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A14 NATIONAL POST, SATURDAY, AUGUST 14, 1999 hi I 1 1 4 Akc Bristow. At Thwaite, England, aged 89. One of the world's foremost experts on orchids, Mr. Bristow had an interest in horticulture for most of his life. He was trained as an architect, but was also at various times a journalist, screenwriter, cartoonist, set designer and advertising copywriter.

He bought his first orchid in 1961, and from then on, his interest in the plants grew. Dendrobium orchids were seen as his specialty. He was also the author of several books, including Orchids and The Easy Garden. IN PASSING Mr. Reagan's economic policies in support of free enterprise.

Tommy Ridgley. At New Orleans, aged 73. A veteran performer from the golden age of New Orleans rhythm and blues, Mr. Ridgley made more than 70 recordings. He got his break in 1949 with Shrewsbury Blues and, with his band the Untouchables, he backed the likes of Little Richard and Sam Cooke and opened for James Brown.

But he never had a Top 10 hit In 1995, he released an acclaimed comeback album, Since the Blues Began. 1 Earle M. Jorgensen. At Los Angeles, aged 101. Mr.

Jorgensen was a member of Ronald Reagan's "kitchen cabinet," an informal network of millionaires who helped persuade Mr. Reagan to go into politics. It was said that Mr. Jorgenson's personal success story a high-school dropout, he went on to build a successful steel-distribution company influenced JEAN DRAPEAU DEATH Expo 67 seen as his masterpiece, but 1976 Olympics was his folly Jean Drapeau is seen superimposed on a view of Expo 67, an image which was seen as Drapeau's crowning achievement during his long ROGER VARLBY CANADIAN PRESS captured a year after the world's fair, tenure as Montreal's mayor. During Expo 67, Mayor Drapeau was at the side of Charles de Gaulle when the French president roared "Vive le Quebec libre!" to the crowd in front of City Hall.

Though a nationalist, Mayor Drapeau disassociated himself from the general's outburst and was glad to see him leave the city and the country. Jean Drapeau started the first lottery in Canada to try and pay off civic debts. He was laughed at by English Canada at the time, but lotteries until then illegal in Canada were adopted by governments across the country. Though he is remembered for his grand engineering schemes, from the subway to Expo, Jean Drapeau also helped bring in the War Measures Act. Like many older Quebec politicians, he was upset by the po- 67, the world's fair on the St.

Lawrence River that attracted more than 50 million visitors. But his folly was the 1976 Olympic Games, and the huge tower of Olympic Stadium, designed by a Parisian architect. The tower was meant to unfurl a giant tent to cover the stadium a good idea in France, perhaps, but not in Canada. The retracting roof never worked, its replacement leaked and the stadium itself suffered from settling on unstable ground. The Olympics ruined Mr.

Drapeau's reputation. Jean Drapeau was a serious man who loved opera, and he once started a restaurant dedicated to chamber music. He is remembered for the rather silly throw-away line, "The Olympics could no more have a deficit than a man could have a baby." The games ended with a deficit of well over a billion dollars and Quebec taxpayers are still paying the bill. Joseph Jean Drapeau was born in Montreal at noon on Feb. 18, 1916, the son of Joseph Napoleon and Berthe Drapeau.

He grew up in the east end of Montreal in the district of Rosemont, part working class, part middle class. The Drapeaus were not rich, but they were cultured. Berthe Drapeau sang in the choir at the nearby church and was so accomplished she was once asked to sing at Notre Dame Cathedral at midnight Mass. She gave her son a love of opera and classical music. The senior Drapeau was a conservative French Canadian nationalist, as were many, if not most, men of his generation, and he worked as a political organizer in elections.

J. N. Drapeau mastered English in his business career and spoke it better than his son would. Jean Drapeau, while fluent in English, never seemed to have an ear for the nuances of speech. Education at a classical college was the grounding for the French-speaking establishment in Quebec.

The Drapeaus couldn't afford that, but sent their son to the top public school, Ecole Le Plateau. He took three different streetcars to get there from home. Later he obtained a law degree, the basis of his early material and, later, political success. At school, he was heavily influenced by the teachings of Abbe Lionel Groulx, a French-Canadian nationalist of near fascist leanings whose writings extolled the virtues of French Canada. Later, as mayor, Mr.

