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Spring 2020

Vol XXIX Number 1

401 Sunset Avenue

Windsor, ON.

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Windsor University Retirees Association

University President Provides

Update on Coronavirus

The University of Windsor is actively moni-

toring issues and responding to concerns

associated with the 2019 Novel Coronavirus

(COVID-19).The health and safety of mem-

bers of the campus community remains and

will continue to remain our top priority. We

encourage everyone to exercise discretion

and to follow the guidelines for illness pre-

vention outlined on the Government of On-

tario Coronavirus website.

UW also established a Pandemic Plan-

ning Committee which meets regularly

and is reviewing all aspects of how we

minimize risk to our community and also

support the development of emergency

preparedness strategies going forward.

The committee is also co-ordinating efforts

through ongoing co-operation with other

post-secondary institutions; the Windsor-

Essex County Health Unit; and both the pro-

vincial and federal governments through the

Council of Ontario Universities and Universi-

ties Canada.

The senior management of the University of

Windsor is also meeting, on a daily basis, to

assist with information flow and risk mitiga-

tion.

All classes have been suspended and to be

continued on-line and non essential services

allowed to work from home.

In this issue

1. Dr. Robert Gordon

on Covid 19

2. Queen’s Park

3. Lawyer honoured

4. 3M Scholar

Strategic Mandate

5. Evolution of

Nursing

6. Byron Rourke

7. Donation

8. COVID 19

9. COVID Re-

sources

10. WURA News

11. In Memoriam

12. Officers of WURA

Produced and Edited by

Dr. Datta Pillay

MS PhD (Cornell)

D.Sc. ( Windsor)

Professor Emeritus

Dean Of Science

( 1983-1993)

Editor: Datta Pillay

WURA

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Reception At Queen’s Park

The University of Windsor — led by

President Robert Gordon and Chancellor

Mary Jo Haddad (BScN 1984, LLD 2005)

— hosted a reception at Queen’s Park,

seat of the provincial legislature, on

Monday, March 2, to champion the Uni-

versity’s role as key player in the future

of the Windsor-Essex region and Ontar-

io.

Among the nearly 100 elected officials and

legislative staff attending were Ross Roma-

no (LLB 2004), the minister of colleges and

universities; Michael Tibollo (LLB 1985), as-

sociate minister of mental health and addic-

tions; and Prabmeet Singh Sarkaria (JD

2015), associate minister of small business

and red tape reduction. All three are

UWindsor law grads.

Dr. Gordon, in an address to the gathering,

said the University is dealing with challeng-

es related to the Great Lakes and to our na-

tional borders, helping ensure safe, vibrant

and healthy communities, and promoting

sustainable manufacturing.

Local MPPs attending included Rick

Nicholls (Chatham-Kent—Leamington);

Windsor-Tecumseh’s Percy Hatfield (BA

1987); Lisa Gretzky (Windsor West) and

Taras Natyshak (Essex).

Joining Gordon as part of the University

delegation were K.W. Michael Siu, vice-

president of research and innovation; Chris

Houser, dean of the Faculty of Science; and

Lisa Porter, professor of biomedical scienc-

es .

Former Minister Dwight Duncan

Is the Executive in Residence

Duncan, a UWindsor alumnus (BA 1984,

MBA 1989, LLD 2013), spent 25 years in

public service and is currently a senior

strategic advisor at McMillan LLP, as well

as a principal at McMillan Vantage, the

firm’s public policy advisory service.

He is also a board member of Travelers Insur-

ance Canada, the Dominion General Insur-

ance Company, Crown Crest Trust, and the

Global Risk Institute, and serves as chair of

the board of directors of the Windsor-Detroit

Bridge Authority.

Mitchell Fields, Dean of the Odette School

of Business, says he is delighted to have

Duncan on board his faculty. “As a business

school, we believe it is very important to ex-

pose our students to real world leaders,” he

says.

“He brings a wealth of political and managerial

leadership to the school and our students.”

Since September, Duncan has been teaching

a class on managing political risk, using his

experience in private and public policy and his

nearly 10 years in cabinet to drive interest and

discussion. .

