2004. The degree was given in
honour of his contribution to music and
education at St John’s Cathedral and
throughout Winnipeg. Harold sings with
Stirling Walkes ’64 and Derek McLean in
the U of M Bison’s Men’s Choir.
September. I was organist successively at
churches in Winnipeg; Brockville, and
London, Ontario; and Detroit. Since
retirement, I play at Grace Church in
Oakville.”
1950’s Elwyn Davies sent us the
“When Warren & I and (sister) Gerry
(Burgess) Abbott & Gary were in Northern
France, we went to the Juno Beach Centre,
following update: “In
The Johnian, circa
1950–52, you can
probably find traces of
Dick Smith and Elwyn
Davies. Dick spent his
working years with
Honeywell making use of
his engineering skills. In
retirement, he and his
wife Sylvia live in a home
they built (literally) in
Buckhorn, north of
Peterborough. Their
romance began during
St John’s days, and Sylvia
really is a Johnian by
marriage.
“My wife Joyce
(Moulden) and I now
live in Oakville ON, and
visited the Smiths in
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Dick & Sylvia Smith with Elwyn Davies.
’63 Jocelyn (Burgess) Barnard wrote:
At the retirement of Archbishop David Crawley ’58 (from l to r):
Ken Watts ’78, Doug Hodgkinson ’62, Allan Reed ’66, David Crawley ’58,
Marjorie (Webster) Ward, Wilda (Hrappstead) Watts ’78, and
Jack Greenhalgh ’60.
Alumni News (continued)
an interactive and pictorial museum of
World War II. One piece of video was
Laurie [Wilmot] talking about the troops
having a hard time getting supplies at the
time of the invasion. The Centre opened in
June 2003 and the video clip looked to have
been done in the past few years. It was very
interesting.”
’63 Michael Neil Best wrote after sorting
through back issues of In Lumine and
noticing Ken Johnson’s name in a list of
‘Missing’ Johnians: “There were two Ken
Johnsons when I attended St John’s. One of
them attended for one year before going to
Dental School, where he ultimately won the
Gold Medal. He went on to graduate in
Orthodontics (Toronto), and practiced in
Brampton until his tragic death in 1987.
“Johnians might be interested in knowing
that this Ken left a half million dollar estate
to the Dental School of the University of
Manitoba, which has established a couple of
clinical rooms for the treatment of dental
patients who cannot be treated in the
average dental office (usually because of
other medical conditions).”
’63
John (BA Hons) & Linda
(Lamontagne) Heffer have made
educational travel one theme of their lives.
Last November they were at the Taj Mahal,
the 90th UNESCO World Heritage site they
have visited. John and Linda live in Calgary,
where they retired in 1997, John from Husky
Energy, and Linda from a career in software
development. (See photo.)
’63 Murdith McLean (LTh, DD ’99),
A bearded Murdith
McLean
former Warden,
wrote from
Victoria, BC: “Ana
María and I have
moved to a very
beautiful house
with a view of the
San Juan Islands
and Mount Baker.
We run most
mornings at Elk
Lake, home of the
Canadian rowing
John ’63 and Linda (Lamontagne) Heffer
team, which is near us. I have taken on
some administrative responsibilities at the
Centre for Studies in Religion and Society,
where I am an Emeritus Fellow, as the
Associate Director, Program [sic]. I’m
keeping very active and just read a paper at
the Western Canadian Philosophical
Association.”
’76 Michael Boulton (BA) wrote: “I have
moved from England to Vancouver with my
new wife Maxine Anderson. We got
married last year in Mexico. I
have retired but plan to do
some voluntary work in the
Mental Health field.”
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Hartley Richardson
(BA Comm) was awarded
an honorary doctorate by
the U of M at the 2004
Fall Convocation. He has
also recently been Chair of
the Winnipeg United Way
campaign and is pictured
on the cover. Hartley is
married to Heather (Martin)
Richardson ’76 and is the
brother of David Richardson
and Karen (Richardson)
Somers.
Michael Bolton ’76 and
Maxine Anderson
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’78 We received a letter from Kevin Leung
after his update and email address appeared
in the last issue: “Since the newsletter, I have
reconnected with Johnians I haven’t been in
touch with in 26 years. Thanks.”
’84 Jennifer Woods (BA Hons
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Poli St), Cross trophy winner, emailed:
“It’s good to be back in touch with
St John’s. A big hello to Sister D on the
occasion of her Honorary Fellowship. I
too very fondly remember the hot
toddies, and in fact prescribe them for
friends even today as the perfect cure
all for a cold. St John’s has always been
more then the sum of its parts, and it is
in large part due to people such as
Sister D. I can think of many a person
who might not have survived their
College career without the patient,
loving guidance of Sister D. I will
always cherish the evenings shared with
her over a cup of tea (or a hot toddy or
a Silver Cloud). With loving (and when
necessary, firm) guidance, Sister D
helped us all make that transition to
surviving on our own in the world.
“I would love to get back in touch with
some of the Rez alumni from my day.
After St John’s I went on to complete
an MA in International Relations at the
Johns Hopkins School of Advanced
International Studies. I worked for 10
years in the private sector in and
around Washington, DC, then tested in
the Foreign Service with the U.S.
Department of Commerce. I was posted
to Tokyo, Japan, for 2 years, and
returned to the U.S. in 2000. I am now
working in Portland, Oregon, and living
just over the river in Vancouver, WA. I
am a divorced mother of 2 girls, ages 6
and 11. My e-mail address is
[email protected].”
