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  • Reginald Shadbolt, In Memoriam

    1950s

    Reginald Shadbolt

    – BA’59

    Reginald Shadbolt: Nov. 10, 1933 to May 11, 2025

    Reginald Shadbolt (“Reg”) passed away on May 11, 2025. He had a distinguished career in public education where he offered exceptional educational leadership, and vision. He gave his time and expertise freely to the Kingston community. He was also devoted to his family and enjoyed his friends immensely.

    Reg leaves Audrey, his lifelong companion for more than 68 years; his daughter, Katherine [Shane]; his late daughter, Christine [David]; and his grandson, Ben.

    Reg graduated from Madoc High School, where he was voted by his peers as best all-around student. In 1953, he graduated from Ottawa Teacher's College, and six years later, in 1959, he obtained a Bachelor of Arts from Queen’s. (Later his wife and two daughters would graduate from Queen’s.) Subsequently, he acquired an MEd from the University of Toronto.

    Reg began his career in education as a teacher and later as a principal with the Kingston Board of Education. He then became a teaching master at Ottawa Teacher's College; a program consultant with the Ministry of Education (MOE); and a co-author of a series of mathematics textbooks. Subsequently, he was a superintendent and then director of education for the Frontenac County Board of Education.

    In his retirement, Reg was instrumental in the development of The Eastern Ontario Staff Development Network (EOSDN), an association of Eastern Ontario District School Boards and the Faculty of Education at Queen’s. The Network remains a valuable support service for teachers and administrators today.

    As a dedicated Kingstonian, Reg's community involvement included being a director of the Boards of: KGH, CAA, The YMCA, and Kingston Literacy. He was also president of The Rotary Club of Kingston and vice chair of FCC#43 condo board (The Deerfield).

    Reg helped establish Kingston Interval House and he was instrumental in transforming a decommissioned school in Kingston (namely, the Robert Meek School), where he had started to teach in 1953) into a Boys and Girls Club centre.

    In retirement, Reg and Audrey travelled the world and visited over 60 countries; they taught English in China, as part of the Kingston-Mianyang group exchange. Reg also loved to garden with his neighbours at The Deerfield condominium.

    Reg was very touched to be honoured as the JCI Citizen of the Year in 2006 and to receive five Paul Harris Awards from the Rotary Club of Kingston. He was also humbled when the Boys and Girls Club named a Learning Centre in his honour. On the other hand, he was always proud to proclaim that he had been a member of the Fort Henry Guard and that he had tied for the batting championship in 1957 when he played third base in the City Softball League!

    Reg’s family wishes to express their never-ending gratitude and appreciation to the nurses and medical staff at KGH and Providence Care Hospital.

  • Patricia Weir, In Memoriam

    1980s

    Patricia Weir

    – BEd'86


    Peacefully, at Bethell Hospice surrounded by the love of family and friends, Patricia (Patti) Weir passed away on Aug. 25, 2025.

    Beloved sister to David of Pefferlaw and adored aunt to Vanessa, Nicole, Victoria, Veronica, and David, Jr. Loved deeply by her Griffith cousins and their families: Gail (the late Ed Moore), Jane (Dave Clyde), Jim (Cynthia), Nancy (Albert Henderson), Elaine (David Kortko), Paul (Jean) and Janice (Mike Buccos) (the late Pat Pringle). Predeceased by her parents, James and Shirlee Weir, and cousin, Susan. Her dedicated and amazing friends are deeply saddened; their unwavering love and support is a testament to Patti. We will all cherish the memories we made together and are grateful for the countless moments of joy and laughter we shared.

    Born April 14, 1962, in Pefferlaw, a town that held wonderful memories throughout her years, Patti graduated from Sutton District High School going on to further her education at Trent University and obtaining her Bachelor of Education Degree from Queen’s. A teacher in the Orangeville Catholic schools for 35 years, Patti was an exceptional teacher. Her dedication, commitment, and joy of learning was evident, making a positive impact on many.

    From a young age, Patti was an avid baseball player and curler, and this passion for sport continued throughout her life. For many years, she was a passionate member of the Sutton and Orangeville Curling Clubs, always volunteering generously, sharing her knowledge of the game with new members, and introducing the sport to the local elementary schools.

    Summers were spent at her trailer on Buckhorn Lake in her boat, relaxing lakeside, barbecuing, and sitting by the campfire into the “wee hours of the morning.” Patti’s love for the Blue Jays was well known, exceeded only by her love for her dogs, Betti and Dori. They were her steadfast companions accompanying her on roadtrips, participating regularly in school activities, and providing comfort during life’s challenges. She was particularly proud of and treasured her nieces and nephew, whom she happily allowed to dominate her conversations with others.

    Patti delighted in traveling. She journeyed throughout Canada (Quebec City being a favourite destination), studied in Hawaii, toured Europe twice, vacationed in the warmer islands, and ventured through the United States. Seeing new sites was not enough for her; she wanted to know and understand more of the culture, history, geography, and perspectives of others.

