In Memoriam

It is with heavy hearts that the family of Frances announces her passing on Sunday January 3, 2021. Frances was a loving wife to the late Hedley and older sister to brother Edward Flynn. A wonderful mom and mother-in-law to Laurie Tilley, Kerry and Sue Cross and Marni and Peter Stone. Treasured nana to Erin, Jay, Jeff, Allison, Patrick and Jennifer. Great-grandmother to Hudson and Silas.
She was born in Montreal but raised in Kingston, Ont. She met her future husband at Queen's University, then moved west to settle in a small town called Oakville where she lived her entire married life on Gloucester Ave. Frances was a lifelong friend to many and enjoyed numerous social activities such as, playing bridge well into her 90s, gourmet luncheons, university women's club, sailing, curling and cottage life on Lake Mazinaw. Her affiliation with Knox Presbyterian Church, where she was an active member of the choir, spanned many years. Travel abroad to visit with family was also something she always enjoyed. Friends and family came together for a joyous celebration of Frances's 100th birthday — she passed just shy of her 104th. We would like to thank the entire team at Creekway Village, especially the staff on Lakeshore for their kind and caring ways with "Frannie" over the past 9 years. A private family memorial took place in the springtime. Online condolences can be left at Kopriva Taylor Community Funeral Home Inc.

Kathryn Emily Cook (Artsci’79), 63, died Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. She was a great-great-granddaughter of the Rev. John Cook, the first Principal and Chancellor of Queen’s University. She is survived by her husband, Andrew Faulkner (Artsci’82), daughter Gwyneth, and her sisters, Nancy Cook Bruns (Meds’79), and Carolyn Cook.
Kathy was on the Queens Track Team from 1975-1979, and excelled in the 400-metre sprint. After graduating with BSc in Biology she worked in Jerry Wyatt’s lab in Kingston before she joined CUSO International and spent three years in Papua New Guinea, where she met Andrew. After returning to Canada, she completed her MSc in Soil Sciences at the University of British Columbia in 1994. In Victoria, Kathy worked in a federal lab, taught soils sciences, and with Andrew ran their IT consultancy. Kathy was active in the United Church, and the broader community, as a volunteer on many environmental, community, and social justice issues. She campaigned for the preservation of the Peace River Valley. Most recently, she supported refugees from Afghanistan, The Gambia and Syria.
The family would appreciate donations to the Kathryn Emily Cook Ovarian Cancer Research Fund, Queen’s University, Kingston. Alternatively, a cheque made payable to Queen’s University (with a memo note with the fund name), can be mailed to Queen’s University, Gift Services, Old Medical Building, 99 University Avenue Kingston, ON K7L 3N6.

Joan died Jan. 31, 2021, in Ottawa. Daughter of the late Colin E. Macpherson (BCom’26), and the late Joan (Hamilton) Macpherson of Kingston, she was known as Libby. Beloved wife of Eden Cloutier, (MBA’68, PhD’84), loving mother of Gillian Smith (Artsci’96), of Toronto and Alison Cloutier (PhD, University of Toronto) of Ottawa. Predeceased by her infant son, Peter Colin. Nana to darling granddaughters Aurélie and Clémentine Smith, and fond step-grandmother to Arnaud Smith (Artsci’18). Dear sister of Catherine Fee (Artsci’91), of Kingston and Barbara Lisson of Victoria.
Libby grew up in Kingston, always considering it home. In her last year at Queen’s, Libby met dashing RMC cadet Eden. They married on Dec. 15, 1962 and went on to spend their early years at RCAF stations in the Prairies. They returned to Kingston so that Eden could pursue his MBA and Libby worked in the periodicals section of Douglas Library. After working in Montreal, they returned to Kingston for Eden’s PhD. Eden’s career took them to Ottawa where they raised their family. Her family and friends will dearly miss her newsy letters, always filled with curated, underlined clippings.

