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Abe Kelly passed away peacefully on Dec. 27, 2023 at his retirement home in St. Catharines at age 89.

He was predeceased in 2020 by his wife of 63 years, Phyllis; he is survived by his children, Kim (Comm'81), Greg (Jennie Akse-Kelly), and Nancy; and grandchildren, Abraham, Charlotte, Anika, and Leah.

Abe graduated from Queen's Engineering Chemistry in 1956, planned many Queen's reunions for his class, and went on to own and operate several successful businesses. 

It was in 1950 on a train going from Kingston to Montreal for a football weekend that a Queen’s Mining Engineering student happened to spy a pretty young Queen’s Arts student sitting with her friend. He was so taken that he sat down beside her, introduced himself, and asked for a date. To his great delight she said yes. However, it was a bit complicated because both already had dates with other people. But they found a way to make it work.

Thus began the love story of Dorothy and Peter.

Dorothy Herbst and Peter Nixon (Sc’53) were married May 23, 1953 in Ottawa. They were blessed to have almost 70 years of joy and adventure until Dorothy passed away April 8, 2023. 

Daughter Carol was born in 1958 and son Ian in 1960.

The Queen’s tradition continued when son, Ian, graduated with an Honours Economic degree in 1983 and grandson Trevor Tomic graduated as a Mechanical Engineer in 2012.

Harry MacPhee Lewis passed away in Calgary in what he liked to say was his 90th year. Harry will be sadly missed by his loving wife Eleanor "Her Lordship" (Hamilton); he was predeceased by his younger sisters, Anne McInnes (Angus) and Ruth Lewis; and survived by his brother Robert Lewis (Carol). He was the proud father of Cathy Lewis (Andy Yun), Gordon Lewis (Sherrie), Stephen Lewis, Trish Hanrahan (Artsci'87) (Pat Hanrahan, Artsci'87), and Anne Marie Lewis (Artsci'88, BEd'02) (Aaron Taylor); and the loving Papa Harry to Galen, Kieran, Scott, Caitlin, Willow, and Georgia.

Harry was born in Tampa, Florida, and raised in Paynes Mills, Ont. Harry graduated from Queen's in Chemical Engineering in 1956. It was in Kingston that he met Eleanor at the Catholic Newman club dance, which was the beginning of their 67-year romance.

His chemical engineering career took him all over Canada and the U.S. with Union Carbide, Sun Oil, GCOS, and then Suncor. Although he was not one for self-promotion, he felt privileged to have managed the engineering design and build of the first commercially successful Oil Sands plant in Fort McMurray. He took a calculated departure from engineering with a stint as a stockbroker, where he honed his investment skills, leading to a life-long daily love of stock charting and BNN watching.

His retirement years with Eleanor were some of his happiest and most adventurous, taking them to Europe and Asia. Escaping 20-plus Calgary winters, they enjoyed golfing and time with friends at their home in Nelson, New Zealand. Wine (longtime Opimian Society member) and gardening were his other passions. He lived long enough to be disappointed once again by his beloved Toronto Blue Jays. He treasured his colleagues and friends all over the world. He especially enjoyed weekly golf with Keith and solving the world's problems every Thursday morning with his breakfast club.

His family would like to thank all the people who cared for Harry and made it possible for him to be with Eleanor until the end, including his loyal friend, Keith; caregivers, Raida and Svetlana; physios, Robert S. and January; Drs Vanda Phillips, Tina Chang, Paul Lathrop, and Scott Samis; and the staff at Riverwalk Retirement Residence, Foothills (Unit 62), Peter Lougheed (Unit 43), and George Boyack Carewest.

Elizabeth Ann Shaver (Barrett) passed away peacefully in hospital on Monday, Jan. 22, 2024, in her 79th year. She was the beloved wife of Dr. Charles Shaver; loving sister of Susan Ward; dear mother of Andrew Shaver (Paul Sobol) of Toronto, Christine Shaver (Stefano Sonsini) of Ottawa, and Matthew Shaver of Ottawa; and the loving grandmother of Lorenzo and Luca Sonsini. She was predeceased by her nephew, Sean Ward. 

Elizabeth was a dear special friend of Dr. Jim Wong and family of Meaford, Ont.  She cared deeply about her extended family, her niece Katherine Ward (Razvan Nicolae), cousins, in-laws, and her many friends.