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Mary Louise Marlin peacefully passed away on Aug. 12, 2023 at Kingston General Hospital, surrounded by loving family. Dear mother of Karen Marlin (Steven Ferner) of Edmonton, Beth Marlin of Bath and Don Marlin (Carolyn) of Ottawa. Devoted grandmother of Michelle Malar, Jackie Ferner, and Robert Ferner; Douglas and David Sooley; and Nicholas, Harley, and Ben Marlin. Great-grandmother of Mira Tashoots and Fynn Ferner. Survived by her brother, Don Sutherland of Victoria, B.C. Predeceased in 2015 by her dear husband, Earl Stanley Marlin. After raising her family throughout her husband’s military service in France, Germany, Saskatchewan, and Ontario, Mary Lou graduated from Queen’s in 1982. Mary Lou proudly worked at Queen’s Alumni Review as business manager and editorial assistant from 1985 until her retirement at the end of 1999. She was appointed as a member of the Kingston and Frontenac Housing Authority board of directors from 1986 through 1993, ending with a three-year term as chairman. She was an active member of the Frontenac-Addington Liberal Association for many years. She also served on the organizing committee for Kingfest and was a volunteer with the Kingston Arthritis Society. 

Alexander John Kennedy passed away peacefully on Aug. 22, 2023 at the age of 86. He was predeceased by his loving wife, Jean Kennedy (nee Firlotte); his brother, Douglas; and sister-in-law, Diane. He will be missed by his daughter, Shelley (Sean); and grandson, Will; brother, Bob (Ethel); cousins, Jane (Jeff) and John (Helga); and his nieces and nephews.

Alex graduated from Queen’s with a medical degree in 1961. He went on to have a career as a dedicated anesthesiologist at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto. For many years he also performed anesthetics for eye surgery on patients in Ecuador and Nicaragua as part of volunteer missions. Alex’s daughter went to Queen’s (Artsci’94) and his grandson is making noise about hoping to be the third generation to attend Queen’s down the road.

Alex was happiest when he was in nature surrounded by animals. He spent many happy summers at the family cottage on Lake Kashagawigamog with his faithful dogs over the years (Snort, Snortette, Hershey, and Chantal).

Alex experienced dementia and Parkinson’s in his final years. His family is grateful for the exemplary care he received at the Perley Health in Ottawa.

It is with a heavy heart that we share with you the passing of Wilfred Weinstein, MD, gastroenterologist in the division of digestive diseases. For so many of us at UCLA, he was a valued colleague, physician, faculty member, fellowship program director, mentor, and friend. We were fortunate to count on him as a member of our community for over 40 years. We extend our condolences to his loved ones and would like to share a bio provided by Dr. Weinsten’s family which celebrates his life, legacy and his impact on the lives he touched.

Fred, Freddy, Zev, Velvel, was born to Isaac and Reva Weinstein on March 14, 1940, in Melville, Saskatchewan. He received his medical degree from Queen’s University in Kingston Ontario. He did his internship and residency in internal medicine at McGill Royal Victoria Hospital. He conducted his fellowship in gastroenterology at the University of Washington under the tutelage of his mentor, Dr. Cy Rubin. After his fellowship, he took a position at the University of Alberta in Edmonton in GI and pathology. A movie about his pioneering work there was released a few years ago entitled, On . In 1979, he accepted a position as a professor of medicine at UCLA where he practiced medicine, conducted research, and trained hundreds of doctors until 2013. He lectured all over the world, published hundreds of scientific articles, and received some of the highest awards and recognitions his profession gives out. But you would never know about his accolades if you met him. He was a humble mensch.

Fred/Zev met his wife, Marilyn Watterson, in Seattle during his fellowship, when she was an educator at IBM. The boy from the prairies of Canada fell in love with the girl from a dairy farm in Washington state. They got married in 1968. In addition to his wife, Fred/Zev is survived by his daughters Rebecca (Wade) and Aviva. He is also survived by his five grandchildren, each of whom he adored: Isaac, Aaron, and Noa Bacon and Jacob and Yona Glouberman.

While his biggest passion was his family, a close second was teaching the next generation of doctors. But the list of passions mentioned must include hockey, Yiddish culture, witty banter, and music. 

Fred/Zev lived with Alzheimer’s the last decade of his life. Marilyn went to heroic lengths to continue to infuse these years of his life with activities, visitors, and above all music. He and Marilyn were robust members of Music Mends Minds, a nonprofit group that creates musical support groups for individuals with Alzheimer’s and other brain diseases. He was a member of the 5th Dementia Band. He had the love and attention of many caregivers, but in particular, Ken Mallari and Jubo Kamal, made him smile every day. 