Drapeau would suggest renaming Sherbrooke Street as Lionel Groulx Boulevard. During the First World War, most of French Quebec had been against conscription. During the Second World War, Jean Drapeau was a leader of the anti-conscription movement, a popular cause in the 1940s. He ran as an anti-conscription candidate in a federal election in the Montreal district of Outremont in 1942. He also ran in the provincial election of 1944 for the Bloc Populaire, an antiwar party and forerunner of the Parti Quebecois, and the basis for the NO" WILLIAM EVERETT (SANDY) QUIMBY, born August 10, 1929-died August 9, 1999.

Graduate of US Naval Academy Annapolis, MD, Class of '52. Devoted husband of Catharine (nee Chadwick). Father of Christopher (Victoria), Eric (Anne), Alexandra. Grandfather of Benjamin and Alexandra. A private family service was held on August 11th.

Special thanks to Dr. Michael McCulloch of Oakville, the VON and The Red Cross for all their care and support. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the department of clinical neurology, care of Dr. Adrian Upton, Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation, McMaster division, room 418, 1200 main Street West, Hamilton, ON, L8N 3Z5. GRAY, Laura Kathleen "Kathy" Peacefully on Friday, August 13, 1999.

Loving mother of Megan, Brantford and Courtney, Toronto. Cherished daughter of Robert Lee Neth Sr. and Rosabelle L. Neth, Kansas City, Missouri. Beloved sister of Robert Lee Neth Milpitas, California, Deborah Anne Neth, Kansas City, Kansas, and Richard Edward Neth, Seattle, Washington.

Dear daughter-in-law of Wilford and Olga Knoepfli, Brantford. Kathy is also survived by her former husband Gerry Gray, Melbourne, Florida, her brother-in-law and sister-in-law Peter and Heather Knoepfli and their daughters Kristin, Alexandra and Heather-Anne. During her courageous battle with breast cancer, she was also surrounded and supported by her large family of friends. Kathy enjoyed a very successful career in telecommunications. This year she was recognized with the President's Club Award, Corporate Sales Leader, Sprint Canada.

Kathy's family would like to thank Dr. Oza, Princess Margaret Hospital and Dr. Horvath for their care and support, and in particular the doctors and nurses at Toronto Grace Hospital for their loving care and compassion. Friends will be received at MCCLEISTER FUNERAL HOME, NORTH CHAPEL, 495 Park Road North (Brantford) on Sunday 2-4 and 7-9 PM. Funeral services will be held in the chapel on Monday at 11AM, Cremation.

In lieu of flowers, Kathy requested donations in her memory, be made to the Palliative Care Program, at Toronto Grace Hospital Health Centre, 650 Church Street, Toronto, Ontario, M4Y 2G5 McCleister (519) 758-1553 KOBAYASHI, Coby Yutaka -Died suddenly on August 10, 1999 at St. Michael's Hospital following a long standing respiratory illness. Loving husband of Yone (Matsui), and devoted father and adored grandfather of Cassandra Kobayashi (Eric Bonfield), Alexa of Vancouver; Martin Kobayashi (Dawna), Kristin, Kevin of Toronto; Dr. Robert Kobayahi (Dr. Margaret Maclntyre) Mitchell, and Austin, of Nelson, B.C.

Predeceased by his parents, Kamekichi Kobayashi and Torano (Tagashira), and three brothers, Kiyomi, Victor and Takeshi, he will be missed by his sisters, Shizue Aoki of Winnipeg, and Shigeko Nagasaka of Burnaby, B.C. and many nieces and nephews. Coby was born in Steveston, B.C., 78 years ago. He was chosen as a high school representative for the coronation of King George VI. In 1942, the uprooting of Japanese Canadians interrupted his education at University of British Columbia.

In Toronto, his enterprise and business savvy led to successful careers in electronics, construction, real estate, and then financial planning. He loved his work as a Branch Manager with Regal Capital Planners, teaching others to make their money work for them. He was a founding member and enthusiastic supporter of the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre in Toronto, and Britannia Heritage Shipyard, in Steveston. Friends may visit on Friday, August 13 from 1-3 p.m. and 6-8 p.m.

at R.S. Kane Funeral Home, 6150 Yonge St. (at Goulding, south of Steeles). In celebration of his life, a Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, August 14, at 10:30 a.m. at the new Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre, 6 Garamond Court, Don Mills, Ontario, M3C 1Z5 (north-east of Eglinton and Don Mills).

