Portugal Golf Outing Report

A good time was had by all, and the golfing was superb. 

Bill Johnston's report on the event is here.

Ed Gorn reports on his (excellent!) fundraising 'stache-growing effort -- cf. his 'before' photo eight posts ago (Oct. 31). I vote you do NOT shave it off, Ed. - J

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From the debut of a sparse stubble one month ago, the time has come to display the 'stache/goatee that has grown in step with your kind donations to this worthy cause.
Even though Movember has not yet come to a conclusion, your contributions to date have already exceeded  $ 2,000.00.

 Thank you for your generous support.

Special thanks to John Lang and Ted Johnson who acted as sponsors to the Trade Commissioners/Amigos and the Class of 1966.

Cheers, Ed

Volunteer Job in Haiti

The link below gives the terms and conditions of a four month volunteer assignment in Haiti starting in January 2013 in which a francophone or a very bilingual anglophone retired Trade Commissioner may be interested.  This project is funded by CIDA and managed by a consortium of four NGOs - CECI (Centre canadien d’étude et de coopération internationale), EUMC (Entraide universitaire mondiale du Canada), SACO (Service d’assistance canadienne aux organisations) and FPGL (Fondation Paul Gérin-Lajoie). 

Anyone interested can contact Guy Bédard at bedardg@sympatico.ca. 

Terms and conditions are here.

Harry Horne: RIP

Harry James Horne
(October 8, 1916 - November 11, 2012)

Harry James Horne, age 96, of Murfreesboro, died Sunday, November 11, 2012 at his home.

Mr. Horne was a native of Shaunavon, Saskatchewan, Canada. He was a son of the late Bernard J. and Rose Burke Horne. He was also preceded in death by a son, Bernard Thomas Horne.
Visitation will be 1:00 until 3:00pm Wednesday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel followed by a 3:00pm funeral service with Rev. Don Herron officiating.
Mr. Horne is survived by his wife, Betty Lewter Horne; son, Christopher A. Horne of Adelaide, Australia; daughter, Lisa Coyle of Tampa, FL and one granddaughter, Laura Hargrove of Atlanta, GA.
Mr. Horne served in the Canadian Medical Corp during World War II. Following service in France, the Netherlands and Germany Mr. Horne returned to Canada. He enrolled first at the University of British Columbia and then at the University of Toronto where he gained an MBA. In 1947 he joined the Trade Commissioner Service, the commercial part of Canada’s diplomatic service. For the next forty years he served his country in Oslo, Stockholm, Lima, Karachi, Chicago and Bonn.
In 1967 he was named Consul General for Canada in Sydney, Australia and subsequently was Canada’s Consul General in Atlanta and San Francisco.
Mr. Horne spent over 30 years abroad and was renowned for his ability to train and develop young diplomats many of who went on to very senior roles in government and industry. He passed up a number of requests to fill positions in Ottawa. He was lovingly called “Trader Horne” by a generation of Canadian diplomats.
His influence spread outside the government community and he was highly regarded by many of leaders in the Canadian business community with whom he was in close contact through frequent trips back to Canada.
Mr. Horne was the senior Canadian Government representative to six western states including Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, Northern California and Hawaii. His responsibilities included the administration of the Canadian Consulate General’s five divisions: industry, trade and commerce, manpower and immigration, tourism, consular affairs and public affairs.
Mr. Horne had been an active member of the Murfreesboro Noon Rotary Club for 45 years. He served as president in 1986-87, was a former secretary and a Paul Harris Fellow.
Memorials may be made to the Noon Rotary Club or the Harry Horne Scholarship Fund at MTSU in memory of Mr. Horne.
Woodfin Memorial Chapel. 615-893-5151. Online condolences can be made atwww.woodfinchapel.com 

Facebook for ex-TCS/SDC

Colleague, Roger Belanger, has taken the initiative to create a Facebook page for members of this group who wish to engage in a more interactive (modern) form of communication. Below are some details, including a 'how-to'. It's dead easy. Those on "Lang's list" will also have received an email about this. Roger's email is provided on that. He's the best person to ask about this, but I do not foresee that any of you will have any problem. And ignoring the whole thing is always an option. - jl

Why create a Facebook Group for ex-TCS?
It is obvious that social media, and Facebook in particular, has made great inroads 
in terms of reaching out to a greater number of contacts (“friends”).  In fact, many 
believe that social media is quickly replacing email as a way of communicating. A big 
advantage over using an email list is that you don’t have to worry if the latter is up-to-
date.

Is it safe, secure to use Facebook?
Everyone should be careful using whatever media. Facebook is safe if you ensure that 
your privacy settings are as you want them to be. It's up to you.

Do I need to join Facebook to keep in touch? Is this replacing Amigos or 
the “messages from John Lang”?
No, to both questions. However, using Facebook would help in making it easy for 
anyone to communicate with other members on Facebook without putting the onus on 
one single person (like John Lang, who has been doing over the past few years) to re-
communicate the info.

How do I join Facebook?
Open www.facebook.com. Complete your profile as you find it personally useful. View 
and edit your privacy settings (click on the “down arrow” on the top right), we suggest 
you choose “Friends” instead of “Public” or “Everyone” throughout the various choices.

How do I join the “ex-TCS/SDC (2012) Group?
Once you have joined Facebook with a personal account, you can join our Group. We 
can be found by typing the Group’s name in the search area on the top of your page. 
You can ask to join the Group or we could invite you once you confirm to us that you 
are on Facebook. 

How will I receive messages from members of the Group?
Individual members can decide through the Group’s settings if and when they want to 
receive emails concerning the activities of the Group. You can also select whether you 
want to display the group updates in the News Feed on your own Facebook home page 
(personal account).

