Kevin Rollason

Gerald Lafreniere was a teacher who dedicated his career to teaching in First Nation communities across the country for 53 years. He was known for passionately supporting Indigenous youth #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...

Wow back when we had an active trading floor! I was lucky to try and photograph the action there in my early days I am sure he was in that mix!

Ron Wiebe was known as Mr Canola on the floor of the Winnipeg Commodity Exchange. He was on the board and later president of the Winnipeg Clearing Association. He was in commodities at James Richardson and Sons for 35 years then 5 at RBC Dominion #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...

The WRHA is notorious for oversights like this. With our great new NDP government, one would hope that such glaring and life-altering mistakes would have ceased. Heartbreaking what this family has had to endure. Hope public pressure keeps the WRHA on the right path.

Sean Lawson was a friend to many and worked for years at Winpak in Winnipeg. He was raising his son in Teulon when he was slain in his home. Now the community is fundraising to help his 12–year-old son - details are here #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...

A place called Kokomo for two Winnipeggers – Winnipeg Free Press Breaking News, Sports, Manitoba, Canada

When you read my latest Passages newsletter, about the life of Connie Goertzen, don’t be surprised if a certain Beach Boys song starts playing in your brain for the rest of the day. The newsletter is free and details about subscribing are at the bottom. www.winnipegfreepress.com/briefings/a-...

No help for 79-year-old with Parkinson’s after couple moves to new neighbourhood in Winnipeg The wife of a 79-year-old man who has Parkinson’s disease was forced to be his sole caregiver for five weeks after home care was cut off because they had moved to a more accessible house a 10-minute d...

A move to a new home 10 minutes away resulted in Seth Wigderson and his wife Julie Guard losing his home care for five weeks until the Free Press looked into it. Now, the government has told the WRHA to not let it happen again. My story: www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...

I don’t know what sports Dolores Simpson competed in at Special Olympics, but she lived an active life. She swam, cycled, curled and did rollerblading - but she also enjoyed dancing, polka music and horror movies #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...

Ingo Schroedter was a welder when he decided to change careers. He graduated as a medical lab tech and worked under Dr Henry Friesen and then at the HSC where he was a pioneer in bringing molecular genetics testing into the clinic #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...

Marilyn (Jean) McCormack was a nurse who worked for years in hospitals. In the 1990s she moved into education, first creating a health and childcare program at Miles Macdonell Collegiate before leading the school’s costume dept for theatre shows #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...

Would have been tough for Eleanor Huband to be Winnipeg’s first baby of 1935 - that baby came 10 seconds into the new year. She went on to become a teacher and later become active with the Junior League of Winnipeg and work as a realtor #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...

Salt of the earth ppl. ❤️

David Ross volunteered a lot in Dauphin. He was president and life member of the Dauphin Men’s Curling Club, secretary-treasurer of Manitoba Junior Curling, on the Dauphin District Community Foundation board and helped several other organizations #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...

Aileen Larue and her husband opened their hearts and home to foster 47 kids - many infants living with special needs needing therapeutic care until adopted. She also loved St Bernard dogs and helped found the St Fanciers Club of Manitoba #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...

Linda Radcliffe taught in Montessori schools in Winnipeg before serving on numerous community boards. She created Balmoral Hall’s Alumnae department, built its first digital database, and was the first female chair at St John’s-Ravenscourt School #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...

Gerard Lecuyer was a teacher who fought for French language education. He was elected NDP MLA for Radisson in 1981 and served as Environment Minister. His French education advocacy resulted in a Supreme Court ruling and creation of DSFM #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...

Jake Epp taught high school history in Steinbach before being elected the Progressive Conservative MP for Provencher. He was a minister in the Mulroney government, including health minister, and later Ontario Power Generation board chair #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...

Nadia Baril was working sewing fur coats when she met her husband. She took on several part-time jobs while raising their family until the couple opened The Wine Baril, a winemaking supply business, in 1971 #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...

Those illuminated alabaster ramps are an amazing feature of the human rights museum in Winnipeg. What a blessing Mr. Horn has left as a legacy to everyone.

Kevin Horn spent his working life as an electrician - and we can see the work he was most proud of: the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. He did the backlit alabaster ramps as well as the 100-metre glass spire topping the building #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...

Peter Torbiak rarely sat still - unless he was reading a book. He was a teacher, principal, pilot, he owned a hotel on Hwy 6, was an Interlake School Division trustee, and served as an Interlake NDP party executive #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...

Tom Wilson loved hockey. But it wasn’t until 1991 he became heavily involved in the sport with Hockey Manitoba and the Manitoba AAA Midget Hockey League. He helped create the MMHL and assisted with the MMJHL #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...

Brigitte Schludermann came to Winnipeg from Austria as a teen and soon won the Canadian Junior Alpine Championship. She later taught German at the University of Manitoba and - later still - Dutch Studies at the University of Hull in England #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...

Linda Smrdelj was a nurse who during the first 8 years of her career watched babies overnight in the HSC nursery. She became interested in the new field of fetal ultrasound and worked in it for 30 years including across the province #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...

Brian Stewart was a giant in the disability community. Born with Cerebral palsy, he co-founded the Manitoba League of Persons with Disabilities, pushed for disability rights, contributed to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms - and did much more #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...

Jean Yeo knew her marriage to Russell was special, but maybe not how special until their 50th anniversary. That’s when the couple were invited to a party to celebrate with another couple married the same year: Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...

Rita Menzies taught in high school before changing careers. She worked in arts administration serving as GM of the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra for 25 years, interim exec dir of the Wpg Symphony Orchestra, and Agassiz Chamber Music Festival director #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...

Steve Hawchuk loved the water, but it was only after he and his brother bought the Paddlewheel Queen and Paddlewheel Princess in 1969 that he became a captain. He helped millions of people, for decades, see Winnipeg from the water #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...

Gerry Cadorath’s parents started a plating business in their garage and took it to the skies. Among other divisions, they founded Cadorath Aerosoace in 1990 and he has been president and CEO of the company since his dad retired in 2001 #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...

Yaroslava Demko became a teacher and social activist after coming here after WW2. She was president of several Ukrainian organizations, including Ukrainian Social Services, and was honoured by the Ukrainian government for her efforts #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...