Helen (Armstrong) Bronskill, 92, widow of Eric Bronskill (BCom’48) (1999) died peacefully at the Kingston Health Sciences Centre on Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020. She is survived by her five children, Richard (M.Mus. U of T), Reginald (BA Queen’s), Kathryn (BA Queen’s), Alan (Env. Waterloo), Anne Enns (BA & B.Ed. Queen’s), her grandchildren, Adrick, Caelan, Kathryn, Tegan, Nicolas, Camille, Emerson, Elliot, Ainsley, and Simone (BA Queen’s); and her three great-grandchildren, Lucas, Kezia, and Ryan.
She was an avid weaver, opera lover, and supporter of the arts in Kingston & community programs such as Lunch by George. In 1943 at age 16, she became a Farmerette when the farm labour shortage was acute during WW2; she said it was one of the best experiences of her life. She was famous for her knitted baby clothes.
A memorial service will be held in Kingston at a later date. Funeral arrangements entrusted to Robert J. Reid & Sons Funeral Home, 309 Johnson St., Kingston, ON, KL 1Y6. Donations in her memory may be made to Lunch by George, the University Hospitals Kingston Foundation or another local charity. Online condolences may be made at Reid Funeral Home. 

Dr. J. Wayne Bates passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019, surrounded by his loving family at Orillia Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital. Wayne is survived by parents James and Doreen Bates, wife Peggy Bates, daughters Lori Bates and Megan Balske (Timm), sons Michael Bates and Bradley Balske (Shannon), grandchildren Trinity and Caiden, brother David Bates (Cindy), sister Sharon Penty (David), and many nieces and nephews. Born in Hamilton and raised in North Bay, Ont., he graduated from Queen’s University, Faculty of Medicine, 1969.
Wayne served his community as a family physician, anesthetist and coroner for 45 years. Additionally, he spent many tireless nights working as an emergency physician at Orillia Soldiers' Memorial Hospital, as well as delivering many local babies. He was greatly beloved by the patients under his care. Wayne had a passion for hockey, fishing, boating, golfing, gardening, wildlife conservation and education. He had a unique sense of humour and took great delight in telling a joke or pulling a prank. Wayne was an animal lover and rarely without a canine companion at home. In his spare time, he enjoyed collecting stamps with the Barrie District Stamp Club and was an avid member of the Orillia Fish & Game Conservation Club. Cremation has taken place.
A Celebration of life was held in Doolittle Chapel of Carson Funeral Homes,54Coldwater St. E., Orillia. In lieu of gifts or flowers, the family kindly asks that you consider donating to the Orillia Fish & Game Conservation Club, of which Wayne had been a member.

On Tue., Dec. 29, 2020, Kye Christian Andrepoulos, beloved son of Christine Andreopoulos and the late Chris Andreopoulos (-2007), passed away suddenly at the age of 28, in Toronto.
Kye was born on May 22, 1992, in Toronto, at Women's College Hospital. He brought great joy to everyone around him, especially his parents. Kye was an extraordinary young man — social, laid back and approachable. He had the rare gift of being a great listener and was known as an interesting conversationalist who could debate any topic with a keen wit, humour, and intelligence. His energy and creativity were boundless.
He was talented, whether it was music (especially drums, where he was self-taught), writing (short stories/poetry/commentaries) or analytics and business (Bell, Flipp, Briq). He was also an awesome Karaoke partner and sang and danced as if no one was watching. His joie de vivre was inspiring to many. Kye was forward-thinking and extremely curious about the world and the people in it. He was loving, kind, gregarious, full of life and ambition, an innovator who had big dreams and worked tirelessly to try to realize them.
He packed a lot of experience into his young life, from volunteering across Canada with the Katimavik program, to heading many committees at Queen's University, where he studied Economics and Politics, to earning a full scholarship on an exchange to St. Andrews in Edinburgh, Scotland, and completing an internship in London, England. He travelled to many countries and loved diverse cultures and foods, especially his Asian spicy soups. He even took a gap year after high school (Jarvis) to study feminism and feminist literature at Inglenook school for half a year.
Kye was an old soul with wisdom beyond his years. He was selfless and loyal to his friends and especially to his mom Christine, with whom he shared an incredibly close bond, despite the many challenges he faced in recent years. Kye will be remembered for his kindness, encouragement, loyalty, quick wit, brilliant sense of humour, energy, and infectious smile. He was a positive influence on many and will continue to inspire those whose lives he touched. His loving and devoted dad would have been so proud of him. Kye will be sorely missed by his many friends, and especially by his mother, who has lost her son and best friend. She is consoled by the last words he said to her, "I love you." A memorial will be held in Kye's honour once COVID-19 restrictions have been lifted. Please also visit his remembrance page at remembr.com/kye.andreopoulos celebrating Kye's life.