One of my lectures is on P3 in Canada and the

US. I use the Gordie Howe Bridge as an ex-

ample when teaching my students the im-

portance of risk management in both for-profit,

crown corporations, and not-for-profit organi-

zations.

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Former Law Dean Honoured

The Canadian Bar Association named a former Uni-

versity of Windsor law dean as one of two outstand-

ing members of the black legal community honoured

for Black History Month. Juanita Westmoreland-

Traoré, a judge of the Court of Québec for the

District of Montréal, served as Dean of the Uni-

versity of Windsor Faculty of Law from 1996 to

1999. She and Hugh Fraser will receive Presi-

dent’s Awards, honouring significant contribu-

tions to the Canadian legal profession.

Juanita Westmoreland-Traoré is a woman of firsts:

the first black, female Canadian law dean, and the

first black judge to sit on a Quebec bench,” said as-

sociation president Vivene Salmon. “She has been

an amazing trailblazer and role model for me and

other women of colour, a shining example of what we

can achieve in our legal careers.”

Law Society to Recognize

UWindsor Jeff Berryman

The Law Society of Ontario will confer a medal on

Jeff Berryman, UWindsor associate vice-

president academic, in recognition of his career

achievements and contribution to the legal pro-

fession at its annual awards ceremony, in May in

Toronto.

“He is recognized both nationally and internationally

as a scholar in his field of expertise — contracts,

remedies, and restitutions. He has provided excep-

tional leadership at the University of Windsor.

Law professor Julie Macfarlane

named to the Order of Canada in recognition

of her advocacy on behalf of self-

represented litigants.

A citation noted Dr. Macfarlane’s contributions

as a lawyer and mediator, and advocacy for self-

represented litigants. She is director of the Na-

tional Self-Represented Litigants Project.

Macfarlane’s appointment was one of 120 an-

nounced Dec. 28 by Gov. Gen. Julie Payette.

University Mourns The Loss of

Five Members in Plane Crash

On Jan. 8, the University of Windsor lost five

cherished members of its community, who were

returning to campus, when Ukrainian Interna-

tional Airlines’ Flight PS752 crashed in Iran and

claimed the lives of all 176 on board.

Engineering doctoral candidates Hamidreza

Setareh Kokab, Pedram Jadidi, Zahra Naghibi

and her spouse Mohammad Abbaspour Ghadi,

and biology research assistant Samira Bashiri

will be remembered by friends, faculty, and staff

as vital contributors and caring companions.

We all feel the tremendous depth of human suf-

fering caused by this tragedy,” UWindsor presi-

dent Robert Gordon said.

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Strategic Mandate Agreement

Submitted to Province

The University of Windsor’s Strategic Mandate

Agreement has received unanimous approval

from the Board of Governors as well as unani-

mous support from Senate.

The University’s agreement with the Government

of Ontario, SMA3 establishes the University’s

performance metrics and targets. Beginning in

2020, approximately $23 million of its provincial

grant will be tied to meeting these annual perfor-

mance targets. By 2024-25, that amount will in-

crease to nearly $56 million.

“We have undertaken a strongly consultative pro-

cess in developing the SMA3, and input from

across campus has been instrumental,” said asso-

ciate vice-president academic Jeff Berryman, a

member of the team who led the development of

the agreement.

The finalized draft has been submitted to the Min-

istry of Colleges and Universities, and final docu-

ments will be ready for signature by March 31.

“SMA3 is an accountability agreement with Ontar-

io designed to measure the University’s perfor-

mance on certain government-identified metrics,”

said provost Douglas Kneale. “As a publicly-

funded institution, the University of Windsor em-

braces accountability and transparency, and has

worked hard to negotiate an agreement that will

allow us to fulfill our academic mission and pre-

serve our performance-based funding.

President Robert Gordon, Provost Douglas

Kneale and Associate VP Jeff Berryman wish

to thank all those across our campus and com-

munity who played a role in the SMA3 process,

including everyone who attended the town halls to

learn and contribute to the outcome.” For more

information about the SMA3 and its development

process, visit the SMA3 website.

