John Carleton (Jock) McKay Obituary

 Jock McKay passed Monday November 29, 2021. His obituary is in the Spectator and on the Smith Funeral Home website. Sadly, his daughter (me), is unable to upload it to this blog. My dad was very proud of his R&D team and their role in Stelco. He has shared numerous stories of his friends and colleagues with us over the years.

My dad passed away very peacefully with his wife Denise and children Pat, Doug, Judy and David by his side.

Raymond Lionel LaPoint 1931-2020

Raymond Lionel LaPoint Passed away peacefully at Juravinski Hospital on May 27, 2020 in his 89th year. Survived by his wife Hedy. Lovingly remembered by his children Michelle (Bernie), Dave (Cheryl), Vince (Carrie-Lynne), his grandchildren, Daniela (Dave), Leanna (Matthew), Morgan, Brooklyn and Taylor, his great-grandchildren, Annabella, Georgia, James, Leo and Anthony. He will be missed by many other relative and friends. Ray was a 41 year employee of Stelco. He was a founding member of the Hamilton Model Engineering Club. Ray was a long time musical volunteer at St. Olga's LTC, St. Elizabeth Villa and St. Elizabeth Village. Special thanks to Juravinski staff for their care and compassion and to all other medical specialists involved in his care for the past 2 decades. Thanks to the LHN, PSW's Nurses and to caregiver Anna for their kind service. At Ray's request, cremation has taken place. A private family burial will take place at a later date at Resurrection Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Juravinski Cancer Centre would be greatly appreciated by the family.

Nick Daneliak 1935 -2020

With family at his side at Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital on May 9 2020, in his 86th year, formerly of Ottawa. Adored husband, soul mate, of Helen (Bowen) for 64 years. Dear father of Steven (Janice Robertson), Catherine, and Wayne (Charlene O'Neil). Cherished grandfather of Helen Rose Mutassem, Bowen, Brittany Potocska (Tyler), Brooklyn Tucker (James), Kiera (Kyle Fenny), Nickolas, and Robyn. Proud great-grandfather of Braeleigh, Carter, Dylan and Hayden. Beloved brother of Peter (late Joanne), and William (Rosemary). Predeceased by parents Michael and Eva (Andrusek), sister Jean Bourne (Calvin) and brother John (Lois). Also survived by loving sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews, and great-nieces and nephews. As a chemist and engineer Nick worked at Canada Cement in Woodstock and Point Anne ON, as well as Havelock, NB and Truro, NS., before settling in Burlington/Oakville where he worked in R & D at Stelco Canada. After 25 years there he retired in 1995, but shortly after stepped in to manage a privately-owned specialty paper and office equipment company until he suffered a major stroke in 2011. Celebration of Nick's life at a later date. Donations to your local food bank, if desired.

Spectator Obit

Retirees Feb 2020

Merry Christmas from Williamsburg

Dennis McCutcheon and Rick Grigg

Rick Grigg and Derek Clay

Jack Young, Don George, Rick Grigg and John Hood

Rick Grigg, ?
?, Jim Lindsay LEW Coke Ovens Superintendent and Ian Deeks.

Japanese visitor, Rick Grigg, ? and visitor  

?,?,?, Rick Grigg,Linda Grigg,?,?,?, John Thompson
The visitors are from Kobe Steel

?, Derek Clay, Al Harris, Rick Grigg, Mas Shimizu,?

Margaret Clay, Linda Grigg, Rick Grigg and Mas Shimizu Kobe Steel.

No. 1 Conference Room

Back Row: ?, Rod Saunders,? ,Rick Grigg, Nick Danelak, ?, Derek Clay

Front Row: Chuck Murdock,?. Jock McKay, Les McLean 

Henry Paulencu and Rick Grigg

Back Row:?, John Hood, Rick Grigg
Front Row: ?,?,?, Klaus Heyer

Rick Grigg and Derek Clay

LEW Maintenance Manager, ? and Rick Grigg

Jock McKay, Derek Clay and Rick Grigg

Hello all you fellow R&D retirees,

Sending you this reminder regarding our R&D retirees breakfast this Wednesday June 5^th , 2019. Hope you can make it. Unfortunately, I won’t be able to make it since I must work this Wednesday.

Next breakfast: Wednesday Oct 2, 2019 (put it on you calendars)

Take care,

Rick

Projet Bessemer

Pilot Plant for strip casting At IMI, Boucherville, QC 

After retirement Jock McKay was asked if would set up a Joint Venture Company to develop a viable strip casting process. Five Canadian steel companies were involved: IPSCO, ALgoma, Dofasco, Stelco, and Sidbec-Dosco.  He accepted the offer and
Jock, as Executive director, within a few months set up the company and began the daunting development task. He chose the name Projet Bessemer. Projet means project in French and plan in English.    Henry Bessemer, as you may know, developed the first mass production process for making steel. NRC's Industrial Materials laboratory in Boucherville served as the centre for development. Jock had worked with them in the past.

