OBITUARIES in 2004, Peter has continued as a Guest Faculty Member at the University of the South Pacific, where he developed its Introduction to Shipping course. He was a founding member of the Maritimes (Halifax) Division of the Company of Master Mariners of Canada. Although he had a deep affinity for the South Pacific region, he continued to call Poley Mountain near Sussex, N.B., home. His “larger-than-life”, cheerful personality, storytelling capabilities and exceptional professional abilities positively affected the many friends and colleagues he leaves behind. Peter is survived by his wife, Barbara (Gollan); daughter, Gillian, Saint John, N.B.; son, Nicholas (Renee) and granddaughter Harmony, Gold Coast, Australia; as well as his mother, Joan; sister, Fiona (Ray), Concord, California; sister-in-law, Trudy (Peter), Brantford, ON, and brother-inlaw, Tom, New Glasgow. Peter is also survived by nieces, Cathy, Lindsay, Jennifer and Marsha, and nephews, Mark and Michael.
1984 Brian Ross Russell, B.A. LL.B.
passed away suddenly at the age of 48 on August 25, 2007 in Washington, D.C. The son of Theodora and the late Ross Russell, he grew up on Grand Manan, N.B. He graduated from Dalhousie University with his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1980 and his law degree in 1984. He then moved to Washington, D.C. where he went on to a stellar career in international consulting, specializing in global business and emerging markets, trade policy and international development, and legal and institutional reform in developing countries. He was passionate about trying to make the world a better place and his work for the U.S. Agency for International Development and the U.S. State Department took him on consulting assignments to over 30 countries. He took on senior advisory roles for projects in the Middle East, Africa, Eastern Europe and Latin America. His commentaries and reviews have appeared in major publications such as The Washington Post, Time Magazine and The New York Times. At the time of his death, Brian was truly following his 84
dreams and with his marriage to his wife, Nicole, he had achieved a level of personal happiness that was apparent to everyone who knew him. He was taken in the bloom of his life, coming home from his first wedding anniversary dinner with Nicole. The cab they were travelling in was involved in a tragic accident that Nicole survived. He leaves behind his wife and soul mate, Nicole Cushing; his beloved mother, Theodora; sister, Shelley Veysey (Wayne), much loved nephew, Russell and nieces, Justine, Kathleen, Nadine and Aunt Helena, all of Grand Manan; parents-in-law, Michael and Sharon Cushing, sister-inlaw, Carla Cushing. He was predeceased by his father, Ross Russell.
1986 Jacklyn Heather (Grimm) Kendrick, B.A., LL.B. passed
away at the age of 47 on July 6, 2008, following a valiant battle with cancer. Born and raised in Halifax, she was the daughter of the late Gerald Simon and Pearl Marguerite Grimm. Jacklyn attend QEHS where she was voted co-student body president in her final year and after graduating from Dalhousie University with her Bachelor of Arts and law degrees, she moved to Toronto to practise law. She later held the positions of vice-president GMAC and co-manager of GSS Canada. She was an accomplished musician with a keen appreciation for the arts and throughout her lifetime performed in church orchestras and also the North York Symphony Orchestra. Jacklyn always clearly demonstrated her commitment to her Christian faith through participation in church activities both in Halifax and Toronto. She was a devoted wife and mother and is survived by husband, Joseph Edward, and daughter, Madalyn Vaughn, Toronto, O.N.; and brother, Sterling Grimm, Halifax, N.S. She was predeceased by her parents.
Hearsay 2008 Dalhousie Law School
1988
Geoffrey Arthur Holland Pearson, LL.D., O.C. passed away
on March 18, 2008 at the age of 81. Born in Toronto, Ontario, he was the son of former Prime Minister of Canada, Lester B. Pearson and Maryon Pearson. He was educated at the University of Toronto and Oxford University. He joined the Department of External Affairs in 1952 and held diplomatic appointments at the Canadian embassies in Paris and Mexico City, and in New Delhi. In late 1983, he was appointed as a special representative to Prime Minister Trudeau for arms control, and in 1984 he was seconded to the Canadian Institute for International Affairs. In 1985 he was appointed as the first executive director of the Canadian Institute for International Peace and Security, where he served for six years. He was a past president of the United Nations Association in Canada and in 2000, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. He is survived by his wife, retired senator, Landon Pearson, and by their children Hilary, Katharine, Anne, Michael and Patricia. He also leaves his sister, Patricia Hannah, and 12 grandchildren.
1991
Kenneth Joseph Chisholm MacKinnon, B.Sc., LL.D., M.D.
passed away on October 8, 2007, at the age of 86, of prostate cancer. Born in Antigonish, N.S. he graduated from St. Francis Xavier University and Dalhousie Medical School. After his marriage to Ann Frances Meech in 1945, he practised medicine with his father in Antigonish and his father-in-law in North Sydney, before moving to Montreal where he and his wife resided for over 30 years. He received his postgraduate medical training at McGill University and joined the staff of the Royal Victoria
Hospital. In 1958, he was a key member of the transplant team that performed one of the first successful kidney transplants in the world. In 1979, he and Ann moved to Nairobi, Kenya, where he was Executive Director of the Aga Khan Hospital. They returned to Nova Scotia in 1982 where he became Chief of Staff at the Halifax Infirmary and Adjunct Professor of Urology at Dalhousie University. He and Ann moved to Antigonish and in semi-retirement he directed the Palliative Care Unit at St. Martha’s Hospital. Among many honours, Dr. MacKinnon was awarded Doctor of Laws by Dalhousie University and St. Francis Xavier University and received the Canadian Urological Association Achievement Award. He was predeceased by his parents, his first wife, Ann; son, William Lloyd; and five siblings. He is survived by his second wife, Beryl MacIntosh; children, Sheilagh (William Hudon); JoAnn (Chris Murphy); Dr. David (Geraldine); Mairi (Sasha Manacas); Dr. Susan (Bruce Tucker); Kenneth (Laura Santini); Dr. Laura (George Cawkwell); Kathryn (John Metcalf); daughter-in-law Diane. He is also survived by his sisters Maureen MacGillivray and Patricia MacNeil and brother Rev. Gregory MacKinnon; 24 grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren and six greatgrandchildren.
FRIENDS OF THE LAW SCHOOL Mary Louise (MacLeod) Clarke, B.A., M.S.W., passed
away peacefully December 4, 2007, at her home in Halifax. Born in Pictou in 1928, she was a daughter of the late Hector Bruce and Minnie (Colter) MacLeod. She attended the University of King’s College from which she received her Bachelor of Arts. She then obtained a Master of Social Work in 1951. She began her professional career by establishing a social services department at the Nova Scotia Hospital. She received several grants and awards for her academic achievements. For several years, she was the Executive Director of the Halifax Family Services