Kinesiology professor Dave Andrews

has been named a 3M National Teach-

ing Fellow.

Each year, the kinesiology professor

learns the names of all 200 or so students

in the class. By the end of the semester,

he knows all their names.

Dr. Kneale nominated Andrews for the

teaching award on behalf of the Universi-

ty. There was no shortage of students will-

ing to write letters of support.

Andrews is the seventh UWindsor fac-

ulty member to be named a 3M National

Teaching Fellow.

Past recipients include biology profes-

sor Joseph Habowsky, philosophy pro-

fessor Ralph Johnson, psychology pro-

fessor Ken Cramer, law professor Don-

na Marie Eansor, School of Creative

Arts professor Veronika Mogyorody,

and nursing professor Judy Bornais.

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Evolution of the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Windsor

When I first came to the University of Windsor in

1963 to join the Department of Biology, the

Nursing program was section in the Faculty of

Arts and Sciences. Two members Miss Florence

M Roach and Miss Malloy were engaged in

providing the nursing training.

Most of the Nursing training was given by

the two Hospitals Hotel Dieu and Metropoli-

tan hospitals for Register Nursing (RN) de-

gree.

The Faculty of Nursing (FoN), formerly a School

of Nursing, was established in 1954 housed un-

der the umbrella of the Faculty of Arts and Sci-

ence of Assumption College, Windsor, Ontario.

and affiliated with the University of Western On-

tario. and had a post diploma certification in

teaching,

In the 1960s, the University of Windsor be-

came a degree granting institution and the

School of Nursing within the Faculty of Sci-

ence began its generic independent four-

year Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN)

degree retaining the other program listed

above along with a post diploma to BScN

program. The post-diploma BScN program of-

fered baccalaureate degree completion opportu-

nities for those with nursing diplomas. The post

diploma program was closed in 2016 due to

dwindling applications and growth within other

areas of the Faculty of Nursing.

Leadership for the establishment of the School

of Nursing was pioneered by the first Director,

Florence M. Roach who held the role from 1955

to 1970. Directors to follow included Anna Gup-

ta, Dr. Anna Temple, Dr. Janet Rosenbaum, Dr.

Sheila Cameron and Dr. Beth Horsburgh.

In the spring of 2001, the School of Nursing

became an independent Faculty of Nursing

no longer in the Faculty of Science. The

founding Dean for the Faculty of Nursing was

Dr. Sheila Dresen who held the position from

2000-2003 followed by the leadership of Dr.

Elaine Duffy (2003 -2006) and Gwen Ebbett

(2006-2010). The current Dean, Dr. Linda Patrick

is completing her second five-year term and a

new Dean will be announced this spring to begin

a first term July 1, 2020.

In the fall of 2001, we admitted the first students

into the four-year Honours Collaborative BScN

program in partnership with St. Clair College and

Lambton College. In this agreement, the Honours

Collaborative BScN is offered on all four sites in-

cluding all four years at the University of Windsor.

All college students transfer to the university site

at the completion of year two of the program. Col-

lege students are given the opportunity to transfer

back to their home school for the final semester of

year four.

After a successful twenty years of collaboration,

the recent announcement by the Ministry of Col-

leges and Universities to give Ontario Colleges

stand-alone BScN degree programs will mean

significant changes for the future.

Current graduate programs include

Master of Science in Nursing (MScN) with the-

sis and two field options of study: Leadership and

Advanced Clinical Nursing.

A course-based Master of Nursing (MN) with

three field options of study: Leadership, Advanced

Clinical Nursing and Nurse Practitioner.

The Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner

(PHCNP) Graduate Diploma program in partner-

ship with a consortium of nine Ontario universities

and a

Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Nursing

(PhD). We are eagerly anticipating our first gradu-

ates in the PhD program in 2021. We are very

proud of our International reputation for educating

CIDA Grant and Jordan Program

The CIDA collaborative project which lasted

for 12 years , was a successful initiative

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Including faculty and student exchang-

es between the University of Windsor

and the Jordan University of Science

and Technology.