As expressions of sympathy, donations to the JCCC Capital Campaign Fund, or St. Michael's Hospital Foundation would be appreciated. FROM MIDDLE CLASS ROOTS Jean Drapeau, who has died at 83, was mayor of Montreal for almost 30 years and one of the most important politicians of French Canada in this century. After an early unsuccessful attempt at provincial politics, he chose to stay and rebuild the face of the city where he was born. For most of his term as mayor, Mr.

Drapeau faced little or no opposition as he built on a grand scale, giving Montreal a subway system whose beautiful stations put Toronto's utilitarian effort to shame, and stage-managing Expo GEDDES, Hugh Belton, Q.C After a Brief Illness, on August 1 1 1999, at London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario. Late of Windsor Ontario. Beloved Husband of Joan Geddes, Windsor. Dear Father of Ross (Christina) London, England, Ian (Rachelle) Toronto, Sheila (Neil) Windsor Bruce, Toronto. Dear Grandfather to Ellery, Gillian Clare.

Mr. Geddes graduated from Patterson Collegiate, the University of Toronto and Osgoode Hall. He articled with the Windsor firm of Fraser and McPherson before joining as an associate in 1958. By 1960 a new firm, McPherson, Prince and Geddes, had been created. His expertise was varied.

He was appointed part-time assistant Crown attorney in 1960, a position he held until 1968, when he returned to private practice. He spent eight or nine years as a federal prosecutor and in 1971 was named Queen's Counsel and a part-time federal drug prosecutor, which he continued to do until 1984. Later in his career, his focus shifted from criminal to civil litigation and for a while he specialized in property development. He finally retired from law in June 1995, allowing him more time to spend at his cottage reading, one of his favoured hobbies. His community involvement was extensive.

He became president of the Boy Scouts of Canada Windsor District Council in 1965, his long-standing association with the Art Gallery of Windsor culminated in his serving as president of the board of directors beginning in 1971 as well as becoming vice chairman of the Art Gallery of Windsor Foundation. He became president of the Rotary Club of Windsor in 1975 after 12 years as a member, was a founding member and past president of Hospice of Windsor past director of the John Howard Society and director of the United Way of Windsor Essex County. He was a director and past president of the Essex County Law Association, director of the Essex County Medical Legal Society, member of the advocates Society, and former Rector and Peoples Warden of All Saints Church and St. Mary's Church President of Willistead Manor of Walkerville. Visiting in the Walter D.

Kelly Funeral Home 1969 Wyandotte St. East; Windsor. From 2-5 7-9 pm Friday The Funeral Service will held on Saturday August 14, 1999 from St. Marys Anglican Church 2003 St. Marys Gate, Walkerville at 1 1 :00 a.m.

Canon John Riddle officiating. Interment of Cremated Remains St. Marys Anglican Church Yard. In Lieu of Flowers Memorial Donations may be made to the Rotary Club of Windsor (1918) Foundation or The Art Gallery of Windsor would be Appreciated. To Place a Death Notice or Memoriam on this page, please call: Toronto Vancouver (604) 733-8111, ext.

2(i2 Toll Free l-800-6'(K-5(I7or Fax Monday to Friday to E.D.T. name Bloc Quebecois. He lost both elections. Jean Drapeau began his public life as a crime-busting lawyer. After the war, Montreal was a wide-open city, with speakeasies -known as blind pigs open all night and a high level of gambling, crime and prostitution.

Mr. Drapeau and a police officer with the bizarre name of Pacifique Plante led an inquiry into corruption. Mr. Drapeau was first elected mayor in 1954 on a platform of cleaning up the city, in part by ensuring the police would stop taking payoffs and enforce the law. He was defeated only once in his career, in 1957, and was re-elected in I960.

A small man with a pencil-thin moustache, Mayor Drapeau ruled Montreal with an autocrat's hand. Sitting at the head of the city council of what was then Canada's largest city, he would listen as the bylaws were read by the clerk and, after a show of hands, would shout "Adopte." He was secretive, with few political allies, but he stayed in power by controlling the Civic Party that governed the council with almost no opposition. Mayor Drapeau flouted security even during times of civil unrest in Montreal. He drove his car, a blue Lincoln, at high speeds through city streets from the modest house where he lived to the lavish city hall across from the home of the former French colonial governor and a statue of Admiral Nelson. The Drapeau vision took off in the 1960s.