    Her creativity and willingness to explore new opportunities led her to develop many new skills, talents, and interests. These included barbecuing, pickling, painting, scrapbooking, and playing guitar. Her ability to recall trivia, historical facts, and detail was astounding.

    Patti’s kindness, generosity, and love for all will remain forever in the hearts of family and friends. She left this world – as she lived her life – with peace, calm, and humility.

  • 1990s

    Greg Loewen

    – BComH'93

    Gregory Todd Loewen, 54, of Indianapolis, passed away on July 19, 2025, after a hard-fought battle with an aggressive cancer. 

    Toronto was Greg's hometown and a city he loved passionately. He was a lifelong fan of all of Toronto's professional sports teams, but most of all he loved hockey and the Maple Leafs. His dearest wish was to see the Leafs win the Stanley Cup in his lifetime. Baseball and the Blue Jays were a close second in his lineup. While growing up in Etobicoke, Greg enjoyed playing sports of all kinds and in high school was a committed member of the school's drama group, performing lead roles in numerous plays and shows. He was also a dedicated student who excelled academically in every subject. 

    Greg graduated from Martingrove Collegiate Institute in 1989. Greg attended ľĹĐăÖ±˛Ą, where he met the love of his life and beloved wife of 31 years, Alexandra (Acs), who was in the same class in ľĹĐăÖ±˛Ą Commerce program. Greg graduated with an Honours Bachelor of Commerce degree at the top of the class, becoming the 1993 Commerce Gold Medalist. He later attended Harvard Business School, where he earned an MBA and graduated as a Baker Scholar. 

    Greg started his career as a management consultant at Monitor Group in Toronto, where he advised senior management of client corporations on corporate strategy. He moved to the Toronto Star Newspapers in 2004 to be the vice president of digital media and strategy, and publisher of thestar.com. He always loved newspapers and the media business, and he found great enjoyment in reading print newspapers and magazines every day, as much as his busy schedule allowed. He left Toronto Star Newspapers to become the chief strategy officer at Emmis Communications in Indianapolis, later adding the role of president of Emmis Publishing. In 2014 he became the president and chief executive officer of Digonex Technologies, an Emmis Corp. subsidiary. He loved leading Digonex and remained its CEO until his passing. 

    As long-time admirers of the arts, Greg and Alix especially enjoyed the performing arts. Greg joined the board of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra in 2015 and became the chair of the board in January 2024. Greg was the current board chair when he passed away. 

    As much as Greg loved the business world and a good spreadsheet, his favourite place to be was with his family. Greg was an absolutely devoted dad to daughters Madeleine and Hannah, never missing a school concert, performance, or recital; taking them to Taylor Swift concerts and fully earning "Swiftie Dad" status; and delighting in travel adventures with them. Greg was an equally wonderful and beloved husband and best friend to Alix, and they had many plans together for their new status as empty-nesters. Greg was an adored son and son-in-law, and a deeply loved brother, brother-in-law, cousin, uncle, nephew, and nephew-in-law. 

    He also loved his canine pets over the years and took so much joy in his family's two dachshunds, Izzie and Penny. Greg was known for his exceptionally good nature, intellectual brilliance, wry sense of humour, quick wit, and even quicker smile that could calm any tense moment. He exemplified humility, gratitude, and optimism. He instilled in his children the value of education, kindness and grace shown to others, and resilience. 

    Greg loved life, and no matter what horror his illness produced, he accepted it gracefully and vowed to find a way to adapt and keep living his life, while fighting the disease with everything he had and more. 

    He was immensely proud of his daughters and wanted to see them grow as adults and start their professional and independent lives. He was already looking far ahead to his retirement years with Alix and planning international trips, which they loved to take together. 

    Greg is survived by his wife, Alexandra; daughters, Madeleine and Hannah; father, Theodor "Ted" Loewen; parents-in-law, Carolyn and George Acs; siblings, Karen (Michael) Heim and Geoffrey (Andrea) Loewen; sister-in-law, Jessica (Steve) Reedy; and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews, and other loved ones. He was predeceased by his mother, Patricia "Pat" Loewen (nee Crawford). 

    In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society, the United Church of Canada, or ľĹĐăÖ±˛Ą.

  • 1950s

    Francis James "Frank" Donnelly

    – BA/BPHE’55

    It is with a deep sense of loss that we announce the passing of Frank at the age of 93 on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025, at the Sault Area Hospital with his family by his side. 

    Beloved husband of Gloralyn for 68 years; cherished father of Jill (Katie), Keith (Marie), and Mark (Dana); proud “Pops” of Michael, Brooke, and Devin; and dear brother of Gerry. He is now reunited with his sisters, Reta and Joyce. 