Acknowledgement: Many thanks to

Dean Linda Patrick - Faculty of Nursing

for kindly providing the major portion

of the article.

UWindsor grad Donald Mavinic

(BASc 1969, MASc 1971, PhD

1973), receives Order of Canada

a professor emeritus in the Department

of Civil Engineering at the University of

British Columbia and an internationally

recognized expert in water treatment, re-

ceived a call to the Order of Canada from

Gov. Gen. Julie Payette on Dec. 28.

”The announcement praised Dr. Mavinic

for his contributions to environmental engi-

neering science and technology in Cana-

da, notably in the areas of liquid

wastewater and residuals management.

It is the latest in a series of honours for

Mavinic. In 2010, he received the Ernest

C. Manning Innovation Award and the Nat-

ural Sciences and Engineering Research

Council of Canada (NSERC) Synergy

Award

The following year, he was given the Meri-

torious Achievement Award from the Asso-

ciation of Professional Engineers and Geo-

scientists of British Columbia.

He is the only Canadian to be named a

Water Environment Federation Fel-

low. In 2016, he received the Engi-

neers Canada Gold Medal Award.

UWINDSOR Alumnus

Donates $ 100,000

Loknath Chawla donates $100,000 to

the research and support laboratory sup-

plies and equipment, salaries to support

undergraduate and graduate researchers

in Dr. Siyaram Pandey’s cancer re-

search.

“Mr.Chawla said that he came to Canada

45 years ago and earned two degrees

from the University of Windsor while

working the night shift full-time at a local

manufacturer,” Chawla recalled. “I was

only five credits away from my third de-

gree when my mother was diagnosed

with cancer.”

Pandey also announced that he has re-

ceived a $140,000 grant from the Mitacs

Accelerate International fund to investi-

gate the interaction of these extracts with

drugs used in chemotherapy. Interns will

conduct this research in partnership with

Synthite Industries, which hopes to mar-

ket resulting treatments.

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. Byron P Rourke FRSC

Ph.D.,LL.D.,C.M.,C.Psych.,ABPP-CN,

1939 –2011

Byron P. Rourke founded one of the first

child neuropsychology assessment laborato-

ries in North America and was responsible

for the creation and development of a doctor-

al training program in clinical neuropsychol-

ogy at the University of Windsor that has

produced a large cadre of superb scientist-

practitioners who range all across Canada

and the United States.

He contributed scientifically in describing the be-

havioral and socio-emotional context of learning

disorders, and he was singularly responsible for

the evidence-based, breakthrough development

of the concept of non-verbal learning disabilities

(NLD).

His contributions are important across the life-

span as well as seen, for example, in his studies

of brain-injured individuals and investigations

regarding the onset of abnormal aging.

He lectured widely around the world in his 40

year career as a Professor, and he was ap-

pointed University Professor by the Universi-

ty of Windsor in recognition of his embodi-

ment of academic ideals.

Byron was presented the INS Distinguished Ca-

reer Award for outstanding contributions to the

science of neuropsychology, his achievements

in clinical practice, and for his educational lead-

ership.

In addition, his service to INS on the Governing

Board and as its President marked the introduction

of program innovations that are foundational in INS

meetings today. He also was an early member of

INS and constant proponent of the meaningful de-

velopment of the INS “International” agenda.

He was passionate about the preservation of the

interdisciplinary nature of the Society, and equally

devoted to the important role the INS should play in

the development of young careers in neuropsycho-

logical science and practice.

Recognized as a Fellow of the Royal Society of

Canada, he was the recipient of numerous hon-

ours for scientific contributions from national

organizations, including the Donald O. Hebb

Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psy-

chology as a Science by the Canadian Psycho-

logical Association.

He was appointed a Member of the Order of

Canada in 2008 for his contributions to psy-

chology, notably as a founding father of clinical

and child neuropsychology in Canada, and for

his pioneering research on nonverbal learning

disabilities

Publications

Books Authored/CoAuthored - 15

Chapters in Books - 81

Articles Refereed - 109

Published Anstracts - 77

Papers Presented at Conferences - 254

Acknowledgement: Many thanks to

Mrs. Carolyne Rourke for providing the

Curriculum vita and photograph of

Dr. Byron Rourke.

