Obituary

Rollie C. Wilson, 96, of Galion, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, at Magnolia Terrace in Galion where he had been a resident for the past three years.

Peter Lyons, a regular trainer and owner at Kawartha Downs during the 1970s and ‘80s, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family at Ross Memorial Hospital in Lindsay, Ont. on February 11. He was...

Anthony J. ‘Tony’ Salvaro Sr., 70, the longtime announcer at Maywood Park, passed away on Friday, February 10.

Trot Insider has learned that blacksmith Jacquelin ‘Jack' Lacroix passed away at Hampton Terrace in Burlington, Ont. on Tuesday, February 14 at the age of 82.

Longtime horse enthusiast Christina Talley has passed away after a long two-year battle with cervical cancer at the age of 50.

Eleanor Gillock, matriarch of a longtime Meadows racing family, passed away on Sunday, February 12 at the age of 87.

Trot Insider has learned that longtime Standardbred breeder/owner Donald Intine, of Brantford, Ontario, recently passed away with his family by his side after a fight with cancer.

Trot Insider has learned that breeder/owner/trainer Pierre Paul Binet of Charlesbourg, Quebec passed away on January 27 at the age of 70.

Longtime harness racing industry participant Marcel Dostie passed away on February 3, 2017, at the age of 87.

Standardbred horseman Gary R. Luft, 72, of Verona, NY, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, February 5 in the Oneida Healthcare Center after being stricken ill at home.

Mary Janet Milburn, 66, of Lebanon, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, February 7 at Bethesda Arrow Springs Hospital.

Standardbred breeder/owner James W. ‘Doc’ Johnson M.D., 82, of Knightstown passed away Wednesday, November 2, 2016 at Middletown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.