Obituary

Longtime harness racing industry participant and well-known philanthropist Margaret Juravinski, a lifelong resident of Hamilton, Ont., passed away on May 9, 2023 at the age of 91.

The Quebec horse racing industry lost one of its greatest builders when Gilles Blondeau passed away recently.

Randy James Edmonds, age 67, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 27, 2023 in Ann Arbor, Michigan surrounded by his family.

Howard Dinning of Windsor, Ont., passed away on Monday, May 8. He was in his 92nd year.

Longtime harness racing industry participant Hattie Till (née Weir) passed away on April 23, 2023 at the age of 84.

Longtime harness racing industry participant Homer Martin of Elmira, Ont. passed away peacefully at Wellington Terrace, Fergus on Thursday, May 4, 2023 at the age of 82. 

Longtime Standardbred horseman Lloyd Raymond Elgie of London, Ont. passed away peacefully on April 23, 2023 at the incredible age of 103.

Longtime horseman Robert "Robbie" MacKenzie of Sydney, N.S. passed away on April 27, 2023 at the age of 61.

Longtime harness racing industry participant Allan Nicholls of Woodville, Ont. passed away peacefully in his 80th year at the Ross Memorial Hospital in Lindsay, on Saturday April 22, 2023.

From complications due to cancer, longtime horseman Denis Filion of Mirabel, Que. passed away on April 23, 2023 at the age of 79.

One of the founding partners of Lindy Farms of Connecticut, Mary Ann Antonacci (DeRosa) of Somers, Ct., passed away peacefully on April 27, 2023 surrounded by her family at the age of 91.

Longtime harness racing industry participant Don McElroy of London, Ont. passed away on Saturday, April 15, 2023 after losing his battle with cancer.