    Frank was a legend and contributed to the creation of an era in Sault Ste. Marie like no other. Everyone knew him. He knew everyone. His dedication to his family, to education, and to sports defined him. Frank taught and/or coached thousands of people and was an exemplary role model in doing so. He was a terrific dad, with Gloralyn fully supporting him, and he was an amazing and involved “Pops.” 

    Frank attended Sault Collegiate Institute and then went to ľĹĐăÖ±˛Ą , where he played for the Golden Gaels basketball team and was captain for the team in his final two years. 

    He returned to and taught at Sault Collegiate Institute and later returned there as principal and also to Sir James Dunn after that, retiring in 1987. He coached basketball and football in those years and refereed football as well. He was a colour commentator on CJIC radio for basketball tournaments and the Sault Steelers regular season games. 

    Frank lived at the golf course, scoring under his age, even at the age of 93 – and established his tradition of the Steak and Beans golf tournament that continues on. 

    The Christmas Eve gatherings finally discontinued! He gave countless hours volunteering for the CNIB reading math textbooks for the blind; he drove elderly patients to appointments; he conducted vision screening for elementary school students; he provided input into provincial health programs, and he always spent time with his friends and wife with dementia. 

    Frank endlessly nurtured and strengthened the people and community of Sault Ste. Marie as a distinguished coach and mentor, educator, citizen, leader, friend, husband, dad and Pops.

    The family would also like to thank the ER staff at the Sault Area Hospital for their kindness and compassion.

  • David (Dave) Clarence Campbell, In Memoriam

    1960s

    David (Dave) Clarence Campbell

    – BSc’67

    February 7, 1942 – July 4, 2025

    David (Dave) Clarence Campbell is greatly missed by his wife and best friend of 55 years Donna (Ferguson); his children, David R. Michelle (Claude) and Cat (Jay); grandchildren, Destany (Alex), Jacob, Cassidy, Everly, Finn, and Bodhi; and great-grandchildren, Emily and Charlotte, and his older brothers Del (Sc’61) (Susan) and Wayne (Sc’64) (Louise). 

    A celebration of life was held on Aug. 20, 2025, at the Landmark Cinemas-Kanata where the family organized a private showing of one of Dave and Wayne’s all time favourite movies, Shane (1953). Dave was a movie lover.

    Dave was born in Parry Sound, Ont., and spent his childhood and youth in Deep River. He graduated from Queen’s Bachelor of Applied Science in Engineering (Chemical) in 1967. He had a long and satisfying career as a P.Eng with Plibrico in Toronto until 1972, when he and Donna moved to Ottawa and he started his career with Environment Canada until retirement in 2003. The short version of what he did was designing incinerators and regulating hazardous waste.

    In retirement he joined a volunteer group at Kanata United Church that worked weekly at the Ottawa Mission serving breakfast and more recently delivering Meals on Wheels for the Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre. 

    He and Donna enjoyed ballroom dancing classes and going to movies. Dave was a deep thinker who wrote and self-published an eBook titled The Children of Grace. He was in the process of revising the book at the time of his passing. 

    He was a long-time member of the Association of Research and Enlightenment (ARE), founded by Edgar Cayce in 1931. The original purpose of ARE was to help people transform their lives for the better. Dave was a long-time member of an ARE Search For God study group.

    In recent years, Dave focused his charitable donations to those which were very local. If you wish to honour Dave, consider a donation to your favourite charity or do something kind for someone today. Queen’s was one of several favourites.

  • Donald Allan Ennis, In Memoriam

    1950s

    Donald Allan Ennis 

    – BSc’58

    March 27, 1934 – Jan. 24, 2025. 

    Donald Allan Ennis passed away at Southlake Regional Health Centre on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025, at the age of 90 years. Loving father of Debbie Patterson (Floyd) and predeceased by his son, Scott Ennis (Corinne) 2020. Treasured grandfather of Joe Patterson (Scarlett) of Salt Spring Island, B.C., Brad Ennis of Keswick and Sarah Ennis of Keswick. Cherished great-grandfather of Scotty Patterson. Dear brother of the late Margery McCoy. A special thank you to John and Debbie McCoy, his loving nephew and wife. 

    Don graduated from Queen’s with a degree in Civil Engineering in 1958. He was instrumental in the design and construction of the St. James Bridge in Winnipeg and the Gardiner Expressway in Toronto. Don had a long career in the development of land and building residential housing throughout Southern Ontario and was on the board of directors with the Toronto Home Builders Association for many years. He later went on to form Coach Hill Homes, which built exclusive custom homes in Pickering and Aurora. After moving to Keswick, he became a licensed real estate agent. Upon retirement, Don served on multiple Town of Georgina committees but was most proud of his time spent on the Keswick Cemetery board. He also enjoyed the friendly competition playing pool at Club 55 and the many friends and individuals that brought him joy in his daily life.