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CLASS NOTES
Happy Anniversary to the classes of ’52, ’57, ’62,’67, ’77, ’92 and ’07!
To celebrate with a class reunion, contact Adrianne Kenmir at akenmir@ryerson.ca or 416-979-5000, ext. 7863.
IN MEMORIAM
Mary Lee Berdit (Scrimger), Secretarial Science ’55, passed away on Aug. 31, 2016. She was 81. Mary Lee rarely spoke of her career, although she was a distinguished teacher of Secretarial Science at Centennial College in Toronto and she wrote a text book on the subject.
Rody Hayne Blancher, RTA ’52, died Dec. 20, 2015. Rody began working in radio in Owen Sound the year he graduated. He moved to Saskatchewan in 1957, first to CFQC in Saskatoon and then CBC Radio in Regina. He quickly moved from announcer-operator to music and variety producer to executive producer and then senior music producer. He took early retirement in 1985, but assumed a new role immediately as performing arts consultant for the Saskatchewan Arts Board. Rody played tuba in the Governor General’s Foot Guard Band and later with the Saskatoon and Regina Symphony orchestras.
Don Desjardine, Business Management ’62, died May 26, 2016, in Owen Sound after a courageous battle with cancer. Don was a member of the 1962-63 Ryerson Rams hockey team that won the Ontario Intercollegiate Athletic Association championship and he was inducted into the Ryerson Sports Hall Of Fame with his teammates. He was a key member of the RRHA Executive, was the brain child behind the “$20-A-Year Club” and contributed significantly to the RAMFIND Project. In 2015, Don made a record donation to Ryerson Rams hockey in the form of an annual bursary. He leaves his longtime companion, Marion Kelly, and his sons Jeff and Martin.
Fred Jorgenson, president of Ryerson from 1966 to 1969, died June 8, 2016
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46 Ryerson University Magazine • WINTER 2017
