ALUMNI NEWS responsible for the way in which he slashed through the June finals and carried off a Moderns scholarship.” The third generation of Browns to attend Victoria College (4T5), he studied modern history and modern languages (and eventually spoke five). He was also a member of the COTC, enlisting in 1944 and serving in the Canadian Forces Intelligence Corps until 1946, when a Rhodes Scholarship took him to Balliol College, Oxford, where he studied politics, philosophy, and economics. While at Balliol, he found himself on the hockey team as Oxford’s goalie – mostly because he was Canadian and knew how to skate – touring Europe and even playing in the Spengler Cup. In 1948, he joined the Department of External Affairs, launching a 40-year career as a diplomat that began with UN conferences in Geneva and Paris, continued with postings in Havana, Berne, and Washington, and culminated with appointments as Canadian Ambassador to Cuba, Haiti, and Sweden. Among his brushes with history, he was in Cuba for the arrival of the FLQ after the 1970 October Crisis in Canada. He played tennis until his 80s when his heart and memory began to fail him. He leaves his wife Ruth (whom he met in a first-year French class at Vic and married in Balliol Chapel), four children, many grandchildren and great-grandchildren
– all of whom will remember him as a brilliant, curious, and kind man with a gift for putting people at their ease that served him so well both in his life abroad and at home. – Rick Marin ’80
Clare Morrison 1927–2016 Clare Morrison ’44,
WW II Veteran, retired judge of the Ontario Provincial Court, Criminal Division, and Senior Council (Special Prosecutions) Government of Alberta, died peacefully at Southlake Regional Health Center, Newmarket on April 18, 2016 at the age of 89 years. Flags were flown at half-mast at Georgina, Ontario facilities to honour the former town councilor (1988 to 1991) and Sutton resident. Clare was well respected, and was known for his larger-thanlife personality and his legacy of great accomplishments. Classmate Claude Cornu ’44 remembers him as someone who “enjoyed life, participated in numerous activities and pursuits, and above all, did it his way. My friend of 78 years never lacked in vim, vigor, and vitality.” He notes that Clare was fiercely proud of his Scottish heritage. Clare was
UTS and the UTSAA extend their condolences to the families of those alumni who passed away recently. Crawford Anglin ’37
Kenneth (Ken) Radcliffe ’44
JUNE 1, 2016
APRIL 18, 2016
Donald Boxer ’38
John Beckingham ’47
MAY 9, 2016
APRIL 7, 2016
William (Bill) Waugh ’39
William Abbott ’48
APRIL 8, 2016
APRIL 12, 2015
Kenneth (Ken) Brown ’41
William (Bill) McIlroy ’50
JUNE 24, 2016
MARCH 6, 2016
Marcus Rotenberg ’43
George James ’51
JULY 8, 2016
NOVEMBER 5, 2015
Clare Morrison ’44
Sonya Van Veen ’01
APRIL 18, 2016
MAY 7, 2016
also remembered by his many comrades at the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 356, Sutton, and the 429 Georgina Wing of the RCAF. Known locally as “Judge,” he was renowned for his wit, passion, lively conversation, and laughter. Clare remained connected to UTS and was a regular attendee at Remembrance Day assemblies up until 2014. He leaves his partner Barbara Fuller, children Ian, Janet Morrison (Darwin), Mark (Michelle), and Paul, as well as grandchildren and greatgrandchildren, and is remembered by the mother of his children, Margaret.
Kenneth (Ken) Radcliffe 1926–2016 Ken Radcliffe ’44
passed away just two months shy of his 90th birthday. Upon graduating from UTS, Ken attended U of T for one year of electrical engineering, then he joined the Royal Canadian Navy where he received training at Millard, Ontario. Following his discharge, he rejoined his family, moved to Montreal, and entered McGill University where he completed his electrical engineering degree. There he met his future wife, Lois, with whom he had two children, David and Jane. He spent his entire professional career at GE Canada. Despite becoming a left-knee amputee at the age of 62 and a right knee amputee at the age of 81, he never let his physical challenges slow him down. He was passionate about helping others, in particular children. Ken was very much involved in the Grandparent Program that concentrates on specialneeds children and children of recent immigrants. He strongly believed that he could make a difference and help a child to integrate better and more quickly into society. Ken was a faithful donor to UTS as well as to other organizations. He will be remembered as a man who was constantly giving and helping others. He will be missed by his family and as a loyal friend to UTS. – Janine Kuzma THE UTS ALUMNI M AGAZINE
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