Lives Lived ALUMNI

DOUGLAS MUIR ’52, lawyer in Burlington practising what he called “happy law” for 60 years; former HSC board member (1987-1991) and trustee (19831993) as well as Class Representative for his year; active in the community as a founder member of Club Challenge, dedicated to teaching people with disabilities to scuba dive; father of Gordon ’81, Robert ’83 and Alexandra ’88 Muir; husband, father, grandfather. On June 16, 2022, at 86.

HELEN HOWARD-LOCK ’55, first woman to teach in McMaster University’s Faculty of Engineering, completing a PhD in chemical physics there in 1968; spent most of her career working at the university with husband Colin Lock as spectroscopist for the Laboratories for Inorganic Medicine; loved swimming, sailing, music, theatre, dogs, humour (especially puns), the written word, gardening, and harvesting produce for the family pantry; stepmother of Jon ’66 and Rick ’71 Preston; grandmother of Joshua ’24 and Jacob ’27 Feltham; wife, mother, grandmother. On Feb. 17, 2022, at 84.

PATRICIA “TRISH” CHAMBERS ’64, former school administrative staffer in Waterloo; avid bridge player, curler and international traveller; daughter of William Shambrook ’25; sister of William Shambrook ’57, Susan Cozzi ’62 and Elizabeth ’66 and Peter ’69 Shambrook; wife, mother, grandmother. On February 23, 2022, at 75.

LEONARD TEEUWEN ’85, accountant and entrepreneur who founded two accounting firms, TeeuwenTurner-Moore (now TurnerMoore) in Bobcaygeon and The Tax Advantage in Kitchener; respected for his hard work and ethics; in younger days, travelled with the Burlington Teen Tour marching band, playing tuba; brother of Phyllis Connelly ’81; husband, father. On July 21, 2022, at 56.

Faculty

HUGH T. BROWN, Hamilton-born teacher at HSC for 30 years into the 1990s; also taught sailing and founded the Royal Hamilton Yacht Club Sailing School, which he ran for 10 years and which still continues; remembered for warmth of spirit and as a favourite teacher for many; father of Cynthia ’78 and Colin ’81 Brown, Jane Gyles ’84 and Nancy Reynolds ’84; grandfather of Joshua ’07 and Mackenzie ’10 Brown; husband, father, grandfather, greatgrandfather. On September 9, 2022, at 91.

Friends

MARGARET HOLTON, long-time volunteer in Hamilton and former president of the National Ballet Guild of Canada; loved travel with late spouse Luther Holton ’37; mother of Margaret ’74 and John ’79 Holton; grandmother of Emily ’98 and Alexander ’02 Holton; wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother. On February 12, 2022, at 95.

MARYLYN HEAGLE, matriarch of an HSC family including son Bruce Heagle ’76, Builder and former HSC board member and trustee, and late husband Doug, also a Builder; mother of Janice Heagle-Stiglick ’74, Barbara Reade ’78, and Bruce ’76 and Brian ’82 Heagle; grandmother of Kaitlyn ’05, Christopher ’06, Elyse ’08, Adam ’08 and Adele ’12 Heagle; wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother. On October 14, 2022, at 90.

IAN HAM, Welsh-born professional engineer at Stelco for 30 years; father of Stuart Ham ’79 and Paula Hartwell ’83; husband, father, grandfather. On October 16, 2022, at 89.

HYACINTH GLORIA CHEN, Kingston, Jamaica-based mother of HSC benefactor Michael Lee-Chin; grandmother of Michael ’97, Paul ’00, Elizabeth ’20 and Maria ’20 Lee-Chin; wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother. On January 8, 2022, at 89.

INDRA RASTOGI, Hamilton obstetrician and gynecologist for some 50 years; born in Pilibhit, India, and a prominent member of Hamilton’s Indo-Canadian community; mother of Veera Duggal ’90; wife, mother, grandmother. On October 18, 2022, at 84.

BORIS BROTT, acclaimed Canadian conductor and founder in 1988 of Hamilton’s Brott Music Festival, the largest orchestral music festival in Canada, as well as long-time conductor of the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra; father of Alexandra ’97, David ’98 and Benjamin ’03 Brott; husband, father, grandfather. On April 5, 2022, at 78.

PATRICIA “PATSY” PEACOCK-EVANS, visual artist and seamstress who held musical salons in her Hamilton home with husband John Evans ’55; mother of Avia ’94 and Seke ’94 Peacock; stepmother of Rosalind Heintzman ’87 and Michael ’82 and Anthony ’83 Evans; wife, mother, grandmother. On January 2, 2023, at 77.