’91
Miyo Yamashita (BA Eng) married
Michael Guerriere on August 30, 2003, and
has started her own data protection
company in Toronto. She completed her
PhD at McGill. Miyo’s brother Takashi
Yamashita ’92 just finished his MBA at the
Rotman School at the U of T.
’96
Dana (Iwanoczko) Sargent (BComm
Hons) and husband Richard wrote: “Just
wanted to let you know that Jacob Dale was
born on October 18, 2004. Matthew turned 2
on November 3 – needless to say they keep
us busy but we enjoy every minute and are
so lucky to have them.”
’04 Koichi Takagi (BA) is working at a
call centre as a bilingual (Japanese/English)
market research interviewer in Ottawa. “I
enjoy my life here but I miss people whom
I met at St John’s College, the University,
and Residence.”
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In Memoriam
’35 Sadie Nelson (BA, BEd ’36) passed
away in San Diego, CA, February 9, 2004,
age 93. She was a secretary at a community
college in San Diego.
’42
Nancy (Pingle) Vandewater (BA)
died November 4, 2003. Nancy was the sister
of the late Connie (Pingle) Reynolds ’35
and leaves her husband Howard and 3
children. While at the College she played
hockey and sang in Glee Club productions.
She later worked for the federal government
as an employment counsellor assistant.
’42 The Revd Canon Maurice Poole (BA,
LTh ’44, BD ’49) died in Oakville ON,
October 12, 2004. He was ordained in 1945
and served in parishes in Winnipeg,
Headingly, Peterborough and Toronto. He
attended the 1998
Broadway & Before
Reunion. Janet and Derek
visited with Maurice and
his wife Barbara often,
including a memorable
dinner at their condo
with all the decorations
in black and gold.
Maurice leaves Barbara
and children Philip, Mary
Maurice Poole
& David.
1950's Marion (Ruddick) May passed
away in Mazatlan, Mexico, November 28,
2004, age 66. Marion attended the College
in 1957-58 and
came to the 1998
Broadway Reunion.
She leaves her son
Jim and daughter
Marilyn, her brother
Charles ’62 and his
wife Donna (Sims)
Ruddick.
’65
Dorothy
Smith (BA) passed
away at home at
Marion (Ruddick) May
Victoria Beach,
October 4, 2003. Dot taught for over 30
years. She is survived by her twin brother
Barry and friend Diana Pennington ’66.
Michael Ewanchuk at Convocation Lunch, 2003.
1980’s Ed Ewanochko died in Winnipeg,
October 14, 2004, age 57. After a year in
university, he started driving trucks for a
living. After 20 years he returned to school,
ending up in the Faculty of Business at the
U of M and lived in Residence at St John’s in
1989-90. He returned to work in management
as a Director of Safety.
Doctor of Canon Law Michael
Ewanchuk died in Winnipeg on August 26,
2004, age 96. He had a significant career in
education and became the first Ukrainian
Manitoban to receive a permanent
appointment as Inspector of Schools. In 1964
Premier Duff Roblin appointed him Chair of
a curriculum committee to prepare the first
Ukrainian program of studies, and to select
appropriate textbooks for the teaching of
Ukrainian in Manitoba high schools. He also
served on many Councils and Associations,
including the U of M Alumni Association.
Dr Ewanchuk was an expert on Ukrainian
Canadians, writing about Ukrainian settlement
and Ukrainians who have contributed to
Canadian society. He wrote 16 books on that
subject with two volumes still in preparation
when he died. He also sponsored a new
award at the College specifically in that area,
the Michael and Muriel Ewanchuk Bursary.
He was honoured by St John’s College in
1989 with a Doctor of Canon Law for his
contribution to education and cultural history
in Manitoba. Dr Ewanchuk and his wife
Muriel were married for 56 years and he was
predeceased by her in 1997. He is survived
by 3 nephews and 3 nieces.
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In Memoriam (continued)
Friend
Evelyn Loadman died in
Winnipeg, November 22, 2004, age 88. She
was a pediatrician and a College
supporter.
Friend Janet Wyatt died in Minnedosa,
MB, April 9, 2003. Janet graduated as an RN
from the Winnipeg General and with her
husband Walter, raised seven children on
their farm. Walter died in January 2001. She
was Walter Jones’ cousin and her
grandchildren Jennifer and Roberta
Currah were both Johnians.
Friend Walter Wilmot drowned in
Minnedosa, MB, on October 30, 2004, at the
age of 83. Brother of the late Laurie
Wilmot ’31, he is survived by his wife of 58
years, Lily, his son and three daughters. He
and Lily were supporters of the Laurence F.
Wilmot Entrance Scholarship.
Upcoming Events
■ February 24, 2005: Marjorie Ward Lecture, 8 pm in the College Chapel – “My Idea of Canada”
Thomas R. Berger, Author, Lawyer, Politician.
■ April 19, 2005: U of M Alumni Reception in Ottawa at 5:00 pm at 200 West Block, Parliament Buildings.
Come see us at the St John’s College display!
■ April 20, 2005: U of M Alumni Reception in Montreal at 5:30 pm, at the Fairmont Queen Elizabeth.
■ May: Annual Meeting of the Friends of St John’s College.
■ May: Lobster Dinner.
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(date to be determined) and Calgary & Edmonton (Fall 2005).
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