People we lost: Looking back at the obituaries of 2022
Alex Hay (1965-2022): ‘It makes me feel better knowing he died looking up at the sky’ Aaron Macdonald (1995-2022): ‘His heart was so pure. He saw no evil in the world’ Obituary: DJ Robert W. Knight was an Ottawa radio legend Dr. Justin Maloney, father of 911 in Ottawa, remembered as a giant in emergency medicine Louise Glatt, 1936-2022: Feisty and irreverent, she taught music and literacy and quietly supported those in need Speechwriter and former editor ‘feared and revered’ for her red pen: Elaine O’Farrell, 1961-2022 Grete Hale (1929-2022): ‘Baker’s daughter’ was Ottawa’s legendary business leader and a philanthropist Remembering Luciano Pradal, the ByWard Market’s chestnut evangelist Shirley Greenberg is remembered as a trailblazer and philanthropist Obituary: Dentist Kwesi Baffoe earned a law degree after going blind Cindi Moynahan-Foreman (1957-2022): Ottawa urban sketcher loved bringing people together Deachman: Hugh Riopelle—After a lifetime of laughter and joy, ‘the kid from 16 Champagne Ave.’ dies at 94 Richard Labonté (1949-2022): Trailblazing Citizen editor came out as gay in landmark 1980 column Gisèle Lalonde (1933-2022): Francophone community hero, leader of the fight to save Montfort Hospital Former Citizen columnist was a Holocaust survivor, expelled Russian journalist Alex Polowin (1925-2022): Second World War veteran met royalty, had Ottawa street named for him Obituary: George Gara said ‘luck’ carried him safely through the Holocaust Joan Gullen (1930-2022): Social worker fought for justice and an end to violence against women Obituary: Ottawa’s Peter Pay was a war refugee, civil engineer, political activist ‘He was my pillar’: Denis Potvin pays tribute to big brother Jean Potvin GARRIOCH: Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk dead at age 62 Obituary: Ottawa’s Joe Ross, 80, co-founded Mexicali Rosa’s restaurant franchise Gatineau councillor remembered as a ‘woman of heart’ Egan: ‘Never met anyone more empathetic’ — joyful Brenna Rivier, dead at 58 Related The logistics of a crisis: 11 hours behind the scenes at CHEO Home together for Christmas? Not as this family had planned, as storm creates travel chaos