Deaths
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**Boskovic**, Aleksandar D., Montréal; University of Belgrade (Yugoslavia), 1952; nuclear medicine; ABNM; former chief, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Sacre-Coeur Hospital; teaching staff, University of Montreal. Died Apr. 4, 2004, aged 81.

**Cadman**, Thomas A., Sherbrooke, Que.; McGill University, 1941; ophthalmology; FRCSC. Died Apr. 8, 2004, aged 94.

**Callaghan**, John C., Bala, Ont.; University of Toronto, 1946; thoracic surgery; FACS, FACC, FRCSC; former chief, cardiovascular and thoracic surgery, University of Alberta Hospital; officer of the Order of Canada, 1985; recipient, Alberta Order of Excellence, 1986 and Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Gold Medal, 2002. Died Apr. 6, 2004, aged 80; survived by his wife, Gracey, and 6 children. “He was a pioneer in cardiovascular surgery. He co-developed the cardiac pacemaker and performed the first open-heart surgery in Canada and the first complete repair of the blue baby malformation.”

**Caumartin**, Armand, Boisbriand (Qué.); Université de Montréal, 1953; chirurgien général; ancien membre du personnel de l'Hôpital Sainte-Justine et du Centre hospitalier Notre-Dame-du-Lac. Décédé le 3 avril 2004, à l'âge de 77 ans.

**Clark**, Roy F., Vancouver; University of Alberta, 1950; anesthesia; former staff, Surrey Memorial Hospital. Died Apr. 15, 2004, aged 78; survived by his wife.

**Crook**, Raymond A., Regina; University of London (England), 1949; otolaryngology; LRCP, MRCS(Eng.), FRCSC; former staff, Regina General Hospital; courtesy staff, Plains Health Centre and Pasqua Hospital. Died Apr. 13, 2004, aged 79. 

**Dauphinais**, Charles, Montréal; Université de Montréal, 1976. Décédé le 28 avril 2004, à l'âge de 53 ans.

**Hill**, Christina E., Ottawa; University of Toronto, 1969; urology; FRCSC; former staff and chief of staff, Grace General Hospital; interim chief executive officer, Ottawa Hospital; president, Academy of Medicine of Ottawa and Federation of Medical Women of Canada; designated aviation medical examiner, Transport Canada. Died June 4, 2004, aged 59; survived by her husband, Jim, and 2 children. “She was the first female urologist in Canada.”

**James**, Richard T., Cambridge University (England), 1940; diagnostic radiology; MRCS, LRCP, MRCP, FRCPC; former neuro-radiology staff, Victoria General Hospital, Halifax. Died Apr. 10, 2004, aged 87. 

**Kester**, Harold A., Vancouver; University of Western Ontario, 1940; anesthesia; FRCPC; former staff, Vancouver General Hospital; clinical instructor, University of British Columbia. Died Apr. 5, 2004, aged 89.

**MacEwan**, William R., Surrey, BC; University of Alberta, 1945; obstet rics/ gynecology; DObstRCOG, FRCSC; former chief of staff, Grace Hospital; clinical assistant professor, University of British Columbia. Died Apr. 6, 2004, aged 83.

**Moore**, John B., Stratford, Ont.; University of Western Ontario, 1943; MCFP; RCN, WW II; former coroner. Died Apr. 7, 2004, aged 85; survived by his wife, Patricia, and 5 children. “He practiced family medicine in Mitchell (1947–63) and Stratford, Ont. (1963–89).” 

**Murray**, Alastair A., Vancouver; University of Edinburgh (Scotland), 1936; surgery; FRCS(Ed.), FRCSC; RAMC, WW II; former staff, Vancouver General, St. Paul's and Mount St. Joseph's hospitals; founding member and president, Vancouver Medico-Legal Society. Died May 29, 2004, aged 90; survived by his son, Allan. 

**Patrick**, John W., Cote Saint-Luc, Que.; McGill University, 1943; obstetrics/gynecology; FACOG, FRCSC; former gynecologist-in-chief, Catherine Booth Hospital; staff, Queen Elizabeth and St. Mary's hospitals; senior member, CMA. Died Apr. 15, 2004, aged 87; survived by 3 children.

**Richards**, Burke A., Burlington, Ont.; University of Western Ontario, 1953; internal medicine; FRCPC; former staff Joseph Brant Memorial and Milton District hospitals. Died Apr. 14, 2004, aged 75; survived by his wife, Anne, and 4 children. 

**Snell**, Bernard, Edmonton; University of Glasgow (Scotland), 1943; DPH, MRCP(Ed.), FRCP(Ed.), FACHA; former president, University of Alberta Hospitals; clinical professor, Department of Health Services Administration, University of Alberta; recipient Order of Canada, Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal and Alberta Order of Excellence. Died Apr. 13, 2004, aged 84; survived by his wife, Edna, and 2 children. “He was instrumental in the building of the Walter Mackenzie Health Science Centre, a world leader in medical care and health scholarship.”

**Stepan**, Michel, Vaudreuil–Dorion, Que.; University of Louvain (Belgium), 1939. Died Apr. 8, 2004, aged 94.

**Thomas**, Henry H., Etobicoke, Ont.; University of Toronto, 1943; MCFP. Died Apr. 6, 2004, aged 85.

**Vézina**, André, Contrecoeur (Qué.); Université Laval, 1940. Décédé le 12 avril 2004, à l'âge de 91 ans.