Where can members communicate with each other?
The Group is meant for messages to be shared with everyone. You can use your own 
personal Facebook account to send a personal message to another member to whom 
you are connected as a Friend on Facebook. When clicking on the Group’s name on the 
left navigation, you get to the Group’s Timeline. This is the main area where members 
can make direct contact with all the other members. You can comment on posts and be 
able to publish messages themselves.

Can anyone on Facebook have access to our Group’s Timeline (content)?
No, the Group was created as a “closed” group.   

FSCA Art Exhibition

27th Annual Art Exhibition

This year's Foreign Service Community Association (FSCA) Art Exhibition  

will take place in the Skelton Lobby, Lester B. Pearson Building, 125 Sussex Drive,  

Ottawa from 20-22 November, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

The Exhibition will remain open to the public until 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, 

November 21.

Due to the new security procedures, visitors who will be attending the exhibition 

on Tues-Thurs will need a government-issued photo ID (not a passport please) to 

exchange for a visitor's pass.

I will be exhibiting my fine art photography prints and I look forward to seeing you 

at the show. 

Regards, David 

DAVID CLENDENNING PHOTOGRAPHY

Suite 506-35 Murray Street

Ottawa, ON, K1N 9M5

T 613.562.0930

Thomas Delworth: Obituary

DELWORTH, W. Thomas
Diplomat and University Provost
Passed away peacefully in Ottawa on Monday October 29 at the age of 83. Survived by his loving and beloved wife of forty-three years, Pamela, and his son Christopher, whose presence was a tower of strength for him toward the end of his life. Predeceased by his parents, Cecil Ivor Delworth and Jessie Strang Corry, his stepmother Edna Edith Shaw and his older brother John Corry Delworth.
Tom joined the Foreign Service in 1956 and spent the next thirty seven years in a variety of assignments at home and abroad, 22 of those years at the senior official/head of post level. He served inter alia as Ambassador to Indonesia 1970-1974, to Sweden 1984-1987, and to Germany 1988-1992 (including Head of the Military Mission in Berlin), as well as Ambassador/Head of Delegation to three major international Conferences on European Security: Geneva 1974-1975, Belgrade 1977-1978 and Sweden 1984-1987. In Ottawa 1978-1984, he headed the Asia Pacific Affairs Bureau for some years as Assistant Undersecretary before becoming Assistant Deputy Minister for Political Affairs and Special Advisor to the Deputy Minister.
Following a distinguished career in the Department of Foreign Affairs, with a record of high achievement, notably in the Asia Pacific world and in Europe, as well as in senior positions at HQ in Ottawa, Tom retired in 1993. Thereafter he devoted himself to teaching International Relations at the Universities of Toronto (Bissell Chair), Trinity College U of T; Queens (Skelton-Clark Visiting Fellow); and later Carleton (Norman Paterson School of International Affairs). Subsequently he was appointed Provost of Trinity College 1996-2002 and upon his retirement received the title of Provost Emeritus. He was recently honoured by the College with the bestowal of its highest honour, an Honorary Fellowship. He is a Special Fellow of Massey College and a member of the Chancellor's Council at Victoria University. His final years found him passionately involved in community volunteer work in Ottawa as Vice Chairman of the Board of Opera Lyra Ottawa and Chairman of the Board of the Rockliffe Park Foundation. His death brings to a close almost 50 years of outstanding service to his country and his fellow Canadians.
Our heartfelt thanks to the compassionate nurses, caregivers and many personal and professional friends who offered support. A memorial service will be held at the Church of St Bartholomew, 125 Mackay Street, Ottawa, Thursday November 15 at 3pm. In lieu of flowers, anyone wishing to make a donation to a living memorial in Tom's name might direct their attention to "The Provost Delworth Graduation Awards" at the University of Trinity College in the University of Toronto, 6 Hoskin Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1H8. More information may be had by contacting the Bursar: 1-416-978-3058

Cantata Singers Concert, Nov. 17

You’re a music lover so I wanted to let you know about the upcoming Cantata Singers’ concert.  It’s on November 17 and promises to be an excellent evening of music.  

The repertoire we’re presenting explores the theme of the medieval allegory the Dance of Death (or Totentanz). There will be hauntingly beautiful music by composers: Mendelssohn, Togni, Distler, Eleanor Daley (the complete Requiem which includes “In Remembrance”), Tavener, and Piper (an Ottawa composer).

It’s Saturday, November 17, 2012, at St. Joseph’s Church (174 Wilbrod Ave). Free parking is available next to the church as well as on-street parking.

The concert begins at 8 p.m. Come at 7:30 p.m. and hear the pre-concert talk by Artistic Director Michael Zaugg. These talks are always a truly fascinating introduction into the music you will hear.

Tickets:

Adult: $25 - $5 discount on advance purchase

Senior: $20 - $5 discount on advance purchase

Student: $10

Of course, if you’d prefer to purchase a 2012-13 season’s ticket for the choir’s 3 concert series, including this one, it’s only $55 for adults and $45 for seniors.

NEW: Purchase your tickets online using PayPal at www.cantatasingersottawa.ca! Tickets are also available at The Leading Note, Compact Music, all CD Warehouse stores, or can be purchased directly from me.

For more information, visit www.cantatasingersottawa.ca.

I have tickets and can arrange to get them to you.

Hope you can make it. And I’d be so pleased if you could pass this on to other music lovers.

Cathy Patton

cathy.patton@rogers.com

Tom Delworth Funeral

Message from Rick Kohler:

RHOMA colleague Max Yalden has shared that Tom Delworth's funeral will be held Thursday, November 15th at 3 pm, St. Bartholomew's Anglican Church, 125 Mackay Street, New Edinburgh; the obituary is expected to appear in newspapers November 7.  

 Meanwhile, an article on the Asia Pacific Foundation site remembers Tom, here.