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We regret to advise of the death of Kenneth Oliver “Ken” Wick on 6 May 2009 at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre in Thunder Bay, ON at the age of 72 years.

We regret to advise of the death of Sapper Harold Edwin Walker (Ret'd) of Fergus, ON on 7 May 2009 in his 88^th year.

We regret to advise of the death of Sapper Alvin Joseph Doiron, CD (Ret’d) peacefully on 11 May 2009 at McNally House, Grimsby ON at the age of 79 years.

We regret to advise of the death of Charles “Charlie” Owen Pettifer in Victoria BC on 13 May 2009 in his 80^th year. 

We regret to advise of the death of Honorary Colonel Richard “Dick” Morden Mitchell (Ret’d) peacefully on 15 May 2009 in his 98^th year. 

We regret to advise of the death of Merton "Mert" Musselman on 18 May 2009 at the Extendicare Tecumseh Residence in Tecumseh, ON at the age of 89 years.

We regret to advise of the death of Michael Charles Major in New Westminster BC peacefully on 19 May 2009 at the age of 89.

We regret to advise of the death of Corporal William “Bill” Roy Paul of Vogar, MB at the St. Boniface Hospital in Winnipeg, MB on 22 May 2009 at the age of 70 years.

We regret to advise of the death of Sapper David Noel “Dave” Foss (Ret’d) of Hazenmore, SK on 24 May 2009 at the age of 81 years.

We regret to advise of the death of John Stratechuk peacefully at the Veterans Village, Sherbrooke Community Center, Saskatoon, SK on 23 May 2009, six days short of his 89^th birthday. 

We regret to advise of the death of James Harvey “Jim” Bates of Truro NS on 29 May 2009 at the age of 88 years. Jim was a  resident at The Mira, a long term care facility in Truro.

We regret to advise of the death of Walter Ingwal Johnson of Kelowna BC on 31 May 2009 at the age of 78 years.

We regret to advise of the death of Richard Thomas Forchon of Ajax, ON at the age of 81 on 3 June 2009.

We regret to advise of the death of John Henry McNeil of Westville NS on 8 June 2009 at the Northumberland Veterans’ Unit in Pictou NS. John was 84 years old.

We regret to advise of the death of Captain Richard “Dick” C.E. Bray (Ret’d) peacefully at the Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, ON on 10 June 2009 in his 96^th year.

We regret to advise of the death of Lieutenant Frederick Weight Philpot, MC (Ret’d) peacefully at the Rouge Valley Centenary Hospital, Scarborough, ON on 12 June 2009 in his 92^nd year.

We regret to advise to death of Sapper Arthur “Art” Sydney Delaney (Ret’d) in Abbotsford BC on 12 June 2009 at the age of 75 years.

We regret to advise of the death of Corporal Robert “Bobby” John Berard (Ret'd) of St. Albert, AB on 20 June 2009 at the age of 88 years.

We regret to advise of the death of Sapper John Anthony “Tony” LaRusic (Ret’d) at home in Taigh‘na Mara, Glace Bay, NS on 23 June 2009 at the age of 95 years.

We regret to advise of the death of Staff Sergeant Anthony “Andy” Stonegate Brooks (Ret’d) in Vernon, BC on 28 June 2009 at the age of 89 years.

We regret to advise of the sudden death of Master Corporal Lloyd Arsenault CD, (Ret'd) on 29 June 2009 in hospital in Ottawa, ON at the age of 71. 

We regret to advise of the death of Sapper John H. “Jack” Valentine (Ret'd) peacefully in Toronto ON on 30 June 2009 at the age of 87.

We regret to advise of the death of Captain Ronald “Ron” Raymond Bastien, CD (Ret’d) of Ingleside ON at the Winchester, ON Hospital on 30 June 2009 in his 66^th year.

We regret to advise of the death of Sapper Gordon W. Bowers (Ret’d) on 2 July 2009 in Barrie, ON at the age of 87 years.

We regret to advise of the death of Sapper Richard Watkinson (Ret’d) on 12 July 2009 at the age of 90 years.

We regret to advise that Corporal Joseph Robert Martin Dubé was killed in action on 14 June 2009 in the Panjwai District, south-west of Kandahar City, Afghanistan, at the age of 35 years. 