Charlie Johnson Web Site

Charlie was hired in 1972.

https://www.voicefromthebush.com/about

(Charlie's books are no longer available for sale.)

Being here now...

We lived off the grid for about thirteen years and in that time had several medical emergencies, survived wild animal and nasty human attacks, learned to feed ourselves (for the most part) and have helped to change a few laws.  We've advocated for safe water, protection of beavers, helped stop illegal blasting, helped change mining law and generally shown up when required. A wise hermit told us our boundaries are "the dotted line around the property" and we lived by that boundary.

This life is not for everyone but it sure suited us. As we both get older we streamlined things; like making more permanent fencing to keep animals out of the gardens. We added a plow and an old Nissan to run it around so we hope winters will be a bit easier on us. We've given the chickens to our neighbour so we can still get our free ranged hen's eggs and we've given the bunnies away in favour of our local abattoirs meat and friends' fish catches. 

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Finally the time came to move and we have an 82 year old home in the

nearby town of Latchford, Population 400 people (in the winter) and likely double that in the summer. We are adjusting.

Reminder regarding our R&D retirees breakfast this Wednesday Oct 3rd , 2018. Hope to see you there.

Rick

Obit David Bruce George

GEORGE, David Bruce December 27, 1958 - July 9, 2018
It is with shock and the deepest sorrow that Dave's parents, Don and Barbara George, announce the untimely death of our beloved son in his 60th year - suddenly, in his home.
He will be sorely missed by his son Jason, and his grandchildren Aidan and Grazelyn, and by his dear sister Heather, and her children James and Jessica. He was predeceased by his other sister, Carol, in 2001.
Dave worked at Stelco for over 30 years, before retiring in 2005. Fishing was one of the joys of his life. He will be missed by his many friends and acquaintances.
Cremation has taken place. The family will receive friends on Friday from 7 - 9 p.m. at KITCHING, STEEPE & LUDWIG FUNERAL HOME , 146 Mill St. N., Waterdown, where the Memorial Service will take place on Saturday, July 14, 2018 at 1 p.m. Reception to follow. Interment at a later date at St. George's Anglican Cemetery, Lowville.
Donations made in memory of Dave to a charity of your choice would be gratefully accepted by the family. Please sign the Tribute Wall at www.kitchingsteepeandludwig.com

Obituary for Richard "Rick" Kasperski

KASPERSKI, Richard Charles

(September 16, 1940 – June 28, 2018)

After a long and courageous battle with cancer, Rick passed away at The Carpenter Hospice, Burlington. Loving husband and best friend of Frances (nee Critchley). Devoted father of Karyn and Craig.
He is survived by his brother Ray and sister Irene (Kelly). Predeceased by brothers Chester and Sam.
Rick was a longtime employee of Stelco and Stelwire and a graduate of McMaster University. He loved golf and the comradery he shared with his fellow golfers and friends at Hidden Lake Golf Club.
Visitation at SMITH'S FUNERAL HOME, 1167 Guelph Line (one stoplight north of QEW), BURLINGTON, 905-632-3333, on Wednesday, July 4, 2018 from 12 noon until time of Celebration of Rick's Life at 1 p.m. Reception to follow at the funeral home.

Heartfelt thanks to Dr. Young, Dr. Hodson, Dr. Hotte at the Juravinski Cancer Centre, to visiting home care nurses Kelly, Vik and Jane, and staff at The Carpenter Hospice. In Rick's memory, donations gratefully accepted to The Carpenter Hospice or Juravinski Cancer Centre. 

R&D Party

Denise McKay and George Sibakin

Peter Rhee and Jock McKay

June 6th 2018 breakfast

Right side:
George Montgomery, Murray Thompson, Barry Hong, John Hood, Rick Grigg, Lorne NewtonLeft side:
 Hugh Sprague, Klaus Heyer, Rick Minion, Don George, Henk Averink, Don Harris

Quarty Century Club inductees

May 31, 1985

Jock McKay,Tammy Thompson, Henry Paulencu,
 Rick Gregg and George Chapman

Jock was the host for event

R&D Retirees' Breakfast

Hello fellow retirees,

Just a reminder that we get together Wed June 6th, 2018 for our R&D breakfast and fellowship at 9:00 AM.