The subway was opened and a new concert hall, Place des Arts, was built in the city's French-speaking east end. And he brought a world's fair to Montreal. Almost all of Expo 67 sat on man-made islands in the St. Lawrence River. It was probably Mayor Drapeau's greatest achievement.

After the fair closed, he tried to revive it as a permanent site, though without success. Today, the old French pavilion is the Montreal casino. HE SOMETIMES RULED MONTREAL LIKE A DESPOT litical violence of the 1960s and early '70s. His house was destroyed by dynamite in 1970, though he was not at home at the time. He convinced the federal government to declare a state of "apprehended insurrection," following the kidnapping of the British consul-general James Cross and the Quebec cabinet minister Pierre Laporte in October, 1970.

After Mr. Laporte was murdered by his kidnappers, Mayor Drapeau gave a eulogy at an English Unitarian church. Always a controlled man, he broke down and cried over "the death of a man in public life." At times, Jean Drapeau ruled Montreal like a despot. He used the city police force to spy on his political opponents. But he was untouched by scandal, even though some of his colleagues were caught accepting bribes dur ing the run-up to the Olympics.

His number two, Gerard Niding, accepted a house in the Eastern Townships from a member of, the Desourdy family, who were major contractors on Olympic Stadium. Jean Drapeau was never a rich man. His one business venture, a restaurant in Montreal's Windsor Hotel, ended in failure. The restaurant featured fine French food and chamber music. Signs on the table urged diners to be silent during the music and avoid clanging their knives and forks together.

The Vesseau D'Or, as the restaurant was known, was half full at the best of times. It went bankrupt, but the scene of the dignified mayor fighting off the bailiffs there was actual pushing and shoving was soon forgotten. Jean Drapeau was always popular with the voters; in one election he received more than 92 of the vote. He never liked reporters much, and preferred the direct approach, such as Sunday-morning television phone-in shows and impromptu visits to various parts of the city in his Lincoln, often late at night. Mr.

Drapeau was an obsessive man with a vision of what his city should be. But during his tenure as mayor, time passed Montreal by and Toronto became the largest city in Canada, as well as the business and financial capital. He retired from politics in 1986. His pension at the time was only the provincial government bumped it up to $30,000. Ottawa rewarded him by naming him Canadian ambassador to the European Community in Brussels, a job he kept until 1991.

Jean Drapeau married Marie-Claire Boucher in 1945. They had three sons. For the two years and nine months the Drapeaus were courting, they always addressed each other in the formal vous. It was only after the wedding day that they allowed each other the intimacy of tu and tot. National Post possible treatment for skin cancer.

Though Johnson had died four years earlier, the report was considered significant, not so much because of the seriousness of the illness as the implication of secrecy surrounding the president's condition. The Johnson family and White House doctors denied the report, though the president's personal physician confirmed that some spots had been removed from the president's skin. Edmund Klein is survived by his wife of 48 years, Martha Doble Klein, and five children. Wolfgang Saxon, The New York Times DR. EDMUND KLEIN Researcher treated skin cancer without surgery fend off tumours.

This involved the application of agents to stimulate the immune system and pointed the way toward the use of interferon and interleukins in today's cancer therapy. In 1972, the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation honoured him with a clinical research award for developing the means of treating superficial cancers with a topical ointment containing potent anticancer chemicals. That type of treatment remains in use today, especially for premalignant growths. Born in Vienna, Edmund Klein fled from the Nazis while still a teenager and emigrated to Cana da, settling in Toronto. He graduated from the University of Toronto in 1941 and received his medical degree ten years later.

He became a Canadian citizen, then left for the United States to finish his training in physical chemistry at Harvard University and at the Children's Hospital in Boston. Dr. Klein found himself amid controversy in 1977. when in a Reader's Digest article he stated "authoritatively" that President Lyndon Johnson had been treated for skin cancer. He said he had based his remark on a phone call he had received from someone in the Johnson White House, who made a general inquiry about a USED IMMUNOTHERAPY Dr.

Edmund Klein, who has died at 77i was a pioneering cancer researcher who discovered that skin cancer could be treated externally. With the advancing age of the population, Dr. Klein saw an increasing need for nonsurgical therapies for skin cancer arising from long exposure to sunlight, and he became recognized for his work in applying drugs directly to cancers and precancerous lesions. He also advanced the use of immunotherapy, in which the body's own defences are mobilized to.