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COVID-19 (Coronavirus)

Health Information

Fellow Retirees that have recently trav-

elled outside of Canada INCLUDING the

United States

must self-quarantine for 14 days and if they

have any questions contact:

Windsor Essex County Health Unit

for more information at 519-258-2146 ext.

1420.

Symptoms of COVID-19 include but are not

limited to:

• Fever

• Cough

• Shortness of breath

• Difficulty breathing

• Runny nose

• Sore throat

The first step for anyone who is experiencing

these symptoms please tcall the

Windsor-Essex County Health

Unit at 519-258-2146 ext. 1420

OR

Please be directed to www.ontario.ca/

coronavirus and complete their self-

assessment tool of COVID-19, furthermore,

please call your primary care provider and let

them know you have used the self-assessment

tool and are experiencing symptoms or

contact Telehealth Ontario at 1-

866-797-0000 and speak with a register nurse and

let them know you have used the selfassessment

tool

. The second step for anyone experiencing symp-

toms and have followed the above step and feel

that you want to be tested or have been directed

to be tested for COVID-19, Windsor Regional

Hospital has opened an assessment center. The

assessment center is located at the former

outpatient clinic entrance off Goyeau St. It is a

segregated area next to the Ouellette campus

ER.

WRH Assessment Center – open 7 days a week

9AM-4PM and will expand based on demand.

WHAT WILL HAPPEN AT THE ASSESSMENT

CENTRE?

Based on an assessment of their symptoms, peo-

ple may be tested for COVID-19, as appropriate,

and receive direction regarding the next steps in

their care.

Attending the COVID-19 Assessment Centre

does NOT mean you will be automatically tested

for COVID-19. Only individuals who meet certain

criteria will be tested for COVID-19.

At the centre, a clinical team will conduct a health

assessment, provide an examination, and

determine if you meet the clinical case definition

for testing. If you do, the test will be administered.

The test is similar to that of other respiratory ill-

nesses and involves taking a sample from the

back of the nasal cavity with a swab.

WHAT WILL HAPPEN WITH TEST RESULTS?

The Windsor Essex County Health Unit will follow

up with individuals tested for COVID-19

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CORONAVIRUS Resources

1. GROCERIES/ DELIVERY

• Insta cart- Zehrs, real Canadian super-

store, Walmart, shoppers drug mart,

wholesale club, staples, m&m foods.

(location depending)

• La Stella’s- $7dollar delivery fee

• Amazon pantry- still operational but sup-

ply is low and shipments are

delayed

• Gigilio’s- still delivering for 5 dollars and

still available for groceries during

the coronavirus

• Mir Grocers - Located on West Windsor.

Free grocery delivery for fees above $50.

Below $50 customers would have to pay

$5-$10 depending on location of member.

2. Food banks

• Amherstburg Food and Fellowship Mis-

sion

• Downtown Mission of Windsor

• Society of St. Vincent De Paul (call to

be directed to a local church)

3. Meds/Pharmacies/Deliveries

• Rexall Pharmacy -1454 Ouellette Ave,

Windsor -Monday-Friday

East side before 1 after 3

Just prescription delivery

• Shoppers 500 Tecumseh Rd E, Windsor

Phone : (519) 253-1115

• Shoppers -4835 Wyandotte St E,

Windsor- Phone : (519) 945-1107

•Shoppers-1421 Grand Marais Rd W

Phone : (519) 969-1234

Shoppers -2670 Tecumseh Rd W,

Windsor Phone : (519) 252-5779

• Provincial Rd Pharmacy

1400 Provincial Rd, Windsor

Phone: 519-972-8788

• Downtown Windsor Pharmacy

100 Park St East Phone: 519-256-1600

• Fontainebleu I.D.A Pharmacy

2901 Grandview St, Windsor

Phone: (519) 948-1422

• Banwell Pharmacy -11400 Tecum-

seh Rd E, Windsor Phone: (226) 782-

2100

• The Olde Walkerville Pharmacy

1701 Wyandotte St E, Windsor

Phone: (519) 255-9009

• Guardian - Jackson Park Pharmacy

2475 McDougall St, Windsor

Phone: (519) 972-0500

• TMC Pharmacy

13278 Tecumseh Rd, Windsor

Phone : (519) 979-1114

No Charge

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WURA Colleagues Congratulate

Fellow Retirees Who are in the Nineties

Dr. Frank A. DeMarco

Professor Emeritus and Former Senior Vice

President celebrated his 99th birthday on Feb-

ruary 14,2020. Frank was born on February 14,

1921.