Same place: Skyway Diner

Same location: 1-645 Plains Rd E, Burlington, ON L7T 4J5

Rick Minion

Ray and Elonra

Elnora Meadowcroft May 23, 1936 – March 12, 2018

Happy days Elnora and Ray

OBIT

Much loved wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend, Elnora Meadowcroft passed away on March 12, 2018. She had a true love for life. After a long battle with declining health over the last few years, she succumbed to a chest infection.  Elnora was an active member of several organizations, including being the President of the University Women’s Club in Burlington, ON and on the executive of The Faculty Women’s Club in Vancouver.  Her favorite organization, however, was the Engineers’ Wives’ Association of Vancouver.  According to Elnora, they had the most fun. Elnora loved her family, loved to travel and loved her music.  She will be sorely missed. Instead of flowers, donations can be made to the Canadian Red Cross www.redcross.ca

Childrens' Christmas Party 1964

Top right Mike Fraser, bottom far left George Ikeda, Next to him Jock McKay, and  

above Jock, John Tudhope.

Breakfast and fellowship

Hello retirees,

It’s that time again to get together for breakfast and fellowship - same place, same time. If you see a retiree who is not on the list, please let them know about our breakfast by forwarding this email and please let me know their email address.

The Skyway Diner
1-645 Plains Rd E,
Burlington, ON L7T 4J5
905-592-1077

Hope to see you there on Wednesday, Feb 7th ,  2018 at 9:00 AM

Next Breakfast is on Wed June 6th, 2018.

 Rick Minion

27 Viking Lane
Port Dover, ON
N0A 1N3
905-966-5873

One of the first Dept Christmas Parties

Click on the photo to enlarge it!

Elnora Meadowcroft, George Montgomery, ?, Barabra George
Roy Littlewood

1960s

From the 60s

Derek and Margaret Clay, Ferd DeMaio 

Jock Mckay

Fun

LtoR: Mike Yole. George Vallance, Jock McKay, ?, Ed Rushcall

OBIT: FIGLIOLA, Joseph Anthony

 "Joe Fig" April 22, 1937 - December 7, 2017 Joe, beloved husband and best friend of Margaret (nee Bond), passed away peacefully at

ldlewyld Manor.
He was the devoted son of the late Salvatore "Sam" and Calogera "Carrie"; dear youngest brother of the late Gus (late Iris); Mary Mancari (late Cornelius) and the late Norm (Bev); Uncle to many nieces and nephews.
Joe was respected for his work as an accountant with Stelco for many years and he was a long-time member of the ltalo-Canadian Recreation Club. He loved music, especially Old Blue Eyes, watching old movies, reading, smoking a good cigar and drinking his single malt Scotch.
Joe will be fondly remembered at a Memorial Mass at Regina Mundi Catholic Church on Wednesday, December 20 , 2017 at 10 a.m. Fellowship to follow in the Church hall. Cremation has taken place. A special thank you to the staff of ldlewyld Manor, especially Spruceview, for many years of kindness and care. In lieu of flowers a good deed for an elderly or infirm person would be appreciated. Online condolences may be made at www.baygardens.ca

Cataract Surgery

Pre-Op

Post-Op

Happy Birthday Dave!

R&D Retirees Breakfast

 Oct 4, 2017

Left side:

Rick Minion

Rick Grigg

Dan Andrusko

Klaus Heyer

Dave Grieve

Ralph Bartlett

    

Right side:

Hugh Sprague

John Hood

Roger Press

Jack Young

Jim Rennie

Retirees' Breakfast Meeting

Hello retirees,

It’s that time again to get together for breakfast and fellowship - same place, same time. If you see a retiree who is not on the list, please let them know about our breakfast by forwarding this email and please let me know their email address.

The Skyway Diner

1-645 Plains Rd E,

Burlington, ON L7T 4J5

905-592-1077


Hope to see you there on Wednesday, Oct 4th ,  2017 at 9:00 AM

OBIT: Derek Hartwell

HARTWELL, Derek James December 26, 1926 - July 17, 2017 With sadness in our hearts we announce the peaceful passing of Derek James at the Hamilton General Hospital at the age of 90. Beloved husband of the late Bethia (1995). Predeceased by his son Ian James (1976).
He will be lovingly remembered by his son Graham and his wife Paula. Cherished grandfather of Laura and Charlotte and granddog Ranger. Dear brother of Alan and Barbara of England, Janet (Ken) and Valerie (Ian) of Australia.
Derek was born and raised in London, England. He served with the British Forces in a peacekeeping role in Cyprus and Palestine. Derek immigrated to Canada with his wife Bethia in 1954. He was a dedicated machinist at Stelco for 30 years. Special thanks to everyone at Caroline Place and to Dr. Flett and the wound team. Cremation has taken place.
Friends will be received at the DONALD V. BROWN FUNERAL HOME, 36 Lake Avenue Dr., Stoney Creek on Sunday, July 23, 2017 from 12 noon until the time of Memorial Service at 1 p.m. in the Funeral Home Chapel.
In lieu of flowers, donations to Mission Services or the charity of your choice would be appreciated by the family. Notes of sympathy and condolence may be left at www.donaldvbrown.ca

Buyer Bedrock aims to 'make Stelco the employer of choice again in Hamilton'

David Cheney, left, managing director of Bedrock Industries, talked with McMaster business professor Marvin Ryder at the Bay Area Economic Summit on Tuesday about the U.S. investment firm's plans to purchase Stelco later this week. (Samantha Craggs/CBC)

If all continues smoothly this week, Bedrock Industries is scheduled to officially take over as the buyer of Stelco on Saturday, July 1.And Tuesday, a Bedrock representative made the company's first local public appearance since emerging as a would-be buyer more than a year ago.