Nous regrettons de vous annoncer le décès du caporal Joseph Robert Dubé, mort au combat, le 14 juin 2009 dans le district Panjwai, au sud-ouest de la Ville de Kandahar, en Afghanistan, à l’âge de 35 ans.

We regret to advise that Corporal Christian Bobbitt was killed in action on 1 August 2009, in the Zhari district, west of Kandahar City, Afghanistan at the age of 23 years. 

Nous regrettons de vous annoncer le décès du caporal Christian Bobbitt le 1^er août 2009, mort au combat, dans le district de Zhari, à l’ouest de la Ville de Kandahar, en Afghanistan, à l’âge de 23 ans.

We regret to advise that Sapper Joseph Pierre Gilbert Matthieu Allard was killed in action on 1 August 2009, in the Zhari district, west of Kandahar City, Afghanistan at the age of 20. 

Nous regrettons de vous annoncer le décès du sapeur Joseph Pierre Gilbert Matthieu Allard le 1^er août 2009, mort au combat à l’âge de 20 ans, dans le district de Zhari à l’ouest de la ville de Kandahar en Afghanistan.

We regret to advise of the peaceful death of Joseph “Josie” Iaci in Vancouver, BC on 9 August 2009. He was born in Vancouver in 1915.

We regret to advise of the death of Sapper Harold V. Chisamore on 14 August 2009.

We regret to advise the death of Sapper Harry Ruskin (Ret’d) on 30 August 2009 at the Misericordia Health Centre in Winnipeg, MB at the age of 94 years.

We regret to advise that Corporal Jean-Francois Drouin was killed in action on 6 September 2009 in the Dand District, south-west of Kandahar City, Afghanistan at the age of 31. 

Nous regrettons de vous annoncer le décès du caporal Jean-François Drouin le 6 septembre 2009, mort au combat à l’âge de 31 ans, dans le district de Dand au sud-ouest de la ville de Kandahar, en Afghanistan.

We regret to advise of the death of Major Yannick Francois Stephane Pépin, MSM*, CD who was killed in action on 6 September 2009 in the Dand District, southwest of Kandahar City, Afghanistan at the age of 36.  Yannik was a Military

Nous avons le regret de vous annoncer le décès du major Yannick François Stéphane Pépin, MSM*, DC qui a été tué au combat le 6 septembre 2009 dans le district de Dand, au sud-ouest de la ville de Kandahar, en Afghanistan, à l'âge de 36 a

We regret to advise of the death of Padre, the Reverend, George Dawson Beaver in Westlock, AB on 20 September 2009 at the age of 82 years.

We regret to advise of the death of Sapper Alvin Dubois (Ret’d) on 24 September 2009 at the Bonnechere Manor in Renfrew, ON at the age of 84 years.

We regret to advise of the death of Blase Miller on 29 September 2009 in Surrey BC at the age of 82.

Blase was a veteran of the Second World War and served with the Royal Canadian Engineers in England and Europe.

We regret to advise of the death of Captain John W. S. Lowes (Ret’d) peacefully at home in Newmarket, ON on 4 October 2009 at the age of 73.

We regret to advise of the death of Lieutenant William Bennett “Bill” McKay Clarke (Ret’d) on 22 October 2009 at Chateau Gardens in Aylmer ON in his 99^th year.

We regret to advise of the death of Sapper Marcel Dextraze of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu QC on 24 October 2009 at the age of 96 years.

We regret to advise the death of Lieutenant Stanley “Stan” Daniel Cameron (Ret'd) on 29 October 2009 at the age of 89 at the North York General Hospital in Toronto.

We regret to advise of the death of Emile E. Dufour on 1 November 2009 at the Veteran's Village, Sherbrooke Community Center in Saskatoon, SK at the age of 88 years.

We regret to advise of the death of Roy George Bowman in Saskatoon, SK on 10 November 2009 at the age of 89. 

We regret to advise of the death of Sergeant Donald “Willie” Wilson (Ret’d) in Calgary, AB on 16 November 2009 at the age of 81.

Willie was a Firefighter who served in the Royal Canadian Air Force.

We regret to advise of the death of Douglas “Doug” Gow at the Groves Memorial Community Hospital in Fergus ON on 21 November 2009.

We regret to advise of the death of Lieutenant Walter Ernest Clarke (Ret’d) on 29 November 2009 in Victoria, BC.