In 2018, DeMarco Family celebrated 70th Wed-

ding Anniversary for Frank and Mary DeMarco

and the family brought a colorful souvenir.

The family includes 12 children all very accom-

plished, 26 grand children 8 great grand chil-

dren.

On their wedding annivery, congratulatory

messages were received from Queen Elizabeth

II, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Pope

Francis.

Dr. Pasquale Galasso

Professor Emeritus Pat Galasso , the founding

Dean of the Faculty of Human Kinetics cele-

brated his 90th birthday on February 17.

He helmed the establishment in 1965 of what was

then called the the School of Physical and Health

Education, only the second faculty in the Common-

wealth in this field of study.

Galasso and his wife retired in 1997 and returned

to Kingston, where they met. They love dancing,

attending grad seminars, and volunteering in a pro-

gram to help students cope with the demands of

post-secondary life.

About 30 friends and family celebrated the event

and a message of congratulations was received

from the Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Michael Khan, Dean of the Faculty of Human Ki-

netics, wished Galasso a happy birthday and con-

tinued health.

Retirees Travel Grant

Deadline for applications is June 15,

2020. Applications Forms can be

downloaded from the WebSite –Office

of Research Services.

Regardless of the uncertainty of the

outcome COVID 19, you should sub-

mit your applications by June 15.

Please send two electronic copies

One to President Of WURA

– rlauzon @uwindsor.ca

One to Chair, Travel Committee -

Dr. Norman King -

nking@uwindsor.ca

2020 CURAC CONFERENCE

At the University of British Columbia Due to the CoVid-19 health precautions, the CURAC Conference CANCELLED

All WURA Activities On Hold

The President of WURA has declared

that the Executive Committee and

Spring General Meetings are on hold

until further notice.

Welfare of membership is priority.

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N MEMORIAM

Dr. Antonio Guccinione

passed away on February 7, 2020.Dr. Guc-

cione joined the UWindsor faculty in 1967 as

an assistant professor in the Department of

Economics and received promotions in 1971

to associate professor and in 1974 to profes-

sor, a rank he held until his retirement in 1999.

Dr Ljubo Majhanovich

Passed away at London on Thursday, August

16, 2018 at the age of 80. Beloved husband

and companion to Suzanne for over 50 years.

Ljubo was a gifted Professor of Russian and

Slavic Languages, Literatures and Cultures at

the University of Windsor for many years. He

was always well informed on world affairs and

loved discussing them. Ljubo was a lover of

classical and Croatian folk music, a former

soccer player and sports enthusiast. Many

thanks to the caring staff at McGarrell Place,

especially to Marcie, Amy.

Mrs Mary Olivia Rohmer

wife of former chancellor Major General Rich-

ard Rohmer passed away on January 9 2020.

Chancellor Richard Rohmer, served in the

role from 1978 to 1989 and again from 1996 to

1997. They were married for 72 years.

A native of Windsor, she taught elementary

school and held volunteer positions with the

Royal Ontario Museum.

Mrs. Sharon Patricia Butler

Mrs. Sharon Patricia Butler from Windsor, On-

tario passed away peacefully on March 2,

2020 at the age of 79 years young. Beloved

wife of Edward Gregory Butle Professor of Mu-

sic, Loving mother to Matt and Jane (Awad),

Greg Quinn, Geoff and Julie (Rindlisbacher),

Jennie and Marty Atkins; Sarah and Michael Nolan.

