Service for Paul Donohue

[Paul's daughter] Shelagh advises of the Burial Service for Paul which will take place on Saturday, May 4, 2013 at 10:00 am at Holy Sepulchre Cemetary( south eastern corner of the cemetary) on Plains Road  in Burlington, Ontario. A reception  will follow at the  chapel on site second floor in

She drew my attention to the Obituary published in yesterday's Ottawa Citizen

Paul David Donohue July 25, 1932 - March 20, 2013 It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Paul on March 20, 2013 in New Port Richey, Florida. Born in Hamilton Ontario, Paul was the son of the late Horace and Winnifred Donohue. Paul leaves behind his daughters Shelagh and Barbara (Linda) and son James. Paul is also survived by the mother of his children Shirley Robey Donohue. Burial Service will take place on Saturday, May 4, 2013 at 10:00 am at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Burlington, Ontario followed by a reception. No flowers please. Donations may be sent directly to the Heart & Stroke Foundation, Canadian Diabetes Association, Kidney Foundation or Canadian National Institute for the Blind.

May3 update: Further note from Shelagh.

You take the 401 West to 403 Hamilton to QEW Hamilton to Waterdown Road exit, turn left towards lake, turn right on  Plains Rd. W, for 3 or 4 lights OR 401 West to 403 Hamilton to 407 West Hamilton to Waterdown exit, turn left towards lake, turn right on Plains Rd W.  If you cross Botanical Dr. you've gone too far .  Holy Sepulchre Cemetery is on left side.  Turn left at 1st driveway (you can see headstones), go towards back of cemetery.  You will see an old chapel at the back, keep on the driveway to the left of it (East side).  You will see a small white mausoleum.  The name on it is Cullen.  Donohue headstone is in next row north of mausoleum facing Plains Rd. and is 4th headstone in from the roadway.  The graveside service will be there for Paul Saturday May 4th @ 10am followed by reception on site, on 2nd floor of large newer chapel/mausoleum @ 10:30am.

For those of you who knew my mother Shirley,  sadly she passed away peacefully at St. Joseph's Hospital in Hamilton April 30th @ 8:45pm (April 17, 1934 - April 30, 2013) following pneumonia after her 79th birthday.  Funeral is Monday May 6th @ Dodsworth and Brown funeral home, Robinson chapel at 15 West Ave. N. (King St./West Ave.).  Visitation is 11am to 1pm followed by funeral service @ 1pm and then cremation.  Burial yet to be determined.  Directions above are the same except you pass Waterdown Rd. exit and take York Blvd.  West Ave. follows Wellington.  Turn right on West Ave, past 2 stop signs.  Funeral home is on the right with parking.  Eastbound directions - take 401 East towards Toronto to 403 East Hamilton, exit Main St. East (1 way) past West Ave., take next left turn, to King St. W., back to West Ave., turn right.  Funeral home will be on left side.

Regards,
Shelagh Donohue

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Morley Bryon Bursey: RIP

Morley Bryon Bursey

Obituary:

Passed away peacefully on April 21, 2013 at the Health Sciences Complex in St. John’s, NFLD aged 101. Predeceased by wives Catherine and Mary, his daughter Edith, brothers Harold and Lester, sisters Blanche and Sadie and grandson John. Left to mourn are sons and daughters-in-law Morley (Derick) and Maxine in St. John’s, and James and Kate in Ancaster, grandsons Paul, Peter, Wayne, Lauren and Mark, great-grandchildren Katie, Mathew, and Rebecca, sisters Joan Herder and Jenny Doughty, and a large number of relatives and friends around the world. Morley was one of Newfoundland’s most distinguished citizens, having been a member of the Commission of Government in the 1930s, after which he represented Newfoundland in Jamaica and New York. During the war he represented the British Empire at the Allied Food Commission, following which he was Newfoundland Representative to the United States in New York. Upon Newfoundland joining Canada in 1949, he transferred to the Canadian Diplomatic Service, representing Canada for the next twenty-seven years in New York, the Dominican Republic, Ghana, Norway, Argentina, Greece and Turkey, Sweden, Chicago and Detroit, as Commercial Councillor, Consul General, High Commissioner or Ambassador. After his retirement in 1976, he began a fourteen-year second career representing the Canadian Automotive Parts industry as Executive Director of the APMA, and with this responsibility was heavily involved in framing the automotive portion of NAFTA, and the growth of the Japanese automotive manufacturing industry in Canada. He has continued to represent the Canadian automotive parts industry as APMA Honourary Executive Director. A proud member of the McGill University Hockey Team, he was also the longest serving member of the Whiteway Masonic Lodge. An avid golfer and sailor, he will be remembered by many in Norway and Sweden for building significant good will through his volunteer activities at both the Royal Swedish and Norwegian Yacht Clubs. Politically active in retirement, he will be missed by his friends at the Albany Club in Toronto. His Family thanks the staff at Tiffany Retirement Village, where he resided since Dec., 2011, for their kindness to him and to the Nursing staff at Health Sciences 5NA, for their attention to his needs while in Hospital. After a life filled with adventure he will be greatly missed by us all! Visitations will be at Barrett’s Funeral Home, 328 Hamilton Ave., St. John’s on Tuesday, April 23 at 2-4 pm and 7-9 pm. Funeral service on Wednesday, April 24 at 2pm from Barrett’s Chapel. Morley will be interred in Ontario, where a service of remembrance will be held in early May. Please visitwww.barretts.ca to sign the memorial guest book.

A medal a Day Keeps the Coup at Bay

DFAIT needs to take a lesson from Kim Jong-un -- rewards encourage performance, and loyalty. Mind you, one powerful electromagnet would wipe out their entire General Staff. 

Mountie > Ambo

BY MARK KENNEDY, POSTMEDIA NEWS APRIL 18, 2013

The Mountie who heads Prime Minister Stephen Harper's personal security detail will be appointed Canada's ambassador to Jordan.

The appointment of RCMP Supt. Bruno Saccomani will likely raise eyebrows in the diplomatic community and prompt questions from opposition parties about why the job isn't going to a career diplomat.

Article here.

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PAFSO in Strike Position

Push is coming to shove at DFAIT.