David Cheney, Bedrock managing partner, told Hamilton and Burlington business leaders the company wants to be profitable for "all of our stakeholders," which he listed as the workers, the community, the environment and the company's shareholders.

• A new day for a new Stelco: Judge approves sale to Bedrock

"One of our goals is to make Stelco the employer of choice again in Hamilton," Cheney said during a live interview with McMaster University business professor Marvin Ryder at the Bay Area Economic Summit.

"This is an iconic brand with a rich history in Hamilton and the province of Ontario and we're going to restore that."

Earlier this month, an Ontario judge approved the sale of Stelco to Bedrock Industries. The previous owner, U.S. Steel, imposed a deadline of June 30 to get the deal done.

Cheney said the company is a "privately funded, industrial investor" with $500 million already committed and access to $2 billion for other deals.

Mike McQuade, president and general manager of Stelco, joined the company in the 1970s as a co-op student. Cheney said Tuesday that McQuade will stay in his current capacity after Bedrock buys the company. (Kelly Bennett/CBC)

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June Stelco R&D Retirees' Breakfast

Visitation before Glen's Funeral Service

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OBIT Glen Delvecchio

Glen Delvecchio, P. Eng.,

Passed away peacefully in the presence of his family in his 67th year after a hard fought and courageous three-year battle against diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. This fight was lead by multi-disciplinary teams of medical professionals and support staff from both Joseph Brant and Juravinski Hospitals and his family physician, Dr. Mahdi, to whom the family is ever so grateful.

Glen was born on January 28th 1950 in Sault Ste Marie Ontario to the late Angelo (Ermo) Delvecchio and Rina Giuliani. As a young boy, he was predeceased by his brothers Gerald and baby John. Glen’s future was shaped by the Basilian Fathers who coached him in basketball and promoted a STEM education before it was popular to do so. With a background in science, technology, and mathematics, Glen pursued a degree in Engineering Materials at the University of Windsor and graduated with a gold medal in 1972. It was there that he met his match, Olga (Turchyn), who was also in the same program. They married in 1971 and Glen stayed behind in Windsor for another year to finish his degree while Olga started her career with Stelco R&D in Burlington. Glen’s thirty-year career in the steel industry began shortly after when he also joined Stelco’s R&D group to work on the development of high strength steels for pipeline applications. Half-way through, Glen made the transition to the IT department where his interest in computers from micros to mainframes developed. He was able to apply his penchant for mathematics and statistics to planning the capacity for Stelco’s mainframe computing systems, a skill set that he was able to take with him to his post-retirement career with CDS (TMX) as a capacity planner. During this time in his life, Glen took the opportunity to travel extensively with Olga whose work involved considerable travel. It was a special time to cruise the seas, dance under the stars, celebrate life, love, family, and friends, and to explore historical places that were just waiting for the perfect picture with the perfect lens.

Glen leaves behind many treasured memories of a life well lived in the hearts of those he loved dearly including his wife Olga, daughter Analisa (Ariel), sons Anthony (Mirella) and Jonathan (Natalia), granddaughter Sofia, and grandson Mark. He will be sadly missed by his brothers Gerry and Brian, his sister Doris Belanger and his brother-in-law Anthony Turchyn, along with their families.

Visitation will be held at Smith’s Funeral Home, 1167 Guelph Line, BURLINGTON on Wednesday May 31st, 2017 from 3:00-5:00pm and from 7:00-9:00pm, preceded by a memorial service (panachyda) at 6:30pm. The funeral service will take place at St. Volodymyr’s Ukrainian Cemetery, 1280 Dundas St W, OAKVILLE, at 10:00am on Thursday, June 1st, 2017 followed by a celebration of Glen’s life at the Ukrainian Cultural Centre.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Juravinski Cancer Centre – Tomorrow Stems from You Campaign, to the Carpenter Hospice in Burlington in appreciation for their care, and compassionate support, or to a charity of your choice.

Special Visitor (Who?)

Left side- Jock  Right side - John Allan

Guest Book Polytechnique Montreal

Jock and President of Ecole PT de Montreal

Lincoln Center NY Opera

Wives of NY Erecutive and Margaet Clay and Denise McKay