Fred/Zev is predeceased by his parents, his stepmother, Anne Weinstein, Uncle Max and Aunt Esther Weinstein, Uncle Oscar and Aunt Esther Weinstein, and Joel Weinstein (beloved cousin). He is survived by his siblings Hymie Weinstein (Shaaron), Faye Weinstein (George), Shirley Weinstein, Chuck Narvey (Ruth), and Bill Narvey (Karen). He is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews who all looked up (quite literally) to “Uncle Freddy.”

He was quick with a joke and treated every single person with the same level of kindness and genuine interest. He will be deeply missed. 

James Harrison left us on Aug. 27 after 91 joy-filled years. He leaves behind his cherished wife, Ann, of 64 years, as well as his three children and six grandchildren: Stephen (Delphine - Isobel, James) of Aurora, Peter (Colleen - Samantha, Nicholas) of Ottawa, and Janet Hammond (Scott - Rachel, Sarah) of Raleigh, North Carolina. 

Jim was a dedicated son to Steve and Minnie, who were Ukrainian immigrants and he celebrated his heritage throughout his life. Along the way, Jim made many friends from his early years in Thorold and St. Catharines, to his time in Kingston, Pinehurst, Dunnville and Vineland. Jim was a long-time coach and builder in the local sports community and was inducted into both the Thorold and St. Catharines Sports Halls of Fame. In his early years, he was captain and MVP of the Thorold high school basketball team. He not only played senior baseball but also coached the Thorold Midget team to the Ontario Championships.

He developed the Sir Winston Churchill Bulldog Football program, coaching from 1964-1987, creating a long-standing legacy. He was also a dedicated coach to hundreds of student athletes in basketball and track for many years. Mr. Harrison was a respected physical education and health teacher to students at SWC, including AJ’s and those trying to reach their ‘X’.

Known as “Harebone” throughout the Queen’s community across decades, Jim was an all-star captain of the basketball team in the 1950s and later was a football coach for the Golden Gaels, including a 1992 Vanier Cup win.

Jim was an avid golfer always trying to “get it solved”. He enjoyed over 50 years as a member of Twenty Valley Golf Club in Vineland. Together, he and Ann enjoyed winter golf excursions, including time in Pinehurst, Myrtle Beach and Florida.

Whether you knew him as Jimmy, Jim, Dad, Digo, Uncle Jim (Lefty), Coach Jimmer, Sir, or Harebone, he was a wonderful husband, father and grandfather, a super “life of the party” storyteller, a skilled gardener, an eternal optimist and, in his later years, a kind, gentle person who loved his Blue Jays and Buffalo Bills.

He will be sorely missed, and forever remembered and loved by his family, friends and others whose lives he touched.

Anne began life in Port Hope, Ontario, the daughter of two Queen's graduates (Gordon BA'30/MA'32/BDiv'34/DDiv'57) and Caroline (McLaren) Porter (BA'31), growing into a young woman as vibrant as her red hair. Following studies in medicine and arts at Queen's, life's path took her to France, Switzerland, the idyllic islands of Maine and the Navajo lands of New Mexico. With her then husband, John Paris, she would have four children, exposing them to a unique and adventurous life.

Later, having earned her Master of Divinity Degree from Colgate Rochester and becoming an ordained minister, Anne settled in Buffalo, New York, before founding Paradise House, a halfway house for women recovering from addiction and incarceration. With the gentle support of her new husband and fellow minister, the Reverend Hugh Pratt, "Mizanne", as she was known with fondness and respect by her residents, would spend the next 26 years providing a home and bringing stability and meaning to the lives of the hundreds of women she touched through her work. This would often include reconnecting and reuniting families long torn asunder by life's challenges. 'The Buffalo News' would call her a “petite dynamo” and “an old world activist”, the City of Buffalo would name a nearby street Anne Paris Way, and her humanitarian work won many awards.

Anne passed away suddenly on May 18, 2023. She is remembered and greatly missed by her children Jona (Tompkins) (Jeff), James (Jenell), Jessica (Marc Wheeler) and Emily (Hoffman) (Michael), as well as sister Sheila (Smith) and brother Ian, and her many grandchildren, nieces and nephews, including Ross Smith (NSc'89/MPA'05), as well as many others, including lifelong Queen's friends. Pre-deceased by her parents, as well as her husband, Rev. Hugh Pratt, and sister Helen Porter (BA'70).