OBITUARIES 1948
Robert (Bob) Putnam
passed away on March 5, 2022, in Waterloo, Ont. He attended St. Andrew’s from 1944 to 1946 and was Captain of the Junior Prep Basketball team, on the Boxing team, played Third Football, and placed third in the javelin event at the Track and Field competition. At the Upper Canada Relays, he was part of the record-setting relay team that won the intermediate 880 relay and co-won the intermediate broad jump category. After leaving SAC, Bob started his career at Canada Health and Accident, a business his father founded. He and his family moved to Hawaii, where he worked for First Insurance Company of Hawaii. After returning to Canada, he purchased the Waterloo Glove Mfg. Co. Ltd., which he ran for 25 years until his retirement. Bob is survived by his daughters, Mary Rebecca, Margaret, and Melissa, four grandchildren, one great-grandson, and a brother. He was predeceased by his wife, Marie, and two brothers.
1950
David Trent passed away on Aug. 11, 2021. He started at St. Andrew’s in 1942, graduating in 1950. He was a Librarian, Chapel Boy, Vice-President of the Literary Society, and a debater. David graduated from Trinity College, University of Toronto, and Oxford University. He worked mainly for the federal government in commerce and foreign affairs. He and his family lived in Ottawa before moving to Toronto. David is survived by his children, Deborah, Jennifer, and Michael; five grandchildren; and his brother, John ’53. He was predeceased by his wife, Diana, and brother, Peter ’48.
1952
Richard Barr passed away on Dec. 30, 2021,
in Vermont. He attended St. Andrew’s from 1945 to 1948. He played U16 Cricket. Richard started playing the bagpipes at St. Andrew’s, and the first tune he learned was Road to the Isles. In June 2005, at the 50th reunion of his class at Dartmouth College, Richard played Amazing Grace in front of 500 people with the same set of Henderson pipes he had at SAC. After leaving St.
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Andrew’s, Richard attended high school in New Jersey, then attended Dartmouth College and graduated with a BA. Richard became a designer and importer of woman’s fashion and Scottish woollens in New York City. In 1980, he moved to Vermont, attended Harvard to study art history, and started teaching at a local community college. In 1999, Richard donated to Towers Library to create The Richard H. Barr Art History collection. Richard is survived by his daughters, Sabrina and Capucine, three grandchildren, one great-grandchild, brother, Douglas ’48, and former wife, Nicole.
1952
Thomas Landreth passed away on Oct. 7, 2018, in Cambridge, Ont. He attended St. Andrew’s from 1948 to 1950. Thomas devoted his working life to what began as a family business, Dominion (Canadian) Tack & Nail in Cambridge. He is survived by his children, Mary, Kathy, John, and Jane, and a great-nephew, Caden Taylor ’25. He was predeceased by his brother, Ian ’47, and sister, Lois.
1952
Ian McKillop passed away on March 24, 2020, in London, Ont. He attended St. Andrew’s from 1950 to 1952. He played First Football and was a Librarian. Ian obtained his BA from Assumption College (now the University of Windsor) and had a long and rewarding sales career. He purchased W H Graham, a London-based safety product supplier, which was sold in the mid-1970s. Ian took the opportunity to be a manufacturers agent for three companies, primarily the Huck Glove company of Kitchener, Ont. Ian would remain in this role until retirement. He is survived by his children, Christena and Dougald, and four grandchildren. Ian was predeceased by his wife, Ann.
1956
William Weiss passed away on Oct. 8, 2021,
in Toronto. He attended St. Andrew’s from 1946 to 1956. William played First Football, Clan Hockey, was a member of the Track and Field and Gym teams, a drummer in the band, and a member of the Literary Society. After receiving his degree in electrical engineering at Case Western Reserve in Cleveland, he worked for Boeing in Seattle, training colonels on how to launch Minuteman missiles. William did a stint at NASA, where he wrote the specs for the life support monitoring system for the Gemini program. He
returned to Canada to attend medical school at the University of Toronto and was a family and emergency medicine physician in Meaford, Ont. He authored a book called Health Care: Conflicting Opinions, Tough Decisions. William is survived by his wife, Florence; four children, Courtney, Bill, Marni, and Heather; and six grandchildren.
1956
Michael Wood passed away on Feb. 12, 2022,
in Fredericksburg, Va. He attended St. Andrew’s from 1950 to 1956. He was Head Prefect and Head Boy. Michael played First Soccer, First Hockey, and tennis. He was Editor-in-Chief of The Review, President of the Literary Society, President of the Debating Society, Pipe Major, and involved in dramatics and the dance committee. Michael attended McGill University, earning a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, then completed a postgraduate course in business administration at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He followed that up with an MBA from Mary Washington College in Fredericksburg. Michael also earned his pilot’s licence. A native of Halifax, N.S., for more than 50 years he lived in Fredericksburg, where he worked at Aero Nautics, Inc., the company he helped found. Most recently, as a licensed commercial real estate agent, he worked with Johnson & Glazebrook as a business broker. Michael is survived by his brother, Andrew ’60; his children, Philip ’84, Caroline, and Sylvia; and grandchildren, Michael Kurp ’18, David Kurp ’21, Reid, and Samantha. He was predeceased by his wife, Suzanne, and father, Stuart ’25.
1957
Edward Roberts passed away on Jan.
14, 2022, in St. John’s, Nfld. He attended St. Andrew’s from 1954 to 1957. He was a Scholar, Chapel Boy, Librarian, and Literary Editor of The Review, and was involved in debating, dramatics, and pool patrol. He was a Corporal in the Cadet Corps. Edward completed a law degree at the University of Toronto, then returned to Newfoundland to start a career serving his province and its people. He was called to the Bar of Newfoundland in 1965, became Queen’s Counsel in 1979 and a Master of the Supreme Court in 1989. At age 26, he was elected to the provincial legislative assembly. Edward was appointed to Cabinet as Minister of Public Welfare and Minister of Health. In 1985, he retired from politics, but in 1992 ran again and was elected in Labrador’s Naskaupi district. Edward held the positions of Attorney General and Minister of Justice before retiring from politics permanently in 1996. He was appointed Lieutenant Governor