She lived a full and exemplary life inspiring those

around her with her dedication to family, her faith and

friends. A graduate of the School of Nursing at St. Jo-

seph's hospital in Peterborough, ON, she led an im-

pressive 40-year career as a Registered Nurse while

raising her five children.

Sharon later obtained her Bachelor of Nursing degree

from the University of Windsor at the age of 63 being

awarded the Board of Governor's medal for achieving

the highest academic standing among all graduates in

Nursing at that time. Thanks to Drs. Kamila Ryglewicz

and Ania Bekasiak, as well as Dr. Stephen Rukavina,

and the team at Hospice in Windsor for their outstand-

ing care and support.

Dr Kaye Fawdry

passed away peacefully with her best friend and broth-

er by her side at the age of 81 years. She was the be-

loved wife, best friend and soulmate of Gerald Richard-

son for 31 years. Dearest sister-in-law of Marilyn

Fawdry (Wayne Wood). Loving sister to Gerry (Shirley

Fawdry); in-laws, Bill Richardson and Dorothy Lake.

Cherished friend of Kaye Moderwell, retired CEO of

VON. Dearest thank you to the staff and volunteers at

Hospice of Windsor, their professionalism and dedica-

tion are outstanding and made Kaye's final days as

comfortable as possible.

Membership Dues for 2020

$ 25 per year

Please send your cheques

To the Treasurer

Dr. Norman King

# 103—1935 Normandy Street

LaSalle, ON N9H 1P9

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Windsor University Retirees Association

Executive Committee

President: Roger Lauzon Vice-President Walter Soderlund ( interim) Treasurer & Norman King Secretary: TBA Past President Datta Pillay

Director Jonathan Bayley Director Anthony Blair Director Janice Drakich Director Richard Lewis Director Veronika Mogyorody Editor Newsletter: Datta Pillay

WEB Master:

Richard Dumala

Bursary Fund Wilfrid Innerd

Pension / Benefits Johanna Foster

The Association’s Address is:

Windsor University Retirees’ Association (WURA)

Room G-119, Chrysler Hall North,

University of Windsor, Windsor, ON N9B 3P4

Tel: 519-253-3000, Ext 4260

Email: rlauzon@uwindsor.ca

Home Page: http://www.uwindsor.ca/wura

WURA President’s Update

On Coronavirus Issue Your WURA colleagues are thinking about you as sen-

iors, the most vulnerable for the Corona virus, especially

if we have other underlying health issues (which most of

us have at our age). We are asked to do social distanc-

ing (no hugs or kisses ... especially difficult with

our grandchildren), and only to go out for urgent

needs, like groceries or to the pharmacy.

A reminder to follow the health guidelines re: hand wash-

ing (soap and hot water), proper nutrition every

day, enough rest, and for the moment, outdoor exercise,

if possible to get fresh air. If you need any assistance,

please let us know.

All WURA meetings and activities for the time being are

on hold. Our WURA Executive Committee meet-

ing planned for next week has been cancelled. The

WURA Spring General Meeting, normally in April, will

have to be postponed to May, at the earliest. We will let

you know the date of the meeting, as soon as we know

and the Corona virus issue passes.

WURA members who cannot get out to get groceries or

other needs at this time, please try to lend a hand, if you

can. Or at least, try to call them to check on them.

Carol Reader wife of former Dean of Engineering Gra-

ham Reader, Walter(Jake) Soderlund, WURA's Vice-

President, Jonathan Bayley and Richard Lewis have of-

fered to assist in getting groceries for WURA mem-

bers. Carol's, Jake's, Jonathan's and Richard's phone

numbers and e-mail addresses are listed below. Per-

haps, other WURA members are also willing to assist in

getting groceries for WURA members, who can-

not. Please let me know, if you are also interested in do-

ing this.

Carol Reader, creader@uwindsor.ca, (519) 739-6238

Walter Soderlund, akajake@uwindsor.ca, (519) 734-

6532, Richard Lewis, rlewis@uwindsor.ca, (519) 962-

1078, Jonathan Bayley, jbayley@uwindsor.ca, (519) 990

-1758,

Roger Lauzon , President WURA

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