Canadian Seed Growers, the Agricultural Institute of Canada and the Province of Quebec. He gave his home town of Brampton a lifetime of service through his many associations, including a commit ment to Rotary. This year, he is being honored posthumously as U of G' s 1995 Alumnus of Honour recipient at Alumni Weekend. He is survived by his wife, Irene, and son, Jamie. Memorial don atio ns can be made to the OAC Alumni Foundation, c/o Alumni Hou se . Cynthia Blizzard, Dip.(Mac) '63 and B.H .Sc. '7 1, died suddenly in Ottawa on Nov. 14, 1994. She worked for the Department of National Defence and is survived by her sisters, Flora Francis, Norma Inniss and Lynette Ng, B.Sc.(Agr.) '65, and broth ers, Lennox, B.Sc.(Agr.) '69, Lloyd and Stephen.
Lyman Chapman, BSA ' 30, of Clarksburg, Ont., died Nov. I, 1994, in Mississauga. He was employed at the Ontario Research Foundation (ORF) in Toronto for more than 40 years, was a consultant for Consolidated Sand and Gravel and operated an apple farm near Thornbury until 1992. Active in alumni affairs, Mr. Chapman was OAC '30 class agent and received the OAC Centennial Medal in 1974. Predeceased by his wife, Edith, he is survived by one daughter, Alison Fleming . A me morial fund will be established in his memory, and donations may be sent to the Development Office c/o Alumni House. Hugh Elliott, BSA '23, of Paris, Ont , died March
17, 1995. Before attending OAC, he served in the
Canadian military and, after graduation, faImed in
North Dumphries Township, where he was active
in municipal affairs. He was township clerk and
treasurer for 38 years and was secretary-treasurer
for local school districts between 1946 and 1967. A
volunteer for several historical and conservation
groups, he was awarded the Canada Centennial
Medal in 1967. Predeceased by hi s first wife, Jean
Barrie, he is survived by his wife Irene Fink, two
daughters and a stepdaughter, nine grandchildren
and three great-grandchildren.
Stuart Foster, DVM '49, of Fergus, Ont., died
Feb. 25, 1995. He ran a veterinary practice in Fer
gus for many years and completed 26 years of serv
ice with the health of animals branch of Agriculture
Canada at 1.M. Schneider in Kitchener. He is sur
vived by his wife, Marion, and five children.
Brion Kennedy, an associate professor in the Centre for Genetic Improvement of Livestock, died Nov. 27, 1994. A professor in the Department of Animal and Poultry Science since 1981, he is sur vived by his wife, Sandy, and two children, Meghan and Eric. Memorial contributions may be made through the Development Office at Alumni House. A tree will be planted in his memory in the Wall-Custance Forest at the Arboretum. Benjamin Leach, DVM '35, of St. Albans, Ver mont, died March 3, 1993. Born in Fairfield, Vt. , he Cuelph Alumnus
received a commission in the U.S. army after gradu ating from OVC and continued to serve as a mili tary officer until his retirement in 1961. He is survived by a sister, Charlotte Barry of St. Albans, Vt., who has established a memorial scholarship at OVC in her brother's name. Judith (Jude) McConney, B.Sc.(Agr) '80, of Calgary, died Feb. 19, 1995, as the result of a mo tor vehicle accident. She was an agronomist with Beiseker Agriculture Services at Beiseker, Alta., and is survived by her parents, Mary and Bob McConney, BSA '48, one sister, Sheila, and three brothers, Garnet, B.Sc.(Agr) '77, Sandy, B.Sc. '79, and Fraser.
Francis Newbould, Dip.(OAC '32) and BSA '36, of Guelph died Nov. 16, 1994. Much of his work as a Guelph professor laid the foundation for many of the current mastitis research programs around the world . Professor emeritus at U of G, he is survived by his wife, Jean and two dau gh ters . Jock "Goomer" Raithby, BSA ' 51, died Dec. 30, 1994 in Campbellville, Ont. In 1955, he became manager of Clover Meadow Creamery Ltd. in Toronto and retired as president in 1985. More re cently, he worked for Nelson Dairies. He is sur vived by his wife, Nancy (Matthews), B.H.Sc. '53 , and four children. His late father, George, BSA '23, was a former professor at U of G.
Margaret (Holes) Starkey, Dip.(Mac) '29, died March 14,1995, in Gue lph. She had worked as a dietitian at the Simcoe General Hospital and was a member of the Arke ll Women 's Institute. Prede ceased by her husband, Richard, she is survived by her sisters, Eleanor Mitchell, Dip .(Mac) '36, and Catherine Smith, and her brother, Alt Holes, BSA '34.
Donations given in memory of deceased alumni will help support scholarships at the University of
Guelph if
directed to the
Alumni Memorial
Fund. Send c/o
Alumni House,
University of
Guelph,
Guelph, Ont.
N1G 2W1.
For information,
call 519-824-4120,
Ext. 6183.
Hugh Wathke, B.Sc.(Agr.) '89, of Winnipeg (for merly of Port Elgin, Ont.) died suddenly May 20, 1994, as the resu lt of a boating accident. He is sur vived by his father, George, DVM ' 64, his friend Carol Durscher, sisters, Lisa Butchart and Brenna Eadie, B. Comm. '92, and a brother, Philip.
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Please call or write for a brochure: Wall-Custance Funeral Horne & Chapel 206 Norfolk Street, Guelph, N I H 4K3 (519) 822-0051 37