Walter Gretzky, CM, OOnt (October 8, 1938 – March 4, 2021) was a Canadian philanthropist who was best known as the father of Canadian ice hockey icon Wayne Gretzky. An avid hockey player as a youth, and a keen analyst of the game, he built a backyard rink for his...
Rhéal Paul Cormier (French pronunciation: April 23, 1967 – March 8, 2021) was a Canadian-American professional baseball left-handed pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB), for the St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Red Sox (twice), Montreal Expos, Philadelphia Phillies, and Cincinnati Reds for 16 seasons, between 1991 through 2007. He...
Janice Sarich (April 26, 1958 – February 26, 2021) was a Canadian provincial-level politician. She served as member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta (MLA) from 2008 until 2015, representing the electoral constituency of Edmonton-Decore and sitting as a Progressive Conservative. Sarich endorsed Jason Kenney in the latter's successful run...
Yves Martin OQ (22 November 1929 – 23 February 2021) was a Canadian sociologist. He was the laity rector at the Université de Sherbrooke and was one of the founders of the Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail. Martin studied at the Séminaire Saint-Charles-Borromée de...
Robert George Hindmarch CM OBC (May 27, 1930 – February 20, 2021) was a Canadian educator, sports administrator and ice hockey coach. He was a multi-sport athlete at the University of British Columbia (UBC) as a student, and returned as a professor and its director of physical education. He and...
Raymond Lévesque (October 7, 1928 – February 15, 2021) was a Canadian singer-songwriter and poet from Quebec. One of the pioneers of the chansonnier tradition in Quebec, he was best known for writing "Quand les hommes vivront d'amour", one of the most famous pop standards in French-language popular music. Lévesque...
Jacqueline Fanchette Clotilde Clay Shumiatcher, OC SOM (April 29, 1923 – February 1, 2021) was a Canadian philanthropist, arts patron, and art collector. She and her husband Morris C. Shumiatcher began supporting the arts community in Regina, Saskatchewan, shortly after their marriage in 1955, an endeavor which she continued since...
Gordon Ralph Renwick (February 13, 1935 – January 6, 2021) was a Canadian ice hockey administrator, who served as president of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA), vice-president of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), and was the team president of the Galt Hornets. Renwick led the Hornets to Allan...
Laurent Mailhot (22 September 1931 – 4 January 2021) was a Canadian historian, writer, professor, essayist, and literary critic. Born in Saint-Alexis on 22 September 1931, Mailhot studied at the Séminaire de Joliette.[1] He earned a master's degree from the Université de Montréal and a doctorate from the University of...
George Thomas Robertson (11 May 1927 – 9 January 2021) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played 31 games in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens. He died on January 9, 2021, from COVID-19 in Winnipeg during the COVID-19 pandemic in Manitoba. – Available under the Creative...
Lamar Bruce Bennett Jr. (December 13, 1943 – January 12, 2021) was an American college and professional football player who was a safety in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for seven seasons during the 1960s and early 1970s. Bennett played college football for the University of Florida, and was recognized...